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10 <br /> I . INTRODUCTION <br /> A . Purpose : To describe options for improving services through <br /> intergovernmental coordination of parks and recreation functions . <br /> Be Method <br /> 1 . Review of materials prepared by staff. <br /> 2 . Interview with managers and parks and recreation directors <br /> from participating jurisdictions . <br /> 3 . Preparation of outline report . <br /> 4 . Discussion with manager and directors . <br /> C . Report content : <br /> 1 . Observations regarding activities and participants . <br /> 2 . Needs as interpreted from materials and interviews . <br /> 3 . Options for improved coordination. <br /> 4 . Recommended actions which are most likely to be <br /> productive and acceptable to staff, managers , elected <br /> officials , and citizens . <br /> II . OBSERVATIONS <br /> A. Objectives for coordination <br /> 1 . To improve effectiveness . 'Doing things better together' . <br /> Determining and providing what the citizens want. <br /> 2 . To provide sufficient funding for new parks and other <br /> facilities in a manner which is equitable for the entire county . <br /> 3 . Lower priority objectives include expanding recreation <br /> programs and improving efficiency of existing operations . <br /> B . Concerns <br /> 1 . Primarily , the acquisition and development of new sites <br /> (capital improvements ) . <br /> 2 . The expansion and improvement of operating programs are <br /> concerns , but they are considered to be less urgent and less <br /> dependent on intergovernmental coordination than capital <br /> development . <br /> 1 <br />