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3 <br /> OCS <br /> Projected needs: <br /> Elementary School Projections show no needs in the next 10 years <br /> Middle School Projections show no needs in the next 10 years <br /> High School Projections show no needs in the next 10 years <br /> NOTE: School capacity improvements as part of a renovation/upgrade will be reviewed <br /> as necessary by the BOCC and school districts. <br /> The SAPFOTAC report notes that there are a significant number of approved, but <br /> undeveloped lots within the portion of the City of Mebane that lies within the Orange <br /> County Schools District. New construction activity, that had slowed in recent years due <br /> to the economic downturn, has seen an increase. Because the City of Mebane is not a <br /> party to the SAPFO at this time, CAPS are not required by the local government to be <br /> issued prior to development approvals. However, once students generated from Mebane <br /> development actually enter the school system, faster enrollment increases would affect <br /> projections and may identify CIP needs within 10 years, especially since the Town of <br /> Hillsborough is similarly in a residential growth mode. <br /> 8. Student Generation Rates <br /> In recent years, the SAPFOTAC discussed the need for further evaluation of the adopted <br /> Student Generation Rates and the impacts the number of bedrooms a particular housing <br /> type may have on student generation rates. Orange County entered into a contract with <br /> TischlerBise to update the student generation rate analysis after funding for the study <br /> was approved. The updated student generation rates were approved on May 19, 2015 <br /> and are shown in Attachment II.E.1 on page 44 of the report. Updated rates began to be <br /> used for CAPS issuances in the fall of 2015 and are based on an inventory of recently <br /> built units from January 1, 2004 to December 31, 2013. <br /> 9. Access to Full Report <br /> The draft SAPFOTAC report will be posted on the Orange County Planning Department's <br /> web site. A letter and the Executive Summary of the report will be sent to all SAPFO <br /> partners after this BOCC meeting advising them of the availability of the draft report and <br /> inviting comment. It is anticipated the draft 2016 SAPFOTAC report will be brought back <br /> to the BOCC for certification at the May 5, 2016 regular meeting. <br /> 10. Additional Information <br /> Over the last year, the SAPFO Technical Advisory Committee and Orange County staff <br /> have reviewed and analyzed the number of proposed residential projects planned <br /> throughout the County. Many of these projects are in various stages of review and <br /> approval. In some cases, sole review authority lies with the jurisdiction so they are not <br /> necessarily submitted for review by the planning partners. The impacts on schools are <br /> not typically addressed by the municipality since local school funding occurs only at the <br /> County level. Nonetheless, residential dominant projects affect the appropriation of <br /> County funds available to all County services and therein indirectly affect municipal use <br /> of countywide services such as solid waste, health, library, aging, etc. <br /> There are two primary parts to the SAPFO system. The first part, Certificate of Adequate <br /> Public Schools (CAPS), is the testing and gaging of the student generation rate (SGR) <br /> from development projects against available capacity within a school. The second part, <br /> student projections and capacity needs assessment, is the tracking of historical <br /> enrollment and the projection of future student enrollment against existing capacity at a <br /> certain school level. This part is not directly related to a development project, but a <br />