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those first on April 2Qth. There are some significant assumptions included, but it should not deter the Board from making a decision on one of the options. Chair Carey said that he thought that when they talked about County space needs that the Board asked the staff to begin work on identifying the central county campus. He thought the staff should be working on this already. Commissioner Halkiotis agreed and said that they asked bath school systems and the Manager for breakdowns for particular capital improvements, including the costs. John Link made reference to the baseline and options 1-4, and said that the numbers are pretty solid in the first year or two. He made reference to page 4 of 26 in the abstract and said that this is where the money comes from to address debt service. The assumption is that these buildings will not be on a bond, and the best way to fund them is through tax increases. He thinks this is a major policy decision. He agreed with Commissioner Gordon in that there needs to be a rationale far haw to wisely appropriate funds; reallocation of $12.8 million and the 213 net debt funding are major funding decisions. He made recommendations based on what is imminent and what needs to be addressed over the next couple of years, which are years when we have reached our debt ceiling. Commissioner Foushee said that it appears to her that staff has shown commitment to having a recurring capital budget. She made reference to the options for an emergency reserve fund and said that they should not reserve any less than $5Q,000/year. She made reference to attachment 1-b, which is the option she prefers, and asked why they would start out with $50,000 for each of the first four years and then increase to $1 QQ,QQQ for four years, and then drops back to $SQ,QQQ. She would like to know the assumptions for this. She asked about the funds that would address roofing and HVAC repairs and if they are based on scheduled maintenance, and if so, why they would change under each option. Wilbert McAdoo said that they have a schedule and it is adjusted based on funding availability. They meet their highest priorities first and they can delay some things. Commissioner Foushee said that in some cases they are prolonging the inevitable, which costs more down the road. Donna Dean made reference to the reserve for emergency repairs and said that they were hoping that as they build up the reserve, they are also taking care of the needs, as they exist. Once the contingency is built up, they will not need as much in future years if they are starting to address recurring capital. Commissioner Jacobs asked for an update on the Homestead House. Donna Dean will follow upon this. Commissioner Jacobs thought this was going to be renovated. Commissioner Jacobs noted that one of the recommendations of the Library Task Force was a library in Carrboro. There needs to be a decision on this. Commissioner Jacobs made reference to line 19, Water Demand Reduction Systems and Equipment, and said that he does not understand why they could not just frontload the $1 QQ,QQQ instead of paying for it over ten years. Commissioner Jacobs said that in looking at all of the projects, it has been about 2 ~l years since they talked about an environmental ethic for how County government operates and there has been no progress. He suggested having someone from the outside to come in and look at the County's buildings before they spend money an renovations to get same guidance. Commissioner Jacobs said that if the legislature were serious about a lottery that provides money far school capital construction, he would like to see same recent figures about what might be available, because it will affect this scenario. Commissioner Jacobs made reference to Mebane and said that there is a letter from Ed Kerwin suggesting that in the North Carolina General Statutes, towns and counties have the authority to recover line extension costs through the adoption of special assessments for water and sewer improvements. He asked the County Attorney to look at this for Twin Creeks and the OCS Middle School #3lWest Ten Soccer Complex project.