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1 <br /> ORANGE COUNTY <br /> BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS <br /> ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT <br /> Meeting Date: May 18, 2021 <br /> Action Agenda <br /> Item No. 8-m <br /> SUBJECT: Acceptance of Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools and Orange County Schools <br /> Department of Public Instruction (DPI) Facility Needs Survey Reports <br /> DEPARTMENT: County Manager and Finance and Administrative Services <br /> ATTACHMENT(S): INFORMATION CONTACT: <br /> 1) Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools DPI Bonnie Hammersley, (919) 245-2300 <br /> Facility Needs Survey Memo Travis Myren, (919) 245-2308 <br /> 2) Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools DPI Gary Donaldson, (919) 245-2453 <br /> Facility Needs Survey Report Paul Laughton, (919) 245-2152 <br /> 3) Orange County Schools DPI Facility <br /> Needs Survey Memo <br /> 4) Orange County Schools DPI Facility <br /> Needs Survey Report <br /> PURPOSE: To accept Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools and Orange County Schools <br /> Department of Public Instruction (DPI) Facility Needs Survey Reports prior to the Districts' <br /> submission of the reports to the State Board of Education. <br /> BACKGROUND: Every 5 years, local boards of education are required by North Carolina <br /> General Statutes to submit a Facility Needs Assessment to the State Board of Education. This <br /> long range plan, developed by the State, is used as a uniform reporting system and can assist <br /> local units in preparing their capital needs. The survey's software includes a list of all district <br /> schools and requires information to be input regarding each school's size, age, capacity, energy <br /> use, and general condition. Additionally, the district is asked to project the need for new schools <br /> and capital projects required at existing schools. The survey specifies construction costs <br /> associated with different aspects of work. As an example, new construction is calculated at $260 <br /> per square foot, while current local market estimates are somewhat higher at $300 square foot. <br /> For Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools, in completing the survey, data was utilized from the most <br /> recent (2014) Facilities Assessment of the District's nine (9) oldest facilities. The assessment's <br /> scope of work and budget costs for seven (7) of the nine (9) facility schools have been input into <br /> the State survey, along with other items in the Capital Investment Plan (CIP). Work on Chapel <br /> Hill High has been completed, and the survey does not include a mechanism for reporting on the <br /> needs of the Lincoln Center. <br />