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<br />ORANGE COUNTY <br />BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS <br />ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT <br />Meeting Date: March 29, 2001 <br />Action Agenda <br />Item No. - - -~ <br />SUBJECT: Possible Waiver of County/Municipal/Utility Development Fees for School <br />Construction <br />DEPARTMENT: County Manager/Budget PUBLIC HEARING: (Y/N) No <br />ATTACHMENT(S): <br />3/22/01 Budget Director Memo <br />Table: New School Construction Permits <br />and Fees <br />Chapel Hill <br />Durham <br />Mebane <br />INFORMATION CONTACT: <br />Rod Visser, ext 2300 <br />Donna Dean, ext 2151 <br />TELEPHONE NUMBERS: <br />Hillsborough 732-8181 <br />968-4501 <br />688-7331 <br />336-227-2031 <br />PURPOSE: To continue discussion of a proposal to pursue the waiver of local government <br />and public utility fees related to the development and construction of new school sites and <br />facilities. <br />BACKGROUND: The Board of Commissioners and Boards of Education share an interest in <br />constructing high quality school facilities at reasonable cost. To that end, the Commissioners <br />have expressed a willingness to support the school boards in approaching the municipalities <br />and public utilities with requests that they waive or minimize the fees that they impose for <br />development review activities associated with school construction projects. County and school <br />staffs have collaborated to compile figures that reflect development-related fees that have been <br />paid (or are anticipated) by both school systems for school construction projects in recent years. <br />The boards may wish to discuss steps that could lead to reductions or waivers in development <br />related fees that would lower the direct casts of new school construction projects. <br />This topic was scheduled for discussion at the joint work session on March 28, 2001, between <br />the Board of Commissioners and the two school boards. The BOCC may wish to continue that <br />discussion at this March 29 work session, as needed, depending on how the topic was <br />concluded at the March 28 work session. <br />FINANCIAL IMPACT: There is no financial impact directly related to the discussion of this <br />proposal. However, if successfully implemented, the proposal could lead to lower upfront <br />capital construction cost for school projects. It could also lead, in some cases, to lower County <br />fee revenue for school projects where County fees are waived or reduced. <br />RECOMMENDATION(S): The Manager recommends that the Board discuss the proposal <br />further, as needed, and provide appropriate direction to staff. <br />