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ii. Would like to review the idea of standards. Are our <br />useful life standards of buildings too long? How do we <br />build schools cheaper like Eno River Academy and make <br />that consistent across the school district? <br />iii. Can we do maintenance across campuses? Is it currently <br />done at the same time or should we do it that way for <br />economies? <br />c. Renee: Both school systems have told us previously what they <br />need but the funding isn’t there. Mandates coming from the state <br />have been hard <br />i. Schools and BOCC have had goals with the bonds, but <br />then weather catastrophes and cost increases came up <br />and we had to re-prioritize, The same with state <br />mandated class sizes. <br />1. Definitely should look at needs but be prepared <br />for things to derail that are unanticipated <br />2. How can we plan these together? Especially <br />since the state won’t give us our lottery money. <br />d. Carrie: <br />i. When we do delay replacing school buildings, we do lose <br />ADM when kids go to charter schools and private <br />schools and then lose funding <br />e. Rani: <br />i. It’s important that we consider the elements of the plan <br />and the funding elements. Renee is right that there are <br />local funding limitations but maybe we can all advocate <br />for more funding on the state level <br />1. State has a surplus of excess revenue receipts <br />2. Likes the idea of the aspirational plan to work <br />towards while advocating for other funding from <br />the state <br />f. Renee: <br />i. Do you still have your list of capital needs from the last <br />bond? That might help as a starting point <br />1. Patrick: those are the mechanical projects that <br />we’re working on – larger parts are complete and <br />additional funding from the county will be used <br />against escalating costs from the pandemic <br />a. The only project not funded, was the joint <br />transportation facility. Everything else <br />the district intended to fund will be <br />funded with the bond $ <br />2. Eric: Have the 2013/2014 Facility Commission <br />report – what could do/have to do/like to do <br />a. Updated in 2018 and in the process now <br />to update the last version <br />DocuSign Envelope ID: F3ECCCC4-11C5-4B8B-A148-28FAABFF6334