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r JMR If :' II' _. Ii I :: I I! II !! ! f. ~ The need to plan jo i nt use of parks and recreat i on, ~. , Ij ! .facilities: ,~;;.P.ê!-}-:j<.s_ë!-nd ,recreation facilities can also be utilized by :¡ ~.- . - !I 'I " ;, ,~chools. neighborhood clinics, and libraries. By utilizing one public! " .. ,0,' , " :1 ,',f.?cilitY..for the provision of multi-community ser:;~;.i,c,e.~/,:duplication of J I: tax expenditures is reduced and public land is used more efficiently. : I - . i ' Schools are generally centrally located within a '! ,j : :' , i neighborhood. Therefore, since parks should be centrally located within I! a population area, neighborhood parks ideally should be located adj'acent Ii :1 to public elementary schools, and district parks should adjoin, if' :1 ;! possible, public junior or senior high schools. District parks normally " include special recreation facilities requiring more space than what a , ¡, neighborhood park can accommodate, such as a swimming pool, tennis ,; < complex, community center, and off-street parking. Joint programming ; for these recreation facil ities by the Ci.ty and the San Marcos CISO II , would also decrease the duplication of recreation services. 7. The need for the City of San Marcos to develop quidelines for parkland acquisition prior to development: Two major obstacles exist that hinder the expansion of the City park system--land acqui- sition and inadequate funding sources. To develop an adequately dis- persed park system that provides access within. a 1.5 mile radius, the " City should identify potential park sites in advance and should ag- '[ gres s; ve 1 y acqu ire these sites from deve 1 opers at p redeve 1 opment pr; ces" I; I! .; 'I /: I' I' I' I. I " " ,I 'I I: i I: II I I :: I I' ' , I ¡i ,I IX-40 Ii 'I I: '"<Co( .NO N"-'~O_', NO: