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The Board considered one appointment to the Personnel Advisory Board. Commissioner Carey asked to postpone this appointment to get some applicants that may provide some diversity on the board. The Board agreed. Chair Jacobs said that he would like to ratify the Director's suggestion that it might be better called the Personnel Hearing Board for the sake of clarity. h. Reappointments to the Historic Preservation Commission The Board considered three reappointments to the Historic Preservation Commission. Commissioner Gordon said that there is one person that is listed as an applicant for the Historic Preservation Commission, the Orange County Planning Board, and the Commission for the Environment. This person is Renee Price. Commissioner Gordon has talked to her because a citizen can only be on two boards. Ms. Price said that she really wanted to serve on the Commission for the Environment. She would like to pass on the Planning Board, but she would be willing to serve on the Historic Preservation Commission also. Commissioner Gordon would not like to exclude her from the Commission from the Environment. A motion was made by Commissioner Gordon, seconded by Commissioner Brown to reappoint Chuck Cooper and Renee Price to first full terms and Heath Aldridge to a second term on the Historic Preservation Commission each with a term ending date of March 31, 2005. VOTE: UNANIMOUS 9. ITEMS FOR DECISION -REGULAR AGENDA a. Approve Funding for Design and Construction Phase of Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools (CHCCS) Elementary School #9 Located at Meadowmont The Board received from Budget Director Donna Dean an update on the status of Elementary School #9 and considered allocating November 2001 bond funds for the design and construction phase of the new school. She said that the November 2001 bond included $12.8 million to construct Elementary School #9 in the Chapel Hill-Carrboro City School district. On February 21, 2002, the Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Board of Education approved a bid award to Resolute Building Company to construct the school that would be located at Meadowmont. The contract totaled $10.9 million and included costs for site work, grading, and construction of the school. This amount does include $750,000 for the community gym that Chapel Hill requested that the schools include, and $824,000 for the playing fields. The Town of Chapel Hill has agreed to reimburse the school system for the $750,000 for the gym and East West Partners will reimburse the school system for the $824,000 for the playing fields. The Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools is requesting that the Board of County Commissioners allocate the bond funds totaling $12.5 million, which would include construction costs, site work, grading; and amounts for equipment, technology, furnishings, and one time start-up costs. John Link commended the Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools for bringing this project within the budget. He recommended that the Board approve the ordinance that would appropriate the funding. Commissioner Brown stated that this school is in an inappropriate environmentally bad location. She hopes that in the future, that if there are any problems with the school being built where it is, that the school board needs to accept responsibility. She said that this project will tear up wetlands and she has never liked this site. She hopes in the future that we have standards that take into consideration these environmental issues. Commissioner Halkiotis requested that the school system keep the County Commissioners apprised on how the single prime contract construction bid goes. He thinks that this can be a very valuable learning experience. Chair Jacobs said that the Board has been responsive and this school is going to open on time. He feels that this is another success in a long line of successes. He thinks that when the next school project is being advocated for, that students and parents can rest assured that this Board will be responsive and that we will work with both school systems to provide the best possible education for all of the children in the County. He also stated that he would hope that when they reconvene the School