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5 / 18/ 99 <br /> one Hillsborough town Commissioner, and one Orange County <br /> Commissioner . <br /> The Schools and Land Use Councils held their first meeting on <br /> October 8 , 1997 and have met bi - monthly ( with one or two <br /> exceptions ) since that time . Most meetings have been joint <br /> although there have been a few meetings specific to one council <br /> or the other . To date , the councils have : <br /> • Adopted a Resolution of Intent Concerning the Role of the Schools <br /> and Land Use Councils ; <br /> • adopted a Structure for Communication that defines procedures <br /> whereby local governments and schools systems keep each other <br /> apprised of activities/decisions that may impact the other ; and <br /> • initiated discussion on a Memorandum of Agreement on Co4ocation <br /> of Facilities ( see Appendix Q . r <br /> C . Impediments to Location of New Facilities <br /> In recent years , more attention has been paid to the ancillary impacts of <br /> recreational facilities . In particular, impacts of lighting , intensity of use , traffic <br /> and noise have been cited as posing negative impacts to nearby <br /> neighborhoods in the location of recreational facilities that involve active <br /> recreation fields , programs and lighting . <br /> The Parks and Recreation Directors met with staff to explore this issue . Since <br /> these concerns are almost exclusively related to active and low - impact <br /> recreation , a definition of active and passive recreation might be an <br /> important first step to addressing impacts . <br /> While many definitions could be developed for the terms active .recreation <br /> and lowjmpact recreation , the following might serve as a starting point : <br /> Active Recreation : Recreation facilities programmable for structured <br /> activities, such as ballfields, tennis courts and picnic shelters . <br /> Low-Impact Recreation : Facilities that are designed for individual rather than <br /> structured activities, such as hiking trails, open picnic tables, open fields and <br /> other natural areas . <br /> Having defined the nature of active recreation , several points were noted as <br /> critical to resolution of future siting problems . <br /> • Examples from other communities that have public education on <br /> facility location and public input into decisions ; <br /> • Point out the positive components of nearby active recreation ; <br /> 16 <br />