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This item was removed and placed at the end of the consent agenda far separate consideration. L 2002-2003 Small Business and Technology Development Center (SBTDC) Contract The Board approved a contract in the amount of $10,000 with the Small Business and Technology and Development Center to continue support of small business development services as stated in the Economic Development strategic plan and authorized the Manager and the Clerk to the Board to execute the contract. k. Participation in the National Smallpox Immunization Plan and Protection for Participating Employees This item was removed and placed at the end of the consent agenda far separate consideration. VOTE ON CONSENT AGENDA: UNANIMOUS ITEMS REMOVED FROM CONSENT AGENDA i. School Adequate Public Facilities -Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) Addendum The Board considered approval of an amendment to the Schools Adequate Public Facilities {SAPF} MOU adopted on December 20, 2002 for the Town of Carrboro. The Town of Chapel Hill requested that the same addendum be adopted for Chapel Hill. Commissioner Jacobs said that we received a letter from Carrboro with some concerns about the SAPFO and he asked that this be included in the discussion on the 26t". The concerns were about high school capacity and the letter asked if the Board of County Commissioners would follow the model used with the middle school level in the Orange County system and suspend consideration of the capacity, consider merger, or find other ways to build capacity. Planning Director Craig Benedict said that he attended the February 18t" Carrboro work session and Carrboro had issues and questions. The outcome of the work session is the letter and the County staff will be meeting with Carrboro's staff about some technical implementation questions. In the short term we need to address where Carrboro is with this ordinance in order to move forward. Commissioner Gordon said that Roy Williford, the Carrboro Planning Director, was at the recent Schools and Land Use Council (SLUG} meeting, and he explained Carrboro's concerns. She said that she is not sure how the County Manager's office is going to address this because there is no money budgeted for the middle school in 2007-2008 in the capital improvement program. John Link said that he received a call today from a reporter and he did make a response. He said that we should put this response in writing for both Chapel Hill and Carrboro. The capital improvement plan identifies the major projects in outlying years. He said that 2007-2008 is beyond the short term financing plan we have for addressing any capital item. It does not mean that the CIP is not totally legitimate and that the planning process is not solid. He also told the reporter that since 1988 this Board of Commissioners and the citizens of Orange County have approved three bond issues, and using pay-as-you-go and State funding, we have addressed over $225,000,000 in school construction. He said that this demonstrates the ability of Orange County and the commitment of Orange County to fund those identified needs -school or County related. The citizens should be confident that Orange County would address the needs of the future. Chair Brown said that she went to the Chapel Hill meeting when the SAPFO was adopted and they had no such questions. She hopes that the questions from Carrboro do not delay the implementation of the SAPFO. Craig Benedict said that as soon as Carrboro's staff is satisfied with the questions then the mayor wants it back on the agenda. The SAPFO can be implemented as late as April with no problem. Commissioner Jacobs asked for something in writing as to where Hillsborough stands on the SAPFO. Craig Benedict said that their position was communicated last week at the SLUG meeting because there was Hillsborough representation there. The only topic area of concern was about Durham and Mebane. He said that he could prepare some responses about how Durham and Mebane were considered during the development of the SAPFO. A motion was made by Commissioner Jacobs, seconded by Commissioner Gordon to approve the SAPF MOU addendum for the Chapel Hill-Carrboro School District.