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Commissioner Carey thanked Housing and Community Development Director Tara Fikes for the information on the red sheet, which is the Orange County Non-Profit Housing Organization chart.. He said that he talked with citizens in the housing industry and that Chrysalis has provided them with some information and he will agree to put some money in for Chrysalis, which he had previously apposed. He would be in favor of $20,000 far this organization. Chair Jacobs said that they could ask for the Affordable Housing Advisory Board to look at this red chart and to look at who is providing what in the housing community. Commissioner Halkiotis said that he is pleased to hear Commissioner Carey say this, but his bottom line is that he has been carrying around 28 pounds of budget documents and he has been wondering about how the Chrysalis foundation could afford offices at the Europa Center. He did not know that they were an offshoot of OPC. He said that there should be same kind of tracking device for outside agencies like this. Commissioner Carey made reference to the Project Turnaround group and said that they serve some vulnerable teens. He would like more information on this group. Chair Jacobs said that this is on page 5-80 in their budget book. Sharon Hinton said that in May they found out that Orange County was eligible to receive money associated with the Majors Program, which is a statewide program providing services to teenagers with substance abuse issues. This pot of money allows for agencies to draw down Medicaid dollars. The JCPC decided that they would fund Project Turnaround for one position to serve both counties, which was about 80% for Orange and 20% for Chatham. According to Project Turnaround, these dollars will not sufficiently serve Orange County. The Majors Program serves the children that Project Turnaround had been serving. Right now Project Turnaround will serve children that are at very high risk of becoming court involved. Last year the project served 56 children - $2% from Orange County and 18% from Chatham County. They are asking Orange County for some additional dollars to offset the loss they encountered through JCPC to serve the broader population. The standard caseload is 15 cases per staff person and right now they have 41 cases for two staff members. Jahn Link said that they are reciting a standard caseload and one person may be able to handle more than the other. He wants to wait because he does not buy into the standards for caseloads. Commissioner Carey said that his concern is based on human resources at Project Turnaround and they need to wait until the dust settles to see what the impact will be with the Majors Program. 5. Commissioner Budget Proposals Chair Jacobs asked Lisa Stuckey, CHCCS Board Chair, to be prepared to answer some basic questions about Elementary School #10 and Steve Scroggs was in attendance also. Lisa Stuckey said that Chair Jacobs has asked about how many children there were over LOS {Level of Service) capacities and when. In 2007-08, according to the SAPFO, they will be ten students over the LOS {105°~ capacity}; and in 2008-09 they will be 129 students over capacity {107.6%}. Regarding where they are in the process of Elementary #10, she said that earlier this year, they were directed to proceed as if it would open in 2008. In February 2006, the staff submitted preliminary plans to the Town of Carrboro. The staffs have been working on the plan since then. She said that they are prepared to submit a full set of formal plans and a formal application to Carrboro on July 1St. She said that is it feasible to open the school in 2008 and the CHCCS Board believes it is and they are using the Rashkis model, but they will need an expedited process from Carrboro. There are some site issues to resolve.