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S <br />ATTACHMENT 1 <br />A RESOLUTION. ADOPTING THE JOINT MASTER RECREATION AND PARKS <br />PLAN WORK GROUP REPORT AS A GENERAL PLANNING DOCUMENT <br />(2000- 0410/R -14a)) <br />`WHEREAS, the Town of Chapel Hill Council recognizes the importance of inter jurisdictional <br />coordination and its importance to the provision of recreation and park services and facilities <br />within Orange County; and <br />WHEREAS, representatives from all governmental jurisdictions in Orange County have worked <br />toward and developed a report on issues surrounding the provision of recreation and park <br />services within the County; and <br />WHEREAS, this report provides recommendations for the Chapel Hill Town Council to consider <br />in regard to future improvement of recreation and park services for the Town; and <br />WHEREAS, the Greenways and Parks and Recreation Commissions have reviewed the report <br />and provided comment to the Council; <br />NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Council of the Town of Chapel Hill that the <br />Council hereby adopts the Joint Master Recreation and Parks Plan Work Group Report as a <br />general planning document. <br />BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Council of the Town of Chapel Hill hereby adopts the <br />following recommendations of the report: <br />• Adoption of an Open Facilities Policy <br />• Expenditure of the remaining $2.89 million in Orange County Parks land acquisition <br />bonds fbr the purchase of park lands as soon as possible in order to maximize value of <br />existing funds and options for selection of sites <br />• Inter jurisdictional work on joint siting, design, and management of school and park <br />sites across jurisdictions <br />• Pursuit of partnerships with groups such as OWASA and UNC in order to expand <br />parks and recreation opportunities in the area <br />• Pursuit of opportunities for coordinated expenditures for land acquisition on a case - <br />by -case basis until such time as the idea for more formalized coordination of land <br />acquisition funds can be explored <br />BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Council recommends to the County that a Working <br />Committee be established to draft recommendations concerning the following issues: <br />• Consideration of a proposed Inter - Governmental Task Force. <br />• Re- examination of the issue of adopting County -wide standards <br />