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5/26/99 <br />may exist on-site; <br />* School/park joint use sites are preferred; <br />* Facility addresses a broad range of needs; <br />* An adopted facility plan must exist; <br />Promotes pedestrian, bicycle, and .public transportation <br />* Intensity of uses should be compatible with community (i.e. <br />lighting) <br />B. point Siting and ,Management of Sites <br />1. Schools a~l~and Use Council <br />In Orange County, a number of elected officials make decisions that <br />affect schools. The towns and county make land use decisions and <br />approve developments that increase the numbers of school children. <br />School boards are responsible for school policy and school buildings, <br />while the county is responsible for providing adequate school facilities. <br />To coordinate these efforts, the Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools and <br />Land Use Council and the Orange County Schools and Land Use <br />Council were formed, with the purpose of advising the Board of County <br />Commissioners on growth and land use issues related to schools. <br />Specifically, the Schools and Land Use Councils are charged with " <br />developing a coordinated plan for approving developments, accounting <br />for the impact of the developments on school capacity, siting schools, <br />and building schools to meet demonstrated need in a timely manner." <br />Membership on the Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools Land Use Council <br />is composed of two Board of Education members, two Carrboro Board <br />of Aldermen, two Chapel Hill Town Council members, and one Orange <br />County Commissioner. -The Orange County Schools Land Use Council <br />is composed of two Board of Education members, one Hillsborough <br />town Commissioner, and one Orange County Commissioner. <br />The Schools and Land Use Councils held their first meeting on October <br />8, 1997 and meet generally bi-monthly, either jointly or as individual <br />councils. To date, the councils have: <br />Adopted a Resolution of Intent Concerning the Role of the Schools <br />and Land Use Councils; <br />Adopted a Structure for Communication that defines procedures <br />whereby local governments and schools systems keep each other <br />apprised of activities/decisions. that may impact the other; and <br />Initiated discussion on a Memorandum of Agreement on Co-location <br />of Facilities (see Appendix E). <br />14 <br />