AGENDA #4p
TO: Mayor and Town Council
FROM: Council Member Edith Wiggins and Mayor pro tem Lee Pavão
SUBJECT: Schools Adequate Public Facilities Ordinance
DATE: November 26, 2001
As the Council’s representatives on the Schools and Land Use Council, we have been meeting with representatives from Orange County, Carrboro, Hillsborough, and the two School Boards on a proposal to develop a Schools Adequate Public Facilities Ordinance. We are pleased to report that on November 14, the Schools and Land Use Council completed work on documents that are now ready for public review.
Two draft documents have been prepared. The first is a Memorandum of Understanding that would establish the framework for linking development approvals to school capacity. The second document is a model ordinance that would ideally be customized and adopted by each governing board in Orange County. Orange County staff representatives are preparing final versions of the drafts of both documents, reflecting the agreements that were reached at the November 14 Schools and Land Use Council meeting.
The next step is for each elected board in the County to consider these drafts. We suggest that the Chapel Hill Town Council schedule a public hearing for review and discussion of the material. The next available slot on the Council’s public hearing calendar is on the February 18 agenda. We recommend that the Council adopt the attached resolution, scheduling this issue for presentation and discussion that evening.
A RESOLUTION SCHEDULING A PUBLIC HEARING ON SCHOOLS ADEQUATE PUBLIC FACILITIES ORDINANCE DRAFT PROPOSALS (2001-11-26/R-12)
WHEREAS the Chapel Hill Town Council has indicated its intent to work with other elected boards in Orange County to develop a Schools Adequate Public Facilities Ordinance; and
WHEREAS a draft Memorandum of Understanding and a model ordinance have been developed for consideration by each elected board.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Council of the Town of Chapel Hill that the Council schedules a Public Hearing for February 18, 2001, at 7:00 pm at Chapel Hill Town Hall, for the purpose of considering these two documents.
This the 26th day of November, 2001.