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Orange County Board of County Commissioners April 22, 2014

PROPOSED RESOLUTION REGARDING MEDIATED SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT CONCERNING WEST ORANGE COUNTY RELIEF HIGH SCHOOL. Orange County Board of County Commissioners April 22, 2014. 1. BACKGROUND. Nov. 5, 2013 – BCC Denied OCPS’s Special Application for Relief High School

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Orange County Board of County Commissioners April 22, 2014

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  1. PROPOSED RESOLUTION REGARDING MEDIATED SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT CONCERNINGWEST ORANGE COUNTY RELIEF HIGH SCHOOL Orange County Board of County Commissioners April 22, 2014 1

  2. BACKGROUND • Nov. 5, 2013 – BCC Denied OCPS’s Special • Application for Relief High School • in West Orange County • Dec. 2013 - As a result, School Board filed • Two Court Cases Against Orange • County, • Initiated 3-Step Intergovern- mental Conflict Resolution • Process Under Ch. 164, • Fla. Stat., and • Abated Court Cases until May 1st 2

  3. BACKGROUND Three-Step Intergovernmental Conflict Resolution Process under Ch. 164 1. Initial Conflict Assessment Meeting – Feb. 4th 2. Joint Public Meeting – Feb. 18th 3. Mediation – April 1st and 7th Mediated Settlement Agreement Executed by Parties’ Representatives on April 7th 3

  4. Mediated Settlement Agreement Key Additional Conditions and Restrictions Offered in Settlement Agreement by School Board on its Application: – Football Stadium Located Off Site at County Park on Ficquette Rd. – Architectural Style of H.S. Substantially Similar to Sun Ridge Middle School – Enhanced Tree Canopy Buffer – 8 Foot High Wall 4

  5. Mediated Settlement Agreement • OCPS is not Required to Accept any other Conditions or Restrictions on its Application • OCPS also Consents to Amendments to County’s • Comprehensive Plan and School Siting • Ordinance Prohibiting Any Other High Schools • in Rural Settlements • ● Parties Agree to Work to Develop a Policy • on OCPS’s Purchase of Land for Future School • Sites 5

  6. Mediated Settlement Agreement Approval of Settlement Agreement By Both Parties Today will Require BZA and BCC Public Hearings on OCPS’s Application with Additional Conditions and Restrictions • Decision by BCC to Approve Settlement Agreement is Not a Decision to Approve OCPS’s Application at the Subsequent Public Hearing 6

  7. Mediated Settlement Agreement • If BCC and School Board Do Not Approve • Settlement Agreement Today, • Intergovernmental Conflict Resolution • Process Ends, and Litigation Resumes on • BCC’s Nov. 5, 2013 Decision 7

  8. Recommended Action Adopt Proposed Resolution Approving the Mediated Settlement Agreement 8

  9. PROPOSED RESOLUTION REGARDING MEDIATED SETTLEMET AGREEMENT CONCERNING WEST ORANGE COUNTY RELIEF HIGH SCHOOL Board of County Commissioners April 22, 2014 9

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