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4 <br />Roofing $5,065,404 <br />Equipment $15,621,950 <br />General Renovations $1,473,743 <br />Emergency/Security System $989,370 <br />Door & Window Replacement $245,201 <br />Energy Management $474,347 <br />Technology $13,564,939 <br />Abatement $688,333 <br />Other (Recurring Capital) $15,832,253 <br />Total $154,635,310 <br />Orange County is not alone in dealing with aging school facilities. Wake, Guilford, <br />and Durham Counties have undertaken substantial initiatives to comprehensively <br />address the capital needs of schools. <br />The work group sees value in collaboration and coordinating capital efforts across <br />the BOCC, county staff and two school districts. The county is responsible for <br />allocating capital funds amongst the schools and county capital needs. The school <br />districts are responsible for managing their individual facilities to best meet local <br />needs. In that context, the workgroup is interested in continuing to explore ways to <br />improve efficiencies and transparency, and to better inform decision-making around <br />the capital needs for all its schools. <br />FINDINGS <br />Facility Planning/Standards <br />o Updated facilities studies are needed for our public schools. OCS is <br />planning to start a new study in the coming school year. CHCCS is <br />currently undertaking an updated facility study to be completed in <br />Spring 2023. <br />o There are no county standards/guidelines for renovating or replacing <br />aging school buildings. The work group discussed concerns about <br />over-investing in buildings that should be replaced. The work group <br />discussed how a facility condition index (FCI), which is a ratio of <br />deferred maintenance to replacement cost, is one way to determine <br />when a school needs to be replaced. <br />o Orange County’s School Construction Standards were last updated in <br />2007. These standards focus on new school construction and include <br />traditional and non-traditional models. <br />o School Adequate Public Facilities Ordinance (SAPFO) was adopted in <br />2003 between BOCC, school boards, and towns (except Mebane) as an <br />attempt to ensure school capacity can meet the population growth. <br />SAPFO has not been updated to meet the current conditions including <br />taking into account Pre-K classrooms, space for special needs <br />students, non-standard room sizes, model capacity assumptions, and <br />growth in the western part of county. <br />o Our aging school buildings do not reflect modern building standards <br />and therefore provide sub-optimal learning environments for children <br />with many of them <br />DocuSign Envelope ID: F3ECCCC4-11C5-4B8B-A148-28FAABFF6334