NA ORD-2002-009 Budget Amendment #5

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Oj~/~ ~pOZy 06~f Matthew Barton, Legislative Liaison for McDougle Elementary School PTA, thanked the y~`~ ~' County Commissioners for their support for school funding. He is pleased that there is funding for a ~ f~ third high school in the CIP. He feels that it is important that planning for the third high school start immediately. He asked how high school #3 could be built for the same cost as a middle school. The school projections are showing that in the 7`h or 8th year, the third high school will be full and there will be a need for a high school #4. He said that Steve Scroggs, Assistant Superintendent for the Chapel Hill- Carrboro City Schools, has said that it is possible that Elementary School enrollment will begin to decline this next year. Mr. Scroggs will know better about this next September. He said that he is glad that impact fee money is going to provide much of the funding for High School #3. He supports the continuation of impact fees for the future. Annette Jurgoski represents the Orange-Chatham group of the Sierra Club, which is a group of conservationists. She agreed with everything that Roy Fortmann said. She reiterated that in the triangle area we are losing 45 acres of green space a day. Within two years, the triangle region would have lost 33,840 acres. There is going to be a lot less land to choose from by this time. She does endorse the proposal by the Commission for the Environment to move the funding up to fiscal year 2003-2004. A motion was made by Commissioner Gordon, seconded by Commissioner Halkiotis to set an additional public hearing on the CIP for April 16, 2002, to set a public hearing for Durham Technical Community College Satellite Campus for April 16, 2002, and to advertise these two public hearings in the same way that other public hearings are advertised. Commissioner Brown said that she feels that some of the questions that came up in the comments tonight should be clarified - lands legacy and school funding. Chair Jacobs said that we could get back to people that had specific questions through the decision of the CIP. In answer to the questions about school funding and the third high school and whether there would be a fourth high school in the 10-year time frame, the high school planning work group would probably bring some answers to this. VOTE: UNANIMOUS 8. ITEMS FOR DECISION - CONSENT AGENDA A motion was made by Commissioner Carey, seconded by Commissioner Halkiotis to approve those items on the Consent Agenda as stated below: a. Chanqe in Board of Countv Commissioners Meetinq Schedule The Board amended its regular meeting schedule to add meetings on April 17, April 18, and May 2, 2002, and to cancel the meeting scheduled for April 4, 2002. b. Budqet Amendment #5 The Board adopted the budget ordinance amendments and a grant project ordinance for fiscal year 2001-2002, incorporated herein by reference. c: Renewal of Consolidated Aqreement between N.C. Department of Health and Human Services and the Oranqe Countv Health Department The Board approved and authorized the Chair to sign an annual agreement with the N.C. Department of Health and Human Services that provides state and federal funds to the Health Department to partially support mandated services, pending County Attorney review. d. Housinq Rehabilitation Contract Award The Board approved and authorized the Chair to sign two contract awards to Taylor Home Improvements in the amount of $14,625 at 211 Barnes Street, Carrboro, and $14,875 at 701 Shannon Drive, Chapel Hill, for the CDBG Housing Rehabilitation Program. VOTE ON THE CONSENT AGENDA: UNANIMOUS 9. ITEMS FOR DECISION - REGULAR AGENDA a. Non-emerqencv Ambulance Transport