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the school site before the Board goes into break. She said that the commissioners have not allocated enough money far the high school. She would also like the school board to have permission tonight to go and get the site. b. Possible BOCC decision point - Resalution(s} of Intent to Adapt County & School CIP's Commissioner Jacobs said that the Board has not spent any time on the County CIP. John Link recommended that the Board address the two school systems' CIP's and then move onto the County CIP. Commissioner Jacobs said that if the Board just accepts these two CIP's, then it is essentially committing 2I3 of its funding for the next decade to schools again. He thinks the Board should do a better job of achieving some equity in the funding. He is open to suggestions on how to address it, but he is not open to approving it before County projects are discussed. Commissioner Halkiotis said that these CIP's are highly fluid because new things are constantly coming up. He thinks "acknowledge" is a better word to use than "approve." John Link said that the Board needs to adopt the capital project ordinances that will require work and expenditures during next year by June 30tH Commissioner Halkiotis said that the County's projects have taken a back seat and the Board has not discussed in detail an animal shelter, emergency communications and infrastructure, equipment and record storage, etc., and this worries him. He said that he does not approve of all of this, but he acknowledges it. Commissioner Jacobs suggested identifying which projects have to be included in the CIP this fiscal year and agreeing to have a work session after the break to devote to the CIP and trying and adopt it in the fall. John Link said that the school has projects to work on next year and to work with OCS and CHCCS and list those projects that are only needed for next year at Thursday night's meeting (June 19th}. Commissioner Halkiotis agreed with this. Commissioner Carey made reference to the blue sheet and the projects that require funding beyond the pay as you go service and he once had a spreadsheet that showed how each project was to be funded, and he found this more helpful. He would like more information based on the spreadsheet. Commissioner Jacobs asked about the agricultural center and also that Chapel Hill has raised the issue about the old post office and the homeless shelter. The Board may need to project out some of these projects and set aside some undifferentiated funds so that there is flexibility to address the needs. Commissioner Halkiotis said he does not feel that he has the total picture of priorities. He would like the two superintendents to give the Manager their priorities and he would also like to see priorities for the County. Chair Brown said that she would like to fund the development costs for the Northern Human Services Center. She would like to see some creative ways -such as soccer superfund monies - to fund it this year. Jahn Link said that they would come back at the next work session with this recommendation.