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