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because their Middle School segment presently exceeds the 107% Level of Service standard contemplated in the MOU (actual OCS middle school student membership is at approximately 111 % of capacity). The School Facilities Task Force discussed four potential methods to prevent a defacto moratorium condition: A. Change Level of Service B. Change School Capacity C. Adjust the Capital Investment Plan D. Defer the Middle School adequacy test in the Orange County School District until a new school opens, while implementing both School Adequate Public Facilities Ordinance school district systems effective February 15, 2003. The Task Force recommended Option D as the option that best maintains the integrity of the various elements and also maintains the equitable standards of Level of Service between both districts in the long run. Questions have been raised regarding the implications of delaying the implementation of the School Adequate Public Facilities Ordinance system to a date other than the February 15, 2003 date established in the Memorandum of Understanding. A change is possible if the Memorandum of Understanding is appropriately modified by all parties. An implementation date of April 15, 2003 could be pursued with the understanding that the following implications of changing the date might be experienced: 1. School Adequate Public Facilities Ordinance data would still be collected and analyzed as noted in the original schedule (Fall of each year); 2. School Adequate Public Facilities Ordinance data would not be acted upon as early, meaning some data may become "old" as the student membership numbers are dynamic through the year. 3. Developments in the pipeline or in the concept stage may be able to proceed without being subject to the School Adequate Public Facilities Ordinance; 4. An important product of the School Adequate Public Facilities Ordinance data is to use it as a tool to develop school Capital Investment Plan needs which are developed in the first part of the year. It is likely that even without an impending School Adequate Public Facilities Ordinance, informal School Adequate Public Facilities Ordinance processes and data sharing would be pursued. 5. A delay in implementation of the School Adequate Public Facilities Ordinance, which at this time was projected to resolve five out of six school level capacity issues (or five out of five if the Orange County School District Middle School is deferred) could lead to other "un-"School Adequate Public Facilities Ordinance changing conditions that are not as easy to resolve in future years. In summary, the School Adequate Public Facilities Ordinance implementation date can change with the same consensus process that has been used to arrive at our present status. However, the process has been choreographed to achieve the most responsive and user-friendly system as identified in its present timeframe.