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DEC-12-19% 10: 18 BOCC%h1ANAGER 91 96443004 P.02/02 8 t 28 1 Commissioner Gordon said she would like to refer this back to staff. She made two 2 suggestions which will be incorporated in the document.' One, the right of the County to give this 3 conservation easement bank to the Homeowners Association; and two, there be nothing in the 4 document that would preduds that from happening. 5 This was accepted as an amendment to the motion made by Commissioner Carey and 6 seconded by Chair Crowther. 7 After further discussion and detemminimg that the Homeowners Association does exist but 8 owns no property and has no membership.4 was decided to adopt this is principle with the language to 9 be worked out and brought back on December 17, 1996. 10 VOTE. AYES,4; NOS. 1 (Commissioner HalkWs) 11 12 Sc. REMED BMW POLICY FOR§CHOOL M.Q COUNL.CAIdITAL 13 PROJECTS 14 At the November 19th Board meeting,the Commissioners discussed the revised capital 15 funding policy which outlines the capital policy used in developing the Ten Year Capital Improvements 16 Plan. The Board of Commissioners asked Staff to make certain revisions to the draft policy presented 17 at the November 19th meeting. The revisions are listed in the abstract. John Link said that he 18 contacted both school superintendents and both responded in writing as distributed. Dr. Pedersen, 19 Superintendent of the Chapel Hill-Carrboro city Sdwol District,endorses the policy. Dr. Harrison, 20 Superintendent of the Orange County Schools, expressed concerns about their shortfall in revenue for 21 long-term capital needs which we not addressed including additional high school space. 22 Commissioner HaNdotis stated that he is opposed to 58-the one part where there is a 23 surplus of$4.5 mullion plus for one system and$167.000 negative for the other system. He hopes that 24 both of these numbers could be zero. He is concerned about the needs in the County facilities that 25 have not been addressed. He mentioned that parking lots are not paved, bathrooms are falling apart, 28 senior citizens and We children can barely see to eat and read in the Northern Human Services 27 Center. He will not support a plan that talks about possible tax increases and yet leaves a surplus 28 when thew are county facilities that need repair. He would like to see both of these end numbers,at 29 zero because there are needs for County government and County employees and all County Citizens. 30 In answer to a question from Chair Crowther. Budget Director SONY Kost said that the 31 numbers wd need to be updated now that they have the real numbers for the Southern Village 32 Elementary Sdhooi debt service. She will also be updating the salsa tax numbers which were 33 prosehted at the October 15th meeting. 34 John Link said that what they two done is pursue a plan,a formula or process which has 35 gotten them to this point. He suggested that this may be an hazer the Board may wish to continue 36 discussing on Saturday. He will be looking for direction from the Board. 37 Commissioner Carey agreed with Commissioner HaNdods about the ending balances at the 38 end of this ten year plan. He realizes the plan is not cast in stone and will be updated each year. He 39 would We to see some of the savings generated by favorable financing programmed into the County 40 facilities that need repairs or maintenance. He noted 00 if$4.5 million is left,Chapel Hill-Camboro City 41 School Ovid will geflefalMe reeds for that money. 42 A motion was made by Chair Croce,seconded by Commissioner Carey to continue the 43 discussion of this issue at the Board's retreat scheduled for Saturday, December 7, 19%. 44 VOTE: UNANIMOUS 45 46 47 Q �QM=CHANCES Mj THE MA CMS ORDINANCE TOTAL P.02