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1 <br /> ORANGE COUNTY <br /> BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS <br /> ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT <br /> Meeting Date: May 6, 1997 <br /> Action Agenda <br /> Item No. <br /> SUBJECT: School Facilities <br /> DEPARTMENT: County Manager PUBLIC HEARING: (Y/N) <br /> BUDGET AMENDMENT: (Y/1) <br /> ATTACHMENT(S): INFORMATION CONTACT: <br /> School Construction Standards Report John Link, x2300 <br /> TELEPHONE NUMBERS: <br /> Hillsborough 732-8181 <br /> Chapel Hill 9684501 <br /> Durham 688-7331 <br /> Mebane 227-2031 <br /> PURPOSE: To discuss various policy issues related to public school facilities in Orange County. <br /> BACKGROUND: Discussion related to school facilities is suggested on the following topics: <br /> • Status of the School/Park Concept: General policy direction may be given to the County <br /> Manager and Superintendents for school/park siting criteria at this May 6 meeting. The <br /> County/Town Managers' report to the governing bodies concerning options for the coordination <br /> of Parks&Recreation services throughout Orange County,will be presented at the May 21 <br /> County Commissioners meeting, and will address school/park siting. The County Manager and <br /> Superintendents can develop criteria for school/park siting to be presented to the County <br /> Commissioners in August 1997, in the form of a resolution or ordinance. <br /> • Agreements to Use School Facilities for Community Use: The boards may wish to provide <br /> direction to the County Manager and Superintendents on how formalized agreements might be <br /> put in place to ensure that when space for community use of schools is specifically budgeted in <br /> school construction/expansion/modification projects, that guarantees for community use of <br /> school facilities for after school programs, recreation, and/or other uses, are documented. <br /> • Siting of New Schools: No criteria have been established to guide the school site selection <br /> process. The boards may wish to discuss some of the aspects (e.g. size, environmental impacts, <br /> accessibility,traffic impacts,etc.)that should be considered in any school siting decision. The <br /> County Manager and the Superintendents could then prepare school siting criteria policy (which <br /> would include school/park considerations) for action by the Board of Commissioners and <br /> Boards of Education in August 1997. <br />