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2 <br />equipment. The allocation of monies into the capital projects is in accordance with the FY 2009- <br />19 County CIP Summary approved by the Board on May 5, 2009. <br />In addition, a capital project ordinance allocating Board approved appropriations to the <br />Hillsborough Commons Capital Project is included in this approval package. The capital project <br />ordinance reflects the FY 2009-19 County CIP Summary approved by the Board on May 5, <br />2009. <br />The attached ordinances for these projects identify, in the column labeled "FY 2008-09 <br />Amendments" the necessary dollar amount adjustments needed for the current fiscal year to <br />align the project budgets with the FY 2009-19 County CIP Summary approved by the Board on <br />May 5, 2009. <br />FY 2009-10 Capital Project Ordinances <br />On a number of occasions since October 2008, the Board has discussed the County and School <br />FY 2009-19 Capital Investment Plan (CIP). Tonight, staff requests the Board approve capital <br />project ordinances for School and County projects funded the first year of the Plan, FY 2009-10. <br />FY 2009-10 funding for County projects is consistent with the FY 2009-19 County CIP Summary <br />approved by the Board on May 5, 2009. FY 2009-10 funding for School projects is in line with <br />information each Board of Education shared with Commissioners during the April 28, 2009 <br />budget work session. <br />Approving these ordinances tonight will enable County departments and both school districts to <br />begin laying the groundwork so that work on the approved projects can begin as soon as the <br />new fiscal year begins on July 1, 2009. This is especially important because both school <br />districts have particular capital projects where work needs to occur during the early summer <br />months when students are not in class. In order for work to begin immediately as school <br />adjourns for summer break, school districts must have Commissioner approved capital project <br />ordinances in place to award bids for the planned projects. <br />As discussed in the April 28, 2009 joint work session with the Chapel Hill Carrboro City and <br />Orange County Boards of Education, staff recommends approval of school pay-as-you go <br />funded projects at this time. Staff recommends postponing approval of lottery-funded projects <br />until the State's budget, including the future of NC Education Lottery monies, is approved later <br />this summer. County staff has conferred with school staffs to ensure the ordinances are in <br />agreement with their April 28, 2009 proposals. <br />The attached ordinances for County and School projects identify, in the column labeled "FY <br />2009-10" the amount of money allocated for each project. These amounts are consistent with <br />the FY 2009-19 County CIP Summary approved by the Board on May 5, 2009. <br />