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bou 99 PACE 790 <br />recommendation of creating an independent taxing district was <br />unacceptable to everyone. He also recounted the dilemma of City <br />and County administrators being unable to come to any conclusive <br />recommendations. <br />Commissioner Bird thought the clearest option was for <br />municipalities to develop the facilities they wanted in their area <br />and the County to develop recreational facilities and parks in <br />unincorporated areas with one common recreational staff to <br />administer the programs and some type of joint funding. He <br />predicted the creating of a formula for funding this concept would <br />not be easy. <br />Administrator Chandler advised that was the concept the <br />various administrations were working toward before they broke off <br />their meetings. <br />Chairman Adams felt that a needs assessment should be a <br />priority. <br />Commissioner Eggert felt that a cost analysis was also <br />important when the needs assessment is performed. <br />Director Keating referred to page 22 as an indication of what <br />staff was proposing to do in the needs analysis. <br />New Policiesy <br />In addition to the existing policies under Objective 1, aaetheic two <br />new policiesy-4-9 are needed. The first policy should call for <br />A t4ae needs analysis disette;eQ—in the analysis to be completed by <br />1999. That The policy should also call for the analysis to include <br />a discussion of the following: <br />• a democrrar)hic analysis and a generalized needs survey to <br />determine the tyre of parks and facilities needed <br />• what facilities are needed; <br />• the quantity of those facilities needed; <br />• where those facilities are needed; <br />• how much parkland is needed to accommodate those facilities; <br />• park district boundaries; <br />• current use of facilities; <br />- survey ef the eemmunity te determine on--whiehfQe l i acs <br />demand , <br />• the park type (community, neighborhood, specialty, etc.) mix; <br />• national standards; and <br />• unique local conditions. <br />Sebastian Creek DrORerty, located on the north side of CR 512 <br />surplussed and leased to the county for the development of a north <br />county mark. <br />Director Keating felt that staff now had the necessary <br />direction in this important objective of this element. <br />R <br />November 12, 1996 <br />M M M <br />