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the use of an impact fee for public uses including recreation , but this proviso has <br /> not been utilized to date . <br /> As of 1999 , Carrboro has collected $ 453 , GGG through its payment- in - lieu <br /> program . Orange County currently has $ 488 , 000 available , allocated by four <br /> districts in which the money must be spent . The County has also received land <br /> dedications totaling 44 acres since 1986 , although this land is in small pieces <br /> exclusively in Bingham and Chapel Hill Townships . <br /> The Work Group found that difficulties exist with the existing payment- in - lieu <br /> programs . The funds must be geographically earmarked and spent within the <br /> area collected . They must also be supplemented with matching funds for use . <br /> Considerable research was performed to explore programs in other jurisdictions , <br /> and a special meeting with Richard Ducker from the Institute of Government was <br /> held to review payment- in - lieu possibilities . <br /> 6 . Recommendations <br /> Using the research and deliberations of 17 months , and with the charge and <br /> goals of the project in mind , the Work Group developed nine recommendations , <br /> summarized as follows ( these recommendations also appear on pages 34- 40 ) . <br /> A . Create a Parks and Resource Lands Council <br /> As we move to coordinate long -term recreation and parks planning , the need for <br /> a permanent joint council (to meet quarterly) was identified , building on the <br /> useful nature of the Work Group itself. Possible duties might include : <br /> ➢ Develop and review standards <br /> ➢ Develop future parks bond proposals <br /> ➢ Provide a coordinating mechanism for parks plan updates <br /> ➢ Make recommendations on allocations of future bond moneys <br /> ➢ Coordinate acquisitions though the County Land Resource Acquisition <br /> Program <br /> A resolution asking the local boards to create the Parks and Resource Lands <br /> Council is attached as Appendix L . <br /> B. Inter jurisdictional Standards <br /> As previously noted , impediments exist to the creation of common standards that <br /> could be used Countywide for recreation and parks facilities . If coordinated <br /> funding were pursued , the need for some coordinated standard would be <br /> important . The Parks and Resource Lands Council is recommended as a <br /> mechanism to accomplish this goal . <br /> 5 <br />