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an the referendum would be addressed. He said that Orange Enterprises was a goad candidate for alternative financing and certificates of participation. The staff is recommending that this interim one-year plan be adopted and that the other projects either be addressed in the bond referendum or by other means. Commissioner Gordon noted that the County Commissioners would need additional time to talk about capital projects. She made reference to the gymnasium and said that the school system is not recommending that a gym be part of the school but that the Town of Chapel Hill is asking that this gym be built as part of the school. She does not agree that the school should have to pay far this addition for the Tawn. Chair Halkiotis asked about the livestock scales and the $55,000 that has been in the CIP for a number of years. He also requested a report an the loan poll. He asked to revisit some of the items listed in the CIP. He said that there are two County departments that bring in $2 million in revenue far the County each year -The Sheriff's Department and the Register of Deeds. He asked that the Sheriff keep the County Commissioners posted on what happens with the capital needs in the Sheriffs Department. He commended Sheriff Lindy Pendergrass on expert managing of the money given to his department. Chair Halkiotis asked Register of Deeds Joyce Pearson if she could manage with the Manager's recommended $48,000 even though she requested $150,000. He commended her for squeezing everything she could out of every dollar. He requested that the $55,000 in the livestock scales be allocated to the Register of Deeds office. Chair Halkiotis asked about the priority information on the technology initiatives. Assistant County Manager Rad Visser said that they were continuing with the four-year replacement cycle far desktop systems. He said that savings of about $75,000-80,000 could be achieved if an order was received by June 30t" because Gateway is having a "fire" sale. Other priorities include legacy software replacement and other software replacement. Chair Halkiotis said that Clerk to the Board Beverly Blythe had come up with a new idea where the County can save a significant amount of money in updating the County's website. He suggested that he and Commissioner Brown could work on it and bring something back to the Board. Commissioner Brown made reference to the $572,000 for planning elementary school #9 and asked to see the plans for the school. She agreed that no assumptions should be made in reference to the bond issue. She thinks we should be very sensitive and respect the public's understanding of the bond referendum. She said that she understands that the County Commissioners endorsed aone-story plan but she does not remember endorsing such a plan. She feels that this is a terrible site for a school and that there will be a lot of problems in years down the road. We need to be sure that school sites in the future meet certain standards before being purchased or accepted. John Link explained that on June 25t", the County Commissioners would have the actual project ordinances as listed on page three. b. BOCC Discussion on Potential Protects to be Included in the November 2001 Bond Referendum and Related Tax Rate Impact Rad Visser made reference to the Capital Needs Task Force {CNTF) report. He suggested preliminary discussion on the items for the November bond referendum. Page six has the recommendations from the CNTF. Commissioner Brown made reference to the joint parks project and asked that staff generate some language about the Chapel Hill Greenway Development and that we ask that it be a joint effort between Chapel Hill and the County that would specifically address connectors befinreen Carrboro/Chapel Hill and our rustic trail system that will begin right outside of the city limits. Commissioner Jacobs asked what policies are already in place that address issues of matching funds between jurisdictions for projects. He asked to see a framework of what the County Commissioners have already decided about the standards.