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1 <br />' .~ ORANGE COUNTY <br />BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS <br />ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT <br />Meeting Date: November 22, 1999 <br />..Action Agenda <br />Item No. a <br />SUBJECT: School/Park Reserve Update and Location Opportunities <br />DEPARTMENT: Environment and Resource PUBLIC HEARING: (lf/N) No <br />Conservation <br />ATTACHMENT(S): INFORMATION CONTACT: <br />Annotated Recommendations (revised) David Stancil, 245-2590 <br />Craig Benedict, 245-2592 . <br />Donna Dean, 245-2151 <br />TELEPHONE NUMBERS: <br />Hillsborough 732-8181 <br />Chapel Hill 968-4501 <br />Durham 688-7331 <br />Mebane. 336-227-2031 <br />PURPOSE: To consider the BOCC School/Park Reserve Committee findings, annotated with <br />updated information from staff. <br />BACKGROUND: On May 6, 1999, an ad hoc BOCC committee of Commissioners- Brown and <br />Jacobs met to look at the. School/Park Reserve Fund and its use as a funding source for current <br />proposals then on the table and long-term issues. The group was to present their report to the <br />BOCC for its approval. The report was presented to the Board on June 1, with no action taken <br />at that time. <br />An updated version of this. report is attached. that addresses three primary issues.. First, since <br />the report was created and reviewed, several of the topic areas in the report have been <br />addressed or resolved. The proposed Northern Orange and Smith Middle School site <br />considerations have .changed, and the disposition of future allocations of the fund has been <br />addressed. on an interim basis. Second, .the Schools and Land Use Councils have discussed <br />co-location of school/park facilities and a memorandum of agreement has been developed <br />along these lines. Finally, the Schools and Land Use Councils are also looking at ways to <br />identify future schools sites that can be shown on the Land Use Element of the Comprehensive <br />Plan. <br />In light of these new activities, the updated version with annotation by staff is provided for the <br />Board's review. In addition, the BOCC may wish to consider pursuing joint school/park sites <br />prior to implementation of the Comprehensive Plan location program which may take longer <br />than the short-term opportunities that are available in today's market. <br />