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developers, The County's Planning Director will briefly explain the annual report development process and point out some of the significant implications of this year's analysis. County, municipal, and school staff have collaborated to run the November 15, 2003 student membership numbers through the approved ten-year student projection models, The results are included in tables in the draft SAPFOTAC report. Approval of the building capacity calculations and student membership projections will be scheduled for a subsequent BOCC meeting, A significant outstanding issue remains for the Board's consideration, with no decision being asked of the Board at this meeting, That issue involves recent determinations by the State of North Carolina that class size in grades kindergarten through 2 (K-2) must be reduced from a ratio of 23 students to 1 teacher to 21 to 1. The County Attorney and Planning Director will discuss potential implications of the updated capacity and membership figures as they relate to the provisions of the School Adequate Public Facilities ordinance and MOUs. The student projection tables in the draft SAPFOTAC annual report reflect that total student membership in OCS (elementary, middle, and high school combined) as of November 15, 2003 was 6,503. The State Department of Public Instruction's (DPI) March 2003 Average Daily Membership (ADM) planning number was 6,498. The November 15, 2003 actual membership number for OCS is 143 higher than the actual membership as of November 15, 2002 of 6,360. CHCCS actual membership (elementary, middle, and high school combined, less UNC Hospital Schcol students) as of November 15, 2003 was 10,634. DPI's March 2003 ADM planning number for CHCCS was 10,649. The November 15, 2003 actual membership number for CHCCS is 313 higher than the actual membership as of November 15, 2002 of 10,321, FINANCIAL IMPACT: Precise financial impacts cannot be determined, but the changes in projected building capacity and growth in student membership for the next ten years will have impacts on future operating and capital budgets measured in the tens of millions of dollars. RECOMMENDATION(S): The Manager recommends that the Board: 1) receive the report; 2) pose any questions needing further staff analysis prior to the Board's approval of membership and capacity figures at a future BOCC meeting; and 3) provide any appropriate direction to staff.