ORD-2009-056 - Abatement Projects Chapel Hill Carrboro City Schools Capital Project Ordinance

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a equipment. The allocation of monies into the capital projects is in accordance with the FY 2009- 19County C1P Summary approved by the Board on May 5, 2009. In addition, a capital project ordinance allocating Board approved appropriations to the Hillsborough Commons Capital Project is included in this approval package. The capital project ordinance reflects the FY 2009-19 County CIP Summary approved by the Board on May 5, 2009. The attached ordinances for these projects identify, in the column labeled "FY 2008-09 Amendments" the necessary dollar amount adjustments needed for the current fiscal year to align the project budgets with the FY 2009-19 County CIP Summary approved by the Board on May 5, 2009. FY 2009-10 Capital Project Ordinances On a number of occasions since October 2008, the Board has discussed the County and School FY 2009-19 Capital Investment Plan (CIP). Tonight, staff requests the Board approve capital project ordinances for School and County projects funded the first year of the Plan, FY 2009-10. FY 2009-10 funding for County projects is consistent with the FY 2009-19 County CIP Summary approved by the Board on May 5, 2009. FY 2009-10 funding for School projects is in line with information each Board of Education shared with Commissioners during the April 28, 2009 budget work session. . Approving these ordinances tonight wiU enable County departments and bath school districts to begin laying the groundwork so that work on the approved projects can begin as soon as the new fiscal year begins on July 1, 2009. This is especially important because both school districts have particular capital projects where work needs to occur during the early summer months when students are not in class. In order for work to begin immediately as school adjourns for summer break, school districts must have Commissioner approved capital project ordinances in place to award bids for the planned projects. As discussed in the April 28, 2009 joint work session with the Chapel Hill Carrboro City and Orange County Boards of Education, staff. recommends approval of school pay-as-you go funded projects at this time. Staff recommends postponing approval of lottery-funded projects until the State's budget, including the future of NC Education Lottery monies,. is approved later this summer. County staff has conferred with school staffs to ensure the ordinances are in agreement with their April 28, 2009 proposals. The attached ordinances for County and School projects identify, in the column labeled "FY 2009-10" the amount of money allocated for each project. These amounts are consistent with the FY 2009-19 County CIP Summary approved by the Board on May 5, 2009.