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2024 SAPFO Annual Report - Technical Advisory Committee
PURPOSE: The purpose of this agenda item is to provide the Town Council with the 2024 Annual Report on the Schools Adequate Public Facilities Ordinance (SAPFO). The Orange County Board of Commissioners has referred the draft report for information.
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Department
DEPARTMENT: Planning
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Contact
CONTACT INFORMATION: Trish McGuire, Planning Director, 919-918-7327, pmcguire@carrboronc.gov
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Council Direction
COUNCIL DIRECTION:
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Council Direction Statement
The Town of Carrboro entered a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools, Town of Chapel Hill, and Orange County in July 2003. The MOU participants committed to developing a capital improvement plan for the construction of schools so that overall school membership did not exceed specified levels of building capacity. The Towns also established requirements for certificates of adequate schools as part of residential developments that required special use permits. Racial equity pocket questions are included as Attachment D.
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Information
INFORMATION: The Orange County Board of County Commissioners has referred the 2024 Draft Annual Technical Advisory Report on the Schools Adequate Public Facilities Ordinance (SAPFO) for information. A letter from Commission Chair Jamezetta Bedford with an executive summary of the major elements of the report and the February 20, 2024, agenda abstract is included in Attachment A.
The information notes that studies are underway this year to evaluate the processes for monitoring student population and facility needs, with reports expected to be provided to the Board of County Commissioners this year that may include recommendations for changing the SAPFO reporting and related processes.
The SAPFO applies to both the Chapel Hill-Carrboro City School system and the Orange County School system. The Orange County Board of County Commissioners is scheduled to accept the report on April 11.
The full report is attached (Attachment B) and may also be found on Orange County’s Planning Department website at the following link: https://www.orangecountync.gov/DocumentCenter/View/26975/2024-SAPFOTAC-Annual-Report---DRAFT-for-Posting?bidId=.
A memo updating on Certificates of Adequate Public Schools (CAPS) that have been provided to residential projects in Carrboro is included as Attachment C.
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Fiscal and Staff Impact
FISCAL IMPACT: There are none noted with receiving this report.
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Recommendation
RECOMMENDATION: The Town Manager recommends that the Carrboro Town Council receive the report.
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