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10 <br /> <br />Dr. Todd Wirt said that is true for any tax paying resident without children in the school <br />system. <br />Chair Dorosin said thanked Dr. Todd Wirt and OCS for their foresight. <br />Chair Dorosin referred to the numbers at the top of chart, and said the OCS enrollment <br />is declining, but the overall amount of school-aged children is increasing, but more children are <br />going to charter schools. <br />Dr. Todd Wirt said that is correct. <br />Chair Dorosin said he heard a rumor that the General Assembly will bring in the special <br />session, and potentially offer a resolution for the class size issue. <br />Dr. Todd Wirt said there are varying reports out of Raleigh. He said there are various <br />strategies being proposed: delay the mandated class size; provide additional funding stream to <br />pay for specials (art, music, PE); etc. <br />Commissioner Jacobs asked if it will be necessary to consider how SAPFO works in <br />this new environment. He said many projected students are not attending traditional public <br />schools, and he asked if there is a way to address this issue of class size and predict the <br />necessary number of classes, all the while not knowing if students will actually enroll. He said <br />it is unclear to know whether or not to build classrooms. <br />Dr. Todd Wirt said OCS is analyzing the building capacity of the two largest charter <br />schools have, and how much capacity those schools have left. He said OCS has a working <br />relationship with the Charter Schools. <br />Commissioner Jacobs said maybe staff from the County, OCS, and CHCCS need to <br />meet and have a reality check, as the federal tax changes will likely kick in next year. He said <br />if people are encouraged to go to private or charter schools, it is difficult to know how to project <br />numbers for the public schools. <br />Commissioner McKee said he is glad to hear that there is communication with the <br />charter schools. <br /> <br />5. Public Hearings <br /> <br />a. Class A Special Use Permit – Solar Array off US Highway 70 in Cheeks Township <br />The Board held a public hearing, review, and make a determination on a Class A <br />Special Use Permit (hereafter ‘SUP’) application proposing the development of a solar array in <br />accordance with Section 2.7 Special Use Permits and Section 5.9.6 (C) Solar Array-Public <br />Utility of the Orange County Unified Development Ordinance (UDO). <br /> <br />SCRIPT FOR ACTING ON CLASS A SPECIAL USE PERMIT SOLAR APPLICATION – <br />FEBRUARY 6, 2018 PUBLIC HEARING: <br />NOTE – Blue text denotes BOCC Chair/Member required action <br />1. Meeting progresses ……. <br />2. Chair Dorosin informed those in attendance the next item on the agenda (ITEM 5 -A) is <br />a PUBLIC HEARING: <br /> <br />Chair Dorosin read: <br />To review a Class A Special Use Permit application seeking to develop a solar <br />array/public utility station on a 52 acre parcel of property further identified utilizing PIN <br />9835-02-9137, which is accessed via an easement from 6519 U.S. Highway 70 West <br />within the Cheeks Township. <br />