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Attachment 3 <br /> 1 <br /> 1 DRAFT MINUTES <br /> 2 ORANGE COUNTY <br /> 3 BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS <br /> 4 JOINT MEETING WITH <br /> 5 ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION AND <br /> 6 CHAPEL HILL-CARRBORO BOARD OF EDUCATION <br /> 7 September 26, 2023 <br /> 8 7:00 p.m. <br /> 9 <br /> 10 The Orange County Board of Commissioners met for a joint meeting with the Orange County <br /> 1 1 Board of Education and Chapel-Hill Carrboro Board of Education on Tuesday, September 26, <br /> 12 2023 at 7:00 p.m. at the Whitted Human Services Center in Hillsborough, NC. <br /> 13 <br /> 14 COUNTY COMMISSIONERS PRESENT: Chair Jamezetta Bedford, Vice-Chair Earl McKee, <br /> 15 and Commissioners Amy Fowler, Sally Greene, Jean Hamilton, Phyllis Portie-Ascott, and Anna <br /> 16 Richards <br /> 17 COUNTY COMMISSIONERS ABSENT: None. <br /> 18 COUNTY ATTORNEYS PRESENT: John Roberts <br /> 19 COUNTY STAFF PRESENT: County Manager Bonnie Hammersley, Deputy County Manager <br /> 20 Travis Myren, and Clerk to the Board Laura Jensen (All other staff members will be identified <br /> 21 appropriately below) <br /> 22 CHAPEL HILL-CARRBORO BOARD OF EDUCATION PRESENT:, Vice-Chair George Griffin, <br /> 23 and Board Members Riza Jenkins, Ashton Powell and Michael Sharp <br /> 24 CHAPEL HILL-CARRBORO BOARD OF EDUCATION ABSENT: Chair Rani Dasi and Board <br /> 25 Members Jillian LaSerna and Deon Temne <br /> 26 CHAPEL HILL-CARRBORO SCHOOLS (CHCCS) STAFF PRESENT: Superintendent Dr. Nyah <br /> 27 Hamlett and Chief Financial Officer Jonathan Scott <br /> 28 ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION PRESENT:, Vice-Chair Andre Richmond, and <br /> 29 Board Members Carrie Doyle, Bonnie Hauser, and Sarah Smylie <br /> 30 ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION ABSENT: Chair Anne Purcell and Board <br /> 31 Members Will Atherton and Jennifer Moore <br /> 32 ORANGE COUNTY SCHOOLS (OCS) STAFF PRESENT: Interim Superintendent Dr. Jim Merrill, <br /> 33 Chief Finance Officer Rhonda Rath, and Chief Officer of Operations Dwayne Foster <br /> 34 <br /> 35 Chair Bedford called the meeting to order at 7:00 p.m. All commissioners were present. <br /> 36 <br /> 37 WELCOME AND INTRODUCTIONS <br /> 38 Chair Bedford welcomed the elected officials and staff from Chapel Hill Carrboro City <br /> 39 Schools and Orange County Schools. All of the elected officials and staff introduced themselves. <br /> 40 <br /> 41 1. Presentation from Woolpert on Public School Capital Needs Assessment <br /> 42 As a strategy to improve the quality and efficiency of operational services, Orange County <br /> 43 Government, Chapel Hill Carrboro City Schools (CHCCS) and Orange County Schools (OCS) <br /> 44 collaborated on the issuance of a Request for Qualifications (RFQ) for a design firm to provide a: <br /> 45 Comprehensive Facility Condition Assessment (FCA) <br /> 46 Optimization Plan of Existing Space Utilization; and <br /> 47 Examination of Prioritization Models, Benchmarking Best Practices and Scenarios for both <br /> 48 school districts that recognize the distinct structure of the County allocating funds to the two school <br /> 49 districts. <br /> 50 <br />