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2 <br /> c. School Health and Safety (including Nursing) <br /> Both school boards and the Board of Commissioners have expressed interest in ensuring that <br /> health and safety matters affecting students receive attention as a high priority. This item <br /> provides the boards with an opportunity to discuss how issues such as air quality <br /> improvements may be pursued, and for school staffs to report briefly on steps taken thus far <br /> with funding earmarked this year by the BOCC to expand the school nursing staff in both <br /> systems. <br /> No Attachments <br /> d. Priority Projects for Bond Renovation Funds and Alternative Financing <br /> The BOCC recently wrote to both school boards to solicit their views regarding the highest <br /> priorities for capital funding for renovation projects. This segment of the agenda provides an <br /> opportunity for the three boards to discuss renovation project priorities. <br /> Attachment Id— 1 9111/01 Letter from BOCC Chair <br /> Attachment 1 d- 2 9117101 Letter from CHCCS Chair <br /> e. Fund Balance Policies & Update <br /> Since the mid-1980s, the BOCC has observed the goal of encouraging OCS to pursue an <br /> undesignated fund balance target of 2.7% of annual expenditures and CHCCS to pursue a <br /> target of 5.5%. Both school systems are in the process of conducting their financial audits for <br /> FY 2000-01, which will likely be complete sometime in October 2001. Both school systems <br /> can report on fund balance appropriations made for FY 2001-02, their estimates of available <br /> fund balance as of June 30, 2001, and their plans to reduce available fund balance towards <br /> their respective targets over the next year or two. <br /> Attachment le— 1 2113186 Memo from OC Finance Director <br /> Attachment 1e— 2 Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools General Fund— Fund Balance <br /> Attachment le— 3 Orange County Schools General Fund—Fund Balance <br /> f. Review of Policy on Planning and Funding School Capital Projects & Capital <br /> Funding Policy <br /> In November 2000, the BOCC approved a "Policy on Planning and Funding School Capital <br /> Projects" that was intended to clarify the expectations of the BOCC in working with the school <br /> boards regarding the development of school capital projects. The Boards may wish to review <br /> pertinent aspects of that policy, and the County's overall capital funding policy, as they discuss <br /> how to undertake planning for pending new school projects, particularly CHCCS Elementary <br /> School #9 and OCS Middle School #3. <br /> Attachment If- 1 "Policy on Planning and Funding School Capital Projects" <br /> Attachment If- 2 "Capital Funding Policy" <br /> Attachment If-3 Review of Policy on Planning and Funding School Capital Projects <br /> Attachment If-4 - Outline of Master Plan Proposal for Chapel Hill Township Park and <br /> Educational Campus (Staff Proposal) <br /> Attachment If- 5- Information from CHCCS Board of Education Requesting Planning <br /> Funds for Elementary School#10 <br />