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1 <br /> ORANGE COUNTY <br /> BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS <br /> ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT <br /> Meeting Date: September 26, 2023 <br /> Action Agenda <br /> Item No. 1 & 2 <br /> SUBJECT: Joint Meeting — Board of County Commissioners, Chapel Hill-Carrboro City <br /> Schools Board of Education and Orange County Schools Board of Education <br /> DEPARTMENT: County Manager/Financial and Administrative Services <br /> ATTACHMENT(S): INFORMATION CONTACT: <br /> Woolpert Presentation - Long-Range Bonnie Hammersley, 919-245-2300 <br /> Optimization Plan - Options Planning Travis Myren, 919-245-2308 <br /> Dr. Nyah Hamlett, 919-967-8211 <br /> Dr. James Merrill, 919-732-8126 <br /> Gary Donaldson, 919-245-2453 <br /> Steven Arndt, 919-245-2658 <br /> Kelly Guadalupe, 919-245-2156 <br /> PURPOSE: To discuss the various School related issues that are of interest to the Board of <br /> County Commissioners, Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools (CHCCS) Board of Education and <br /> Orange County Schools (OCS) Board of Education. <br /> BACKGROUND: The County/Schools Collaboration Work Group established the agenda items <br /> for this Joint Meeting. <br /> Welcome, Call to Order, and Agenda Overview — BOCC Chair Jamezetta Bedford <br /> 1. Presentation from Woolpert on Public School Capital Needs Assessment <br /> As a strategy to improve the quality and efficiency of operational services, Orange County <br /> Government, Chapel Hill Carrboro City Schools (CHCCS) and Orange County Schools <br /> (OCS) collaborated on the issuance of a Request for Qualifications (RFQ) for a design firm <br /> to provide a: <br /> • Comprehensive Facility Condition Assessment (FCA) <br /> • Optimization Plan of Existing Space Utilization; and <br /> • Examination of Prioritization Models, Benchmarking Best Practices and Scenarios <br /> for both school districts that recognize the distinct structure of the County <br /> allocating funds to the two school districts. <br /> The products of this study will help County and School professionals and elected officials <br /> better plan, manage and fund new construction and maintenance of the thirty-one (31) <br /> school campuses and administrative offices for the two school districts. <br />