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8 1 campus is core to the County's vision for providing services in the southern part of Orange 2 County. 3 Commissioner Yuhasz reminded the Board that when the Board of Health reluctantly 4 recommended to the Board of County Commissioners that the dental clinic at Carr Mill be 5 closed and services be consolidated in Hillsborough, it was with a commitment by the Board of 6 Health to see the clinic built at this location as soon as finances allow. 7 Commissioner Gordon said that the dental clinic should be the first thing built here. 8 Council Member Ward asked about the public process for soliciting comments outside 9 of staff. He said that he would be pushing for something more dense than a single-story 10 building. 11 Commissioner Gordon said that the County Commissioners have just started on this 12 process but they have not talked about how it will be implemented. She said that they need to 13 talk about the building in the public outreach. 14 Commissioner Jacobs requested that as part of the budget process that the Board of 15 Health be asked to bring the County Commissioners a report on how the consolidation of 16 services has worked as far as serving people that have previously used the dental clinic in 17 Carrboro. The elected officials from Chapel Hill and Carrboro should also be present for that. 18 The elected officials of Chapel Hill and Carrboro should also see the page in the CIP regarding 19 this property and some of the funding projected for the next five years. 20 Commissioner Yuhasz said that there is a joint meeting with the Board of Health in April, 21 and this item is on the agenda. 22 23 4. County Update on Chapel Hill Carrboro City Schools Elementary#11 Construction 24 CHCC Director of Facilities Bill Mullen gave an update on this. 25 Bill Mullen said that Elementary School #11 will be located in the Northside community 26 between Caldwell and McMasters Streets. The multi-story building design is proposed to 27 accommodate 585 students and will be built to Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design 28 (LEED) gold specifications. 29 Bill Mullen said Sanford Contractors has completed deconstruction of existing onsite 30 buildings. Over 70% of the building materials from the former buildings were recycled. 31 Additionally, Habitat for Humanity had previously removed windows, doors, mirrors, bulletin 32 boards, and light fixtures for reuse in their projects. Site grading is currently underway, with 33 rocks and unsuitable soils being removed and the building grade being reached. 34 35 Bill Mullen said that Bordeaux Construction Company has been awarded the contract to 36 build the new school. Bordeaux is currently mobilizing and has established a presence onsite. 37 The project schedule calls for a construction period of 15 months beginning in March 2012 and 38 completing in May 2013. Furniture and equipment would then be delivered and installed, with 39 the school scheduled to open in August 2013. Elementary School #11 will be funded with the 40 issuance of $21.5 million of Limited Obligation Bonds. The limited obligation bonds will be 41 underwritten by Branch Banking & Trust (BB&T) and Wells Fargo Bank N.A. The financing has 42 been approved by the Local Government Commission and we will close on March 29, 2012. 43 The annual debt service for the new school will be approximately $1,725,000 annually. 44 45 Council Member Rich said that at the 2020 presentation, there was discussion about the 46 LEED gold specifications. She asked about building to the LEED specifications, but saving the 47 $60,000 and investing it back into the school instead of getting the plaque on the wall. 48 Bill Mullen said that the construction policy has been updated by the school board and 49 these LEED standards are now being followed. He said that the $60,000 was on the high end 50 and it will not really be that much.