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12 <br /> 1 Chair Jacobs referred to Commissioner Dorosin's comments and said the school <br /> 2 systems could be informed of the Board's preference. He suggested that the school board <br /> 3 could be made aware that the Board would like to place the highest priority on capacity. <br /> 4 He said he did not hear Commissioner Dorosin say SAPFO should be abandoned. He <br /> 5 referred to the past decision with Gravelly Hill. He said his experience is that the school <br /> 6 systems do a good job of anticipating which facilities are needed next. <br /> 7 Commissioner Pelissier said she is interested in equity; however she thinks the most <br /> 8 difficult issue is the wish list and the amount of money. She thinks there will already be an <br /> 9 inherent motivation in both school systems to renovate older schools to increase capacity. <br /> 10 Commissioner McKee said he feels it is more important to get this right than to hit a <br /> 11 specific target date. He said there will be interest from many groups, and this decision needs to <br /> 12 be well vetted. <br /> 13 Chair Jacobs said the Board should find out how the committee was put together in 2001 <br /> 14 and how long it took them to get a recommendation to the Commissioners. <br /> 15 Clarence Grier said this took about 18 months. <br /> 16 Chair Jacobs said this makes Commissioner McKee's point. <br /> 17 Clarence Grier said there will be a meeting on Thursday with LGC to discuss the future <br /> 18 bond referendum and the impact on the LGC buyoff. <br /> 19 Chair Jacobs said the October 15 agenda has an item about the preliminary debt <br /> 20 issuance of$10 million, which is what Clarence Grier is referring to. <br /> 21 Commissioner Rich asked if this committee is starting to meet. <br /> 22 Clarence Grier said the Board would have to go first, and then people would be chosen. <br /> 23 Chair Jacob said this is why the 18 month timeline is important. He said the schools <br /> 24 have finished an analysis of needs, and this just leaves Affordable Housing and Emergency <br /> 25 Services. He said the Board could choose to expedite things. <br /> 26 He noted the upcoming discussion about changing the Quarterly Public Hearings (QPH) <br /> 27 to a non-differentiated meeting date. He said there are QPH's scheduled in February and May. <br /> 28 He said these could be used to move the process forward so that a dollar amount is established <br /> 29 by June. <br /> 30 Commissioner Price asked if the Chair and Vice Chair have locked in a November 14th <br /> 31 date. <br /> 32 Chair Jacobs said no. <br /> 33 <br /> 34 5. Orange County Strategic Information Technology Plan Update <br /> 35 <br /> 36 IT Director Jim Northrup gave an update on the strategic plan and reviewed the following <br /> 37 PowerPoint slides: <br /> 38 <br /> 39 Update — Orange County Strategic Information Technology Plan <br /> 40 Abstract <br /> 41 Website Redevelopment <br /> 42 Central Permitting <br /> 43 IT Staffing Levels <br /> 44 Mobile Applications <br /> 45 Social Media <br /> 46 Paperless Records Management <br /> 47 IT Project Prioritization and the Information Technologies Governance Council <br /> 48 <br /> 49 Website Improvement and Content Management <br /> 50 Requirements document <br />