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30 <br /> 1 Slide#2 <br /> What hes changed from prior School CIPs <br /> Adoption of the School Capital Funding Policy(Page 168)& Major Project Planning Addendum <br /> (Page 172). <br /> - School CIP has been reorganized into three sections(Major Projects,High Priority Needs,Other Capital Uses) <br /> - All parties have also signed CORE Team Interlocal Agreement,which will provide updates to Board on construction <br /> progress. <br /> Inclusion of Major Project plans by both school districts,with county staff assisted sequencing. <br /> • Phasing in of Pay-Go funds to assist Major Project funding-$3.5 M in FY 27, $6.5 M in FY 28, <br /> full $10 M in FY 29. Slight inflation to$94.8 M over 10-year plan. <br /> ORANGE COUNTY <br /> 2 NORTH CAROLINA <br /> 2 <br /> 3 Kirk Vaughn explained that the county restructured its approach from project-based allocations <br /> 4 to organizing spending into three categories: major projects, high-priority needs, and other capital uses, <br /> 5 with the core team presenting project progress updates to the Board each year. <br /> 6 <br /> 7 Slide#3 <br /> Woolpert Report to Current GIP Plan <br /> Back in 2023, Woolpert did a systematic review of both school districts; both the condition and <br /> the educational adequacy of the facilities. <br /> Woolpert also made recommendations for replacements and renovations of facilities over <br /> multiple bonds, requiring more funds than the county could afford. <br /> The recommendations assumed each facility would be replaced or renovated over time,and enrollment was flat-no <br /> closures for decreased enrollment. <br /> The County funding policy requires schools use the limited bond funds to replace old buildings <br /> and improve the educational adequacy of the district. <br /> So long as the projects are in line with that requirement,the county only reflects the school <br /> replacements as requested by the district. <br /> - The County's CIP can be amended to change which schools are being replaced each year at school district request. <br /> 3 <br /> ORANGE <br /> COUNTY <br /> NOR-rHNA <br /> 8 <br /> 9 Kirk Vaughn noted that when Woolpert reviewed the school facilities in 2023,they recommended <br /> 10 replacing or renovating all schools over multiple bond cycles, with enrollment assumed to be essentially <br /> 11 flat and no closures contemplated. He clarified that the county is only reflecting the school replacements <br />