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APPROVED 8/17/2010 <br /> MINUTES <br /> ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS <br /> BUDGET WORK SESSION <br /> June 3, 2010 <br /> 7:00 p.m. <br /> The Orange County Board of Commissioners met for a budget work session on <br /> Thursday, June 3, 2010 at 7:00 p.m. at the Southern Human Services Center in Chapel Hill, <br /> N.C. <br /> COUNTY COMMISSIONERS PRESENT: Chair Valerie P. Foushee, and Commissioners Alice <br /> Gordon, Pam Hemminger, Barry Jacobs, Mike Nelson, Bernadette Pelissier, and Steve Yuhasz <br /> COUNTY COMMISSIONERS ABSENT: <br /> COUNTY ATTORNEYS PRESENT: <br /> COUNTY STAFF PRESENT: County Manager Frank Clifton and Clerk to the Board Donna S. <br /> Baker (All other staff inembers will be identified appropriately below). <br /> 1. Sportsplex Presentation <br /> John Stock, Manager of the Triangle Sportsplex, made a PowerPoint presentation. <br /> Orange County SportsPlex <br /> •Budqet prepared on conservative basis given economic uncertainty at time of finalization. <br /> •Despite pool shutdown for resurfacing and ice rink closure to repair subfloor, Current Year <br /> results are trending strong. <br /> •A revised "Stretch Budqet" has been included with this presentation for illustrative purposes. <br /> RFP believes a $200K operational bottom line contribution is attainable for 2011 from the <br /> combination of increased revenues over those submitted in the budget & lower than budgeted <br /> expenses. <br /> •A Historical perspective is pertinent since 2011 will mark a $1.OMillion Improvement in <br /> bottom line contribution versus results attained by prior management. <br /> Operational Highlights <br /> •Pool shutdown for resurfacing and ice rink closure to repair subfloor had a major negative <br /> impact on Current Year results, with each of these departments losing at least a month of <br /> revenues. Although some variable expenses were reduced, the combination of lost revenue <br /> and fixed costs resulted in a net negative impact of approximately $80K. <br /> •However, since January 2010, monthly results have significantly exceeded budget and the <br /> prior year. Full year results will therefore more than overcome this $80K loss from the <br />