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2 <br /> 1 Paul Laughton said all of the aforementioned funds are outside of any potential bond <br /> 2 funds. <br /> 3 <br /> 4 1) Review Chapel Hill Carrboro City Schools (CHCCS) and Orange County Schools <br /> 5 (OCS) Priorities for the Potential Bond Referendum Funds <br /> 6 <br /> 7 Bonnie Hammersley said this evening is an opportunity for the schools to report on the <br /> 8 prioritization of their capital projects. <br /> 9 Pam Jones reviewed the updated OCS hand out at the Commissioners' places: <br /> 10 <br /> 11 OCS Facility Recommendations <br /> 12 • 2013 Facilities Assessment reflected needed repairs/replacements/additions in excess <br /> 13 of $160M as of the date of the assessment. <br /> 14 • OCS receives approximately $2.6M for capital funding annually. <br /> 15 • Of the $160 million overall needs, OC Board of Education prioritized projects in the <br /> 16 following categories assuming approximately $50 Million would be made available <br /> 17 through bond proceeds or other cost sharing arrangements: <br /> 18 o Safety; <br /> 19 o Critical infrastructure projects whose cost would exceed CIP funding capabilities, <br /> 20 including roof replacement and replacement of antiquated and failing mechanical <br /> 21 systems in some schools; <br /> 22 o Cedar Ridge High School (CRHS) classroom wing addition; <br /> 23 o Replacement of Transportation facilities. <br /> 24 <br /> 25 • Phase 1 projects per the attached sheet represent those for which 2016 bond funding <br /> 26 would be utilized. <br /> 27 • To the extent they are available, School Construction Impact Fees are requested for <br /> 28 project planning to ensure "shovel-ready" status. <br /> 29 • Unfunded projects would be addressed as future allocations allowed. <br /> 30 • Based on approved CAP Certificates to date, OCS has adequate elementary and middle <br /> 31 school capacity for the current 10-year CIP period. However, two major developments in <br /> 32 the Town of Hillsborough are likely to significantly diminish the capacity within a <br /> 33 relatively short time period. For that purpose, Elementary#8 has been included as a <br /> 34 Phase III project. The Cedar Ridge classroom addition will address the needed high <br /> 35 school capacity, which is projected to reach SAPFO capacity by 2022. A <br /> 36 planning/constructing/opening period of approximately three years is anticipated. District <br /> 37 leadership remains concerned that the 110% high school capacity upon which SAPFO is <br /> 38 built is no longer a viable and safe level of occupancy and would request the County's <br /> 39 review over the next year. <br /> 40 • Replacement and consolidation of Transportation facilities is included in the OCS Phase <br /> 41 1 request, but is envisioned as a joint project with CHCCS. OCS is the recognized LEA <br /> 42 for Transportation for both OCS and CHCCS (State only recognizes one per County). <br /> 43 The 1950's vintage Transportation facilities for both CHCCS and OCS are woefully <br /> 44 inadequate. Some buses will not fit and still close the bay doors, for example. <br /> 45 • Potential bond funds will allow OCS to divert future pay-as-you-go CIP funds to other <br /> 46 critical projects addressed in the Facilities Assessment, but not included in Phase 1 <br /> 47 bond funding. <br /> 48 <br /> 49 Commissioner Rich asked if the changes between the original OCS recommendations, <br /> 50 and the updated version being presented this evening, could be highlighted. She also asked if <br />