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21 <br /> 1 3. Parks and Trails / Connectivity and Collaboration <br /> 2 The pandemic of the previous two years has witnessed a number of challenges for all the <br /> 3 jurisdictions in managing parks, public open spaces and trails. Providing public spaces for <br /> 4 recreation and enjoyment of nature has been widely acknowledged as critically important to the <br /> 5 physical and mental well-being of the populace. <br /> 6 <br /> 7 During the meeting, the staffs of the towns and County have prepared a summary presentation - <br /> 8 to serve as an overview/reminder of existing parks and trails, address the current state of parks <br /> 9 and open space planning, offer examples of current priority projects and activities, and review <br /> 10 the ways that the jurisdictions are working together to coordinate on efforts of mutual interest. <br /> 11 <br /> 12 One product of past collaboration is the Interactive Parks Locator Map, which enables the public <br /> 13 to find where parks of all the jurisdictions are located, and search by feature for different types <br /> 14 of amenities. This map will be part of staff's presentation of the above update and may be found <br /> 15 at the following link: https://gis.orangecountync.gov/parklocator/. <br /> 16 <br /> 17 The information provided at this link will also be informative in preparation for the meeting — <br /> 18 https://gis.orangecountync.gov/TrailsAndParks/default.html. <br /> 19 <br /> 20 Staff will provide any other information at the meeting, and the governing boards can discuss <br /> 21 issues and provide feedback to staff related to this item as necessary. <br /> 22 <br /> 23 David Stancil, Orange County Department of Environment, Agriculture, and Parks and <br /> 24 Recreation Director, made the following presentation: <br /> 25 Slide #1 <br /> Parks +r <br /> Trails- <br /> Connectivity . CoLtaboration <br /> 26 <br /> 27 <br /> 28 <br />