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9 <br />1 <br />2 <br />3 <br />4 <br />5 <br />6 <br />7 <br />8 <br />9 <br />10 <br />11 <br />12 <br />13 <br />14 <br />15 <br />16 <br />17 <br />18 <br />19 <br />20 <br />21 <br />22 <br />23 <br />24 <br />25 <br />26 <br />27 <br />28 <br />29 <br />30 <br />31 <br />32 <br />33 <br />34 <br />35 <br />36 <br />37 <br />38 <br />39 <br />40 <br />41 <br />42 <br />43 <br />44 <br />45 <br />46 <br />47 <br />48 <br />49 <br />50 <br />$1, 861,467 <br />CIP Funding History <br />Pay-as-You-Go Lottery Funds 10 Yr Total Reduction <br />.2008-18 39,451,994 12,304,854 51,756,848 <br />.2009-19 33,023,429 14,898,408 47,921,837 (3,835,011) <br />.2010-20 29,418,298 12,397,617 41,815,915 (6,105,922) <br />.2011-21 17,625,836 9,383,630 27,009,466 (14,806,449) <br />.Concerns about the long term availability of Lottery Funds <br />Elementary #11 <br />^SAPFO projects need for additional elementary school in 2013-14 <br />^Deconstruction needs to begin in the Fall 2011 <br />^Requesting a $20,563,117 funding authorization to complete the project <br />CHCCS Chair Jamezetta Bedford said that they support the'/4-cent sales tax proposed. <br />She said that they are truly asking them for their continued support just to maintain the current <br />budget. <br />Steve Halkiotis said that his comments are his only. He said that, based on a quarter of <br />a century of watching educational funding in Orange County, he can speak with some <br />knowledge. He is proud of the efforts that were made in Orange County 25 years ago. He <br />knows the challenges that everyone is facing. He said that there is only one Orange County <br />and people chose to live in Orange County. He said that they need to fight for the children in <br />Orange County. He said that the population of impoverished children is growing in the County. <br />He said that every school needs to have a nurse and he wants to fight for this. He said that <br />prisoners are fed better than school children. <br />He commended the Manager for the abstract because it was very inclusive, until he got <br />to the last page. The last paragraph talks about a note of caution that, "new anticipated school <br />debt service for the CHCCS Elementary School #11 expected in a few years will substantially <br />increase the County funding allocation to education. This increase in debt service could <br />negatively impact available funding for current expense and operations once the debt is <br />incurred." He said that there are some old schools that need attention too. He said that the <br />State is going backwards and the schools are in a painful situation. He said that the ray of <br />hope is the Orange County Board of Commissioners and he knows that it will do the right thing. <br />Chair Pelissier said that the Board of County Commissioners also cares about the <br />children in Orange County and they care about others in Orange County too. She said that the <br />County Commissioners will do the best that they can. <br />Commissioner McKee commended the Superintendents, boards, and staffs for the <br />judicious use of fund balances. He asked about the enrollment and whether it was over or <br />below the projected figure. <br />Superintendent Pedersen said that for next year the projected figure is 116 below this <br />year's projection. <br />