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5 <br /> 1 Commissioner Jacobs agreed with Commissioner Dorosin, and said clarification should <br /> 2 be given that each Commissioner was given 3 votes per topic at the retreat but there are <br /> 3 priorities that are explicit. <br /> 4 Commissioner Burroughs said to drop the zero votes, but put the other votes up. <br /> 5 Commissioner Jacobs said put the zero votes as "other things listed". <br /> 6 Commissioner Pelissier suggested calling social justice goals something else. <br /> 7 Bonnie Hammersley suggested using social justice "values". <br /> 8 <br /> 9 2. Discussion of Manager's Recommended FY 2016-2021 Capital Investment Plan <br /> 10 Chair McKee said he had a conversation with the Manager and School Board chairs <br /> 11 today and they all decided not to address the schools' item tonight but wait until the joint <br /> 12 meeting on April 12th <br /> 13 <br /> 14 Capital Investment Plan — Overview <br /> 15 The FY 2016-21 CIP includes County Projects, School Projects, and Proprietary Projects. The <br /> 16 School Projects include Chapel Hill Carrboro City Schools, Orange County Schools, and <br /> 17 Durham Technical Community College— Orange County Campus projects. The Proprietary <br /> 18 Projects include Water and Sewer, Solid Waste Enterprise Fund, and Sportsplex projects. <br /> 19 <br /> 20 The CIP has been prepared anticipating continued slow economic growth of between 1-2% <br /> 21 annually over the next five years. Many of the projects in the CIP will rely on debt financing to <br /> 22 fund the projects. <br /> 23 Travis Myren said the PowerPoint presentation follows the transmittal letter in the <br /> 24 Board's CIP book. He presented the following PowerPoint slides, along with corresponding <br /> 25 department heads present for questions: <br /> 26 <br /> 27 County Manager's Recommended FY2016-21 Capital Investment Plan (CIP) <br /> 28 April 7, 2016 CIP Work Session. <br /> 29 <br /> 30 Capital Investment Plan <br /> 31 Continuation Funding <br /> 32 • Southern Branch Library - $6.38 million: Page 31 <br /> 33 o Construction cost estimates based on 10,000 to 12,000 square foot urban <br /> 34 library to be determined through schematic design <br /> 35 o Operating Costs FY2017-18 - $1,279,216 <br /> 36 <br /> 37 Bonnie Hammersley said there was a question regarding land acquisition costs. <br /> 38 Jeff Thompson, Director of Asset Management Services, said land acquisition and study <br /> 39 monies were allocated to the project in FY 2010. <br /> 40 Bonnie Hammersley said there had also been some questions regarding the size of the <br /> 41 library. She said a study was completed that determined 20,000 square feet as an appropriate <br /> 42 size, but this was when a site in Hillsborough was being considered. She said she has always <br /> 43 heard a gross of 15,000 square feet with a net of 10,000 to 12,000 square feet. <br /> 44 Bonnie Hammersley said operating costs are an important variable to consider for <br /> 45 certain items. <br /> 46 Bonnie Hammersley continued the PowerPoint presentation: <br /> 47 <br /> 48 Proposed Library Site (aerial photograph) <br /> 49 <br /> 50 Southern Branch Library Conceptual Site Sketch <br />