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The Board decided to cut $10,000 from child care challenge by delaying it far six months instead of three months. The total savings is now $714,000 with $175,000 fund balance with 49.45°~ for education. The Board agreed with the district tax increase of two cents as recommended. Continued CIP This Resolution of Intent to Adopt the 2001-02 Capital Project Ordinances and Interim Capital Investment Plan is beginning on page six of the buff-colored document. Budget Director Donna Dean said the projects in item one are already receiving funding and are not new projects. The list is just an extension of the project end dates. The level one projects in item fins include additional funding for this year only. The level two projects in item three are the major projects that the Board has elected to approve an a phased basis. A motion was made by Commissioner Gordan, seconded by Commissioner Jacobs to approve and authorize the Chair to sign the Preliminary Resolution of Intent to Adopt the 2001-02 Orange County Budget, which is incorporated herein by reference. VOTE: UNANIMOUS A motion was made by Commissioner Gordan, seconded by Commissioner Carey to approve and authorize the Chair to sign the Resolution of Intent to Adopt the 2001-02 Capital Project Ordinances and Interim Capital Investment Plan, which is incorporated herein by reference. VOTE: UNANIMOUS 6. Continued Discussion of November 2001 Bond Referendum and Related Capital Funding Matters John Link said that The Board's discussion on the November 2001 bond referendum has been under the assumption that the amount will be $75 million. Environment and Resource Conservation Director David Stancil gave a report on the potential land acquisition projects for the bond referendum. The Capital Needs Task Force left this side of the bond open-ended and recommended that projects be selected. He has tried to use the work of the Open Space Task Force in regards to potential matching revenue sources, etc. Page seven has a summary of projects. He summarized each of the projects. Commissioner Brown said that she feels it is important that the money for the green ways should be viewed as a joint effort between Chapel Hill, Carrbora, and Orange County. Commissioner Jacobs said that Chapel Hill was very supportive of this concept. John Link said that the County Commissioners must determine the amount not to exceed for any particular function and for the bond. Commissioner Gordon asked if the final decisions on the exact amounts could be delayed until Monday night, June 25t". The Board agreed. Bond Attorney Bob Jessup said that the basic rule for putting items on an individual ballot question is that bonds for related purposes can all be an the same question, but bonds far unrelated purposes cannot be on the same question. Regarding farmland preservation easements and the question of whether it is related to parks and recreation, farmland preservation easements do not provide public access. He said that the question is what group of things are related. In his opinion, buying open space and buying space that is going to have public access is related to active recreation purposes. Discussion ensued about the individual questions on the ballot far the band. Commissioner Jacobs brought up some changes on the band list in the orange document. On page one of six for the County Facilities, it should say "proposed (not approved by Board of County Commissioners)." On page two for Orange County library and the amount of funding, there is $100,000 under "other" and there is private money available. He said that this should be reflected. On page five of six, he suggested moving Central Office Expansion and Hillsborough Elementary Renovations to the "other" column because some people in one school district Hated that things were being put under alternative financing for one district and not for the other. He suggested putting them all under "other" to eliminate confusion.