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a 1000-student school to a 1600-student facility. He presented a map of the site and explained the proposed layout of the high school. He asked that the Board of County Commissioners approve the site. A motion was made by Commissioner Carey, seconded by Commissioner Jacobs to approve the purchase of a 64.8 acre site on the north side of Grady Brown School Road in the amount of $603,200 for a new high school in the Orange County School District as stated below: ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF COM A RESOLUTION APPROVING THE PURCHASE PRICE OF THE SITE FOR THE NEW HIGH SCHOOL IN THE ORANGE COUNTY SCHOOLS DISTRICT WHEREAS, the bond referendum approved by Orange County voters in November 1997 included a portion of the funding required for the construction of a new high school in the Orange County School district; and WHEREAS, the Orange County schools have, since the approval of that bond referendum, engaged in a process for identifying and selecting an appropriate site for that new high school, and have obtained options for the purchase of an appropriate site; and WHEREAS, North Carolina General Statutes-Section 116C-426 (f) provide that "...no contract for the purchase of a site shall be executed nor any funds expended therefor without the approval of the board of county commissioners as to the amount to be spent for the site..."; and WHEREAS, representatives of the Orange County Board of Education have presented sufficient information to persuade the Board of Commissioners that the proposed purchase price of $603,200 for the 64.8 acres under consideration is an appropriate amount to be spent for the site; NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Orange County Board of Commissioners that it hereby approves the amount to be spent by the Orange County Board of Education for the site of the new high school. VOTE: UNANIMOUS Commissioner Carey made reference to a letter, dated May 3rd from Randy Bridges regarding the new elementary site on NC-67 and the School Board's willingness to move the site so that an opportunity can be created for collocating a school and recreation facility for the northern part of the County. The letter states that the Board of County Commissioners was not willing to share in the initial cost of site preparation. Commissioner Carey said that he did not remember the Board taking official action not to share in the cost of trying to make that site useful for schools and athletic purposes. The Board of County Commissioners have been the biggest advocates for the collocation of recreational and school facilities and for value- engineering. If the memo is correct, that it will cost more to the taxpayers of Orange County if the site preparation is postponed, he was opposed to the delay. He asked for clarification on this issue. County Manager John Link mentioned that staff had polled the Board of Commissioners to see if they would be in favor of moving the elementary school site to create the possibility of adding ball fields in the future, which is not connected to any kind of approval process for the development itself. As far as moving the school site, and the associated costs that would be incurred, it was in excess of $100,000. One of the favorable results, of course, would be the additional ball fields. There are not funds budgeted in the C.I.P. for this expense, but more importantly the discussion that Craig Benedict had with the developer indicated that they did expect some consideration on the part of the Commissioners for the donation of the eleven acres for the ball fields. John Link said that he was clear, in his discussion with Ray DeBruhl, that there cannot be a connectivity between the approval or acceptance of the acreage for ball fields being used in the open space requirement for the development, prior to the approval of the development. This is the position that has been clearly stated by the Board of Commissioners. Q \19990504A.a