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2 <br />3 <br />4 <br />5 <br />6 <br />7 <br />8 <br />9 <br />10 <br />11 <br />12 <br />13 <br />14 <br />15 <br />16 <br />17 <br />18 <br />19 <br />20 <br />21 <br />22 <br />23 <br />24 <br />25 <br />26 <br />27 <br />28 <br />29 <br />30 <br />31 <br />32 <br />33 <br />34 <br />35 <br />36 <br />37 <br />38 <br />39 <br />40 <br />41 <br />42 <br />43 <br />44 <br />45 <br />46 <br />47 <br />APPROVED MARCH 4, 1998 <br />MINUTES <br />ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS <br />BUDGET WORK SESSION <br />JUNE 16, 1997 <br />The Orange County Board of Commissioners met in regular session on Monday, June 16, 1997 at <br />5:30 p.m. at the Homestead Community Center in Chapel Hill , North Carolina. <br />COUNTY COMMISSIONERS PRESENT: Chair William L. Crowther and Commissioners Margaret <br />W. Brown, Moses Carey, Jr., Alice M. Gordon and Stephen H. Halkiotis. <br />COUNTY ATTORNEY PRESENT: Geoffrey Gledhill <br />COUNTY STAFF PRESENT: County Manager John M. Link, Jr., Assistant County Manager Rod <br />Visser and Albert Kittrell and Clerk to the Board Beverly A. Blythe (All other staff members will be identified <br />appropriately below) <br />NOTE: ALL DOCUMENTS REFERRED TO IN THESE MINUTES ARE IN THE PERMANENT <br />AGENDA FILE IN THE CLERK'S OFFICE. ALL RECORDING TAPES OF THE <br />MEETING WILL BE KEPT FOR FIVE (5) YEARS. <br />PLANNED NOVEMBER 1997 BOND REFERENDUM <br />The County Commissioners discussed and provided direction to staff on the elements, size and scope <br />of the planned November 1997 bond referendum. The members of the Capital Needs Task Force were <br />commended for giving their time and effort to this project. <br />Commissioner Carey presented a plan for the bond package in which he tried to incorporate as much <br />of the recommendation as he could and reduce the size of the bond package. Totals for each category are <br />listed below: <br />Chapel Hill/Carrboro Schools $ 24,737,720 <br />Orange County Schools $ 12,262,280 <br />Parks $ 3,900,000 <br />Senior Centers $ 2,112,500 <br />Efland Sewer Expansion $ 1,200,000 <br />Renovations - Whitted Human Services Center $ 1,000,000 <br />Renovations - Northern Human Services Center $ 1,000,000 <br />TOTAL BOND PACKAGE $ 46,212,500 <br />Commissioner Carey summarized the differences between his recommendation and the <br />recommendation from the Task Force. <br />Commissioner Halkiotis said that as a member of the Task Force, he respects all the work put into <br />their recommendation and therefore endorses the $61 million amount for the bond issue. He feels this <br />clearly will meet the needs of both school systems and other identified County needs. <br />Commissioner Carey asked for additional information on what would be included in the renovations to <br />48 the Whitted Human Services Center and the Northern Center. <br />49 <br />50 The County Commissioners discussed capacity figures for East Chapel Hill High School. The <br />51 capacity at the present time is 1,020 and the enrollment is 629 this year with an expected enrollment for <br />52 1997-98 of 816. <br />53 <br />54 It was noted that the developers of Meadowmont have agreed to give to the school system an <br />55 additional six acres for a middle school. Chapel Hill-Carrboro City School Board members indicated they <br />56 plan to meet with the developers next Thursday to finalize that offer.