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DRAFT Policy St¢tement Use of County Funds For Joint Parks and Open Space Px'ojects September ]0, 2001 Rationale b'rnm 19982000, &ue dAfemnt reports have pointed out tkc good fax significant collaboration among the Towns and the County for certain parks nod re eaaen initiatives, pointing out ewnomies of senlq the avoidance of dupliaatipn aP services, and the apportmuties and IimitaHans of ennh jurisdi~winn in terms aP available rosources (financial and otherwise). In eeoh q the Oounty has been identified es the jurisdiction boat able to take the lead in ~adlabnrativa imciatives fax paeke and open apace. The Orange County Board of Commieeicnera took eeveral steps in 1999 and 2000 w facilitate the ability to collaborate on joint parka mtl open apace projects. On December i, 1999, the board of Cemmiesipners adopted criteria and guidelines to help guide deasion-making for joint psnks projects. In Apeil, 2000, [he Board created the Lands Legacy program as a framework £nr the aequieition of land fax parka, open space and resource prsservnGpn. In Mny, 2000, the Board (along with the Chapel Hill Town COnnCIl, Cnrrboro Board n[ Aldevmen and Hillsborough Boned of Oommissionera) appointed an InverCovernmental Parka (IP) Woxk ('xxoup to foster coordination. And in February of this year, the Board agreed to consider the potential for v parks cad open space bondtbr November 2001. In the spring of thin year, the Towns oP Chnpcl ]]ill, Cnrrboro and Hillsborough naked that a umber of Town Parks end open space pmjcrLa (totaling 518.9 million) be funded by the County ae parp o4 a plamad November 2001 bond referendum. The following policy statement is offered to clarify and reiterate the pmrese and the wntext for County finvnrwl nvrtivipatinn in joint pazke projects with the Towne, mmaismnt with the adopted Derember i 99Y Joint Parks Criteria, the Om~ober 00, 2000 dolor Capitol Funding Gm Perks report, and [be wncepte ofjoiat planning.