IPWG agenda 020101 - Laserfiche WebLink

Browse Search

01 Inter- Governmental Parks Work Group DRAFT Summary of Meeting December. 7, 2000 Held at Orange County Southern Human Services Center, Chapel Hill , NC Members Present : Margaret Brown County Commissioner, Mark Dorosin - Carrboro Board Of Aldermen , Bill Strom - Chapel Hill Town Council , Keith Cook-Orange County Board of Education , Judson Edeburn - Duke University, Joe Herzenberg - Chapel Hill Greenways Commission , Greg Feller- Orange Water and Sewer Authority, Beth Huskamp - Chapel Hill Parks & Recreation Commission , Lee Rafalow- Orange County Commission for the Environment, Jeffrey Schmitt- Orange County Recreation and Parks Advisory Council , Gordon Warren - Eno River Association , Staff Present : David Stancil - Orange County Environment and Resource Conservation Director, Kathryn Spatz- Chapel Hill Parks and Recreation Director, Richard Kinney- Carrboro Parks and Recreation Director, Bob Jones- Orange County Recreation and Parks Director, Carol Melton - ERCD staff. 1 . Welcome and Introductions Commissioner Brown welcomed and thanked everyone for attending and asked each member to introduce themselves so that everyone might get acquainted . 2 . Mission and Charge / Joint Capital Funding for Parks Report Stancil reviewed the mission and charge of this work group . The group is to meet , three times a year (fall , winter and spring ) . The group will work for three years (July 2000-June 2003 ), providing yearly reports and a final report in June 2003 . If desired after three years , the participating parties may make it a permanent, standing group . The charge of the group is to build on the momentum of the Joint Master Recreation and Parks Work Group process by accomplishing the following : • To gather, exchange and share information on parks planning and development in the municipalities and County . • To maintain and update the Inventory of Parks and Recreation Facilities developed as part of the Joint Master Recreation and Parks Report, including new properties acquired or dedicated . • To foster communication between the municipalities County and other partners on future opportunities and collaborative ventures . Stancil reported a joint capita/ funding meeting held October 30'h looked at a number of areas where collaborative efforts could be addressed. • To provide a coordinating mechanism for updates to parks and recreation plans in each jurisdiction . Stancil noted that Orange County is planning to update its master recreation and parks element plan next year, and Chapel Hill has work underway along the same lines. • To review and inform the municipalities and County concerning parks, needs and potential opportunities . Stancil referred to a report from October 30�h Assembly of Governments outlining a number of different needs that are in the capital improvement plans of each jurisdiction, • To develop parameters for parks standards ( leaving flexibility for the actual standards to vary from jurisdiction to jurisdiction within these parameters ) . Stancil noted that it is understood Last updated O1 / 11 /01 1 L : 1Carol\IGPWG`IPWG 12 -7 - OOMinutesdraft . doc