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qd- 4 SCHOOLS ADEQUATE PUBLIC FACILITIES MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING This Memorandum of Understanding is entered into this day of , 2000, by and between the Town of , the City of Orange County, and the (the"School District"). WHEREAS, the portion of Orange County, served by the [name of school district] has for the past decade been experiencing rapid growth in population; and WHEREAS, this growth, and that which is anticipated, creates a demand for additional school facilities to accommodate the children who reside within new developments; and WHEREAS, the responsibility for planning for and constructing new school facilities lies primarily with the (Orange County School District or Chapel Hill/Carrboro School District),with funding provided by Orange County; and WHEREAS, Orange County and the School District have recognized the need to work together to ensure that new growth within the School District occurs at a pace that allows Orange County and the School District to provide adequate school facilities to serve the children within such new developments; WHEREAS, parties have worked cooperatively and developed a system wherein school facilities are currently adequate to meet the needs of the citizens of the county and will continue to maintain a Capital Investment Plan (CIP) that is financially feasible and synchronized with historical growth patterns; NOW, THEREFORE,the parties to this memorandum hereby agree as follows: Section 1. The parties will work cooperatively to develop a realistic capital facilities program for the construction of schools such that, from the effective date of this Memorandum; a. No school level(i.e. elementary, middle or high)is more than 1. Elementary School 105%of Building Capacity 2. Middle School 107%of Building Capacity 3. High School 110%of Building Capacity (if number of schools within a level is very low the district may initiate a higher percentage limit and step down in percentage to the number above as new schools open) b. The term,"the school districts building capacity" will be determined by reference to State guidelines and the school district guidelines (consistent with CIP School Construction Guidelines/policies developed by the school districts and the Board of County Commissioners) and will be determined by joint action of the School Board and the Orange County Board of Commissioners. As used herein the term"school districts building capacity" refers to permanent buildings. Mobile classrooms and other temporary 1