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ORANGE COUNTY <br /> BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS <br /> ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT <br /> Meeting Date : March 6 , 2002 <br /> Action Agenda <br /> Item No . <br /> SUBJECT : Planning Process for Joint County/Town Open Space Projects — IP Work <br /> Group Update <br /> DEPARTMENT : Environment and Resource PUBLIC HEARING : (Y/ N ) No <br /> Conservation <br /> ATTACHMENT ( S ) : INFORMATION CONTACT . <br /> * - Update on Discussions of IP Work Group David Stancil , ERC Director , 245 - 2590 <br /> * - Draft Recommendation <br /> TELEPHONE NUMBERS . <br /> Hillsborough 732 = 8181 <br /> Chapel Hill 968 =4501 <br /> Durham 688 =7331 <br /> Mebane 336 -227 -2031 <br /> PURPOSE : To receive an update on the progress of the Intergovernmental Parks ( IP ) Work <br /> Group regarding a recommendation on a policy for planning joint parks and open space <br /> projects . <br /> BACKGROUND : On January 31 and again on February 27 , the Intergovernmental Parks <br /> ( IP ) Work Group met to review the County ' s September 10 , 2001 draft policy statement " Use <br /> of County Funds for Joint Parks and Open Space Projects " . The policy statement draft was <br /> sent to the Towns for review and comment in September , 2001 . The Chapel Hill Town <br /> Council and the Board of Commissioners asked the IP Work Group to review the policy <br /> statement in light of issues that had been raised and develop a recommendation . <br /> The attached draft recommendation was developed via facilitated discussion of the policy <br /> draft and Chapel Hill Town Council comments at the January 31St meeting ( no changes to <br /> this draft were made on February 27 ) . A summary of meeting discussion from February 27 is <br /> also provided to apprise the Board of the Work Group ' s progress to date . A subcommittee of <br /> elected officials has been formed from the IP Work Group , to finalize discussion of remaining <br /> unresolved issues . The IP Work Group anticipates meeting in April to complete their <br /> recommendation — in time for the Board ' s review and adoption of a planning process <br /> concurrent with the 2002 - 2012 Capital Investment Plan . The Manager' s recommended CIP <br /> will be presented on March 18 . <br />