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Thursday, September 18, 2003 -Public Hearing for HSUS Animal Shelter Study - 7:30 <br />p.m. -Southern Human Services Center, 2501 Homestead Raad, Chapel Hill, North <br />Carolina <br />Thursday, October 16, 2003 -Public Hearing on the Potential Impacts Resulting from a <br />Possible School Merger of the Orange County Schools and the Chapel Hill -Carrboro <br />City Schools - 7:30 p.m. - F. Gordon Battle Courtroom, 106 East Margaret Lane, <br />Hillsborough, North Carolina <br />Thursday, October 23, 2003 -Public Hearing on the Potential Impacts Resulting from a <br />Possible School Merger of the Orange County Schools and the Chapel Hill -Carrboro <br />City Schools - 7:30 p.m. -Southern Human Services Center, 2501 Homestead Road, <br />Chapel Hill, North Carolina <br />Thursday, November 20, 2003 -Work Session - 7:30 p.m. Southern Human Services <br />Center, 2501 Homestead Road, Chapel Hill, North Carolina <br />Also, the location of the Monday, September 15, 2003 Work Session will be changed <br />from the Government Services Center in Hillsborough to the Main District Courtroom in <br />Hillsborough. <br />VOTE: UNANIMOUS <br />9. ITEMS FOR DECISION -REGULAR AGENDA <br />a. Proposed Addenda to Interlocal Agreement on CHCCS High School #3 <br />The Board discussed two addenda, proposed by the Chapel Hill-Carrboro Board of <br />Education, to the inter-local agreement that became effective on August 7, 2003 regarding the <br />planned third Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools (CHCCS) high school and provided appropriate <br />direction to the Manager and staff. <br />Jahn Link said that an June 23rd, the Board approved an inter-local agreement <br />between the County and the Chapel Hill-Carrboro City School system to establish the budget for <br />the third high school project and determined that $27.8 million would be the funding for the <br />project. The Board also indicated that an additional $2.2 million could be appropriated to the <br />CHCCS if the Board were provided with a satisfactory proposal for a design that would promote <br />smart growth (i.e., reduced parking, reduced land disturbance, etc.). At the July 17th school <br />board meeting, the school board discussed the inter-local agreement and approved it on August <br />7th They brought forward two proposed addenda for consideration. <br />Assistant County Manager Rod Visser read the addenda, which are incorporated by <br />reference. <br />Jahn Link said that the Board did not have to make a decision on this tonight. <br />Commissioner Gordon said that her interpretation of the agreement was that the <br />Board's intention was the same as same of the paints in the addenda, specifically the first four <br />points of addendum A. She asked for interpretation of the following sentence: "This <br />appropriation shall be derived from newly-identified funding sources rather than funds already <br />dedicated to Board of Education projects, and shall not require debt service by the Board of <br />Education." <br />Superintendent Neil Pedersen said that they wanted to make sure that the $2.2 <br />million was new money and that this would not be deducted from them. The second point was <br />that one of the concerns was that the Board of County Commissioners would not incur mare <br />