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