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3. Proposed CHCCS 750 Student High School -Commissioner Halkiotis reported an the High School Planning task farce meeting that took place today at noon. 4. Hillsborough Elementary Renovations -A note from Superintendent Randy Bridges indicated that the plans for these renovations are not final at this time so it would be difficult for him to outline project details at this time. Commissioner Gordon said that she wants to discuss why a new administrative office is necessary. She questioned why the Orange County schools were adding more seats to Hillsborough Elementary when they already have 924 seats available for elementary students. 5. Pre-K -Chair Jacobs added daycare to this topic. The question is should the schools be dedicating elementary classroom space to Pre-K programs and daycare or are there more efficient options to accommodate Pre-K children and daycare services. 6. Durham Technical Community College D( TCC) - In answer to the question about DTCC allowing high school students who are 16-18 years old attend classes, they will take some students this age but their philosophy is that these kids should finish high school. The average age of the student body at DTCC is 31 years. 7. Sportsplex -The County Commissioners were told that the proposed CIP includes funding to continue Orange County's support beyond the originally agreed upon 10 years. This is a policy issue and the Board of County Commissioners should discuss whether it wishes to change previously approved policy which states that the County will pay $400,000 per year for a total of ten years. The issue that needs to be discussed is whether we want this to remain a public pool for the citizens of Orange County and how that could be accomplished. After a brief discussion, the County Commissioners decided that they would leave the $400,000 per year contribution for this facility in the budget but that they would ask the staff to do an analysis to determine if this is the best deal for providing this kind of facility for the citizens of central and northern Orange County. 8. Jointly Funded Town Park Project Pages -Donna Dean Hated that Chapel Hill has provided the figures for their contribution toward these projects. John Link said that he will provide additional information on the acreage of the property at a later time. 9. Priority Projects for Next Fiscal Year 10. Lands Leaacy 11. Potential Schedule for Issuing November 2001 Bond and Alternative Financing - John Link said that the budget cuts by the State may have an impact on these three items. Chair Jacobs noted that there is $1 million bond money for Lands Legacy and $500,000 for conservation easements. Donna Dean said that there is also $500,000 available from pay- as-you-go monies. Commissioner Gordon said that the Lands Legacy money in the bond was $7 million and that conservation easements were separate. She asked that conservation easements be separated out and done in another color on the chart. Commissioner Carey made reference to accelerating the sale of bonds for the Lands Legacy program causing other items to be put on hold and asked if this was something the County Commissioners need to discuss. He said that although he feels that accelerating bonds for Lands Legacy is so much more important than other items he is still not convinced that we should pursue the acceleration.