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20 <br /> 1 Slide #7 <br /> Which Projects? <br /> • Primary Decision Points on Approach <br /> — The decision on number of new facilities will determine amount available for all other projects <br /> • Option 1 <br /> — New Elementary School <br /> — New Orange Middle School <br /> — Central Elementary Partial Rebuild or identify other ES priorities <br /> — Apply remaining funds to Level 1,2,and select Level 3 priorities <br /> • Option 2 <br /> — New Elementary School <br /> — Apply funds to Level 1 and 2 priorities first <br /> — Apply funds to Level 3,4,and 5 projects <br /> ORANGE COUNTY <br /> 7 NORTH CAROLINA <br /> 2 <br /> 3 Commissioner Fowler said she liked that you could see the age of the school in CHCCS's <br /> 4 presentation. She said it also showed the FCI index. She said she can't tell how Orange County's <br /> 5 plan moves the needle. She asked if there is a way to know that. <br /> 6 Travis Myren said not without a new analysis. He said it was provided by Woolpert in <br /> 7 Chapel Hill's presentation. <br /> 8 Vice-Chair Greene said she is leaning toward Option 1 with a new elementary school and <br /> 9 Orange Middle School. <br /> 10 Commissioner Portie-Ascott said she is also leaning toward Option 1. She said when the <br /> 11 Board discussed putting the bond on the ballot, it was to address those needs. <br /> 12 Commissioner Fowler said it is difficult to tell what they are comparing, but there is a better <br /> 13 chance of getting what they want with Option 1. <br /> 14 Commissioner McKee said he doesn't remember the price on the Central Elementary <br /> 15 rebuild. <br /> 16 Travis Myren said it will be $27.3 million. He said the reason it's less than a new <br /> 17 elementary school is some redone portions would be maintained. <br /> 18 Commissioner McKee said the reason he asked is to estimate the 60/40 split, it seems <br /> 19 that Orange County is eating up their entire budget on just three projects. <br /> 20 Travis Myren said he could get the Board a number for what is left over for high priority <br /> 21 needs. <br /> 22 Chair Bedford said all of the numbers are based on the $300,000,000 bond, the <br /> 23 $100,000,000 pay-go, the lottery proceeds, the leftover proceeds from the old bond, the deferred <br /> 24 maintenance, and the ongoing funds they get every year. <br /> 25 Commissioner McKee said that would spend the entire budget. <br /> 26 Commissioner Fowler said that her math was different. <br /> 27 Chair Bedford said the number for Orange Middle School is different than the study. She <br /> 28 asked if the $66 million figure is a correct, revised number. <br /> 29 Kirk Vaughn said that number reflects the discussion regarding the two options and that <br /> 30 $48 million is not sufficient to rebuild the middle school, so $66 million is in the right range. <br /> 31 Commissioner McKee said he was going through the figures presented tonight. <br /> 32 Commissioner Richards said the idea of the bond is to do the big stuff. <br />