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53 <br /> 1 Slide#7 <br /> Questions <br /> ORANGE COUN 7Y <br /> NUR'fFI C:ARUiJNA <br /> 2 <br /> 3 A motion was made by Commissioner Richards, seconded by Commissioner McKee, to <br /> 4 approve the final financing resolution, authorizing the steps to proceed with the financing of the <br /> 5 stated capital projects and equipment, in the form presented. <br /> 6 <br /> 7 VOTE: UNANIMOUS <br /> 8 <br /> 9 c. Approval of Budget Amendment#9-A—Capital Reallocation for Orange County Schools <br /> 10 The Board considered approving Budget Amendment #9-A for Orange County Schools to <br /> 11 reallocate capital funds from a variety of existing capital projects to fund roofing work at Orange <br /> 12 High, a roof replacement at New Hope Elementary, and interior renovations at Efland Cheeks <br /> 13 Elementary. <br /> 14 BACKGROUND: The Orange County Schools District submitted a capital budget amendment <br /> 15 request to move funds from existing capital projects to fund the Orange High Arts Wing, <br /> 16 Auditorium and Main Hall Roof Renovation, New Hope Elementary Roof Replacement, and Efland <br /> 17 Cheeks Elementary Interior Renovations. In reviewing the District's current capital balance <br /> 18 spending plans, the Woolpert consultant noted that these projects did not align with the sequence <br /> 19 or scope of the Woolpert Option C High Priority Needs recommendations. Because the County <br /> 20 counted both School Districts' existing capital balances when arranging funding for the Option C <br /> 21 recommendations, funding these projects would reduce the amount of funding available for other <br /> 22 projects that Woolpert identified as high priority needs in the District. <br /> 23 The first project is the Orange High School Cultural Arts Wing, Auditorium and Main Hall Roof <br /> 24 Replacement. Woolpert noted that the roof had four (4) years of useful life left before needing <br /> 25 replacement. Orange County Schools staff stated that while the overall roof is in good shape and <br /> 26 has additional useful life, some components of the roof have had significant leaks and were <br /> 27 graded as a D during the District's 2016 Roof Assessment. <br /> 28 The second project is the New Hope Roof Replacement. Woolpert assessed the roof to have six <br /> 29 (6)years of useful life. The District similarly reports that the roof received a grade of D in the 2016 <br /> 30 roofing assessment and that they are experiencing leaks throughout the building. They are also <br /> 31 experiencing some visible separation of the standing seam roof and stagnant moisture seeping <br /> 32 into the cavity of the wall due to the poor design of the gutter system. <br /> 33 The third project is the Efland Cheeks Renovation. The Woolpert consultant noted significant <br /> 34 deficiencies at Efland Cheeks, but only recommended a$1.3 million budget to address the highest <br /> 35 priority needs. The District has entered into a contract to make $4.795 million in renovations. This <br />