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Jean: The infographic is really clear and nice, thank you <br /> Bonnie: Gravely is a relatively new building, it's surprising to see a 50 <br /> million renovation on it. Is there anything you can tell us about that? <br /> Answer: It has a present needs of just under 18 million, 10 year needs going <br /> up to 30 million. Roofing and electrical are the two big things. For planning <br /> purposes when we budget a major renovation, we consider 2/3 to 3/4 <br /> replacement value is the cost of the renovation. What we can do moving <br /> forward, we can get in to project specific budgeting and dial in for specific <br /> schools to look at project specific approach,rather than the model approach <br /> we're doing now. Line item budgeting comes later. <br /> Rob: Also on gravely,we recognized there that less than half the spaces are <br /> right sized, so some of that renovation is about right sizing classroom sizes. <br /> Consolidate means combining two schools in to a new bigger building. The <br /> choice programs are programmatic decisions. Replacing 2 elementary <br /> schools close to each other doesn't make sense, better to combine: Central <br /> and Hillsborough. <br /> In Chapel Hill, Frank Porter Graham you have a surplus of capacity, we're <br /> comfortable with you reducing elementary portfolio in Chapel Hill to <br /> increase operational efficiencies <br /> Catherine: could you mention housing on the Hillsborough central site? <br /> Answer: when you consolidate, the obvious question is what to do with the <br /> remaining site. There has been a desire to create more affordable housing in <br /> that area, so that could be an option for the County to consider viable next <br /> uses for sites after consolidation. This was an idea Steve had. <br /> Steve: To be clear I was just brainstorming <br /> Answer: Right, it's one of those things we'd need to do more of a deep dive <br /> on. <br /> Jean: You're saying eliminate Frank Porter Graham? <br /> Answer: Yes, you'd redistrict. Or look at a potential k-8 in a rebuild. <br /> Perhaps at Estes Hills. Or a shared physical site. But given capacity and <br /> enrollment trends, we're comfortable reducing elementary portfolio by one <br /> school <br /> Jean: I'd like to check in on that enrollment data <br /> Answer: When you replace these schools, you're replacing them at a <br /> modern size, which is larger than current. So that helps with increasing <br /> capacity <br />