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Draft <br /> 3 / 24/ 99 <br /> Coordination of operations <br /> • Joint planning , needs assessment , and selected cooperative actions <br /> are appropriate purposes for a staff work group <br /> • Consideration of Orange County as the primary candidate for <br /> operating new programs , expansions , and transfers from the towns <br /> can lead to a growing potential for consolidation of services under <br /> the County <br /> Consolidation Approaches <br /> • Begin with coordination and work toward partial consolidation of <br /> selected functions <br /> • Develop new facilities and programs as county functions <br /> • Consider complete consolidation in several years after experience <br /> with coordination and partial consolidation <br /> Voluntary Coordination and Commitment <br /> • Capable and adequate staffing needed to develop materials , set <br /> agendas , and prod participants in both capital and operating <br /> programs <br /> • Management to assure that commitment is evident and sustained <br /> 1998 - Shaping Orange County 's Future Citizen Committees Park and <br /> Recreation Issues ) <br /> See Appendix B for excerpts from SOCF Transportation , Infrastructure , <br /> and Services (TIS ) report which includes parks and recreation issue <br /> 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 <br /> Parks Plan to be a joint long - range capital facilities plan for Orange <br /> County, Carrboro, and Chapel Hill. <br /> The most recent efforts in developing the intergovernmental master <br /> park and recreation plan have included the formation of a work group <br /> comprised of elected officials , citizens , staff, and interested <br /> stakeholders . This Commissioner- appointed work group divided into <br /> 3 <br />