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4 <br /> 2. Guiding Documents <br /> A. Operations and Management of the park shall be guided by the Park Master Plan and <br /> Management Plan. These documents have been jointly developed by Orange and Durham <br /> counties and approved by their respective board of county commissioners. The Master Plan <br /> shall include adopted functional uses, a general land use map that depicts existing site <br /> constraints and locations for existing and proposed phasing of Park improvements and <br /> general programming. The Master Plan shall acknowledge and incorporate existing park <br /> development. The Master Plan will include a Management Plan section that provides <br /> greater specificity regarding implementation of the Master Plan goals and park operations, <br /> including priorities for future park improvements. Amendments and revisions to the Master <br /> Plan and/or Management Plan shall require the approval of both Boards. <br /> Orange and Durham staffs shall develop administrative Partnership Guidelines for <br /> ensuring the park is run with shared goals and mutual agreement on park policies, <br /> personnel issues, communications, and related. The Partnership Guidelines may be <br /> amended by mutual consent. <br /> 3. Names on Park Facilities. Any formal naming of park amenities (e.g., trails, shelters, etc.) or <br /> acknowledgment of people or entities on signage (e.g., project partners, monetary <br /> contributors, etc.)will be in accordance with the naming policies of both counties- <br /> 4. Ownership. The land shall continue to be owned as separate parcels with Orange County <br /> owning the 136 acres located in Orange County and Durham County owning the 255 acres <br /> located in Durham County. <br /> a) Conservation Easements. Both counties recognize that the Park was acquired with <br /> grants from the NC Clean Water Management Trust Fund and NC Parks and <br /> Recreation Trust Fund and that there are conservation easements in place <br /> encumbering the property as a result of those grants. The conservation easements are <br /> recorded at the Orange County Register of Deeds, Book 2198 Page 256 and atthe <br /> Durham County Register of Deeds, Book 3027 Page 194. <br /> b) Access Easements. Any access easements acquired for the public use of adjacent <br /> private property shall be approved by both Boards. <br /> c) Additional Land. As opportunities develop in the future, additional land <br /> areas may be considered by the two counties for potential acquisition to expand <br /> the park boundaries. Amendments to the Master Plan to include the additional <br /> land will be initiated through the joint county staff with recommendations to <br /> both Boards for approval. If the proposed additional land requires additional <br /> costs for maintenance and/or operations, then the additional cost shall be <br /> negotiated and approved by both Boards. If, however, the additional land is <br /> located in only one of the counties, and its acquisition would have no financial <br /> impact on costs associated with Park operations and maintenance, then the <br /> purchase of the proposed land may be made by the county in which the land is <br /> located. If the land is located in both counties, both Boards must approve the <br /> 2 <br />