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HomeMy WebLinkAboutAgenda - 06-26-2007-4wORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT - - ----- - - -- --- ------- ----Meeting-Date:- June-26=2007 -- - - - - -. Action Agenda Item No. ~-~/ SUBJECT: Schools Adequate Public Facilities Ordinance (SAPFO) -Approval of Annual 2007 Report DEPARTMENT: Manager/Budget/Planning/ PUBLIC HEARING: (Y/N) No Attorney ATTACHMENT(S): INIFORMATION CONTACT: Revised pages of the SAPFOTAC Craig Benedict, 245-2592 Report Donna Coffey, 245-2151 (Under Separate Cover) Geoff Gledhill, 732-2196 Perdita Holtz, 245-2611 PURPOSE: To approve the 2007 SAPFOTAC Report related to various aspects of Orange. County Schools (OCS) and Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools (CHCCS), as outlined in the draft Annual Report of the SAPFO Technical Advisory Committee (SAPFOTAC) and the incorporated forms. BACKGROUND: In response to questions raised at the June 12, 2007 BOCC meeting and in subsequent discussions with Commissioner Gordon, staff has reconciled some of the discrepancies and explained the reasons in other cases. The majority of the minor changes at OCS involved a Middle School decrease in student count of 4 (2006) and 1 (2005). In OCS at the High School level, the changes are an increase of 4 (2006) and a decrease of 3 (2005). This was due to the use if different sources which have now been corrected to the certified enrollment. Footnotes have also been corrected and clarified. Projections are unaffected by the changes since they were not based on the incorrect number. Additionally, OCS' capacity at the Elementary level was increased by 2 students to 3,922 in response to the capacity re-calculations OCS performed in April and which was on the May 15 BOCC agenda as an Information Item. The OCS will be asked to submit revised numbers at the elementary level so that the new numbers may be certified and the revisions incorporated into the SAPFO TAC report for the current year. At the December 12, 2006 Board of County Commissioners' meeting, the Board approved the November 15, 2006 actual membership and previously adopted capacity numbers for both Orange County Schools and Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools. Additional approvals/certifications, as outlined in the table below, are required by the SAPFO partners MOUs (Memorandum of Understanding). At the April 10, 2007 BOCC meeting, the Board received for review the draft 2007 SAPFOTAC report. The draft report was also posted on the Orange County Planning Department's web site. A letter and the Executive Summary of the report was sent to all SAPFO partners on April 16, 2007 advising them of the availability of the draft report and inviting comment. Comments 2 were requested for submission prior to May 16, 2007. No comments nave been receivea; however, the Town Council of Chapel Hill adopted a resolution endorsing the 2007 SAPFOTAC Report at its May 7, 2007 Council meeting. In response to the informational item on the May 15, 2007 BOCC agenda regarding Class Size Amendments, the relevant sections of the 2007 SAPFOTAC Report have been updated to reflect the OCS updated capacity numbers when the K-3 class size reductions go into effect. The specific pages that were changed are as follows: ii, 4, 40, 47, and 48 (note: the only change to these pages was changing the OCS capacity reduction number from 282 seats to 228 seats). The exact pages of the 2007 SAPFOTAC report that the BOGC will be acknowledging and certifying are listed below. The context (i.e.: definitions and standards) of the various SAPFO elements precedes the data to be certified and is within the full report. Element Page in Certification to be made by BOCC SAPFOTAC Re ort Building capacity 11 through 16 Building capacity and current year with CIP changes membership was approved at the December 12, 2006 meeting. Chan e Student membership 19 Certification that the average of 5 models projection methodology will be used, as noted in #3 on page 19 No Chan e Student membership 47 and 48 Orange County Elementary, Middle, projections and High Schools Student Projections (row that notes average only) (p. 47) Chapel Hill/Carrboro Elementary, Middle, and High Schools Student Projections (row that notes average (Change) onl . 48 Student Growth Rate 49 Orange County Elementary, Middle, and High Schools • Chapel Hill/Carrboro Elementary, (Change) Middle, and Hi h Schools Student/housing generation 54 Orange County Elementary, Middle, rate and High Schools • Chapel HiIUCarrbo.ro Elementary, Middle, and High Schools No Chan e (Change) denotes a change from last year. 3 FINANCIAL IMPACT: As was included in the April 10, 2007 BOCC agenda abstract materials, CHCCS have projected capital facility cons#ruction needs as follows: _ _ .. __ _. - _ ___ .,..- ro~ecte -nee - or. --- New Elementary #10 in 2008-2009 New Elementary #11 in 2010-2011 New Middle School #5 in 2013-2014 .Expanded High School in 2016-2017 OCS is not expected to have new school construction needs in the 10-year planning period, but approved development within the Orange County portion of the City of Mebane may impact future projections and needs. RECOMMENDATION(S): The Manager recommends that the Board approve the 2007 SAPFOTAC Annual Report as specified in the report certification summary table herein.