ORD-2008-020 Approval of County and School Capital Project Ordinances

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One of the most pressing unfunded needs identified in the 2008-18 CIP is construction of an eleventh elementary school for the Chapel Hill Carrboro City Schools. At the April 22, 2008 Joint Commissioners and Boards of Education meeting, Chapel Hill Carrboro School Board of Education and staff shared their views and analysis of timing for Elementary #11 and its impact on the Schools Adequate Public Facilities Ordinance (SAPFO). A copy of the memorandum is included in this agenda package as Attachment 6. County Technology Of particular interest to the Board during the most recent CIP discussion with staff on April 17, was the County's long-range Technology plans. Attachment 3 provides a summary of planned initiatives for the upcoming 2008-09 fiscal year. Staff plans to bring an updated County Technology Strategic Plan to the Board later this summer. Future initiatives outlined in the upcoming Strategic Plan will serve as a guide for future County technology initiatives to be included for funding in the 2009-19 CIP next fall. • Tentative Projects Planned for Debt Issuance in Summer 2008 Attachment 2, Summary of Funded Capital Needs, provides summary information related to projects planned far debt funding during the upcoming summer months. In summary, the projects are: Tentative Projects Planned for Debt Issuance, Summer 2008 Project Tentative Proposed Debt Funding Animal Services Facili $8,000,000 Remainin 2001 Voter roved Pro ects Greenwa s Deve{o ment $575,000 Lands Le ac $1,750,000 Homestead uatics Center $3,500,000 Affordable Housin (not a capital project $1,400,000 Total Tentative Projects Planned for Debt Issuance, Summer 2008 $15,225,000 As a practice, staff requests Board approval of debt funded capital project ordinances in conjunction with the Board's actions associated with approval of debt issuance; therefore, staff will prepare capital project ordinances for the projects outlined in the chart for a later agenda based on the debt issuance timeline. As a point of reference, staff plans to update the Board regarding the Animal Services Facility, including projected construction costs, before the end of the 2007-08 fiscal year. It is also important to note that, based on current timelines prepared by the County Engineer, debt funding for completion of Efland Sewer Phase II will not likely be needed until winter/spring 2009. In addition, all previously approved debt issuances related to school projects were completed prior to the current fiscal year.