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districts can employ 'smart growth' locational and infrastructure criteria to proactively site future schools. A draft of the letter from the board chairs to the mayors is attached and will be forthcoming upon approval by the County Board and the two School Boards. The Boards may want to hear from staff on this item and discuss as necessary. Attachment 4 — a: Draft Letter from BOCC Chair and School Board Chairs to Mayors Regarding School Site Collaboration b) School Site Reservation/Dedication as Part of Developments Different than the previous p ' roactive land banking system, local governments can have a provision in their subdivision regulations detailing a method for school site reservation during the development application process. An example of this language follows: In every subdivision, school sites may be reserved in accordance with the adopted Comprehensive Plan for Orange County. For the authorization to reserve school sites to be effective, the Board of Commissioners, prior to the adoption of the Comprehensive Plan or any amendment thereto, shall have jointly determined with the Board of Education having jurisdiction over the area, the specific location, size and suitability of each school site to be reserved. All sites so designated shall appear in the adopted Comprehensive Plan. The key is to have the sites roughly outlined in an adopted plan, which triggers an 18-month opportunity for the school district or county to acquire the site. This may be another avenue to address school site needs if larger developments are anticipated to come forward in the future. The Boards may want to hear additional information from staff on this item, and the Boards may want to discuss as necessary. No Attachments 6. 'County Services /Financial Partnership Over the past few years, the County and the Town have entered into service delivery partnerships in the arenas of property tax collections, planning services, building inspections, library services, fire inspections and River Park. Over the next couple of years, it is anticipated that the extent to which the County and Town partner will increase - examples of such endeavors include development and operations of River and Fairview Parks, opening of the County's new library, and provision of Recreation programs and Animal Control Services. There may also be some opportun ities relating to the a Heritage Center which the County has discussed. It is the County's interest to have Town and County staff develop plans for financial partnerships to recover the Town's fair share of the County's provision of services. The Boards may want to discuss this item as necessary. . No Attachments FINANCIAL IMPACT: There is no direct financial impact associated with discussion of these topics. There are no action items requiring formal Board decisions.