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8 <br /> The Board approved budget ordinance amendments for fiscal year 2015-16 for Department of <br /> Social Services; Department of Library Services; Department on Aging; County Manager's <br /> Office; and a technical amendment. <br /> c. Fire Department Relief Fund Appointees <br /> The Board approved the appointment of trustees to the local fire department relief funds <br /> boards as recommended by the local fire department chiefs. <br /> d. Comprehensive Plan and Unified Development Ordinance (UDO) Amendment Outline <br /> and Schedule for the May 2016 Quarterly Public Hearing <br /> The Board approved process components and schedule for an upcoming government-initiated <br /> Comprehensive Plan and Unified Development Ordinance (UDO) amendments for the May 23, <br /> 2016 Quarterly Public Hearing regarding the 0/I (Office/Institutional) Zoning District. <br /> e. Notice of Public Hearing on Orange County's 2016 Legislative Agenda <br /> The Board provided notice of the Board of County Commissioners' plans to hold a public <br /> hearing on April 5, 2016 on potential items for inclusion in Orange County's legislative agenda <br /> package for the 2016 North Carolina General Assembly Session. <br /> f. RFP Award —Audit Services <br /> The Board awarded Request for Proposals (RFP) #5215 to Mauldin & Jenkins to conduct <br /> auditing services for Orange County in the amount of$76,000 (first year); and authorize the <br /> Manager to sign the contract on behalf of the BOCC pending staff and attorney review. <br /> g. Amendment to the Orange County Code of Ordinances —Adoption of the Appendices <br /> to the North Carolina Fire Prevention Code <br /> The Board amended the Orange County Code of Ordinances related to Emergency Services <br /> and Fire Protection by adopting the appendices to the North Carolina Fire Prevention Code <br /> and authorized the Chair to sign. <br /> 7. Regular Agenda <br /> a. Consideration of a Third Party Analysis to Prioritize School Capital Projects <br /> The Board considered authorizing staff to proceed with the solicitation of a consultant <br /> to conduct a comparative analysis of school facility needs and to prioritize those needs based <br /> on standard criteria. <br /> Travis Myren reviewed the following information: <br /> BACKGROUND: During the September 29, 2015 joint meeting of the Board of County <br /> Commissioners, the Chapel Hill-Carrboro Board of Education, and the Orange County Board <br /> of Education, the Boards discussed the possibility of the County engaging a third party <br /> consultant to compare and prioritize the capital needs of both districts. Since that time, no final <br /> decision has been made by the Board of Commissioners about whether to proceed with this <br /> type of analysis. <br /> During the joint meeting, staff from each of the school districts presented facility improvement <br /> needs. These needs were based on comprehensive facility assessments conducted by <br /> architectural firms. The assessments focused on repairs, renovations, and upgrades of existing <br /> school facilities. The Chapel Hill-Carrboro analysis included the District's ten oldest schools <br /> while the Orange County Schools analysis studied all of the District's facilities. The combined <br /> cost of the recommended improvements totaled approximately $330 million. <br /> Since the total cost of the recommendations exceeds the amount of funding contemplated by <br /> the bond referendum for school facility improvements, the Boards discussed whether the <br />