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Dave Stancil said that this has been discussed lately and he hopes to get some concrete figures soon. Commissioner Gordon said that she too would like to see this impact since they do have competing needs for soccer parks and usage and there are other places where soccer fields could be built. Commissioner Jacobs said that there is a plan for the other Blackwood Farm to fund in year six, but this one does not have a plan and yet it is being funded. The plan for the first Blackwood Farm was worked out with a group of citizens, County Commissioners, and staff and it took about a year. Now, that plan has been shelved and this plan has been moved way up without having something seen or adopted by the Board of County Commissioners. Dave Stancil said that a big part of the rationale here is that there is a funding partner in the Town of Chapel Hill and there is not one at the other Blackwood Farm. Paul Laughton said that the next time the County Commissioners will discuss the CIP is March 15th. There is time allotted for follow-up on the CIP and then they meet again on April 19th for about an hour. Commissioner Foushee suggested suspending speaking on the CIP from pages 47-69 and going to school projects since school staff are here. SCHOOL PROJECTS: Orange County Schools (OCS): Paul Laughton said that this begins on page 69. Included in this section are the requested CIPs from both school systems. Both of them list funded and unfunded projects. Orange County Schools sent a revised CIP, which is at the County Commissioners' places. The changes are highlighted in yellow. On page 81, the Cedar Ridge classroom wing addition was changed to add $300,000 in planning costs in year one. The other change is on page 84 of the revised CIP, which is Elementary School #8. There is also information on reassessing the capacity at Orange High School. This analysis should be completed by early April. The recommended funding for Orange County Schools is continuation of the pay-as- you-go, the lottery fund, and the Cedar Ridge Auxiliary Gym in 2014-15 at $2,175,000 and then in years 2015-16 the classroom wing addition. This would be an addition of 20 classrooms. The current capacity is 1,000 students and the enrollment is 1,129. Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools (CHCCS): The '/<-cent sales tax Article 46 is reflected in the special revenue fund section of the CIP. The schools submitted how they would like those proceeds allotted. Page 70 has some "unfunded" projects outlined. Page 71 has a total summary sheet of funded and unfunded projects. Commissioner Gordon asked that the SAPFO TAC information for both schools be provided on larger pages. She stated that the CIP for the new school facilities should conform to the provisions of the SAPFO. Commissioner Gordon made reference to page 70 and said that the Culbreth Middle School science labs are still not funded and have not been funded for years. This is a core instructional function. Commissioner Hemminger said that she would also like to know about the SAPFO numbers in the fall. She asked about the enrollment for elementary schools in OCS.