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1 <br /> APPROVED 6117/25 <br /> MINUTES <br /> ORANGE COUNTY <br /> BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS <br /> BUDGET WORK SESSION - CIP <br /> April 22, 2025 <br /> 7:00 p.m. <br /> The Orange County Board of Commissioners met for a Budget Work Session on the CIP on <br /> Tuesday, April 22, 2025, at 7:00 p.m. at the Whitted Human Services Center in Hillsborough, <br /> NC. <br /> COUNTY COMMISSIONERS PRESENT: Chair Jamezetta Bedford and Commissioners Marilyn <br /> Carter, Amy Fowler, Sally Greene, and Earl McKee <br /> COUNTY COMMISSIONERS ABSENT: Vice-Chair Jean Hamilton and Commissioner Phyllis <br /> Portie-Ascott <br /> COUNTY ATTORNEYS PRESENT: John Roberts <br /> COUNTY STAFF PRESENT: County Manager Travis Myren, Deputy County Manager Caitlin <br /> Fenhagen, and Clerk to the Board Laura Jensen. (All other staff members will be identified <br /> appropriately below) <br /> Chair Bedford called the meeting to order at 7:00 p.m. All commissioners were present <br /> except Vice-Chair Hamilton and Commissioner Portie-Ascott. <br /> 1. Discussion of Manager's Recommended FY 2025-35 Capital Investment Plan (CIP) <br /> The Board discussed the Manager's Recommended FY 2025-35 Capital Investment Plan. <br /> BACKGROUND: Each year, the County produces a Capital Investment Plan (CIP) that <br /> establishes a budget planning guide related to capital needs for the County and Schools. The <br /> 10-Year CIP is evaluated annually to include year-to-year changes in priorities, needs, and <br /> available resources. Approval of the CIP commits the County to the first-year funding only of <br /> the capital projects; all other years are used as a planning tool and serves as a financial plan <br /> Capital Investment Plan — Overview <br /> The FY 2025-35 CIP includes County Projects, School Projects, and Proprietary Projects. The <br /> School Projects include Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools, Orange County Schools, and <br /> Durham Technical Community College — Orange County Campus projects. The Proprietary <br /> Projects include Water and Sewer, Solid Waste Enterprise Fund, and Sportsplex projects. <br /> The CIP has been prepared anticipating moderate economic growth of approximately 2% in <br /> property tax growth and 4% in sales tax growth annually over the next ten (10) years. The CIP <br /> will rely substantially on debt financing to fund the projects and these required debt amounts are <br /> fully integrated in the County's Long-Term Debt Model (page 40 in the CIP document provides a <br /> bar chart of the ten-year funding plan). <br /> The meeting discussion will focus on the specific projects in the County and Proprietary CIP. <br /> Note: Page numbers are referenced below as they appear in the CIP document. See <br /> Attachment A for the Overall CIP Summary (page 36), County CIP Projects Summary (page 48), <br /> the Proprietary CIP Summaries (page 119), and School CIP Summary (page 131). <br />