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s • provide such additional information as may be required y g red by the U. S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. VOTE: UNANIMOUS VI. PUBLIC HEARINGS A. RENCHER STREET CDBG PROGRAM Housing and Community Development Director Tara Fikes explained that prior to official closeout of P the Rencher Street Community Development Block Grant a public hearing must be held to receive citizen comments with regard to the performance of the County in administering the grant program. All project activities y g p g p sect activities in the Rencher Street Community Development Program have been completed. The Public Hearing was open for citizen comments . Allan Slone spoke in appreciation of what was done in the Rencher Street area. Ervin Thompson spoke in appreciation of the staff working with Development. They enjoy the community on the Rencher Street g y what has happened and thanked everyone who had anything to do with the work that was done. The Public Hearing was closed. Motion was made by Commissioner Halkiotis, seconded by Commissioner Insko to authorize execution by the Chair of the Certificate of Completion and Public Hearing Certification, which will contain minutes of the public hearing held tonight. VOTE: UNANIMOUS VII. REPORTS A. FINAL REPORT OF THE HIGH SCHOOL STUDY COMMITTEE Last June the Board appointed a committee to study the high school issue. The committee examined the options available to expand high school space in the County. They determined that a new facility is needed in the Southern end of the County because of an expected 800 additional students in the Chapel Hill/Carrboro community before 1998 . The Chapel Hill/Carrboro system is in the process of selecting a new site for a high school . Commissioner Insko stated that the committee did not consider any optional government structures . The committee agreed that high school space would be needed in the Southern end of the County. They did not talk about a shared space arrangement. They did discuss that there may be a need to share the facility in the future and the Chapel Hill/Carrboro staff indicated that the high school would be located where, if necessary, the facility could be shared. Commissioner Halkiotis noted that the statistics may change at any time. He referred to the population chart and noted that everyone agreed that there is not a need for a high school in the northern end of the county. He is sorry that they did not address #4 of the charge. Commissioners Halkiotis and Insko agreed that these discussions should continue. Commissioner Willhoit stressed that the discussion be in the context of overall school planning. He feels the location of the new high school is critical . It should be strategically located to conveniently serve all high school students and optimize transportation. Commissioner Halkiotis made reference to a study which showed that the student population would stabilize. It was decided that the optional government structure should be further studied.