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State has moved away from the "standards concept" and now has "Facilities Guidelines" in <br />place. <br />During the first half of 2006, the Collaboration Work Group met four times to focus on revisions <br />that should be made to existing Orange County school construction standards. Those meetings <br />involved primarily information gathering regarding school construction practices and guidelines, <br />sustainability considerations, and opportunities for community use of school facilities, <br />particularly with regard to County and municipal recreation programming. Since September <br />2006, the Work Group has met three additional times to review and refine successive drafts of <br />updated School Construction Standards. All three governing boards received and reviewed an <br />early draft of the revised standards at the September 2006 joint work session. Of particular note <br />in the Work Group's proposal is the recognition of the need to consider "non-traditional schools" <br />as well as more traditional models, in furtherance of evolving educational priorities and smart <br />growth initiatives, and in light of the harsh realities of spiraling costs in the construction industry. <br />At the April 30, 2007 joint work session between Commissioners and both Boards of Education <br />there was consensus that the draft presented (Attachment 1 of this agenda abstract) reflected <br />construction standards that were fair and reflected values that were important to all parties. <br />While the intent of the Guidelines remains consistent with the previously enacted State <br />Standards - to ensure that school systems provide adequate space for instructional classes and <br />activities -the Guidelines now allow for flexibility and allow for more consideration of local <br />situations such as availability of land or other limitations that school districts may face. <br />Both Chapel Hill Carrboro City and Orange County Schools Boards of Education have adopted <br />the Standards. <br />FINANCIAL IMPACT: There are no immediate financial impacts associated with approval of this <br />version of the Standards since, based on the November 15, 2006 certified student membership <br />projections for both school districts, the need for new school construction falls beyond fiscal year <br />2007-08. In accordance with the draft Standards a School Capital Review Team consisting of <br />County staff and representatives from each school district, would meet annually, in November, <br />to review construction and land related costs for actual school projects that have occurred within <br />the past year. Based on actual expenditures related to school construction, the Review Team <br />would recommend updated school construction standard costs, which include all of the project <br />components, for the respective School Boards to review and for the Board of County <br />Commissioners to approve. In addition to school construction costs, the Review Team would <br />also review the ten year Capital Investment Plan (CIP) process and pay-as-you-go funding <br />allocations for the upcoming long-range capital plan. The Review Team would take the <br />Construction Price Index (CPI) and benchmarks set by national education facilities planners into <br />consideration in recommending updated construction standards. <br />RECOMMENDATION (S): The Manager recommends that the Board of County Commissioners <br />approve the attached School Construction Standards. <br />
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