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service. He also expressed a concern that the recurring capital for <br />Orange County schools may need to be adjusted because of year-round <br />schools. He would like to look at this because the Board needs to <br />recognize that there is an additional burden on recurring capital because <br />of year-round school. He asked that a progress report be requested from <br />the Chapel Hill-Carrboro School system. <br />Also, Chair Carey would like a report on student projections from <br />both school systems. It seems that the student projections for the Chapel <br />Hill/Carrboro School system have not changed. However, the projections <br />for Orange County schools are lower than expected. John Link will ask for <br />this information for the January 29th joint meeting with the two school <br />systems. <br />Neil Pedersen, Superintendent for the Chapel Hill-Carrboro School <br />system, said that the State Facilities Commission requires that all <br />districts do a survey and issue a report by January 15. The Board of <br />County Commissioners will be asked to approve the report giving it more <br />credibility. The Commission will use a formula to estimate the cost of <br />new facilities and renovating other facilities. This is for the purpose <br />of compiling what the total needs are in the State. <br />By consensus, the Board of County Commissioners approved the <br />resolution as stated below: <br />ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS <br />A RESOLUTION <br />SUPPORTING THE STATE'S EFFORT TO ADDRESS LOCAL SCHOOL FACILITY NEEDS <br />WHEREAS, the North Carolina General Assembly established the School <br />Capital Construction Study Commission to examine school construction needs <br />and a broad range of related issues; and <br />WHEREAS, the Board of County Commissioners in Orange County has issued <br />nearly $84 million in debt over the past six years to build and renovate <br />school facilities in Orange County; and <br />WHEREAS, the Board of County Commissioners has appropriated over $12.6 <br />million in pay-as-you-go funds from the County General Fund since 1990-91 <br />to pay for school capital improvements; and <br />WHEREAS, the Board of County Commissioners adopted in June 1993 a $750 <br />impact fee on each new residential dwelling constructed in the County to <br />help pay for school space for an increasing student population and the <br />Board increased this fee effective July 1, 1995 for the Chapel Hill- <br />Carrboro City School District to $1,500 per each new residential unit <br />constructed; and <br />WHEREAS, student population in Orange County continues to escalate with <br />the Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools being one of the fastest growing <br />school systems in the State with a total 25 percent increase in the number <br />of students over the past five years. A total of over 2,200 new students <br />have enrolled in both school systems between 1991 and 1995; and, <br />WHEREAS, the Board of County Commissioners adopted in March 1995 a 10 <br />point plan to address school facility concerns including reviewing the <br />structure for setting impact fees, requesting that the municipalities <br />located in Orange County incorporate future school sites into their land <br />use plans, and that the schools consider implementing a multi-track year <br />round school program; and <br />