Minutes 04-09-2024 - Budget Work Session-CIP

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27 Slide #45 Travis Myren said the Emergency Services Headquarters could be advanced, but would put additional pressure on the tax rate. Commissioner Fowler asked if there is any inflation accounted for the SHSC project. Travis Myren said will continue to receive Medicaid maximization revenue so they will add to the balance. Chair Bedford asked if funds were needed for plans to figure out which to do first. Travis Myren said the first stakeholder meeting is scheduled for April 25th and will give a better sense of if planning money is needed next year. Chair Bedford asked about the dam on page 78. She said she was a brand new commissioner when they first discovered that and it has gone through extensive repairs to make it safe. She asked if it is safe to wait 3 years on this project. Cy Stober said the current project includes a survey of the property and replacement of the intake tower. He said that the NC dam safety program reviews it every year and they have continued to maintain an adequate rating from that agency. He said that they will be eligible for some grant funds and they will be sought. Chair Bedford said it would be valuable to put $300,000 forward now for Emergency Services to get started. She said that could be her number 1 project. She said on page 82 there is a roof mentioned and she asked if it could be delayed. Angel Barnes, Capital Projects Manager, said it is currently at end of life and they have pushed it out and it is time to do it. Commissioner Fowler asked why there were no years one or two on that page. Travis Myren said there are just no projects scheduled for the first two years of the CIP. Chair Bedford said on page 88 the Rogers Road Community Center is listed and she hopes the towns will agree to a cost-sharing agreement for the center. Commissioner Richards said that it was originally built with a cost-sharing agreement. Bonnie Hammersley said there was a cost-sharing agreement in place to build it.