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12 <br /> 1 • CHHS +105 <br /> 2 • Total +660 <br /> 3 <br /> 4 Facilities Assessment Recommendation <br /> 5 and Differed Cost of New Schools <br /> 6 $160.8 mil Cost of Recommendation <br /> 7 ($34.5) Budgeted Cost of New Elementary School <br /> 8 (delayed beyond 10 years) <br /> 9 ($23.1) Budgeted Cost of High School Addition <br /> 10 (delayed beyond 10 years) <br /> 11 $103.2 mil Net Cost of Recommendation <br /> 12 <br /> 13 Timing is Critical <br /> 14 • Initial funding for Facility Needs Analysis approved in Jan. 2011 <br /> 15 • CHCCS Facilities Assessment Needs presented in Feb. 2013 <br /> 16 BOND APPROVAL and CONSTRUCTION TIMELINE <br /> 17 If Bond approval in Nov. 2014, the following schedule: <br /> 18 — Planning and regulatory reviews during 2015 <br /> 19 — Construction activities start in 2016 <br /> 20 — Initial elementary level capacity relief begins in 2017-18 <br /> 21 A November 2016 Bond adds two years to each of the above dates. Consider: <br /> 22 — In 2019-20, Elementary SAPFO Level of Service projected to approach 105%. <br /> 23 — Current CI P shows funding in 2018-19 for Elementary School #12 <br /> 24 — If Bond approval is delayed until Nov. 2016 and the Facilities Recommendation <br /> 25 for elementary schools is approved, overcrowding will complicate the movement <br /> 26 of students and implementation of improvements. <br /> 27 • Requesting $750K in preliminary renovation planning funding <br /> 28 — Completing one project will delay #12 by two years <br /> 29 <br /> 30 Summary <br /> 31 • Older schools need significant investments <br /> 32 • Recommendations <br /> 33 — Fix aging infrastructure issues <br /> 34 — Bring older schools to OC standard <br /> 35 — Address safety and security <br /> 36 — Increase capacity and delay new schools <br /> 37 • Also delays operational increases <br /> 38 • Timing is important <br /> 39 • Continued Collaboration <br /> 40 <br /> 41 <br /> 42 Todd LoFrese outlined two examples of how the facilities needs impact education and <br /> 43 instruction. He discussed the moisture and mold growth issue at Chapel Hill High School, <br /> 44 which was a result of exterior drainage issues and an aging HVAC system. He said the library <br /> 45 was closed for a week for repair and renovation, which interfered with education and caused a <br /> 46 ripple effect of concern regarding other classrooms. <br /> 47 He said there was another issue at Estes Hills over the winter with boiler issues. He <br /> 48 said many of the classrooms developed heating issues, and students had to be relocated due <br /> 49 to cold temperatures. He said there was discussion of the need to replace this boiler and where <br /> 50 this is in the capital plan. He said the current plan had the boiler replacement in 2018, but <br />