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Undcrliac -added Iaagun~e 5trlkethroagh ~ deleted language MEM~RANDUl1~i Ok' CJNDERSTANDING by and This Memorandum of Understanding is entered into this ~ _ day of , 2000, between the Tawn of ,the City of Urange County, and the (the "School District'. WHEREAS, the portion of Orange County, served by the [name of school disiricl] has for the past decade been experiencing rapid growth in population; and ,, W1~YEREAS, this growth, and that which is anticipated, creates a demand for additional school facilities to accommodate the children who reside within new developments; and WHEREAS, the responsibility forplaruYing for and constructing new school facilities lies primarily with the (Qrangc County School District ur Chapel Hill/Can-boro School District), with funding provided by Orange County; acid WHEREAS, ,Orange County and the School District have recognized the need to work together to ensure that new growth within the School District occurs at a pace that allows Orange County and the School District to provide adequate school .facilities to serve the children within such new developments; .WHEREAS, parties have worked cooperatively and developed a system wherein school facilities are currently adequate to meet the needs of the citizens of the county and will continue to maintain a Capital Investment Plan (CIP) that is financially feasible and synchronised with historical growth patterns; NOW, THEREFORE, the parties to this memorandum hereby agree as follows: Section 1, The. parties will work cooperatively to develop a realistic capital facilities program for the construction of schools such that, from the effective date of this Memorandum; a. No school level (i.c. elementary, middle or high) is more than 1. Elementary School ~5% of Building Capacily 2: Middle School ~% of Building Capacity 3. High Schaal l 1~(% of Building Capacity (if number of schools within a level is very low the district may initiatr; a higher percentage limit and step down in percentage to the number above as new schools open) h. The term "the school districts building capacity" will be determined by rcfcrcn..o to State guidelines and the school district guidelines (consistent with CLP School Construction Guidelines/policies developed by the school districts and the $oard of County Commissioners) and ~llt determined hyjoint action of the School Board~nd thc_„~~~j a Coun~v 13. oar~~' C'ommis~ioners. ~$s used herein t refers to pcrmanerit buildings. Mobile classrooms and other