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donates land for a public school site. Specifically, Section 5-C, Limitation on Expenditure of <br />Funds, is proposed for amendment to clarify that public school impact fees may be used to <br />convert existing buildings into new public school space. Section 6, Credits, is also proposed for <br />amendment to clarify that dedication of a public school site may qualify the landowner, not the <br />developer, for a credit against payment of public school impact fees. <br />QUESTIONS AND/OR COMMENTS FROM THE BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS <br />None. <br />QUESTIONS AND/OR COMMENTS FROM THE PLANNING BOARD <br />Margaret Brown asked for clarification regarding the implications of changes in who <br />qualifies for the credit. She also asked if these amendments were in response to the Southern <br />Village concept plan. <br />Marvin Collins stated that the landowner should receive the credit for the impact fees if <br />the dedication is made and the developer may not own the property at the time of that <br />dedication. This change would encourage the developer to purchase the land and would assure <br />that the proper party received credit. <br />Geoff Gledhill stated that assigning the credit to the property owner was not in response <br />to Southern Village, however, the change from developer "shall", to landowner "may" was in <br />response to that project. He indicated that the new language makes it clear that property could <br />be donated and the impact fee could still be paid. <br />QUESTIONS AND COMMENTS FROM CITIZENS <br />William Harrison, Superintendent of the Orange County School System, asked the Board <br />of Commissioners to adopt both of these amendments so that the retrofitting for the <br />Hillsborough Elementary School (formerly the A.L. Stanback Middle School) could begin <br />immediately. <br />A motion was made by Commissioner Gordon, seconded by Commissioner Crowther, to <br />close this portion of the Public Hearing. <br />VOTE: UNANIMOUS <br />A motion was made by Vice-Chair Halkiotis, seconded by Commissioner Crowther, to <br />approve the proposed amendments. <br />VOTE: UNANIMOUS <br />Joan Jobsis, Chair of the Planning Board presided over the following items. <br />2. COMPREHENSIVE PLAN AMENDMENTS <br />(a) CP-1-96 Historic Preservation Elements <br />This item was presented by Planner Don Belk for the purpose of receiving citizen <br />comment on the proposed Historic Preservation Element of the Comprehensive Plan. In May <br />2