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FY2020 Fund Balance AppropriaCkhie'n#j Previous Year appropriation balances ��,L]22,040 Carry-overbalances.Corporate Drive lJp______fit Student Assignment, Safety.Secunty Furniture-District $250,000 Furniture upgrades to bring the district in compliance with DPI II IRI standards as well as create more collaborative classroom spaces ll �I across the district Corporate Drive I Anticipated uofd of back budding and potential parking needs lob- Environmental Enhancements Contracted mowing and snow removal $ 155,000 C'uwW Rhonda Rath said there are no changes to the capital budget, but wanted to highlight that the joint transportation facility has been removed, and $3.1 million of that will be shifted to Cedar Ridge classroom addition, and the remaining balance will go towards improving indoor air quality across the district. Commissioner Greene said she was not aware of the joint transportation facility. Rhonda Rath said there was an item on a bond 5 years out from now, but it cannot be funded, as other things are needed Dr. Todd Wirt said when there are two systems within one county; only one is identified as having a transportation system. He said currently, Orange County has two transportation facilities that are severely outdated and need improvements. He said a portion of the bond funds were to go to address this, but due to Chapel Hill High costs, that need was greater than the transportation system. He said this need is real, and could be for a future bond or CIP project. Commissioner Marcoplos said paid maternity and paternity leave would be a great addition, and the kids would really benefit from this. He referred to the question of how to measure equity training, and said for those who have gone through the training, there is no doubt that will help as he has already noticed a difference. He said it looks like 36.25 positions were dropped in recent years as part of cost savings measures. He asked if the impacts of, and lessons from these decisions could be explained. Dr. Todd Wirt said OCS learned how to be more efficient. He said there were also some reductions in technology decisions, but the greatest challenges have been at the school level. He said when class sizes go up, there are different challenges with differing needs of students. He said OCS runs a lean central office operation, and made this decision to have a lower impact on the schools, but it has stretched the central office staff quite thin. Chair Rich asked if other counties give parental leave, and who is the County's competition. Jennifer Bennett said she is not aware of other systems that offer this at this time, but it would be a great benefit to the staff. She said the main push for competition is from Durham, who is fighting the same battles.