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17 <br /> <br />A motion was made by Commissioner Rich, seconded by Commissioner Jacobs for the <br />Board to adopt the Lands Legacy Action Plan for 2018-2020. <br /> <br />VOTE: UNANIMOUS <br /> <br />Commissioner Jacobs asked if Todd McGee could do a press release about this, and <br />from where the funds come, etc. <br />Bonnie Hammersley said yes. <br /> <br />d. Schools Adequate Public Facilities Ordinance (SAPFO) – Approval of Membership <br />and Capacity Numbers <br />The Board considered voting to approve the November 15, 2017 membership and <br />capacity numbers for both school districts (Orange County and Chapel Hill-Carrboro City <br />Schools) which will be used in developing 10-year student membership projections and the <br />2018 SAPFO Technical Advisory Committee (SAPFOTAC) Report. <br /> <br />Ashley Moncado, Planner II, presented this item. <br /> <br />BACKGROUND: <br />In accordance with the Schools APFO MOU (Memorandum of Understanding), the Board of <br />County Commissioners shall approve the school districts’ November 15th membership and <br />capacity numbers within 15 school days after receiving the numbers from the school districts. <br />Both Orange County Schools and Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools submitted their <br />membership and capacity numbers in accordance with the MOUs. As per the MOUs, this step <br />of the SAPFO process entails only the approval of the student membership and capacity <br />numbers. <br /> <br />The SAPFOTAC, comprised of representatives of both school systems and the Planning <br />Directors of the County and Towns, is tasked to produce an annual report for the governing <br />boards of each SAPFO partner. The full annual SAPFOTAC report, which will include 10-Year <br />student membership projections, will be completed in early 2018. The CAPS (Certificate of <br />Adequate Public Schools) system is updated with actual membership and capacity figures after <br />the BOCC approves the information submitted by the school districts. <br /> <br />The chart in Attachment 2 shows the Capacity and Membership for each school level in both <br />school districts and the increase (or decrease) over the November 15, 2016 membership. It <br />also shows the Allowable Maximum Level of Service (LOS) as was agreed upon as part of the <br />SAPFO MOU process and the Actual LOS based on November 15, 2017 membership <br />numbers. <br /> <br />As a result of House Bill 13, which modified class size ratios for kindergarten to third grade, <br />both school districts have experienced a decrease in capacity for the 2017-18 school year at <br />the 1 elementary school level. Future changes to class size ratios for the 2018-19 school year <br />will be reviewed by the SAPFO Technical Advisory Committee (SAPFOTAC) in January. At that <br />time, the SAPFOTAC will discuss the possible reconvening of the Joint Action Committee, <br />comprised of representatives from the Orange County Board of Commissioners, the Orange <br />County Board of Education, and the Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools Board of Education, in <br />order to address potential modifications in class size ratios for the 2018-19 school year for <br />SAPFO purposes. <br />