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ORANGE COUNTY <br />BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS <br />ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT <br />Meeting Date: September 7, 2005 <br />Action Agenda <br />Item No. M-6 <br />SUBJECT: Update on Orange County Schools Facility Use <br />DEPARTMENT: Manager <br />PUBLIC HEARING: (YIN) No <br />ATTACHMENT(S): <br />6/30/05 Staff Meeting Summary <br />INFORMATION CONTACT: <br />John Link or Rod Visser, ext 2300 <br />Durham 688-7331 <br />Mebane 336-227-2031 <br />TELEPHONE NUMBERS: <br />Hillsborough 732-8181 <br />Chapel Hill 968-4501 <br />PURPOSE: To receive an update related to County and public use of Orange County <br />Schools facilities. <br />BACKGROUND: The Board of Commissioners has had a long-standing expectation that <br />school facilities should be available for public use to the maximum extent possible. The County <br />and Orange County Schools have for many years cooperated regarding the use of school <br />facilities for recreation purposes, but the BOCC has also indicated that it would like to increase <br />the accessibility of OCS athletic facilities to the general public. <br />County and OCS staff met over the summer to resolve some outstanding facility use issues and <br />to discuss a process for updating one or more agreements that would govern County use and <br />public access to athletic facilities. A summary of that meeting discussion is attached. County <br />staff will provide a verbal report on progress to date regarding enhanced access to OCS <br />facilities. <br />FINANCIAL IMPACT: There is no financial impact associated with receipt of this report. <br />RECOMMENDATION(S): The Manager recommends that the Board receive the report for <br />information only at this time.