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Orange County · Parks & Recreation Council
Wednesday, February 4, 2026

Other Parks and recreationAppointments and personnelRoads and transportationComprehensive planIntergovernmental agreements

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What's on this agenda

Orange County's parks and recreation council spent most of February 4 planning a joint meeting with the Orange Unified Transportation Board set for March 11. That meeting did not happen: the Bicycle and Pedestrian Plan was still stalled awaiting a state transportation department contract amendment, and the joint session was eventually held on June 3.

The council also worked through its own vacancies, terms expiring, and a Trails Plan update.

Summarized from the published agenda. Read the agenda itself before acting on it.

Meeting recap

What happened, drawn from the records published after the meeting.

Orange County's planning board reelected Lamar Proctor as chair and Chris Johnston as vice chair for 2026, both unanimous, on February 4. It then unanimously recommended approval of the watershed boundary amendment, moving about 4 acres of a 19.4-acre unaddressed parcel off Dodson's Crossroads from the University Lake protected watershed into the Jordan Lake unprotected watershed.

Staff said a surveyor, not the property owner, first found that the mapped boundary did not match the actual ridge line, and that the state Environmental Management Commission has already accepted the corrected line. A board member asked whether the change would let the owner build more densely; staff said the parcel could support four lots either way. No members of the public attended, though staff said they fielded phone questions beforehand. The board also approved its December 3 minutes.

How the votes went

No minutes are on file for this meeting, so recorded votes are not available.

Who spoke

No members of the public spoke.

Read from the records the government published after the meeting. Members of the public are private residents and are not named or indexed.

Speaking at this meeting

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Agenda items (7)

Staff or committee report · 3Appointment · 2Discussion item · 1Minutes approval · 1
  1. III.b Planning for March 11 Joint PRC/OUT Board Meeting
    Discussion item Parks and recreationRoads and transportation
    Planning for a joint meeting with the transportation board on March 11, to look at the Trails Plan and the Bicycle and Pedestrian Plan together. The meeting was postponed because the bicycle and pedestrian plan remained on hold.
  2. IV.a Approval of Meeting Summary, December 3
    Minutes approval
    The summary from the December 3, 2025 meeting.
  3. IV.b Board Vacancies and Potential Recommended Appointments
    Appointment Appointments and personnel
    Vacancies on the council and possible appointment recommendations, taken up again on March 4 when three seats were filled.
  4. IV.c Term Expirations
    Appointment Appointments and personnel
    Terms coming to an end on the council.
  5. IV.d Trail Plan Update
    Staff or committee report Comprehensive planParks and recreationRoads and transportation
    An update on the county Trails Plan, which was on hiatus with the consultant while the bicycle and pedestrian plan waited on a contract amendment.
  6. V Report of the Director
    Staff or committee report Parks and recreation
    Project and operational updates from the director.
  7. VI Council and Committee Reports
    Staff or committee report Intergovernmental agreements
    A report from the intergovernmental parks work group, next meeting April 8, and volunteer opportunities shared by council members.

Agenda changes

What moved between published versions of this agenda. Item numbers shift constantly as things are inserted, so only genuine additions and removals are listed.

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