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1 <br /> ORANGE COUNTY <br /> BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS <br /> ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT <br /> Meeting Date: December 7, 2015 <br /> Action Agenda <br /> Item No. 6-j <br /> SUBJECT: Schools Adequate Public Facilities Ordinance (Schools APFO) —Approval of <br /> Membership and Capacity Numbers <br /> DEPARTMENT: Planning PUBLIC HEARING: (Y/N) No <br /> ATTACHMENT(S): INFORMATION CONTACT: <br /> 1. Orange County Schools and Chapel Hill- Ashley Moncado, 919-245-2589 <br /> Carrboro City Schools: Schools APFO Perdita Holtz, 919-245-2578 <br /> Capacity Calculation and Change Request Craig Benedict, 919-245-2575 <br /> Form (includes Student Membership) for <br /> Elementary, Middle, and High School <br /> Levels <br /> 2. Chart Depicting LOS, Capacity, <br /> Membership, and Membership Increases <br /> PURPOSE: To consider approval of November 13, 2015 membership and capacity numbers <br /> for both school districts (Orange County and Chapel Hill-Canrboro City Schools) which will be <br /> used in developing 10-year student membership projections and the 2016 SAPFO Technical <br /> Advisory Committee (SAPFOTAC) Report. <br /> BACKGROUND: In accordance with the Schools APFO MOUs (Memorandum of <br /> Understanding), the Board of County Commissioners shall approve the school districts' <br /> November 15th membership and capacity numbers within 15 school days after receiving the <br /> numbers from the school districts. Since November 15th fell on a Sunday this year, membership <br /> and capacity forms were updated based on Friday, November 13th membership and capacity <br /> numbers. Both Orange County Schools and Chapel Hill-Canrboro City Schools submitted their <br /> membership and capacity numbers in accordance with the MOUs. As per the MOUs, this step <br /> of the SAPFO process entails only the approval of the student membership and capacity <br /> numbers. <br /> The SAPFOTAC, comprised of representatives of both school systems and the Planning <br /> Directors of the County and Towns, is tasked to produce an annual report for the governing <br /> boards of each Schools APFO partner. The full annual SAPFOTAC report, which will include <br /> 10-Year student membership projections, will be completed in early 2016. The CAPS <br /> (Certificate of Adequate Public Schools) system is updated with actual membership and <br /> capacity figures after the BOCC approves the information submitted by the school districts. <br /> The chart in Attachment 2 shows the Capacity and Membership for each school level in both <br /> school districts and the increase (or decrease) over the November 14, 2014 membership. It <br />