Agenda - 04-06-2021; 8-a - Minutes

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35 The 203 Project-- Board Action • Approve one or more of the 20 Greensboro Street Project options outirned above.eliminate a projected 51,607,160 project deficit. • IPnecessaty,authorize staff to present a budget amendment at an upcoming meeting to effectuate the changes. 1 2 3 Commissioner Fowler referred to parking, and asked if these numbers were reached 4 through discussions with the construction manager. She said if the first twenty spaces are 5 removed, it adjusts the cost by $400,000, but removing the next 20 adjusts the cost by 6 $780,000. She asked if there is a reason for this difference. 7 Travis Myren said removing spots in increments of 40 adjusts the building's core and the 8 elevator would not have to go up as far. He said this adjusts the building's infrastructure. 9 Chair Price referred to the Justice Center generator, and asked if the impacts of deleting 10 this could be identified. 11 Travis Myren said the Sheriff's department is the only area of the Justice Center with an 12 emergency generator. He said if the power is out, court cannot meet until power is restored. 13 He said the new Clerk of Court requested the generator. 14 Commissioner Dorosin said he is most in favor of the last option, with offsetting capital 15 costs, and reduced incremental debt service by $85,000 a year. He said the County is currently 16 giving over$568,000 to Chapel Hill Library. He said if$85,000 is taken out of this funding, it 17 would cover the debt service increase. He said the money would still be related to library 18 services. He said does not want to cut the library or reduce the parking. He said reusing 19 fixtures and furniture from buildings and centers that will be vacated will reduce costs. 20 Commissioner McKee asked for clarification on differences between the approved 21 budget for the project, and the new costs for the schematic design. 22 Travis Myren reviewed them. 23 Commissioner McKee confirmed the combined cost for Carrboro and Chapel Hill, and 24 said Orange County would fund over half of the costs. 25 Commissioner McKee asked if the $2 million change is a result of the new schematic 26 design, and has come into play since last spring. 27 Travis Myren confirmed, and said this came into play in November 2020. 28 Commissioner McKee said he is concerned that the difference between pre-fabricated 29 versus poured in place was not known earlier in the design process. He said this seems like an 30 obvious factor to consider. He said the costs have been escalating, and he expects this to 31 continue. 32 Travis Myren said the guaranteed maximum price will be known in late September. 33 Commissioner McKee said the price could increase between now and September. 34 Travis Myren said yes, that is possible. 35 Commissioner McKee asked if there is a reason the BOCC is looking at this now before 36 the start of the budget process. He said he does not think it is financially responsible to borrow 37 even more money. 38 Commissioner McKee said he is not interested in building a shell building, and the 39 proposed savings is not that great, given the importance of the project. 40 Commissioner Greene said the reason the BOCC is looking at this tonight is because 41 Carrboro has to get approval from the Local Government Commission (LGC) for their funding 42 process.