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Craig Benedict said that the only part that he would like to add is where to go from here. Commissioner Gordon said that she would like for Craig Benedict to wrap up the projections. She said that Carrboro did have one other problem and that is when the information from the planners and the schools groups goes out to everybody, they want to make sure that the jurisdictions have the chance to comment. At the Schools and Land Use Council they came up with some language to handle Carrboro's and Hillsborough's concerns. The representatives were ok with the addendum. Commissioner Carey asked what happens if a development company wants to build but gets a deferral until school space is available and then another company wants to build when the deferral period is over. He asked who would get to build first. Craig Benedict said that it would be a first come, first serve basis. Geoff Gledhill said that the developer is able to, if there is a capacity problem, voluntarily submit a phasing plan and get their project approved and when the capacity is there, they can start building. Craig Benedict said that there is a deadline when someone gets a CAPS. They cannot hold onto it for an undetermined amount of time before starting the project. Commissioner Halkiotis gave a cautionary note about possible grade configuration and moving 6`h grade back to the elementary level. It is a very sticky situation. There was a lot of trauma in the past when there were migrations of grades. Chair Jacobs said a lot of work that has gone into this. He wants to raise the issue about high school space being devoted to daycare. He said that this would reduce high school capacity. He wants to be comfortable with the level of service and that it is set at a place that we could live with. He made reference to the de facto moratorium or a deferral and said that he thinks that for some it is a tactic to create a moratorium. He said that if this is the case, then they should go ahead and say that. He does not think that this is what the Board of County Commissioners is about. He said that we should honestly confront this issue. He made reference to treating the two school systems differently related to the implementation of the SAPFO and said that he would like to see the pros and cons of doing it differently for the school systems. Craig Benedict talked about time lines and said that he wanted to bring the MOU back to the Board of County Commissioners for approval on November 6`h. They are trying to get all of the entities and to meet the MOU approval by all by November 15`h so that they can collect data. They have heard feedback that it is unrealistic to adopt the ordinance by November 15`h. They hope to have the ordinance in effect by the winter break at the latest. John Link said that one topic that should be addressed at the Assembly of Governments meeting is a revised timetable and giving the jurisdictions a timeframe for which they can adopt the ordinance. Commissioner Gordon said that we need to have a reading to see if we can have an addendum to the MOU for Hillsborough and Carrboro. Chair Jacobs said that attachment 1-d-could be taken off the recommendation. 2. Orange County/Durham 1-85/US 70 Economic Development District Area Craig Benedict gave a PowerPoint presentation. There are a lot of undeveloped properties in this general region and the jurisdictions are looking at urban growth boundaries. With existing land use plans of the County, we need to ensure that the public services in these areas will be compatible with the master land use plan. He said that the Economic Development District in Hillsborough has been reexamined to see how it works and does not work. Presently, there are no utilities in this general area. He