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ORANGE COUNT\- }I}LLsi3opot-Gli . �ltuaa9Ers Circe C Ltai clz.ed>76-2 October 18, 1993 Mr. W. Calvin Horton, Town Manager Town of Chapel Hill 3D6 North Columbia Street Chapel Hill, North Carolina 27516 Dear Cal: RE: Public School Impact Fees - Proposed Interlocal Agreement On July 8, 1993, 'representatives from your staff, Flo Garrison and Roger Walden, met with other County/municipal staff to discuss implementation of the Educational Facilities Impact Fee Ordinance. Part of the discussion focused on Section 5.B. of the Ordinance which provides for such collection to be by Orange County or through interlocal agreement between the County and the individual municipalities. One of the points of concern was whether to provide a means for citizens to pay the impact fee on the local level rather than driving all the way to Hillsborough to the Planning& Inspections Department. On September 7, 1993, the Board of Commissioners approved the enclosed Impact Fee Collection Interlocal Agreement and authorized its submission to the municipalities for consideration. The basic points contained in the Agreement are very straightforward. I will not repeat them except to note that a draft quarterly report form has been included which, if the Town elects to enter into the Agreement, would have to be submitted on a quarterly basis with collected revenues. The procedure (as well as the form) is modeled after that used by all local governments as part of the Homeowners Recovery Fund Act [see G.S. 87-15.6(b)]. My purpose in writing is to request that the Interlocal Agreement be presented to the Chapel Hill Town Council for consideration. If you require County Staff to be present to answer questions, please contact Rod Visser, the Assistant County Manager, or Marvin Collins, the Planning Director. In the event that your governing board elects not to be participate in the Interlocal Agreement, I believe that staff discussions should continue on how best to track permits issued and impact fees collected, even if this responsibility is that of the County. One possibility is for your Planning and/or Inspections Department to provide Orange County with a copy of each new residential building permit following issuance of same. Thanks in advance for your assistance on this matter. Sincerely, John M. Link, County Manager CC: Geoffrey Gledhill, County Attorney Rod Visser, Assistant County Manager Marvin Collins, Planning Director