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ORANGE COUNTY <br />BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS <br />• ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT <br />Meeting Date: June 8, 2010 <br />Action Agenda <br />Item No., 2C <br />SUBJECT: Approve the first year of Capital Investment Plan and instruct staff as to <br />changes in the 2010 -15 CIP process. <br />DEPARTMENT: Financial Services <br />ATTACHMENT(S): <br />Attachment 1: Recommended Projects <br />CIP FY 2010 -11 <br />PUBLIC HEARING: (Y /N) No <br />INFORMATION CONTACT: <br />Clarence Grier, (919)245 -2453 <br />Michael Talbert, (919) 245 -2153 <br />PURPOSE: To approve the first year of the County Capital Investment Plan (CIP) and review <br />recommended changes to the content and format of CIP. <br />BACKGROUND: The Board of County Commissioners has historically approved a 10 year CIP <br />in the fall of the year after the adoption of the Annual Budget. Changes were made to the <br />•current year's County Capital Budget, as part of the 2009/2010 Annual Budget preparation. A <br />2009 -19 CIP was not prepared in the fall of 2009. <br />CURRENT SITUTATION: The economic conditions in North Carolina have made the <br />preparation of the fiscal year 2010/2011 annual budget challenging at best. Uncertainty <br />concerning the State Budget, Sales Tax Revenues that are down 30% over the past 3 years, <br />and the reality that the County can not endure another property tax increase, makes long -range <br />capital planning particularly difficult. <br />The 2008/18 CIP provided for an optimistic look into the next ten years, unfortunately many of <br />those funding assumptions are no longer realistic. The experts say that the economy will not <br />recover quickly and there is significant uncertainty in trying to plan for a multiple year capital <br />improvement plan. <br />Orange County promotes sustainability in all aspects of life in Orange County. It is important <br />that the CIP also promote the concept of sustainability. Attached are the funding and project <br />recommendations to be included in the fiscal 2010 -2011 Annual Budget. Four projects totaling <br />$1,600,000 are recommended: <br />1. Information Technology improvements incorporate a number of system upgrades and <br />hardware replacements. A detail list of technology needs will be presented with the CIP. <br />2. 800 MHz radios for the Sheriff's department to replace an analog system that is not <br />compatible with other law enforcement in Orange County. The Communication Center <br />• already is using the 800 MHz systems. <br />3. The Funding for the Loan Pool Reserve that establishes a small business loan pool to <br />encourage entrepreneurial business activity in the County. <br />