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NRC has said that their generic studies are adequate. The NRC, CP& L, and an organization that represents the nuclear power industry had 23 attorneys and they said that it was not important to look into it. Commissioner Carey asked if the judges asked any questions and Commissioner Brown said that one asked why did we think we belonged there. County Attorney Geof Gledhill asked what Dianne Curran's answer was to that question. Commissioner Brown said that she was not sure, but it was to say that we were here representing the citizens of the County and the State. Chair Jacobs pointed out that, since there is a water shortage, the Board has abandoned plastic washable cups and have gone to biodegradable cups that do not need to be washed for this interim time. Commissioner Brown referred to a memo about Orange County Middle School design where it says that they were recommending using the middle school built in Chapel Hill- Carrboro for the Orange County Middle School design, but they were going to eliminate the solar water heating system, the rainwater collection system, the heat recovery system, and the PVC membrane roof. She asked why they would want to do that. Commissioner Halkiotis said that they are trying to knock off$1.5 million from the cost of the school. They will put these items on as an add-on depending on the bid. Commissioner Brown asked about the 3% inflation factor and said that this seems high to her. Commissioner Halkiotis said that this is for contingency. It all depends on the favorable bidding market. Commissioner Brown asked about a letter to be written to the UNC Chancellor about the property sold to a private developer. John Link said that the letter would be written. Chair Jacobs said that he and Commissioner Halkiotis had lunch with the Chancellor today and opened discussion about purchasing property. 1. Housing Bond Policy Revision Housing and Community Development Director Tara Fikes said that after voters approved the bond in November, the Affordable Housing Advisory Board started to review their housing bond policy in preparation for identifying projects for the upcoming round of bond funding. She introduced Allan Rosen, Vice-Chair of the Affordable Housing Advisory Board, and Chair of the ad hoc committee of the Advisory board. Allan Rosen spoke about a fully developed document that was put together in 1998 and was revised as part of the task force work in 2001. He made reference to page three of the handout under"Separate Funding Pools Strategy" and said that a significant change that they are recommending is for the first round of funding, the $1.3 million. They recommend that there be three separate funding pools: 20% ($260,000) be set aside for homeownership, 20% be set aside for special needs projects, and 40% be set aside for non-special needs or general population rental housing. They recommend that the final 20% be reserved for land banking. There is also a slight change in the Project Review and Selection Committee. They recommend that there be up to three members from the Affordable Housing Advisory Board. They also recommend that there be four members from County staff, and one representative each from the Towns of Chapel Hill, Carrboro, and Hillsborough. Regarding the reporting requirements, the advisory board will be responsible for reviewing and reporting to the County Commissioners on the status of the bond program and projects on a semi-annual basis. Allan Rosen made reference to page six of the handout, which has the criteria that total 100 points. Income targeting can generate a total of 25 points. The second criterion is leveraging, and this is unchanged. He explained each of the criteria. In the Building Design criteria, a fourth was added that additional points may be awarded for meeting aspects associated with functionality and maintenance. In the Community Design criteria, a second was