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"A cover letter addressed to Commissioner Chair Brown, a copy of the formal resolution, and background documentation including documentation of the need for additional high school capacity, description and analysis of the site, a financing strategy, and a sample site concept plan was hand delivered to Commissioner Chair Brown and County Manager Link on Friday, April 11, 2003, so as to make it available to all Commissioners and county staff. We have met the timeline you previously identified for us earlier this year. "I would also again like to publicly express our appreciation for the advice and counsel provided during the site search by Commissioner Gordon, who is the BOCC-designated liaison for us on this project; for elected officials and staff from the Town of Chapel Hill and the Town of Carrboro; and for key Orange County staff with wham we have worked closely and constructively aver the past fifteen months of due diligence for site identification and site assessment, site acquisition strategy, and financing strategy. "It is our hope that all parties will continue to collaboratively work together to help us plan and construct a third high school far the Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools that continues to raise the level of excellence and community service for which this county is known." Respectfully submitted, Nicholas Didow, Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools Board of Education Chair Margaret Brown said that last Friday the County received their proposal for the third high school and it was faxed out to all County Commissioners. The staff is going to look at it and come back at another work session so there will be ample time to discuss it. Commissioner Halkiotis asked if there was a plan for a presentation on the 24th because the maps were not clear on the fax. John Link said that they will have staff from Chapel Hill and there will be representatives from the school board. Commissioner Halkiotis asked for a clean copy of the maps. All CHCCS board members agreed to attend the work session on the 24th a. Task Farce Progress Reports 1. High School Planning Task Farce -Final Report Rod Visser said that this group has been looking at potential sites for the third CHCCS high school. They were looking at the properly on the east site of 15-501 that ultimately did not work out. This is where the group left its work in November and the group felt that it was finished. 2. School Facilities Task Farce -Progress Report Rod Visser said that this group started meeting last May but has not met since December. They worked with SAPFO issues and they will need to revisit issues of school construction standards adopted by the Board of County Commissioners. There has also been discussion about a different configuration for high schools {i.e., urban school setting}. 8. Schools and Land Use Councils Report