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DRAFT 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. FINANCIAL IMPACT: There is no financial impact directly associated with this discussion. However, decisions that the BOCC and SAPFO partners will make regarding possible implementation of the MOU and Ordinance will have a profound impact on the need for and timing of future school construction in both Orange County School Districts. RECOMMENDATION: The Manager recommends that the Board approve the proposed MOU and the addendum as outlined in the County Attorney's November 27, 2002 letter. It should be noted that there are two separate MOU agreements. One would be effective within the Chapel Hill-Carrboro School District, with parties to the agreement being the County, the Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools, and the Towns of Carrboro and Chapel Hill (see the Attorney's proposed addendum on pages 6-8). The other agreement would be effective within the Orange County School District, with the parties being the County, the Orange County Schools, and the Town of Hillsborough (see the Attorney's proposed addendum on pages 9-11, where one of two options should be chosen -the Manager recommends Option I I, which temporarily suspends the adequacy test for the middle school level). Inherent in this recommendation for approval is acceptance of the determined variables noted in the Decision Matrix such as Level of Service, Membership Date, Building Capacity, Capital Investment Plan, Student Growth Rates, Projections, Methodology and Generation Rates. Further, the Manager recommends that the Board provide guidance to the staff and Attorney regarding the form of the Ordinance to be brought back for adoption no later than February 4, 2003.