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12 <br /> 1 Julie Herlands said the construction costs are crosschecked and truth tested, and if this <br /> 2 is a point of contention, the percentage multiplier can be changed to 120 instead of 113, <br /> 3 resulting in a slight increase in the fee amount. <br /> 4 Commissioner Burroughs said it is ultimately at the discretion of the BOCC to make any <br /> 5 decisions, and all concerns should be directed to the BOCC, not the consultant. <br /> 6 Commissioner Jacobs said he hears that some people are not comfortable with the way <br /> 7 the Board of County Commissioners is calculating the impact fee, and so the Board may want <br /> 8 to review how the calculations are being done. <br /> 9 Steve Halkiotis said the input on this information is flawed, and the demographics in the <br /> 10 OCS system have changed dramatically. He said he is not happy with this analysis, which <br /> 11 shows partial children coming from OCS and whole children from CHCCS, despite being in the <br /> 12 same size home. <br /> 13 Julie Herlands resumed the PowerPoint presentation: <br /> 14 <br /> 15 Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools (graph) <br /> 16 <br /> 17 CHCCS Student Generation Rates (graph) <br /> 18 <br /> 19 CHCCS Levels of Service (graph) <br /> 20 <br /> 21 CHCCS Cost Per Student Summary (graph) <br /> 22 <br /> 23 CHCCS Maximum Supportable Impact Fees (graph) <br /> 24 <br /> 25 Perdita Holtz resumed the PowerPoint presentation: <br /> 26 <br /> 27 Consultant Reports on Findings (graph) <br /> 28 <br /> 29 Maximum Supportable Impact Fees (graph) <br /> 30 • Technical studies determined the "maximum supportable impact fee" (MSIF) <br /> 31 • In the past, Orange County has not adopted at the MSIF level <br /> 32 o Last 2 cycles were at: <br /> 33 (2001) 60% <br /> 34 (2008) 4-year increase at 32%, 40%, 50%, topping off at 60% <br /> 35 <br /> 36 Current Fee Levels <br /> 37 Chapel Hill-Carrboro District (graph) <br /> 38 Orange County District (graph) <br /> 39 <br /> 40 MSIF — Chapel Hill —Carrboro District (graph) <br /> 41 <br /> 42 MSIF — Orange County District (graph) <br /> 43 <br /> 44 Possible Options <br /> 45 • As calculated, adopting at some percentage of the MSIF. <br /> 46 • Collapsing the Single Family Detached category in the Orange County Schools district <br /> 47 (due to an unexpected result in this category), charging the "Average" for this housing <br /> 48 type in this district, charging fees as calculated for other housing types, and adopting at <br /> 49 some percentage of the MSIF. <br />