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34 1 Commissioner Hamilton asked if mobile classrooms were included in either of the 2 capacities. 3 Kirk Vaughn said no. 4 Chair Bedford asked the Board if they would like to move forward with amending the 5 capacity framework. 6 Travis Myren said current SAPFO will require the Board to only require notice to other 7 partners. He said that if other parts of SAPFO are changed, would require approval. 8 Commissioner Hamilton said she is not comfortable making changes until she sees the 9 model. 10 Travis Myren said there is no time constraint for the projection models for this year. He 11 said they would need to provide notice by February of next year of the change. 12 Commissioner McKee said he wants to make sure that any discussion about projections 13 has the full involvement of both school systems. 14 Kirk Vaughn said that they contracted with the school districts directly. 15 Chair Bedford asked about thoughts on capacity. 16 Commissioner Richards said it is interesting to her that some are dismissive of SAPFO. 17 She said when they discussed the school and Greene Tract, SAPFO was not considered. She 18 said that if they are doing both, that is good, but she said she supports the methodology taking 19 development into account. 20 Chair Bedford asked how often the capacity numbers will be able to be updated and 21 whether staff will be able to do it. She asked how much that costs. 22 Kirk Vaughn said they have the framework from Woolport and that it would be possible. 23 He said the land use is only every so often, so it is not the same scale. 24 Commissioner Fowler said it would be nice to follow this for a year to see how it operates. 25 She said that it is hopeful to use this, and it will be good to know what they functionally need. She 26 said she is leaning towards that, but they need to see the information. She said that she does not 27 want to exclude pre-K rooms. 28 Chair Bedford said she has advocated for the pre-K count but it is not mandated they build 29 for the Pre-K but she thinks this board needs to do it. She said they have a joint meeting coming 30 up with the school boards. 31 32 PUBLIC COMMENT: 33 Kari Hamel said she would like to see the modeling and methodology shared with the 34 public. She said that one of the boards asked to see where students were living that were leaving 35 for charter schools. She said that she is unsure how many language teachers are being used in 36 the two districts. She questioned if a classroom is needed if there is a 40% shift in some of these 37 subjects. She said she would also like to see the projections include the educational adequacy. 38 She said she would forward this information. 39 40 Chair Bedford asked if virtual instruction is calculated at all. 41 Thomas Dudley said they are counting students in seats and that is the standard across 42 districts. 43 Chair Bedford said there are some dual enrollment students and asked if they were 44 factored into the usage. 45 Thomas Dudley said he will check into dual enrollment with Durham Tech. 46 47 b. Discussion on School and County Capital Planning and Financing Scenarios 48 The Board reviewed and discussed financing scenarios related to implementing the long-range 49 County Facility Plan and the School Long Range Facilities Optimization Plan and provided 50 direction to staff on adjustments to the financing scenarios defined in this abstract with the goal 51 of adopting a preferred plan of finance by the end of January 2024.