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7 Todd LoFrese said the academic wing is the focus, as it is deemed beyond renovation and must be a re-build. He said the gym was renovated a few years ago, so it and the auditorium are salvageable to bring up to Orange County standards. Commissioner Burroughs repeated her question and clarified that the largest portion of CHHS will be built new, while the other sections are renovated. Todd LoFrese said it is $50-70 per square foot to renovate versus $200 per square foot for a new facility. He said a new high school would be too expensive, and if an entirely new facility were built at CHHS, there would be no funds to do the projects at the other schools. Commissioner Burroughs asked if Todd LoFrese would speak about the mobile units, the costs to maintain them, and some of the challenges these units present. Todd LoFrese said each mobile unit is a separate facility, with its own utilities and HVAC, which are inefficient and require maintenance. He said it costs $6,000 to replace a mobile unit HVAC, which is fiscally irresponsible. He said CHCCS does not want to use CIP funds on renovating the mobiles. Commissioner Rich said the school construction standards were approved in 2007, and asked if these standards need to be updated. Todd LoFrese said down the road these standards should probably be reviewed, and he said that both the construction standards and Department of Public Instruction (DPI) regulations are in line with what CHCCS is proposing. Commissioner Rich said technology is ever changing and asked if this should be acknowledged somehow in the standards. Commissioner Rich asked if Todd LoFrese could clarify what some of the $6-9 million of improvements will include. Todd Lofrese said HVAC replacement, locker renovations, flooring, new technology and seating in the auditorium, wall and window seals, and infrastructure upgrades. Commissioner Rich asked if safety issues are being addressed. Todd LoFrese said the older schools have lots of doors. He said at Chapel Hill High School some buildings will be connected with secure vestibules. He said there are a lot of conflicts with pedestrian, kiss and go, and bus lanes, all of which create safety and traffic hazards. He said these need to be made into appropriate types of entrances and exits. Todd LoFrese said there would be a similar approach with other older schools: expanding capacity and creating secure vestibules. Commissioner Rich referred to Glenwood Elementary, noting it may disappear in the near future. She said there is $940,000 assigned to this school, and she asked if the life span of the school could be identified. Todd LoFrese said this renovation project is already underway through fund balance dollars. He said the goals of this project are to create a secure a main entrance, address issues of ADA compliance, and to extend the life of this building as long as possible by addressing mechanical systems. He said the hope is to extend the life of the building for at least 10-15 years. He said the majority of this work will be done this summer. Commissioner Pelissier said all of the older schools will not be able to be addressed in Phase 1. She asked if there are any other funds outside of the CIP and the bond to address these many needs, especially mold. Tom Forcella said by putting bond funds into CHHS, the CIP dollars typically funded to CHHS will become available for other projects. Todd LoFrese said CHCCS highlighted some projects in their current CIP that, if CHHS and the Lincoln Center projects moved forward, could be funded. He said this would be about $3.5 million over five years. Commissioner Jacobs referred to page 15 of construction standards, where it addresses school site acreage. He said the document does not reflect current standards, as