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think that the staff would be able to do a full-blown report during this budget season, but they will investigate for an outside consultant if the Board desires. Commissioner Carey said that they cannot expect the existing staff to tell the Board this information and that they should go outside. Chair Jacobs said to add this as raw 39 on page 7. Commissioner Halkiotis said that on March 21St, the Board would have a presentation from the Inspections department. He has been working with them and there is great enthusiasm. He said that the work coming out of that is applicable to EMS, the Sheriff's Department, Environmental Health, and all other operations. He said that all of the County's systems need to be tied in centrally to one database. He is more than willing to work as a member of the old Innovation and Efficiency Committee to look at other areas of County government for savings. Commissioner Halkiotis said that they should ask the CHCCS board to break out the anticipated infrastructure costs for Elementary School #10. Chair Jacobs said that he has a call in to the chair of CHCCS. Chair Jacobs said that every time the Board has received an estimate, it has included the full cost of the connector road and water and sewer no matter how many times the school board is told that half of it will go to the park. Commissioner Gordon asked if they have said definitely that half will be borne by the park and Chair Jacobs said yes. Commissioner Gordon made reference to the stabilization of the house an the Southern Human Services Center property and asked about the status and Chair Jacobs said that they discussed this at the space study group and they will be reporting soon. Donna Dean said that it would be included in item 11 on page 9. John Link made reference to page 11 and the County projects included in the present CIP. He also pointed out the handout from him on the Efland/Buckhorn water and sewer. He would like the Board to consider addressing the $1.5 million for water and sewer for Gravelly Hill Middle School by taking $500,000 out of items they currently have in this year's CIP {attachment 2), taking $500,000 out of next year's CIP {yellow sheet), and then taking $500,000 from an additional debt financing of COPs occurring in late 2006. This is one option, or the Board can pursue a combination of any of these to equal $1.5 million. Rod Visser said that the main thing that they have to do financially is to adopt a capital project ordinance that would put in place the appropriation ar spending authorization for the vendor. If they take $500,000 out of currently funded capital project ordinances, then they would bring back revised capital project ordinances far these projects. John Link said that the third option -consideration of using COP funding - is based on further results they will be getting in April. Rod Visser said that they do not know exactly what the successful bid will be for the water and sewer. He said that they would not have to have the cash on hand to budget this and that is why it would be appropriate to use COPS issuance funds. John Link said that this is contingent upon getting appropriate responses from the State about this project. Commissioner Gordon asked about the list for next year and Rod Visser said that they have not done this yet and they will go ahead and earmark the $500,000 for this project when they present the CIP budget. Commissioner Foushee verified that this assumes that the projects will be funded at the current level.