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1 ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT Meeting Date: September 13, 2012 Action Agenda Item No. 1,z SUBJECT: County Update Pre-K Enrollment Impact on the Schools Adequate Public Facilities Ordinance DEPARTMENT: Manager, Finance and PUBLIC HEARING: (Y/N) N� Administrative Services, Planning ATTACHMENT(S): INFORMATION CONTACT: Frank W. Clifton, Jr., County Manager, 1. Department of Public 919-245-2300 Instruction/SAPFO/Pre-K Analysis Clarence Grier, Assistant County (Statistics from Annual Report 2012) Manager-CFO, f=inance and Administrative Services, 919-245-2453 Craig Benedict, Planning Director, 919-245-2592 PURPOSE: To discuss the effects of Pre-K enrollment as it relates to the Schools Adequate Public Facilities Ordinance (SAPFO). BACKGROUND: The SAPFO Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) and model ordinance was approved in July 2003. This is an agreement between Orange County and Boards of Education with implementation coordination with other local governments. The ordinance includes aspects of measuring capacity and membership, methodologies for school membership projections, capital improvement planning and an implementation program known as the Certification of Adequate Public Schools (CAPS). The attached analysis and table is a summary of some of the implications of gauging Pre-K enrollment within the SAPFO construct. Staff will be available to answer questions at the meeting. FINANCIAL IMPACT: If Pre-K enrollment projections were equated to a new elementary school, which is approximately 585 students, a 300 capacity capital need (see Attachment 1 for CHCCS) would be approximately $12 million and a 210 capacity capital need (see Attachment 1 for OCS) would be approximately $8.25 million. RECOMMENDATION(S): The Manager recommends the Boards receive and discuss this information.