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A. The Lands Legacy capital project ordinance was added to the agenda. <br />Commissioner Gordon noted that the Lands Legacy capital project ordinance <br />was added to the agenda for this item, and therefore that ordinance should be <br />included in the ones that are approved. <br />See the dark pink sheet that had the revised agenda item along with the <br />ordinance. <br />B. Gary Humphreys provided answers to questions in the second memo (6-2e). <br />Commissioner Gordon also noted that the Commissioners received an email <br />from Gary Humphreys giving answers to questions in her second memo, and <br />she read some of the answers into the record. <br />Commissioner Jacobs said that at the meeting in May he raised a <br />question about the School Capital Reserve Fund, which Gary Humphreys was <br />not clear about -what it was, where the money came from, and what its original <br />purpose had been. <br />Gary Humphreys said it has been budgeted for construction and a lot of <br />other different purposes in the past. Some of it was transferred back to the <br />general fund. <br />Commissioner Jacobs asked for staff to go through and find when the <br />fund was started and history and how it was used and if it is necessary in 2009- <br />10. <br />A motion was made by Commissioner Gordon, seconded by <br />Commissioner Nelson to: <br />1. Approve the amended capital project ordinances, as revised by the <br />Commissioners during their discussion. This means that it is the capital project <br />ordinances themselves that are being approved, and not the text explaining the <br />ordinances in other parts of the agenda materials. <br />2. Approve the following statement with respect to the relationship of the 2001 <br />bonds and alternative financing: <br />The Board of County Commissioners (BOCC) has authorized the substitution of <br />alternative financing for certain projects approved by the voters in the 2001 bond <br />referendum. In the future the remaining $2.7 million debt may be issued as <br />general obligation bonds, or as alternative financing. <br />3. Provide to the BOCC in the fall, preferably in September 2009, a status report <br />on the 2001 bond projects, including the amount of 2001 bond funds (or <br />substituted alternative financing) that was spent on each project. <br />4. Adopt the "Capital Project Monitoring and Administrative Procedures" in <br />principle and provide the two school systems with an opportunity to comment. <br />5. Direct staff to make a report on the School Capital Reserve Fund, including a <br />definition of what it is and the history of its use. <br />