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would not require the BOCC to incur any additional debt. The exact language of that article follows. 4. Any amount b,y which the total cost of CHCCS high school #.3 exceeds $27,800, 000 will be paid for by BOARD OF EDUCATIONpay-as-you-go CIP revenue not z°equiring the BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS to incur debt, As the funds required to meet the overage described earlier are designated in the BOCC alternatively financed elementary #10 project, no additional debt will be incurred by funding the overages. Elementary #10, designated for the Chapel Hill - Canboro City Schools, was delayed by the Commissioners from August 2007 until August 2009 to insure that the debt capacity of the County did not increase. An amount of $.3,500,000 of that delayed project has already been allocated by capital ordinance to the Orange County Schools for overages experienced during the bidding and construction of their middle school #3. Other potential uses of the delayed project finding include the senior centers and the animal shelter. Additional FundinE An additional funding amount of $2,200,000 was designated to HS #3 if the Board of Education met the "smart growth principles" as defined by the Board of County Commissioners. Addendum "B" is included in its entirety for your review, Addendum "B" set forth a list of smart growth principles that would provide for a sustainable, compact building that would reduce the school's impact on the enviromnent through efficient design, reduced site impact, improved walk ability, and alternative transportation considerations. Tn .June of 2004, the Cormmissioners agreed that the Board of Education had met the majority of the "smart growth principles" and by resolution approved an additional $1,900,000 to the high school budget. The exact language of that resolution follows. NOW THEREFORE, pursnm:t to North Carolina General Statzrte 5S~ 160A-461 and I1.SG431, the BOARD OF EDUCATION azzd the BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS agz•ee: A. that the following smart growth prozzaotizzg standards, if met in the design and plans for Phase I of CHCCS high school #.3, will satisf,7~ $1,900, 000 of the smart grorvtlr requirements of paragraph 8 of the INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT and $1,900,000 of'the smart gz°owth requirements of the INTERLOCAI, AGREEMENT ADDENDUM "A " for CHCCS high school #3: The remaining $300,000 of the original $2,200,000 has been reserved for transportation enhancements inchzding improved sidewalks, bikeways, joint transportation analysis and exploration of potential shuttle buses. Those funds have not been applied for as the CUP process in Carrboro is underway and alignment with the Town's plans and DOT plans for' the improvement of Smith Level Road will be critical in providing a unified plan for walking, bikes and reduced vehicle traffic. This will include sidewalks along Rock Haven Road, Smith Level Road and Tar Heel Drive .