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HomeMy WebLinkAboutAgenda - 11-19-1997 - 8f t I ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS Action Agenda Item No. 614— ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT Meeting Date: November 19, 1997 SUBJECT: Joint Master Recreation and Parks Plan Work Group Charge and Appointments DEPARTMENT: Manager's Office PUBLIC HEARING: (Y/N) BUDGET AMENDMENT: (Y/N) ATTACHMENT(S): INFORMATION CONTACT: Revised Charge Albert T. Kittrell, Assistant County Manager Appointments TELEPHONE NUMBERS: - - ext. 2300 Hillsborough 732-8181 Chapel Hill 968-4501 Durham 688-7331 Mebane 227-2031 PURPOSE: To review the revised charge to the Joint Recreation and Parks Master Plan Work Group and appoint members to the work group including steering committee. BACKGROUND: On October 21, 1997 the Board reviewed: (1) Chronology of Events Relating to Update of Master Recreation and Parks Plan, (2) Commissioners' Goal Creating a Joint Master Recreation and Park Plan Work Group, (3) Charge to the Joint Master Recreation and Parks Plan Work Group, and (4) Appointments to the Work Group. The Board revised the charge to the Work Group, establishing a steering committee with representation from local governments in the County. Also, the Board recommended the Chair write the mayors requesting the Towns to appoint representatives on the steering committee that will act on behalf of the Towns. A letter was sent to the mayors in October. Staff was also requested to request representation on the work group from UNC. The revised charge and appointments are attached. The revisions to the charge are noted in bold print for your reference. RECOMMENDATION(S): The Manager recommends that the Board approve the Charge and appointments to the Joint Master Recreation and Parks Plan Work Group including steering committee. ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS CHARGE TO RECREATION AND PARKS WORK GROUP CHARGE The charge to the Master Recreation and Parks Plan Work Group is to update and modify the Master Recreation and Parks Plan to be a joint long-range capital facilities plan for Orange County, Carrboro and Chapel Hill and to present the new Plan at the October 8, 1998 Joint Planning Area public hearing. The update and modification of the Master Recreation and Parks Plan shall include, but not be limited to, the following: 1) Update of inventory of recreational facilities and opportunities; 2) Update of needs assessment; 3) Development of standards used to determine recreation facility and acreage needs, and standards for park design. Standards should be developed for use by Orange County, as well as Hillsborough, Chapel Hill and Carrboro; 4) Utilization of joint siting, designing,and management of school and park sites across jurisdictions; 5) Development of tangible, realistic parkland acquisition and development goals; 6) Reassessment of service area boundaries for payment in-lieu- of dedication; and 7) Reassessment of dedication provisions related to greenways in the Joint Planning Area. The Plan update and modification shall emphasize coordination between the County and its municipalities and school boards in determining recreation needs, targeting areas for future park sites, and providing for the joint siting of school and park facilities. 3 WORK GROUP APPOINTMENTS *Orange County Commissioner Margaret Brown Orange County Recreation and Parks Advisory Council Patrick Mulkey Ricky Hill Orange County Planning Board Leo Allison Renee Price *Town of Hillsborough Wendy Olson *Town of Chapel Hill To be appointed on November 13th *Town of Carrboro Hank Anderson Orange County School Board Keith Cook Carrboro-Chapel Hill School Board Bea Hughes Werner OWAS A Kathryn Kalb Duke University Wendy Weiher University of North Carolina Ron Hyatt *The Work Group will be guided by a Steering Committee made up of the representatives appointed by the Orange County Board of Commissioners and the Towns of Carrboro, Chapel Hill and Hillsborough. Staff assistance will be provided by the Orange County, Carrboro and Chapel Hill Planning Departments, and Recreation and Parks Departments.