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John Stock said that the Sportsplex has been growing at about 700 members a year. He said that there is about a three-year payback in extra revenue for making these major investments. Commissioner Jacobs requested that the County Commissioners be able to do a tour of the Sportsplex. School Funding Paul Laughton made reference to the information from the Chair and Vice-Chair of OCS about Cedar Ridge projects and Elementary #8. Elementary #8 is not in the recommended CIP for funding. The auditorium for Cedar Ridge is in the CIP and the classroom wing addition is scheduled for year four. Chair Pelissier suggested that this be discussed at the joint meeting with the schools. Paul Laughton said that the appendices have the debt service and debt capacity. Pages 92-93 list the schools' unfunded projects. Active County Projects These projects were as of January 31, 2012. This is on pages 94-95. Page 96 has what was done in this year's CIP. He said that staff would like to receive direction on where to go from here. April 19th is the next work session and there is an hour set aside for this issue. Chair Pelissier said that last time this was discussed, the Board did provide some direction and she does not think any additional direction can be provided until there are budget drivers and the big picture. She does not see how the Board can provide any additional feedback until this information comes forward. Clarence Grier suggested sending questions via email. Commissioner McKee said that he would like to discuss the Emergency Services capital improvements. He will email his specific questions. 3. Orange County Transit Plan Chair Pelissier made reference to the cost-sharing with Durham. She said that several Orange County Commissioners have met informally with Durham County. She made reference to the timeline and said that it is expected that there will be a cost-sharing MOU or agreement by May 1St. In order to go to the public on April 3,d and April 17th, there has to be a financial plan in general to present to the public, along with the actual plan of services that would be received based on the 1/2-cent sales tax. The County Commissioners need to express whether they concur or not by the next meeting. The entities have discussed having a cost-sharing that is fair and simple to explain. Craig Benedict said that there is a big pie and the pie is made up of the revenue from the '/2-cent sales tax, a $7 additional Orange County vehicle registration fee, a $3 registration fee that Triangle Transit can impose, and other revenue. The largest portion will likely be spent on light rail, which is a shared project between Durham and Orange Counties. The County Commissioners have approved the locally preferred alternative, which fixed the end points (UNC and Alston Avenue). This is roughly a 17-mile length. The conceptual corridor was also approved. Attachment 2 shows five different options. The discussion ended last spring when Durham was interested in proceeding with a referendum. Durham County's plan would have