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10 <br />1 Chair Carey encouraged the Orange County School Board to examine the long-range <br />2 projections very carefully as plans are generated. <br />4 4. County/OCSICHCCS Informational Reports <br />5 These reports were presented for information purposes. There were no presentations on <br />6 these reports and they are in the Permanent Agenda File in the Clerk's office. <br />8 a. Adopted 1999-2000 School Budgets <br />9 b. 2000-2001 Standardized School Budget Format <br />10 c. Number of Classrooms/Class Sizes/Capacity of All Schools, and Costs of Newer Schools <br />11 d. Timetables/Progress Reports for Major OCS/CHCCS Capital Projects <br />12 <br />13 COUNTY COMMISSIONER ACTION ONLY <br />14 <br />15 5. Housing Bond Program Awards <br />16 John Link made this presentation. He said that last week the Board committed $90,000 in <br />17 principle for housing bond funds to address the proposal submitted by EmPOWERment, Inc. for <br />18 purchasing a tract of land on Pine Hill Drive in Carrboro. The Board also asked the staff to <br />19 come back with the steps necessary for EmPOWERment, Inc. to be able to carry out their <br />20 proposal in a timely way so that the deal is not lost. He referred to the information in the agenda <br />21 abstract. He said that there are two actions that the Board needs to pursue tonight; one is to <br />22 adopt the capital project ordinance on the last page of the agenda abstract, and to approve the <br />23 letter to Myles Presler which lists 13 items that will be in the Performance Agreement. <br />24 Commissioner Brown asked Myles Presler how this project differs from the other projects <br />25 that were presented at the last County Commissioners' meeting. She does not understand why <br />26 the EmPOWERment, Inc. project is more important than the other projects. <br />27 Executive Director of EmPOWERment, Inc. Myles Presler said that this project has a <br />28 timeline. The closing on the property needs to be completed this month. <br />29 Mr. McCormick who owns the property said that he could be flexible and extend the time <br />30 period. He will accommodate whatever the County Commissioners decide. He is very <br />31 supportive of EmPOWERment, Inc. <br />32 Commissioner Gordon asked if this translates into giving the County more time to work out <br />33 some of the details of the 13 points in the letter. <br />34 Mr. McCormick said that he was not under a deadline. He said that if the County was <br />35 serious about funding the project and the project was going to be approved, he is fine with that. <br />36 His last communication with the realtor was to wrap everything up by the end of the year. This <br />37 is not a deadline. <br />38 Commissioner Brown said that she has a problem with someone coming to the Board <br />39 saying that there is a crisis when there really is not a crisis. She said that it was not fair to the <br />40 other housing groups. She does not mind committing to this project, but she would like more <br />41 time to pin down the 13 points addressed in the letter. <br />42 It was decided that the Performance Agreement would be brought back to the County <br />43 Commissioners at their January 18, 2000 meeting. <br />44 A motion was made by Commissioner Gordon, seconded by Commissioner Halkiotis to <br />45 authorize the staff to bring the Performance Agreement with the 13 items back to the County <br />46 Commissioners on January 18, 2000 with the project ordinance. <br />47 VOTE: UNANIMOUS <br />48 Commissioner Jacobs asked that a work session be scheduled soon to address all of the <br />49 affordable housing initiatives. <br />50 John Link suggested discussing affordable housing initiatives at the first work session the <br />51 second week of February. <br />52