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Cammissianer Jacobs asked what was going an with the part of the interlacal agreement that had to do with meeting about the disposition about the entire Greene Tract. Chair Carey said that the group had not met yet. Commissioner Jacobs asked when the Solid Waste Advisory Board was going to start meeting. John Link said that it would begin meeting as soon as possible in August. Cammissianer Jacobs would like to make sure that Hillsborough and UNC make appointments to the Solid Waste Advisory Board. John Link said that he would reinforce this. Rod Visser said that UNC has not signed onto the interlocal agreement and he would follow up. 6. School Budgets Commissioner Gordon asked about the information to address the shortfall for start-up costs. John Link said that historically the same amount, $242,000, was appropriated from the capital fund reserve for two different schools. This was for one-time start-up costs that related to capital. He said that if the Commissioners appropriated $235,000 for the start-up costs for Pathways Elementary School, it would address the need. This would allow the Orange County School system to use the fund balance for other expansion items. He recommended that the Board consider appropriating $235,000 to the Orange County School system from the capital fund reserve. A motion was made by Commissioner Gordan, seconded by Commissioner Brawn to appropriate $235,000 from the capital fund reserve for the Orange County School system to address start-up costs for Pathways Elementary School. VOTE: UNANIMOUS Commissioner Brown wants to discuss, in the fall, a strategy far including start-up costs within the schools' capital budgets. Commissioner Jacobs suggested using part of the funds generated from increased impact fees for start-up costs. John Link will get some information together by the meeting with the school districts an September 25`h Commissioner Gordon said that in listening to what the school systems presented, she would like to justify some more funds for the schools, even though the target was exceeded. She said that it seems that the costs of growth are taking over any new initiatives. She asked what the Board thought about trying to find more money for the schools. Commissioner Brawn said that there was a difference in needs in the Orange County and Chapel Hill-Carrboro systems. Chairman Carey said that the decision that was just made would give same flexibility to the Orange County School system. He feels comfortable with the Manager's recommendation and the amendment to it for the Orange County School's capital fund. Commissioner Jacobs said that he was very sympathetic toward the Orange County Schools, and said that the additional allocation far the Orange County Schools would bring them up to 96°~ of the requested funding. He feels that this additional allocation will give the Orange County Schools the tools they need to address the most pressing needs to expand the programming. He is pleased with the Manager's recommendation. Commissioner Gordon verified that the Board was pleased with the Manager's recommendation for the school budget. Commissioner Jacobs said that he would still like to discuss other options for funding the schools that would work better. 7. Potential Tax Rate Reduction Scenarios Commissioner Jacobs said that both scenarios reflect the same identified savings, taking money out of the undesignated fund balance, and the fact that one new position was not funded. Commissioner Gordon pointed out that the new position had two numbers and Budget Director Donna Dean said that $40,904 was the correct figure.