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5 / 26/ 99 <br /> Consolidation Approaches <br /> • Begin with coordination and work toward partial consolidation of selected <br /> functions <br /> • Develop new facilities and programs as county functions <br /> • Consider complete consolidation in several years after experience with <br /> coordination and partial consolidation <br /> Voluntary Coordination and Commitment <br /> • Capable and adequate staffing needed to develop materials , set agendas , <br /> and prod participants in both capital and operating programs <br /> • Management to assure that commitment is evident and sustained <br /> Shaping Orange County ' s Future Parks and Recreation Issues ( 1995 <br /> See Appendix B for excerpts from SOCF Transportation , Infrastructure , and <br /> Services ( TIS ) report which includes parks and recreation issue list . <br /> C . Summary of Existing Plans <br /> See Appendix A for summaries of existing recreation and parks plans . <br /> D . Background / Rationale for Updating Joint Plan <br /> Charge to Work Group : Update and modify the Master Recreation and Parks <br /> Plan to be a joint long - range capital facilities plan for Orange County, <br /> Carrboro, and Chapel Hill . <br /> The most recent efforts in developing the intergovernmental master park and <br /> recreation plan have included the formation of a work group comprised of <br /> elected officials , citizens , staff, and interested stakeholders - including <br /> representatives of the Town of Hillsborough . This Commissioner - appointed <br /> work group divided into two subcommittees to address updating the <br /> countywide needs assessment as well as an inventory of public , quasi - public , <br /> and private recreational facilities and opportunities . These subcommittees <br /> then re - formed into the large work group to address issues such as the <br /> incorporation of wildlife corridors and open space preservation into parkland <br /> acquisition . <br /> In addition , park and recreation department supervisors from each <br /> jurisdiction worked together to develop facility and program standards to be <br /> used county - wide , and County staff researched various issues regarding land <br /> acquisition , dedication / payment - in - lieu , and school / park joint siting . Staff <br /> then prepared versions of the final report for work group comment and made <br /> adjustments accordingly . The work group developed the final proposals and <br /> recommendations for the master plan , which staff then incorporated into the <br /> final report . <br /> 3 <br />