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31 <br /> 1 that the districts are requesting, and that if districts change their plans, they can submit revised projects <br /> 2 at any time through budget amendments. <br /> 3 <br /> 4 Slide#4 <br /> Major Projects — Projects and Sequencing <br /> , 0FY2032-33 <br /> Carrboro Design Construction <br /> Chapel Hill-Elementary <br /> Carrboro Estes Hills Design Construction <br /> City Schools Elementary <br /> Frank Porter <br /> p.133-136 Graham Design Construction Close Out <br /> Elementary <br /> Orange New Elementary Design Construction <br /> County School <br /> Schools Orange Middle Pre-Design <br /> Renovation Scope Design Construction Close Out <br /> .147-48 <br /> - OCS may not be able to fund third major project due to increased cost of orange Middle School <br /> County used the following rules to sequence these plans <br /> - Bonds must be borrowed within 7 years of referendum-FY 2031. May ask for 3-year extension with LGC. <br /> - Once borrowed,funds must be drawn down for actual expenses within 3 years. <br /> - Funds are allocated between the districts fairly ORANGE COUNTY <br /> 4 NORTH CAROLINA <br /> 5 <br /> 6 Kirk Vaughn noted that in the current project sequence, the Orange Middle School project is the <br /> 7 only renovation, and requires pre-design phase to determine what is needed to meet educational <br /> 8 adequacy needs. <br /> 9 Vice-Chair Fowler asked why Estes Hills Elementary was sequenced so closely behind the Carrboro <br /> 10 and OCS elementary projects. <br /> 11 Kirk Vaughn explained that sequencing projects one at a time allows pay-go funds to be fully <br /> 12 dedicated to a single large project, avoids competition between projects for limited cash, and reflects <br /> 13 school staff considerations about redistricting timing. He also noted that the schools receiving the first <br /> 14 projects are also getting the last project, which helps even out the average timing of funding across both <br /> 15 districts. <br /> 16 Commissioner Bedford said she doesn't believe there will be enough money to fund a third school. <br /> 17 Kirk Vaughn acknowledged the uncertainty but noted that the pay-go is flexible and that districts <br /> 18 could choose to direct more pay-go toward the major projects rather than smaller district building repairs. <br /> 19 <br /> 20 <br />