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Review and Acceptance of the 2022 Annual Report on the Schools Adequate Public Facilities Ordinance (SAPFO) from the Technical Advisory Committee
PURPOSE: The purpose of this agenda item is to request that the Town Council review and accept the 2022 Annual Report on the Schools Adequate Public Facilities Ordinance (SAPFO). The Orange County Board of County Commissioners has referred the 2022 draft report for review. A resolution that accepts the report has been attached.
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DEPARTMENT: Planning
CONTACT INFORMATION: Patricia McGuire, Planning Director - 919-918-7327; pmcguire@carrboronc.gov
INFORMATION: The Orange County Board of County Commissioners has referred the 2022 Draft Annual Technical Advisory Report on the Schools Adequate Public Facilities Ordinance (SAPFO) for review and has requested comments from partner local governments this month. A letter from Commission Chair Renee Price with an executive summary is attached (Attachment B).
The SAPFO applies to both the Chapel Hill-Carrboro City School system and the Orange County School system.
The full report is attached (Attachment C) and may also be found on Orange County's Planning Department website at the following link: https://www.orangecountync.gov/1722/Current-INterest-Projects. Annual reporting requirements of the SAPFO are spelled out in Section 1D of the Memorandum of Understanding, included with the applicable Land Use Ordinance provisions as Attachment D.
The SAPFOTAC annual report addresses five areas for each of the two school systems, Level of Service, Building Capacity and Membership, Membership Date, Capital Improvement Planning, Student Membership Projection methodology, and Student Membership Projections.
Of note in this year's report are the following. First, school capacity and membership projections are not showing a need for new capacity over the next 10 years. Declines in student membership during COVID have extended building capacity needs far bey...
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