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1 <br /> ORANGE COUNTY <br /> BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS <br /> ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT <br /> Meeting Date: December 4, 2023 <br /> Action Agenda <br /> Item No. 8-g <br /> SUBJECT: Schools Adequate Public Facilities Ordinance (SAPFO) — Approval of <br /> Membership and Capacity Numbers <br /> DEPARTMENT: Planning and Inspections <br /> ATTACHMENT(S): INFORMATION CONTACT: <br /> 1. Orange County Schools and Chapel Hill- Perdita Holtz, Deputy Director, 919-245- <br /> Carrboro City Schools: SAPFO Capacity 2578 <br /> Calculation and Change Request Form Cy Stober, Director, 919-245-2592 <br /> (Includes Student Membership) for <br /> Elementary, Middle, and High School Levels <br /> 2. Chart Depicting LOS, Capacity, Membership, <br /> and Membership Changes <br /> PURPOSE: To consider approval of November 15, 2023 membership and capacity numbers for <br /> both school districts (Orange County and Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools) which will be used <br /> in developing 10-year student membership projections and the 2024 SAPFO Technical Advisory <br /> Committee (SAPFOTAC) Report. <br /> BACKGROUND: In accordance with the SAPFO MOUs (Memoranda of Understanding), the <br /> Board of County Commissioners shall approve the school districts' November 15t" membership <br /> and capacity numbers within 15 school days after receiving the numbers from the school <br /> districts. Both Orange County Schools and Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools submitted their <br /> membership and capacity numbers in accordance with the MOUs. As per the MOUs, this step of <br /> the SAPFO process entails only the approval of the student membership and capacity numbers. <br /> The SAPFOTAC, comprised of representatives of both school systems and the Planning <br /> Directors of the County and Towns, is tasked to produce an annual report for the governing <br /> boards of each SAPFO partner. The annual SAPFOTAC report will be available in early 2024. <br /> The chart in Attachment 2 shows the Capacity and Membership provided by the school systems <br /> for each school level in both school districts and the increase (or decrease) over the November <br /> 15, 2022 membership. It also shows the Allowable Maximum Level of Service (LOS), as was <br /> agreed upon as part of the SAPFO MOU process, and the Actual LOS based on November 15, <br /> 2023 membership numbers. <br /> The CAPS (Certificate of Adequate Public Schools) system is updated with actual membership <br /> and capacity figures after the BOCC approves the information submitted by the school districts. <br /> FINANCIAL IMPACT: There is no financial impact in approving the membership and capacity <br /> forms. Precise financial impacts in membership and capacity changes cannot be determined at <br />