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generated by the Recreation and Park Work Group during their meetings . ' These are as <br /> follows : <br /> • Bond referenda for recreation and park projects <br /> • Comprehensive program planning to avoid duplication of services and service <br /> gaps <br /> • Joint ventures in the area of After- School programming <br /> • Status of swming pools i <br /> im n Orange County <br /> • Mechanisms for funding facilities by all jurisdictions <br /> • Recreation and Parks District Tax <br /> • Funding equity issues (who pays for what, now and in the future ? ) <br /> • Joint School/Park use of the Greene Tract <br /> II. Local Park Standards and Land Use Ordinances <br /> Introduction <br /> Park and recreation facility standards are a nationally recognized method for determining the <br /> quality of recreation and park facilities available to a public jurisdiction ' s service population . <br /> The importance of establishing standards is recognized because they are : <br /> - an expression of minimum acceptable facilities for the citizens of urban and <br /> rural communities . <br /> - a guideline to determine land requirements for various kinds of park and <br /> recreation areas . <br /> --a basis for relating recreational needs to spatial analysis within a community j <br /> wide sytem of parks and open space areas . <br /> - one of the major structuring elements that can be used to guide and assist <br /> regional park and recreation development. <br /> -- a means to justify the need for parks and open space within the overall land-use <br /> pattern . <br /> The basis upon which a community ' s standards are set is constantly changing . This section <br /> explains some of the concepts surrounding the establishment of this recreation and park <br /> planning tool . <br /> Page 3 <br />