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5 <br /> ATTACHMENT 1 <br /> A RESOLUTION ADOPTING THE JOINT MASTER RECREATION AND PARKS <br /> PLAN WORK GROUP REPORT AS A GENERAL PLANNING DOCUMENT ! <br /> (2000- 0440/R-14a)) <br /> WHEREAS , the Town of Chapel Hill Council recognizes the importance of inter jurisdictional <br /> coordination and its importance to the provision of recreation and park services and facilities <br /> within Orange County; and <br /> WHEREAS , representatives from all governmental jurisdictions in Orange County have worked <br /> toward and developed a report on issues surrounding the provision of recreation and park <br /> services within the County; and <br /> WHEREAS , this report provides recommendations for the Chapel Hill Town Council to consider <br /> in regard to future improvement of recreation and park services for the Town; and <br /> WHEREAS , the Greenways and Parks and Recreation Commissions have reviewed the report <br /> and provided comment to the Council; <br /> NOW, THEREFORE , BE IT RESOLVED by the Council of the Town of Chapel Hill that the <br /> Council hereby adopts the Joint Master Recreation and Parks Flan Work Group Report as a <br /> general planning document . <br /> BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Council of the Town of Chapel Hill hereby adopts the <br /> following recommendations of the report : <br /> • Adoption of an Open Facilities Policy <br /> • Expenditure of the remaining $ 2 . 89 million in Orange County Parks land acquisition <br /> bonds for the purchase of park lands as soon as possible in order to maximize value of <br /> existing funds and options for selection of sites <br /> • Inter jurisdictional work on joint siting, design, and management of school and park <br /> sites across jurisdictions <br /> • Pursuit of partnerships with groups such as OWASA and UNC in order to expand <br /> parks and recreation opportunities in the area <br /> • Pursuit of opportunities for coordinated expenditures for land acquisition on a case- <br /> by- case basis until such time as the idea for more formalized coordination of land <br /> acquisition funds can be explored <br /> BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Council recommends to the County that a Working <br /> Committee be established to draft recommendations concerning the following issues : <br /> • Consideration of a proposed Inter- Governmental Task Force . <br /> • Re- examination of the issue of adopting County-wide standards <br />