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Proposed changes from BOCC Open Space Task Force shown in bold italic <br />From the ]oint Master Recreation and Parks Work Group Report <br />VII. REC~MMENDATIQNS <br />One of the important results of this report will be the laying of groundwork <br />for future matching funds and grant,programs -- many of which require a set <br />of goals, objectives and criteria. As Orange County, Chapel Hill, Carrboro and <br />Hillsborough develop, the nature of future park and recreation provision will <br />likely include cooperative ventures among the local governments and <br />partnerships with organizations such as the school systems, OWASA, UNC <br />and Duke. Planning for this eventuality should begin now, to ensure that <br />valuable opportunities are not lost. These concepts were in fact, the reason <br />for this effort, as described in the Assembly of Governments and Manager's <br />reports from 1996/199. <br />In its deliberations, the Master Recreation and Parks Work Group (MRP Work <br />Group) has developed recommendations in nine key areas: <br />A. Create an Intergovernmental Parks Work Group, <br />(IP Work Group) <br />In developing plans for long-term recreation and parks planning, <br />there will be a need for a permanent joint <br />Intergovernmental Parks Work Group (IP Work Group). <br />For example, this IP Work Group might include one elected <br />official and one citizen from each jurisdiction's parks advisory <br />board, along with representatives from the school systems, <br />UNC, OWASA, Duke and others. The IP Work Group could <br />meet three times per year over the next three years, to <br />address follow-up concerns in the areas discussed in this report. <br />The opportunity in the MRP Work Group to bring all of the <br />different local governments to the table has been useful and <br />informative, and the MRP Work Group feels that this momentum <br />could be continued through along-term mechanism. While the <br />actual duties of the Intergovernmental Parks Work Group <br />would need to be determined, some areas of responsibility <br />might include: <br />l: To gainer, exchange and share information on parks planning and <br />deve%pment in the municipalities and County. <br />2 To maintain and update the Inventory of Parks and Recreation <br />Facilities deve%ped as part of the Joint Master Recreation and Parks <br />report including new properties acquired or dedicated <br />