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ORANGE COUNTY <br />BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS <br />ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT <br />Meeting Date: March 27, 2000 <br />Action Agenda <br />Item No. 3 <br />SUBJECT: Issues Identified /Presented by Chapel Hill - Carrboro City Schools <br />DEPARTMENT: County Manager PUBLIC HEARING: (Y /N) No <br />ATTACHMENT(S): INFORMATION CONTACT: <br />None Neil Pedersen, 967 -8211 <br />TELEPHONE NUMBERS: <br />Hillsborough <br />732 -8181 <br />Chapel Hill <br />968 -4501 <br />Durham <br />688 -7331 <br />Mebane <br />336- 227 -2031 <br />PURPOSE: To discuss issues of concern to the Chapel Hill - Carrboro Board of Education. <br />BACKGROUND: <br />a) Significant Elements of 2000 -2010 CIP <br />The Manager's Recommended CIP for 2000 -2010, including school project allocations <br />proposed by the two school boards, was presented to the Board of Commissioners at their <br />March 23 work session. The BOCC will conduct a more in -depth review of the recommended <br />CIP at a budget work session on March 29. This March 27 meeting will provide an opportunity <br />for CHCCS to highlight the major elements of their proposed CIP, including their projected need <br />for a new elementary school by 2003 -2004 which is unfunded in their CIP. <br />b) Acquisition of New School Sites <br />Last fall, the Chapel Hill - Carrboro Board of Education appointed a Long Range Facilities Master <br />Planning Committee to plan for major future needs, especially new schools. That committee <br />has written to the Superintendent with a recommendation that CHCCS consider purchasing <br />several new school sites. This meeting will provide CHCCS the opportunity to review potential <br />school sites with the Board of Commissioners. <br />FINANCIAL IMPACT: There is no financial impact tied directly to the discussion at this <br />meeting. However, decisions that may be made by one or more of the elected boards at <br />subsequent meetings are likely to have significant implications for future capital and operating <br />budgets. <br />RECOMMENDATION(S): The Manager recommends that the boards discuss the issues noted <br />and provide direction to staff, as appropriate. <br />