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Step 6. Restricted revenues (including "hold harmless" revenues) are allocated to County and <br />SCh0015 <br />Capital Spending in Other Counties <br />^ Durham County <br />^ 2001 and 2003 voter approved bonds totaled $198.7 million <br />^ Schools received 79.1 °~ of the total or $157.1 million <br />^ Wake County <br />^ 68.5°~ of the 2005-2011 CIP allocated to schools (not including Wake Tech) <br />Additional Items for Board Consideration <br />2004 Two-Thirds Net Debt Bond Funded Praiects <br />^ Attachment 8 of agenda packet <br />^ Two-thirds net debt funding of $4.2 million sold in July 2004 <br />^ Yellow highlighted rows indicate projects that the Board approved for funding on June 23, <br />2004 <br />^ Unless Board indicates otherwise, staff plans to bring the remaining capital project <br />ordinances to a future meeting for authorization <br />Operational Impacts of Currently Programmed County and Schaal Projects <br />^ Attachment 9 of agenda packet <br />^ Provides a snapshot of when currently programmed County and School capital projects <br />estimated to "come on-line" and impact annual operating budget <br />^ Beginning with next fiscal year, 16 projects expected to be completed and come on-line in <br />three years <br />Commissioner Halkiotis asked about something he had read in a couple of local <br />newspapers that the CHCCS have experienced a net loss of 900+ students in the past school <br />year. He asked how this would affect the projections. Rod Visser said that the projections <br />would be in January, but the membership numbers will be taken on November 15tH <br />Commissioner Halkiotis would like to have an analysis because he is confused. He would <br />like to see a copy of the report and why there is a net loss of students. He wants to see this <br />before the Christmas break. He would also like to see how it balances out with the number of <br />charter school students in bath school systems. <br />Commissioner Halkiotis said that he could see someone in the audience from the CHCCS <br />staff shaking his head when he said "net loss". Steve Scroggs of the CHCCS staff answered <br />that it is not a net loss, but rather the number of students that have left the school system in the <br />past year. Commissioner Halkiotis said he still wanted the staff analysis because he wants to <br />get the information from staff and not from newspapers. He applauded the press for putting this <br />information out. <br />Commissioner Halkiotis made reference to the bullet that said, "Does not address requests <br />from both school systems for additional funding for anticipated budget shortfalls for OCS Middle <br />School #3 and CHCCS High School #3" and asked Donna Dean about this. Commissioner <br />Halkiotis said that it is not just the two school systems, but also the senior center and other <br />projects. He said that a group should be set up to look at this issue of construction projects. He <br />keeps seeing projects downsize because of the rising casts of construction. The seniors want <br />25,000 square feet for the senior center, but the architect said that it could not be done with the <br />budgeted amount. <br />John Link said that it appears to him that elementary school #10 may be delayed. It is <br />already in the debt schedule, but it might need to be addressed in the short term because of <br />increased costs of construction for high school #3 and middle school #3 and the senior centers. <br />