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instead would recommend new investments in new schools. As the FCIs <br /> increase and the adequacy score decreases, the better long term investment <br /> is new construction to set you up for lower operational and capital costs in <br /> the long term. <br /> David: options: With options A&B, the underlying assumption is to keep <br /> what we have and fix it up. Option A is the minimum investment: there are <br /> 5 levels of priority in the condition assessment, 10 years of life cycle.Option <br /> A invests in levels 1-3. Option B also focuses on fixing what we have. <br /> Addresses levels 1-3 and life cycles years 1-10. Option B maximizes <br /> investment in facility condition, but doesn't do anything on adequacy of <br /> environment. Focuses on nuts and bolts. <br /> Options C&D look at addressing priority needs, and then putting funds in <br /> to renovating and replacing schools in the long term. That does address <br /> adequacy. <br /> Option C in practice takes what we identified as top priority near term <br /> renovations & replacements. <br /> Option D is the big picture,what we think ought to be done overall. Then it <br /> becomes a matter of timing <br /> Option C is the first effort on the big picture (option D) <br /> Steve: Can you explain what a replacement school is? <br /> Answer: Rebuilding an existing structure, in the majority of cases this is <br /> rebuilding on an existing school site. The strategy we recommend is to build <br /> on the existing green space of the school, so you lose fields for a couple <br /> years, then once school is built, you knock down the existing structure and <br /> regain the fields and parking spaces. <br /> The idea is that we'll have very little cost for swing space for kids because <br /> you'd be building on the existing green space for the schools <br /> Rob (Woolpert): You'll notice in options A and B your investment doesn't <br /> really touch the kids and doesn't impact the teaching, learning process. In <br /> options C&D parents will be able to see how what we're doing is impacting <br /> children day to day. Ability to impact learning <br /> Jean: So for option D, the $67 million per year, does this also include the <br /> maintenance &upgrade of schools? <br /> David: 2% in industry terms is total capital outlay, maintenance, upgrades, <br /> etc. with logic that buildings are on no more than a 50 year life cycle. The <br /> $67 million focuses on current maintenance needs and replacements and <br /> recycling. It doesn't include minor operations and management costs that <br /> could come up each year. It safely captures the vast majority of condition <br /> needs. Minor operations and management are not included in the $67 <br /> million for option D. It does capture most of it. <br />