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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 /> September 20, 2023 <br /> Meeting— 8:30-10am <br /> The Capital Needs Work Group is conducting a Virtual Meeting on September 20, 2023. <br /> Members of the Group will participate in the meeting remotely. <br /> Panelists: Jean Hamilton, Bonnie Hauser, Jessica Goodell, Al Ciarochi, Alan Dorman, Andre <br /> Stewart, Catherine Mau, David Sturtz, Dwayne Foster, Gary Donaldson, Greg Wilder, Patrick <br /> Florence, Perdita Holz, Rani Dasi, Rob Olsen, Steven Arndt, Travis Myren, Kelly Guadalupe <br /> 1. Welcome—Commissioner Jean Hamilton, Chair of Work Group <br /> 2. Woolpert Inc. Update: Results of data analysis on current state: Key <br /> findings on condition of schools and information on space types and <br /> adequacy(20-30 minutes) <br /> • Questions on conditions assessment: <br /> • Catherine: please remember to change the terminology to Carolina <br /> terminology for educational spaces <br /> • Jean: On the horizontal axis I can read that as, for academic support <br /> CHCCS, almost 40% of those spaces are undersized. What are the <br /> mechanics of this? <br /> • Answer: We calculated square footage of each space, categorized by <br /> function, then we looked at floor plans and did some quality control. <br /> Each space was given a square foot minimum, majority of those given <br /> from NC DPI. For some, NC DPI didn't have space requirements. We <br /> backed those down so it applied no matter if it's below 400 students or <br /> not. We look at those standards for each room type, in terms of <br /> minimum sq. footage. If space is less than 90% of minimum square foot <br /> size,then we call it undersized. So we then counted every space and saw <br /> the count of those that are present and less than 90%of standard. <br /> • Bonnie: One school has a secured entry but no office you enter in to. <br /> How would that show up here? <br /> • Answer: That's an adjacency issue. Exterior canopies or controlled <br /> entry points don't have a square foot here. It's binary: present or not. <br /> What you're describing is that you really want a controlled entry point <br /> to go to an office, and this isn't how many of our older schools are <br /> designed. Those kind of considerations is what goes in to the options <br /> development. We created the options methodically, from conservative <br />