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1 <br /> ORANGE COUNTY <br /> BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS <br /> ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT <br /> Meeting Date: March 6, 2002 <br /> Action Agenda <br /> Item No. I �, <br /> SUBJECT: Planning Process for Joint County/Town Open Space Projects — IP Work <br /> Group Update <br /> DEPARTMENT: Environment and Resource PUBLIC HEARING: (YIN) No <br /> Conservation <br /> ATTACHMENT(S): INFORMATION CONTACT: <br /> * - Update on Discussions of IP Work Group David Stancil, ERC Director, 245-2590 <br /> * - Draft Recommendation <br /> TELEPHONE NUMBERS: <br /> Hillsborough 732-8181 <br /> Chapel Hill 968-4501 <br /> Durham 688-7331 <br /> Mebane 336-227-2031 <br /> PURPOSE: To receive an update on the progress of the Intergovernmental Parks (IP) Work <br /> Group regarding a recommendation on a policy for planning joint parks and open space <br /> projects. <br /> BACKGROUND: On January 31 and again on February 27, the Intergovernmental Parks <br /> (IP) Work Group met to review the County's September 10, 2001 draft policy statement "Use <br /> of County Funds for Joint Parks and Open Space Projects". The policy statement draft was <br /> sent to the Towns for review and comment in September, 2001. The Chapel Hill Town <br /> Council and the Board of Commissioners asked the IP Work Group to review the policy <br /> statement in light of issues that had been raised and develop a recommendation. <br /> The attached draft recommendation was developed via facilitated discussion of the policy <br /> draft and Chapel Hill Town Council comments at the January 31St meeting (no changes to <br /> this draft were made on February 27). A summary of meeting discussion from February 27 is <br /> also provided to apprise the Board of the Work Group's progress to date. A subcommittee of <br /> elected officials has been formed from the IP Work Group, to finalize discussion of remaining <br /> unresolved issues. The IP Work Group anticipates meeting in April to complete their <br /> recommendation — in time for the Board's review and adoption of a planning process <br /> concurrent with the 2002-2012 Capital Investment Plan. The Manager's recommended CIP <br /> will be presented on March 18. <br />