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M <br />15 <br />OCS Facility Recommendations <br />1844 <br />• 2013 Facilities Assessment reflected needed repairs /replacements /additions in excess of $160M <br />as of the date of the assessment. <br />• OCS receives approximately $2.6M for capital funding annually. <br />Of the $160M overall needs, OC Board of Education prioritized projects to funding levels of $50, <br />$60 and $70M, with projects in the following areas given highest priority: <br />• Safety; <br />• Replacement of antiquated and failing mechanical equipment that would exceed normal <br />CIP funding capabilities; <br />• Cedar Ridge High School classroom wing addition; <br />• Replacement of Transportation facilities; <br />• Upgrade and replacement of food service facilities and equipment. <br />• Phase 1 projects per the attached sheet would be completed assuming a $50M allocation of the <br />potential 2016 bond. <br />• Unfunded projects would be addressed if higher allocation from potential 2016 bond were <br />allocated and /or through future CIPs. <br />• Based on approved CAP Certificates to date, OCS has adequate elementary and middle school <br />capacity for the current 10 -year CIP period. The Cedar Ridge classroom addition will address the <br />needed high school capacity, which is projected to reach SAPFO capacity by 2022. A <br />planning /constructing /opening period of approximately three years is anticipated. <br />• Replacement and consolidation of Transportation facilities is included in the OCS Phase 1 <br />request, but is envisioned as a joint project with CHCCS. OCS is the recognized LEA for <br />Transportation for both OCS and CHCCS (State only recognizes one per County). The 1950's <br />vintage Transportation facilities for both CHCCS and OCS are woefully inadequate. Some buses <br />will not fit and still close the bay doors, for example. <br />• Potential bond funds will allow OCS to divert future pay -as- you -go CIP funds to other critical <br />projects addressed in the Facilities Assessment, but not included in Phase 1. <br />