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3 <br /> 1 letter or resolution indicating Orange County's support for their stance against the display of the <br /> 2 flag on a County building. <br /> 3 Commissioner McKee said he supported such a resolution, since volunteer departments <br /> 4 get County tax funding. <br /> 5 Commissioner Marcoplos asked if residents would still receive fire services should <br /> 6 funding be cut off to this fire department. He said he supports the removal of the flag, but does <br /> 7 not want to see citizens harmed by their action. <br /> 8 Commissioner McKee said the equipment is county-owned, and Montgomery County <br /> 9 can take over the responsibility of a fire department if there are mutual aid contracts in place. <br /> 10 He said there should be no adverse affect on the service to residents. <br /> 11 The Board agreed by consensus for Chair Dorosin to draft a letter, and circulate to the <br /> 12 Board for review. <br /> 13 <br /> 14 4. Proclamations/ Resolutions/ Special Presentations <br /> 15 NONE <br /> 16 <br /> 17 5. Public Hearings <br /> 18 NONE <br /> 19 <br /> 20 6. Regular Agenda <br /> 21 <br /> 22 a. Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools Bond Project Update <br /> 23 The Board received an update from the Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools ("CHCCS") <br /> 24 regarding its General Obligation bond referendum funded capital projects and provide feedback <br /> 25 to CHCCS. <br /> 26 <br /> 27 CHCCS School Board members present: Chair James Barrett, Rani Dasi, Margaret <br /> 28 Samuels, Pat Heinrich, Joal Broun, and Superintendent Pamela Baldwin <br /> 29 Gary Donaldson, Chief Financial Officer, reviewed the information below: <br /> 30 <br /> 31 BACKGROUND: <br /> 32 On November 8, 2016 voters approved $120 million in School Bonds of which the CHCCS bond <br /> 33 allocation is $72.1 million based on Average Daily Membership. The CHCCS allocation was <br /> 34 earmarked for two projects; 1) Lincoln Center and 2) Chapel Hill High School. The Lincoln <br /> 35 Center project was originally estimated at $21 million and Chapel Hill High School at $51 <br /> 36 million. <br /> 37 <br /> 38 On March 21, 2017, the CHCCS staff updated the Lincoln Center estimate to $25 million and <br /> 39 decreased the Chapel Hill High School project from $51 million to $47.1 million (Attachment 2). <br /> 40 The updated Lincoln Center project budget of$25 million included both design and construction <br /> 41 estimates. The CHCCS staff attributed the Lincoln Center increase to construction cost <br /> 42 increases of 5% annually. <br /> 43 <br /> 44 On October 17, 2017, CHCCS staff updated the Board of Orange County Commissioners <br /> 45 (BOCC) regarding its September 2017 bids for the Lincoln Center project. That CHCCS update <br /> 46 indicated four base bids and the lowest responsive and responsible bid was significantly over <br /> 47 budget. The four base bids for the Lincoln Center ranged from $35.3 million to $35.8 million <br /> 48 which exceeds the County's CIP Funding and Debt Affordability parameters. <br /> 49 <br />