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6 (i.e. replacing the hypothetical projection with the actual realized enrollment). However, when making application for CAPS, residential developers may request approval for a future time certain when new units would be occupied, such as expected Certificate of Occupancy (CO) dates, versus time of unit or lot approval. This permits development approvals with the understanding that adequate school capacity will be available at the time residential units will be occupied, potentially by families with school age children. Phasing of developments is also permitted to ensure adequate future school capacity. CAPS approvals can be timed to coincide with Elementary School #11 coming online, if necessary. Updated Student Generation Rates- The Board of Education also expressed concem with the process for updating the Student Generation Rates. The memo states "that this process was too long and that recently approved developments have had a greater impact on student populations than is currently being calculated during the CAPS process." The Board of Education recommended that future studies be circulated to SAPFO partners more quickly to allow for a timelier implementation. Staff notes the concern of the Board of Education. However, the process by which Student Generation Rates and other SAPFO components are modified is established in the Memorandums of Understanding (MOU) which all SAPFO partners are party to. The MOUs require changes to the SAPFO components, including Student Generation Rates, to be approved by the BOCC prior to February 1St of the year such changes are to be implemented. Following the recommendation(s) of the SAPFOTAC, the MOUs require the BOCC to provide an opportunity for the SAPFO partners' governing boards to comment on those recommendations. In order to shorten the process for implementing changes to SAPFO components, all parties to the Memorandums of Understanding (MOUs) must approve and execute a revised agreement. The BOCC adopted the new school impact fee schedule in December of 2008; based on the 2007 TischlerBise report. At that time, the Board requested the SAPFOTAC proceed with updating the Student Generation Rates identified in the TischlerBise study. The SAPFOTAC discussed the Student Generation Rates at the February 2009 meeting and proceeded with the recommendation to update the Student Generation Rates. Following the procedures established in the MOUs, the updated Student Generation Rates were approved by the BOCC in October 2009, thereby pushing their implementation to November 2010. The valuable comments and input provided by Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools are always appreciated. The responses included in this memorandum are intended to address any questions generated as a result of the April 1, 2010 memo.