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The LOS at this school level is 105.1 % which is six (6) students above the allowable maximum. <br />Per the MOU, CAPS (Certificate of Adequate Public Schools) cannot be issued by the School <br />District for any project proposed to come `on-line' prior to the completion of Elementary School <br />#10 which is under construction and anticipated to open in August 2008. County planning staff <br />contacted Town of Chapel Hill and Carrboro planning staffs to determine potential impacts to <br />any known projects and the Towns responded with lists of known projects that may request <br />CAPS prior to August 2008. The delay in issuing CAPS could affect three (3) development <br />projects containing 59 units in Chapel Hill. In Carrboro, the delay could affect three (3) <br />development projects containing 267 units. <br />Because the State allows temporary buildings to be used for classrooms whereas Orange <br />County desires to provide capacity in permanent buildings, incorporation of State class size <br />mandates into SAPFO-related calculations is not a requirement of the State but is instead a <br />local decision. <br />FINANCIAL IMPACT: Precise financial impacts cannot be determined, but increases in student <br />membership over the next ten years is expected to result in higher future operating and capital <br />budget requests. <br />RECOMMENDATION(S): The Manager recommends that the Board approve the November <br />15, 2007 Membership and Capacity numbers as submitted by each School District and <br />authorize the Chair to sign the student capacity and membership forms. <br />