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ocs Projected needs: New Elementary 2020-2021 (projected overage of 1 student; 105°/a LOS) Middie School projections show no needs in the next 10 years High School projections show no needs in the next 10 years The SAPFOTAC report notes that development approval activity within the portion of the City of Mebane that lies within Orange County has been significant in past years. Because the City of Mebane is not a party to the SAPFO at this time, CAPS are not required by the local government to be issued prior to development approvals. However, once students generated from Mebane development actually enter the school system, faster enrollment increases would affect projections and may identify CIP needs within 10 years, unless enrollment is balanced by slower growth in other areas of the district. 8. Student Generation Rates On October 6, 2009 the Orange County Board of Commissioners approved the updated Student Generation Rates, as recommended by the SAPFOTAC. The updated Student Generation Rates became effective with the November 15, 2010 CAPS system update. Even though the increased Student Generation Rates we~e recently adopted for SAPFO, both Orange County Schools and Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools have observed an even larger increase in students generated from developments in both districts. The SAPFOTAC discussed the increased number of students generated in both districts, in particular for the multi-family housing type. While this may be a short term trend caused by the current economic climate or other factors, the SAPFOTAC recommends further consideration of the Student Generation Rates. 9. Access to Full Report The draft SAPFOTAC report will be posted on the Orange County Planning Department's web site. A letter and the Executive Summary of the report will be sent to all SAPFO partners after this BOCC meeting advising them of the availability of the draft report and inviting comment. It is anticipated the draft 2012 SAPFOTAC report will be brought back to the BOCC for certification at the May 15, 2012 regular meeting. FINANCIAL IMPACT: Current 10-year student growth projections show future needs for additional schools in both the CHCCS and OCS Districts. CHCCS Elementary School #11 is projected to be needed in 2012-13; CHCCS Middle School #5 is projected to be needed in 2017-18; and additional High School level capacity in the CHCCS District is projected to be needed in 2020-21. For OCS, additional Elementary level capacity is projected to be needed in 2020-21. Section 7 of the Schools Adequate Public Facilities Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) states, "Orange County will use its best efforts to provide the funding to carry out the Capital Improvement Plan referenced in Section 1 above." RECOMMENDATION(S): The Manager recommends the Board: 1. Receive the 2012 SAPFOTAC Annual Report; and 2. Authorize the Chair to sign the transmittal letter to SAPFO partners contained in Attachment 1.