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r� BARRYJACOes CHAIR ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS STEPHEN H.HA00077S,VICE CHAIR 1Z MARGARET W.BROWN POST OFFICE BOX 8181 MOSES CAREY,JR. AuCEM.GORDON 200 SOUTH CAMERON STREET HILLSBOROUGH,OcOber ,� OUNA 27278 a `fie trb �Eaco� Mayor Kevin Foy Town of Chapel Hill 306 South Columbia Street Chapel Hill,North Carolina 27514 Dear Kevin: The purpose of this letter is to provide a report from the Schools and Land Use Councils(SLUC)on the status of the process regarding development and consideration of the proposed Schools Adequate Public Facilities Memorandum of Understanding(MOU)and Ordinance(SAPFO).The SLUC met most recently on September 25,2002. The attendance included the full membership of the Towns and School Boards as well as a complement of administrative and planning staff support. The SLUC fulfilled their charge concerning the Schools Adequate Public Facilities MOU at their June 12,2002 meeting. Their recommendations are noted in the Schools Adequate Public Facilities MOU Decision Matrix,a copy of which is attached. Since that time,the SLUC has been synchronizing its SAPFO-related discussions with those of the School Facilities Task Force(SFTF),a work group comprised of two members each from the Board of Commissioners and the two Boards of Education. The Task Force was charged by the BOCC to provide advice to Commissioners regarding a variety of topics,including possible modifications to school construction standards and issues related to Schools Adequate Public Facilities. During its first five meetings,the Task Force has focused almost exclusively on remaining SAPF Memorandum of Understanding decision points. The timely resolution of these points is central to a successful implementation of the Memorandum of Understanding and'Ordinance by February 15,2003.The Task Force has worked on standardizing a system of reporting school building capacity as well as assessing the implications of new student membership projections and associated methodologies against level of service(LOS) percentages established in the Memorandum of Understanding. A joint meeting of both school boards and the Board of County Commissioners on September 23,2002 also addressed these issues. I would like to draw your attention to several enclosures to this letter,which are outlined briefly below: Decision Matrix of Memorandum of Understanding(MOU)Elements The decision matrix identifies a number of decision points that may require reconsideration by all SAPF parties prior to MOU and Ordinance implementation. A mutual goal of the BOCC, SLUC,and SFTF has been to identify in one comprehensive package a list of needed or requested modifications to the Memorandum of Understanding or Ordinance that have occurred subsequent to the approval by some parties of the MOU. By having all parties consider all the proposed changes at one time,we will have been able to avoid a cycle of repeated presentations of individual changes to those instruments.The comprehensive package should be ready for consideration by the governing boards of all parties within the next few weeks.Although the discussion about how best to balance Level of Service,Capital Investment Planning, and school building capacity calculations while avoiding the de facto need for a development moratorium has been challenging,I believe that substantial progress has been made and that a satisfactory resolution to that challenge is nearly at hand. www.co.orange.nc.us Protecting and preserving—People, Resources, Quality of Life Orange County, North Carolina—You Count! (919)245-2130. FAX(919)644-0246