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4 Scroggs said that this would provide day-lighting in the entire second floor and some of the first floor. This will reduce the kilowatt usage substantially and make the operating costs go down. Commissioner Halkiotis asked if this was actual physical structure, or electronic devices. Steve Scroggs said that there were sensors that turn lights on and off. There are also solar assisted devices to charge the battery packs for outside lighting and the hot water heater. Commissioner Halkiotis asked about repairs to Rock Haven Road of $240,000. He asked if DOT was willing to do some of these repairs. Steve Scroggs said that because the Town of Carrboro and DOT have not agreed to improvements on Smith Level Road and the Rock Haven Road intersection, the CUP requires that the school system make the repairs to Rock Haven Road. It is not currently aState-maintained road. Commissioner Halkiotis said that this one piece in road improvements is $1 million. Commissioner Halkiotis made reference to Non-Personnel Start-Up-under Bid Package and he asked about the $500,000 for this. Steve Scroggs said that some of this is staff development for new staff, administration hired before the school opens and before the State funding kicks in, and others. Commissioner Halkiotis said that he was worried about what was going to be hit when they start digging on the land. Steve Scroggs said that they have a rock allowance in the contract. Commissioner Gordon made reference to the possible revised funding stream for High School #3 and asked if the pay-as-you-go cash from impact fees has already been allocated. Steve Scroggs said that the $6.1 million was already encumbered. She asked if the school board had to find another $6.4 million in pay-as-you-go funds because the commissioners were now using impact fees to pay debt service and Steve Scroggs said yes. Rod Visser said that the staff was trying to demonstrate, if the Board had chosen option 2 or 4, what would have been the impact on remaining residual CHCCS pay-as-you-go funds, assuming that they would have to come up with $2.5 million a year in pay-as-you-go money for the next three years to make up for the impact fees earmarked for debt. Commissioner Gordon asked if CHCCS expected to cover $6.4 million and Steve Scroggs said that in their original budget package, they had alternative findings of $11.1 million that was designated for renovations of older facilities and other projects, and they dedicated part of that money to go toward High School #3. Commissioner Gordon verified that CHCCS has to find another $7.5 million for the cost overages, but also another $6.4 million more than they thought. The $6.4 million has to be found from pay-as-you-go funds to replace impact fee money, so the policy that was just passed by the County Commissioners costs them about $800,000 for the first year. Commissioner Jacobs said that he appreciated all the work that staff and the school board has done. He said that there is a limited amount of money and the interlocal agreement says that, above the money that was allocated, the Board of County Commissioners would not be required to incur debt. Therefore, the County would not grant them the full amount for the cost overages. He agreed with John Link in that they should use the Elementary School #10 planning money for the high school and allocate $4.3 million. He said that this should be thought of as remaining debt capacity. He thinks that there has been a lot of creativity all along and if given an amount, there could be creativity in figuring out how to make it work. He does not think it is his job, as a County Commissioner, to tell the school system which things should be cut. The County Commissioners just allocate the money. Steve Scroggs said that they would like to be creative, and they need to deal with the issue of the alternates. He said that they would like to be provided money to do alternate 1. They do have precedent for using alternates. They do not want to take something out of the building that is going to cost them in the long run for the next 20-30 years. He would rather