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APPROVED 9/1/2015 <br /> MINUTES <br /> ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS <br /> Budget Work Session <br /> May 14, 2015 <br /> 7:00 p.m. <br /> The Orange County Board of Commissioners met for a work session on Thursday, May <br /> 14, 2015 at 7:00 p.m. at the Whitted Building in Hillsborough, N.C. <br /> COUNTY COMMISSIONERS PRESENT: Chair McKee and Commissioners Mia Burroughs, <br /> Barry Jacobs, Renee Price and Penny Rich <br /> COUNTY COMMISSIONERS ABSENT: Mark Dorosin and Bernadette Pelissier <br /> COUNTY ATTORNEYS PRESENT: <br /> COUNTY STAFF PRESENT: County Manager Bonnie Hammersley and Deputy Clerk to the <br /> Board David Hunt (All other staff members will be identified appropriately below) <br /> Chair McKee called the meeting to order 7:00 p.m. <br /> Chair McKee said Commissioner Pelissier and Commissioner Dorosin will be absent <br /> tonight, due to scheduling conflicts. <br /> 1. To Continue Review and Discussion of the Manager's Recommended FY 2015-20 <br /> Capital Investment Plan (CIP) <br /> Paul Laughton, Interim Director-Finance and Administrative Services, reviewed the <br /> items discussed at the work session on April 9, 2015. He said this evening the focus will be on <br /> County projects not discussed at that meeting, as well as Special Revenue Projects, <br /> Proprietary Projects and Year 1 Recommended CIP Projects. <br /> County Projects <br /> HVAC Projects (CIP page 26) <br /> Paul Laughton said there are minimal HVAC expenses anticipated in the next five <br /> years. He said that the amount that does exist can fall under the replacement or operating <br /> budget. <br /> Commissioner Rich asked if HVAC maintenance would be under a regular line item <br /> going forward. <br /> Paul Laughton said as the HVAC needs did not cross the $100,000 threshold, they <br /> were not included in the CIP. He said the maintenance and replacement of HVAC will fall <br /> under the operating budget. He said this is referenced on page 26 of the CIP. <br /> Chair McKee asked the County Manager if the Board could have more financial <br /> information regarding the Community Geothermal that was put in the Jail and Courthouse <br /> complex, specifically regarding whether the initial cost has been recouped in the energy <br /> savings. <br /> Bonnie Hammersley said she would gather that information. <br /> Commissioner Rich asked if any preliminary work would be needed at the Southern <br /> Human Services Center (SHSC), prior to year six, for the geothermal installation. <br /> Jeff Thompson, Orange County Asset Management Director, said this is a placeholder, <br /> in case the SHSC expansion renovation does not move forward. He added that if the BOCC <br /> does move forward with the renovations at the SHSC, the geothermal site would be a part of <br /> the design process. <br />