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12 Rani Dasi said she is asking to apply data that is appropriate to the community, so that the process is transparent when percentages are charged, and investors know what they are getting. Julie Herlands said the construction costs are crosschecked and truth tested, and if this is a point of contention, the percentage multiplier can be changed to 120 instead of 113, resulting in a slight increase in the fee amount. Commissioner Burroughs said it is ultimately at the discretion of the BOCC to make any decisions, and all concerns should be directed to the BOCC, not the consultant. Commissioner Jacobs said he hears that some people are not comfortable with the way the Board of County Commissioners is calculating the impact fee, and so the Board may want to review how the calculations are being done. Steve Halkiotis said the input on this information is flawed, and the demographics in the OCS system have changed dramatically. He said he is not happy with this analysis, which shows partial children coming from OCS and whole children from CHCCS, despite being in the same size home. Julie Herlands resumed the PowerPoint presentation: Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools (graph) CHCCS Student Generation Rates (graph) CHCCS Levels of Service (graph) CHCCS Cost Per Student Summary (graph) CHCCS Maximum Supportable Impact Fees (graph) Perdita Holtz resumed the PowerPoint presentation: Consultant Reports on Findings (graph) Maximum Supportable Impact Fees (graph) • Technical studies determined the "maximum supportable impact fee" (MSIF) • In the past, Orange County has not adopted at the MSIF level o Last 2 cycles were at: • (2001) 60% • (2008) 4-year increase at 32%, 40%, 50%, topping off at 60% Current Fee Levels Chapel Hill-Carrboro District (graph) Orange County District (graph) MSIF — Chapel Hill — Carrboro District (graph) MSIF — Orange County District (graph) Possible Options • As calculated, adopting at some percentage of the MSIF.