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• 5 <br /> Source - Land Records Subscriber Fees $ 1,400 <br /> Appropriation - Emergency Services $ 33,831 <br /> Source - Transfer from County Capital Reserve $ 33,831 <br /> COUNTY CAPITAL RESERVE <br /> Appropriation - Transfer to General Fund $ 33,831 <br /> Source - Reserve for EMS Ambulance $ 33,831 <br /> 2. Approval of Final RSVP Application <br /> To approve the RSVP final application to ACTION for the period July <br /> 1, 1988 through June 30, 1989 in the amount of $24,775 in federal funds. The <br /> total proposed grant is $64,713 with $26,861 from Orange County, $12,277 <br /> from Chapel Hill and $800 from Carrboro. <br /> 3 . Animal Control Ordinance Amendments--Second Reading <br /> To adopt on second reading amendments to the Animal Control <br /> Ordinance as stated below: <br /> "Increase the civil penalty for failure to properly register an <br /> animal from $10.00 to $25.00. " <br /> "Clarify in the ordinance that the fees for animals are taxes <br /> (privilege taxes) . <br /> VOTE: UNANIMOUS. <br /> G. ITEMS FOR DECISION--REGULAR AGENDA <br /> 1. Capital Request Chapel Hill-Carrboro Schools <br /> County Manager John Link indicated a request had been received from <br /> the Chapel Hill-Carrboro School System to reallocate funds from previously <br /> approved projects to go toward the Phillips and Frank Porter Graham air <br /> conditioning projects. The School Capital Reserve Long Range Plan contains <br /> $774,180 in the current fiscal year for the two air conditioning projects. <br /> The low bid for these two projects totaled $1, 313,875. The total amount <br /> required to meet this low bid totaled $485,383. The School system has <br /> requested that funds in the Long Range Plan for fiscal year 1988-89 be <br /> shifted from the previously approved projects to the air conditioning <br /> projects. The projects that are being proposed as deletions next year <br /> include the media center renovation at Chapel Hill High, media center <br /> renovations at Carrboro/Estes/Glenwood schools and kitchen renovations at <br /> certain elementary schools. <br /> The Manager recommends that prior to approving this request that the <br /> Chapel Hill-Carrboro School System respond to the following inquiries in <br /> writing: <br /> (1) The specific reasons for low bids which total $448, 697 (after <br /> deductions) above the amount budgeted; to include <br /> architect/engineer explanations. <br /> (2) The pros and cons of rebidding the projects. <br /> (3) The impact that the deleted projects will have on the proposed <br /> five year CIP and the school systems ten year capital needs <br /> plan. <br /> The response to these questions is included in the permanent agenda <br /> file. <br /> Superintendent Gerry House explained that the low bid is over the <br /> estimated cost because the original estimate of $774,180 was done about four <br /> years ago and also that the requirement of doing the project during the time <br /> that students are not in school requires a lot of overtime. <br /> Commissioner Halkiotis questioned the amount of overtime that would <br /> be paid to get the project done while the students are not in school. <br /> Engineer Tom Hall stated that $ 50,000 to $100, 000 will be paid in overtime <br /> and/or for additional personnel. He further explained some of the problems <br />