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Comprehensive Plan Recreation and Open Space Element POLICY 1.8: By 20128, the Recreation Department shall evaluate the current per capita expenditure in the north and south areas (with S.R. 60 as a dividing line) and utilize the collected data to guide placement of needed park facilities in each area. POLICY 1.9: By 201-58, the Recreation Department shall evaluate new funding options, including privatization and partnerships. POLICY 1.10: By_201-57, the Recreation Department shall evaluate new revenue opportunities such as facility naming rights, beach and park concessions, and others. POLICY 1.11: By 20168, the Recreation Department shall evaluate the feasibility of creating a foundation to develop and receive donations for parks capital and infrastructure needs. POLICY 1.12: The county shall continue to charge park and recreation impact fees to fund a portion of the park system's capital budget needs. POLICY 1.13: The Recreation Department shall continue to apply user fees for those facilities and programs where the benefit is quantifiable and where the fee can be effectively implemented. POLICY 1.14: The county shall, as part of its user fee program, develop a method to subsidize recreation user fees for low income residents so that there will be minimal effects of user fees on participation at sites or programs. POLICY 1.15: The county shall identify state and federal recreation grant programs. When applicable, the county shall apply for available grant funds, for recreation facility or program funding. POLICY 1.16: The county shall maintain land development regulations that require certain planned residential development projects to provide recreation areas and facilities that meet the county's recreation level -of -service standards. OBJECTIVE 2: Parklands in the South District By 2020, the county will have 461 acres of parkland south of S.R. 60. POLICY 2.1: By 201-58, the county will, based on funding availability, complete remaining improvements identified in the South County Regional Park Master Plan. POLICY 2.2: The county shall, based on funding availability, include active recreation facilities such as baseball fields, basketball courts, tennis courts, jogging trails, swimming pools and others in its future south county parks if those facilities are consistent with the 2012 updated south county regional park master plan. Community Development Department Indian River County 47