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That Orange County publish and update annually the listing of private recreation vendors and <br /> facilities on the new information referral network currently being developed in Orange <br /> County . ,Also , include models of existing, successful public/private partnerships , i . e . Triangle <br /> Sportsplex, Chapel Hill Senior Center, etc . <br /> Establish a bi-annual meeting or forum for private and public recreation providers for <br /> information sharing and establishing new public/private initiatives . <br /> V. REPORT RECOMMENDATIONS <br /> Introduction <br /> The Recreation and Park Work Group provides the following recommendations to the <br /> Orange County Assembly of Governments and the Orange County and Chapel <br /> Hill/Carrboro School Boards . Inherent in this document are many possibilities to work in <br /> unison for the provision of more effective and efficient recreation and park services . <br /> During discussions of the Work Group , a plethora of other recreation and park issues <br /> came to the forefront, but the Work Group. believes that -placing all of these issues on the <br /> table would to be too inundating at this time . However, the Recreation and Park Work <br /> Group includes in their report a listing under the following "Future Directions/Trends " so <br /> that these ideas may be recorded . <br /> In realizing the importance of the issues under consideration, the Recreation and Park <br /> Work Group completed this report in a very short, self- imposed time period . <br /> Nevertheless , the recommendations immediately serve to : <br /> - establish principles for coordinated county-wide recreation and park facility <br /> planning <br /> -foster greafer cooperation in use of existing facilities <br /> - support private recreation providers and public/private partnerships <br /> Recommendations <br /> • Set standards based on ranking with other Triangle Area counties . Determine <br /> type of park and recreation facilities to be surveyed . Develop mechanism for <br /> annual review of park and facilities standards by all jurisdictions . <br /> • Although the three jurisdictions use different formulae to define their recreation <br /> and park requirements within their Land Use Ordinances , the philosophy and <br /> intent of all are the same . it is recommended that the three Planning Departments <br /> consider developing a most preferred set of recreation requirements that could be <br /> included in all three jurisdictions ' Land Use Ordinances . <br /> Page 12 <br />