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ORANGE COUNTY <br /> BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS <br /> ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT <br /> Meeting Date: November 15, 2005 <br /> Action Agenda <br /> Item No. _ <br /> SUBJECT: Approval of County Capital Project Ordinances <br /> DEPARTMENT: Budget PUBLIC HEARING: (Y/N) No <br /> ATTACHMENT(S): <br /> Attachment 1. County Capital Project INFORMATION CONTACT: <br /> Ordinances (Under Donna Dean 245-2151 <br /> Separate Cover) <br /> PURPOSE: To approve County capital project ordinances for fiscal year 2005-06. <br /> BACKGROUND: On June 21, 2005, the Manager presented his recommended 2005-15 <br /> Capital Investment Plan (CIP) for the County as well as both School systems. While the Board <br /> discussed the plans during budget deliberations throughout June, there were a number of <br /> capital and debt related matters that the Board chose to discuss further at a fall 2005 work <br /> session. To that end, Commissioners approved some Level 1 county and school capital <br /> projects for fiscal year 2005-06 on June 23, 2005 and delayed action on other capital matters <br /> until fall 2005. <br /> Many capital project ordinances approved by the Board in June did not involve new funding <br /> appropriations but merely extended the project timelines through June 30, 2005. Other projects <br /> received new funding for the current fiscal year, and the County, along with each school system, <br /> needed funding appropriations in place in order to accomplish work during summer 2005. <br /> At their regular meeting on October 18, 2005, the Board of Commissioners approved all <br /> remaining Chapel Hill-Carrboro and Orange County Schools' capital project ordinances for fiscal <br /> year 2005-06. Remaining County capital project ordinances were also prepared and presented <br /> at the October 18 meeting, but Commissioners had questions about some of the ordinances <br /> and asked staff to review and confirm funding allocations for County projects for fiscal year <br /> 2005-06. The Budget staff has completed the review and the Budget Director has confirmed <br /> that the County project ordinances being presented at this time accurately reflect the current <br /> fiscal year allocations for Level 1 projects in accordance with the amounts approved by the <br /> Board at its September 13, 2005 work session. <br /> As a point of clarification, in accordance with the Board's adopted School Planning and Funding <br /> Policy, Level 1 projects are those that involve a relatively small scope of work, while Level 2 <br /> projects include those projects that require several phases to complete. Staff will bring back <br /> capital project ordinances for Level 2 school and county projects at the appropriate times over <br /> the life of the major projects. Examples of Level 2 projects include OCS Gravelly Hill Middle <br /> School (formerly OCS Middle School #3), CHCCS High School #3, Justice Facility and Orange <br /> County Satellite Campus of Durham Technical Community College. <br />