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J ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT Meeting Date: October 17, 2000 Action Age ~ I Item No. i~ SUBJECT: Creation of School Issues Task Force DEPARTMENT: County Commissioners PUBLIC HEARING: (Y/N) No ATTACHMENT(S): INFORMATION CONTACT: Moses Carey, extension 2125 Proposed Resolution TELEPHONE NUMBERS: Hillsborough 732-8181 Chapel Hill 968-4501 Durham 688-7331 Mebane 336-227-2031 PURPOSE: To adopt a resolution appointing a standing school issues task force that would, as its first task, provide recommendations to the Board of County Commissioners regarding school construction standards and student capacity, as they relate to the development of a possible November 2001 bond referendum. BACKGROUND: At its October 10, 2000 meeting, the Board of Commissioners received a report regarding the timetable for a possible November 2001 bond referendum. There are several outstanding issues related to both school and county long range needs that the Board must finalize by the end of January 2001 in order far the Capital Needs Advisory Task Force to begin work in spring 2001. The Board suggested that a task force, similar to the School Funding Options Task Force that met several times during the first part of 2000, be convened to look at two major outstanding items related to school needs -school construction standards and student capacity. At the joint schools work session on September 25, 2000 and at the mast recent monthly meeting between the school superintendents and the County Manager, there seemed to be general agreement that it would be beneficial for a standing work group of elected officials from all three governing boards to meet periodically as needed to address matters of mutual interest to all three entities. The attached resolution would endorse the creation of such a task force composed of two representatives each from the Orange County Board of County Commissioners, Orange County Board of Education and Chapel HiIITCarrbora Board of Education. The County Manager and Superintendents, along with their respective staffs, would provide the necessary management, technical, and administrative support to the task force. The task force would begin work by November 2000 on school construction standards, school capacity, and other related matters having a bearing on a probable November 2001 bond referendum. A report on these matters would be delivered to the BOCC no later than January 18, 2001. The task force would meet periodically thereafter as needed to address other County/School matters.