Agenda - 03-10-20; 8-a - Minutes

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5 1 use of the dumpster facilities and provides for the cost sharing of servicing and maintenance of 2 the facilities between Greenfield Place and Greenfield Commons. 3 The attached Consent and Subordination Agreement affirms the County's consent to the 4 easement granted by Greenfield Workforce Housing, LLC, and the subordination of its 5 respective deed of trust to the easement. The subordination ensures that the easement will 6 continue to exist were the County to foreclose on its deed of trust. The Town of Chapel Hill, 7 North Carolina Housing Finance Agency, DHIC, and State Employees' Credit Union have all 8 signed similar Consent and Subordination Agreements. 9 10 Commissioner Marcoplos clarified that all necessary parties have agreed to this item. 11 Emila Harris said yes. 12 Commissioner Price clarified that everything is on Greenfield property. 13 Emila Harris answered yes. 14 A motion was made by Commissioner Marcoplos, seconded by Commissioner Price to 15 authorize the Chair to sign a Consent and Subordination Agreement to provide Greenfield 16 Commons access to and us of dumpster facilities located at Greenfield Place. 17 18 Commissioner Dorosin said he appreciated Commissioner McKee's concerns about the 19 process, but sees this as an example of elevating process over substance, had the Board 20 chosen to delay this vote. 21 Commissioner Dorosin said he respectfully disagrees with Commissioner McKee that 22 the Board is not working hard by moving this vote. He said this characterization is unfair, and 23 the BOCC has many meetings in the upcoming months, and moving this vote to this evening, is 24 in no way shirking the Board's responsibilities. 25 Commissioner McKee said he referred to two formal meetings a month, not any/all 26 meetings. He said his personal opinion is that the Commissioners are well paid to attend every 27 meeting that is on the approved calendar, of which the public is aware and expecting. He said 28 the public has the opportunity to speak at business meetings to any item, not just this one, and 29 by removing the meeting the Board removes the opportunity for public discourse. 30 31 VOTE: UNANIMOUS 32 33 1. Update on Schools Joint Action Committee Related to Class Sizes and Pre-K 34 35 BACKGROUND: The State of North Carolina enacted legislation in 2017 resulting in a 36 decrease in class size averages from 1:20 to 1:17 for kindergarten to third grade for the 2018- 37 2019 school year. Due to significant statewide ramifications as a result of the reduced class 38 size averages, the North Carolina General Assembly approved House Bill 90, which allows for a 39 phasing-in process to address the decrease in class size averages over the next four years. 40 Based on House Bill 90, average class sizes for kindergarten to third grade will be phased-in as 41 provided below: 42 43 In January 2018, due to impacts anticipated to elementary school capacity resulting from these 44 reductions, the Schools Adequate Public Facilities Ordinance Technical Advisory Committee 45 (SAPFOTAC) identified the need for the Schools Joint Action Committee (SJAC) to meet in 46 order to discuss options and determine how to implement the school capacity changes. 47 Schools Joint Action Committee (SJAC) 48 49 Based on the adopted SAPFO Memoranda of Understanding, school building capacity shall be 50 determined by reference to state guidelines and school district guidelines and by a joint action