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ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS <br /> CHAPEL HILL-CARRBORO BOARD OF EDUCATION <br /> ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION <br /> Capital Needs Work Group <br /> June 21, 2023 <br /> Meeting— 8:30-10am <br /> The Capital Needs Work Group is conducting a Virtual Meeting on June 21, 2023. Members of <br /> the Group will participate in the meeting remotely. <br /> Attending: Jean Hamilton, Bonnie Hauser, Kirk Vaughn, Steve Arndt, Perdita Holtz, Travis <br /> Myren, Jessica Goodell, David Sturtz, Al Ciarochi, Kelly Guadalupe, Gary Donaldson, Dwayne <br /> Foster, Rani Dasi, Catherine Mau, Andre Stewart, Greg Wilder, Patrick Florence, Dr. Felder, <br /> Carrie Doyle, Riza Jenkins <br /> 1. Welcome—Commissioner Jean Hamilton, Chair of Work Group <br /> Introduces group, and introduces Woolpert and Cooperative Strategies <br /> 2. Woolpert Inc. Status Update <br /> • David and Jessica provide status update. Provides powerpoint <br /> o Is working through the schools, has visited 13 so far. <br /> o Educational Adequacy assessment done for all schools. Geocoded all <br /> floorplans. Captured room type, size and Furnishings, Fixtures and <br /> Equipment(FF&E). <br /> o Met with internal stakeholders, applying weights to each space type. "Must <br /> have, nice to have, etc" <br /> o Provided timeline. Provide options in September, final recommendations in <br /> December. <br /> • Jean Asks:Timing for survey,how does consultant prepare questions with feedback <br /> from county/schools. Asks that Bonnie, Rani, Jean be included in the survey <br /> review. <br /> o Community Survey in July. Feedback will be provided by working group. <br /> Asks for recent questions surveyed from community. Survey provides <br /> prioritization info by school districts and by community at large. <br /> • Rani asks about the Educational Adequacy Assessment. <br /> o Educational Adequacy assesses the gap between the design against the <br /> educational needs. Both districts have noted lack of support spaces, <br /> especially in elementary schools. Also provide allocation of support spaces <br /> based on population. <br /> • Bonnie asks: Would consultant review that closets are being used as offices? <br />