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APPROVED MAY 1.2001 <br />MINUTES <br />ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS <br />ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION <br />CHAPEL HILL-CARRBORO BOARD OF EDUCATION <br />JOINT MEETING <br />SEPTEMBER 25, 2000 <br />The Orange County Board of Commissioners met in regular session on September 25, <br />2000 at 7:30 p.m. at the Southern Human Services Center in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. <br />COUNTY COMMISSIONERS PRESENT: Chair Moses Carey, Jr., and Commissioners <br />Margaret W. Brown, Alice M. Gordon, Stephen H. Halkiotis and Barry Jacobs <br />COUNTY ATTORNEY PRESENT: Geoffrey Gledhill <br />COUNTY STAFF PRESENT: County Manager Jahn M. Link, Jr., Assistant County Manager <br />Rod Visser and Clerk to the Board Beverly A. Blythe (All other staff members will be identified <br />appropriately below) <br />ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION MEMBERS PRESENT: Chair Keith Cook and <br />members Kopert tsateman, <br />ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION MEMBERS ABSENT: Brenda Stephens and <br />Delores Simpson <br />ORANGE COUNTY SUPERINTENDENT: Randy Bridges <br />CHAPEL HILL-CARRBORO BOARD OF EDUCATION MEMBERS PRESENT: Chair <br />Elizabeth Carter and members Nicholas M. Didow, Gloria Foley, Valerie Foushee, Maryanne <br />Rosenman, Roger Waldon (arrived at 9:45) and Teresa H. Williams <br />CHAPEL HILL-CARRBORO SUPERINTENDENT: Neil Pedersen <br />NOTE: ALL DOCUMENTS REFERRED TO IN THESE MINUTES ARE IN THE PERMANENT <br />AGENDA FILE IN THE CLERK'S OFFICE. ALL RECORDINGS OF THE MEETING <br />WILL BE KEPT FOR 5 YEARS. <br />OPENING REMARKS <br />Elizabeth Carter made opening remarks thanking the County Commissioners for the <br />opportunity to talk about their need fora 9th Elementary School and also funding for additional <br />students. <br />Keith Cook said that he appreciates the opportunity to come together with the Board and talk <br />about some things that are important to them now and also to talk about some issues that may <br />have some budgetary impacts. <br />Chair Carey said that meetings like this provide an opportunity to air out issues and get a <br />better understanding of what the issues are and the next steps for moving things forward. <br />1. CountylOCS/CHCCS Discussion/Policy Issues <br />a. School Capital PlanninglFundinq Task Force Discussions <br />Jahn Link gave an overview of this item. Donna Dean distributed a yellow sheet, <br />"Clarification of Policy on Planning and Funding School Capital Projects," which summarized the <br />discussions that took place during the meeting of August 17, 2000. She summarized the <br />information on the yellow sheet. Several concerns that were expressed at the August 17, 2000 <br />meeting were addressed on this sheet. She said that the Chapel Hill-Carrboro City School Board <br />