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1p <br />DRAFT <br />.. MEMORANDUM OF AG <br />FOR PROYIDIl~G CUORDIl~TATED SITE AND FACII~ITY PLANNIl~TG <br />This agreement between the Orange County and Chapel Hil]/ Carrboro Boards ofEducati~n and <br />the governing Boards of orange County and the Towns of Chapel Hyll, Carrbaro and Hillsborough <br />is intended to establish and implement a coordinated site and facility planning process for schools <br />and compatible government facilities: The purpose of the coordinated planning process is to share <br />iafai~nation among the parties to the agreemeirt,, optimiie the collocation and use of schools and <br />other public facilities in a way that builds community, provides public services where they are <br />most needed, assures the compatibility of collocated services; and e£~ciently uses public _ <br />resources. <br />This agreement recognizes the existence of two school districts -the Chapel Hill/CaiTbaro School <br />District and the Prange County School District - and, a.Schools and Land Use Council for each <br />district. Decisions on collocation of facilities in the Chapel Hall/Carrbaro School District may <br />involve the Chapel HilUCarrboro Board of Education and any or all of the following units of local <br />government: the Town of Chapel Hill, the Town of Carrboro, and Orange County. Decisions on <br />collocation pf facilities is the Orange County School District may involve the Orange County <br />Board of Education and one, or both of the following units of local government; the Town of <br />Hillsborough and Orange Caumy. Wherever passible, agreementJcoaperation across school <br />district lines shall be pursued. <br />To £uther these goals, the Orange County and Chapel Hill/ Carrbam Boards of Education and .the <br />governing Boards of Orange County and the Towns of Chapel Hill, Carrboro and Hillsborough do <br />hereby agree to the following separate and shazed responsibilities for coordinated facility planning <br />to the extent that rt does rat delay time critical construction af, either school or government <br />facilities. These statements of responsibilities are intended to be consiste>Yt with all applicable laws <br />and regulations; where they are not, they are superseded by those applicable laws and regulations. <br />Specifically, this agreement is nvt intended to supersede the statutory autbority~ of either Board of <br />Education to. select school sites or to build, inaiutaan or~epair school facilities or the other <br />governing Boards to approve the .amounts to be spent for sites. and to determine the funds available <br />for school 'and cawrty or municipal facilities. This agreement does not supersede local <br />government planniing and zoning authority and/or land use planning and zoning requirements. <br />L The Orange County and/or Chapel H~l/Carrboro Boazds of Education will: <br />A Identify appropriate site criteria for public school facilities; and <br />B. Identity interior and exterior space and exterior site requirements for school facilities; and <br />C. Begin a planning process after the interna]/exteraal space needs for collocated facilities are <br />determined; and <br />