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ORANGE COUNTY <br />BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS <br />ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT <br />Meeting Date: May 16, 2000 <br />Action Agenda <br />It®m No. - 9- ~j <br />SUBJECT: Interim Process for Town/County Parkland Collaboration <br />DEPARTMENT: Environment and Resource PUBLIC HEARING: (Y/N) No <br />Conservation <br />ATTACHMENT(S): <br />Draft Process <br />Adopted BOCC Parkland Criteria <br />INFORMATION CONTACT: <br />Dave Stancil, 245-2590 <br />Bob Jones, 245-2661 <br />TELEPHONE NUMBERS: <br />Hillsborough 732-8181 <br />Chapel Hill .968-4501 <br />Durham fi88-7331 <br />Mebane 336-227-2031 <br />PURPOSE: To consider adopting an interim process for considering collaborative parkland <br />acquisition inquiries with the County's municipalities. <br />BACKGROUND: The Joint Master Recreation and Parks (JMRP) Work Group Report, adopted <br />on May 3, includes a strong emphasis on land-banking for future park sites, and proposes <br />collaboration with the Towns when possible to meet mutual needs. The Board adopted a set of <br />criteria for evaluating parkland acquisition in June, 1999, and approved a set of actions related <br />to the JMRP report on May 3 -- including creation of an Intergovernmental Parks Work Group <br />and authorizing the Managers to develop a report on coordinated capital funding and <br />collaborative land-banking (to be discussed at the October 30 Assembly of Governments). <br />Until a process for collaboration on parks is agreed to, an interim process would allow the <br />County to respond consistently to inquiries from the Towns for coordinated projects, and allow <br />the Towns to understand the County's process for considering proposals. The attached draft <br />process has been created using the adopted parkland criteria and the Joint Master Recreation <br />and Parks Work Group report as a guide. <br />FINANCIAL IMPACT: There is no financial impact in adopting the proposed Interim Policy, as it <br />does not obligate the County to any land acquisitions. <br />RECOMMENDATION(S): The Manager recommends that the Board adopt the proposed <br />Interim Process for Town/County Parkland Collaboration and use it to respond to requests from <br />the Towns, until the Managers from each jurisdiction can develop a proposal to coordinate <br />