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4 <br /> 1 — CHCCS $1.988 million for computers, $1.988 million for facilities <br /> 2 — OCS $1.1 million for computers, $1.4 million for facilities <br /> 3 Consider the Math <br /> 4 — CHCCS Facilities $1.988 million/20 Schools = $99,400 per school <br /> 5 — CHCCS Combined Insured Value = $388 million. Current annual capital <br /> 6 spending is .5% (.005) of total value <br /> 7 — OCS Facilities $1.4 million/13 Schools = $107,000 per school <br /> 8 — OCS Combined Insured Value = $232 million current annual capital spending is <br /> 9 less than .6% (.006) of total value <br /> 10 • A bond will help us begin to catch up. <br /> 11 • Additional ongoing maintenance funding will be needed for older and newer facilities <br /> 12 moving forward. <br /> 13 • Continued community support <br /> 14 <br /> 15 Commissioner Dorosin asked if all pre-k classrooms would be moved to the Lincoln <br /> 16 Center. <br /> 17 Todd LoFrese said not the dual language pre-k classrooms, but about 22 others would <br /> 18 move. <br /> 19 Commissioner Rich asked if the option of rebuilding Chapel Hill High School from <br /> 20 scratch has been considered. <br /> 21 Todd LoFrese said this option had been considered, but to build a new school that size <br /> 22 would cost at least about$75 million. He said CHCCS is seeking to be good stewards of the <br /> 23 available resources. <br /> 24 Commissioner Rich said Carrboro High cost $45 million, and asked if there is a reason <br /> 25 that Chapel Hill High School would cost so much. <br /> 26 Todd LoFrese said Carrboro High was bid over 10 years ago, and there are now higher <br /> 27 construction costs. He said Carrboro High also has fewer students. He said tearing down <br /> 28 Chapel Hill High School safely would also add considerable cost to the project, whereas <br /> 29 Carrboro High School just needed to be built. <br /> 30 Commissioner Price said she noticed that OCS has no new construction or total rehab, <br /> 31 but rather repairs here and there. She asked if there is any plan for newer construction farther <br /> 32 down the line. <br /> 33 Pam Jones said total rehab was considered in the facilities assessment, and it was <br /> 34 determined to not be worth the cost. She said capacity is currently manageable, but as <br /> 35 Hillsborough develops the statistics may change. She said one option that was considered in <br /> 36 the assessment was to expand Efland-Cheeks Elementary School. She said the district's <br /> 37 buildings are deteriorating to the point that, if drastic action is not taken soon, the buildings will <br /> 38 fall down. <br /> 39 Commissioner Price said that is her concern. She said the current condition of the <br /> 40 buildings seem beyond repair. She said she was not thinking about the capacity, but looking at <br /> 41 this long term. <br /> 42 Pam Jones said Cameron Park, Central and Hillsborough Elementary Schools are on <br /> 43 the list for mechanical and infrastructure repairs. She said Central is in better shape than the <br /> 44 others, due to repairs about five years ago. She said the repairs would go a long way to <br /> 45 address many needs of the buildings. <br /> 46 Commissioner Price asked CHCCS if the plans in the Board's packet are based on <br /> 47 consultant's recommendations for safety. <br /> 48 Todd LoFrese said CHCCS used the same consultants as OCS, and one of CHCCS's <br /> 49 recommendations is to address safety concerns at the older schools. <br />