Agenda - 09-29-2016 - 1-4 Joint Meeting Abstract BOCC, CHCCS, OCS

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Model Programs and Adaptation to Orange County FSA is modeled on the Harlem Children's Zone, a "cradle to college or career" pipeline that provides wrap-around services and intensive academic interventions. After 20 years of work, HCZ has eliminated the racial achievement gap for its students. Adapting this model to Orange County required identifying neighborhoods where families are struggling to make ends meet and facilitating a community-engaged process for selecting two pilot zones, Zone 4 (Southern Hillsborough) and Zone 6 (Chapel Hill-Carrboro). Gap Analysis, Initial Programs, and Strategic Plan Development FSA staff worked closely with community members living in the zones and other key stakeholders to identify gaps in Orange County's "pipeline" and develop a Strategic Plan for how to address those gaps. The two initial programs developed by FSA include 1) a summer Kindergarten Readiness program, implemented in partnership with school districts, and 2) a Navigator Program that helps FSA-enrolled families support their children's education and connect with community resources by drawing on the expertise of zone residents who are hired and trained by FSA. FSA also supports afterschool programing and summer enrichment for enrolled children. Attachment 2: Family Success Alliance Strategic Plan July 2016-June 2018 3. Update on School Construction Impact Fees Study/Report Tonight's meeting provides an opportunity for the boards to discuss the potential impact fee updates. A representative from the consulting firm of TischlerBise will present the results of the study and address technical questions/comments on the report. On August 17, 2016, draft school impact fee studies for both school districts were sent via e- mail to school district and municipal staffs. The studies were completed by a consultant with whom Orange County contracted. The reports are posted on the Planning Department's website:http://www.orangecountync.gov/departments/planning and inspections/current int erest projects.php. The report for Orange County Schools was updated by the consultant on September 1 because it was discovered that a portion of Appendix A was missing. School impact fees are fees charged to help defray the public costs of new development. The fee is charged once to all new residential development in both school districts. Fees charged must be proportional to the actual impact caused which is the reason a technical study is completed; the data-based study determines the proportional impact of housing types and the "maximum supportable impact fee" (MSIF) that can be charged for each type of housing. Proceeds from school impact fees can be used only to increase student membership capacity (e.g., Capital Facilities — new or expanded school buildings) in the school district in which the fee was collected. School impact fee proceeds cannot be used to fund operations. School impact fees were last updated in 2008 and were adopted to increase each year over four years, with the last increase effective January 1, 2012. The final increase raised the fee to 60% of the MSIF, as calculated in 2008. The recently completed studies disaggregate dwelling types by the number of bedrooms a unit contains and also break out smaller sized (less than 800 square feet) detached units.