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2 <br />Amendments for Items Included in the 7999-09 Capital Investment Plan <br />2. Orange County Schools <br />To-date, the Board has approved all Level1 capital project ordinances for the Chapel Hill-Carrboro <br />City Schools, including small scope, in-house renovations and technology. Recently, the Orange <br />County Schools requested that the Board of Commissioners approve four Level 1 capital project <br />ordinances for the system. As the Board may recall, Level 1 projects have a relatively small scope of <br />work or entail purchasing equipment and vehicles. The District requested approval of the following <br />projects: <br />Capital Project 1999-00 CIP Funding Source <br /> Appropriation (as <br />' included in the <br /> approved 1999-09 <br /> CZP <br />Energy Manage~n.ent Systenr~s -- Installation of $200,000 1997 Bond Funds <br />computer controlled energy management direct <br />digital systems to heating and air conditioning <br />units. <br />Handicapped Accessibility -modification and $35,983 1997 Bond Funds <br />additions to improve handicapped accessibility <br />throughout all buildings, playing fields, and parking <br />lots on seven campuses. <br />Orange High Renovations - renovations to $450,000 1997 Bond Funds <br />Qrange High School <br />Technology -purchase equipment including $625,000 1997 Bond Funds <br />computers, file servers, telecommunications and <br />video equipment, and retrofit facilities. <br />The attached capital project ordinances provide funding as outlined above. <br />Amendments for New Items Not Approved by Prior Board Action <br />3. ,Health Department <br />The Environmental Health division of the Health Department has received an additional allocation <br />from the State. The funds, totaling $3,869, provide funds to offset costs of training personnel. No <br />County match is required for receipt of these funds. Column #3 vn the ,Budget As Amended <br />Spreadsheet (page 3 of this abstract) provides for the receipt of the State funds. <br />FINANCIAL IMPACT: Financial impacts are included in the background information above. <br />RECOMMENDATION(S): The Manager recommends that the Board of County Commissioners <br />approve the budget amendments and the capital project ordinances as outlined above. <br />