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Capital Project Ordinance
Project Number 61-415
Be it ordained by the Orange County Board of County Commissioners that pursuant to
Section 13.2 of Chapter 159 of the General Statutes of North Carolina, the following capital
project is hereby adopted.
Section 1. The project authorized will provide for an updated assessment of Orange County
facilities and set aside funds for needed improvements to these buildings. This
project will be financed with proceeds from the County's portion of the one-half
cent sales taxes.
Section 2. The officers of the County are hereby directed to proceed with the project within
the budget contained herein.
Section 3. The following revenue is anticipated to complete this project:
Transfer from County Capital Reserze Fund (1991-92) $7,347
Transfer from County Capital Reserze Fund (1992-93) $143,736
Transfer from General Fund (1993-94) $55,000
Transfer from Court Facilities Project (1993-94) $30,000
Transfer from General Fund (1994-95) $55,704
Transfer from Plamring and A gricukure Building Project (1997-98J $6,1 SO
Transfer from General Fund (1997-98) ,563.850
Total Revenues $361,787
Section 4. A portion of the available funds for this project have been transferred to the New
Courthouse Renovation, Historic Courthouse, Northern Human Services Center,
and Energy Retrofitting Capital Projects. The following amendments are
anticipated to complete this transfer:
Transfer to New Courthouse Renoraziion Project (1994-95)
Transfer to Historic Courthouse Restoration Project (1995-96)
Transfer to Northern Human Serzices Center Project (1995-96)
Transfer to E nergy Retrofitting Capital Project (1997-98)
Total Transfers
Section 5. The following amount remains appropriated for this project:
Faalities I»~roz~r~nts Prg~t
$110,000
$74,600
$11,000
$15,000
$210,600
$151,187
Section 6. This ordinance supersedes all previous Facilities Improvements Reserve Capital
Project Ordinances.
Section 7. This ordinance, originally adopted June 25, 1991 and subsequently amended, shall
be in effect from July 1, 1991 until June 30, 1998.
Adopted this 7th day of April 1998.
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VOTE: UNANIMOUS
ITEMS REMOVED FROM THE CONSENT AGENDA
The Board approved the following appointments:
Jury Commission
Judith Cox was reappointed for o term ending June 3O. 2O01.
EMS Advisory Council
Jeffrey Johnson, Shirley Marshall, Norm Gustaveson and Gwen Snowden were reappointed for terms
ending June 3O. 2DOO.
Commission for Women
Kit Gruelle, Judy Woodall and Deborah Taylor were reappointed for terms ending June 30, 2001.
Cable TV Advisory Committee
Stephen West was appointed for a term ending December 31. 2OOD.
Human Relations Commission
These appointments will be considered sd the next meeting.
Human Services Advisory Commission-
Rosetta Moore was appointed to a temporary appointment until such time the DSS Board appoints a
person to replace her on this Board ae their representative.
CarrbommPlmmming Board
Katherine Kaufman was appointed aao representative of the transition area for a term ending
February 1. 2OO1.
Hillsborough Board of Adjustment
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James King was reappointed to represent the County to a term ending March 31, 2001.
0UfUsbomwmgh Planning Board
Joel Brinkley was reappointed to represent the County to a term ending March 31, 2001.
Chapel Hill Planning Board
David Latowsky was appointed as a representative of the ETJ for a term ending June 30,2001 and
Patricia Love was appointed as a representative of the Joint Planning Area to an unexpired term ending June 30, 2000.
Chapel Hill Board mfAdjustment
Herman Greene was appointed as a representative of the ETJ for a term ending June 30, 2001.
VOTE: UNANIMOUS
e. Professional Services Contract Between Orange County Tax Department and Stadermann
Consulting Services|nc=d/b/m SCS Direst Mail Marketing
The Board considered econtract between the Orange County Tax Collector's office and Sodemmann
Consulting Services Inc. for production and mailing of tax bills and notices.
Commissioner Gordon asked about the confidentiality of tax records. Geoffrey Gledhill indicated heio still
trying ho find o way bo assure confidentiality. The problem ioa pubic records law problem inthat the data base kaa
public record. This was held until the next meeting.
9. ITEMS FOR DECISION -REGULAR AGENDA
a. Capital Proiect Ordinance Amendment-Chapel Hill HIcih School Cultural Arts Building
The Board consider approving a revised capital project ordinance for renovations bu the Cultural Arts
Building at Chapel Hill High School. Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools asked to reallocate capital funds from various
projects to address higher than expected construction bids for renovations at the Chapel Hill High School Cultural Arts
Building.
John Link distributed information on how this building project will befunded. He asked how transferring
funds from these projects would affect these projects|nthofutunaifthemavmepeovenag6o. BiUyNu1|insfrorntheChape|
Hill/Carrboro City Schools said that there were a combination of factors which caused the overage of this project. The
electrical work, lighting and PA system cost more than anticipated. The project total|n the budget was estimated ot
$750,000, The low bid was$800,000 which is$300,000 more than the$500,000 they anticipated.
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Chair Margaret Brown asked if this project could bedone in phases doing such items mathe seats, electrical,
lighting and sound separately. Bill Mullins said that they tried that and it did not work for this facility. The total cost of
the project will ha$1.D6O.UOO. The original estimate in1BQB was$6OO.OUO.
Commissioner Ha|kioUo made reference to the project manegerpooiUonforbothaohoo| oysbsnna. He feels
the County needs to help both school systems with providing this service. Ho feels that the manager needs bm sit down
with the superintendents and talk with them about this possibility.
Chair Margaret Brown emphasized that when there iso bid that io over what io budgeted, the school system
needs bo meet with the County Commissioners to find o viable solution.
A motion was made bv Commissioner Carey, seconded by Commissioner Gordon toapprove arovioed
capital project ordinancaaoinmorpouatedbyna#wranoeintheeenninubsafbrnonovabonobotheCu|tuna|AdnBuUdingat
Chapel Hill High School
Commissioner Halkiotis suggested and Chair Brown agreed that there needs to be a monthly meeting
between the County Manager and the superintendents since 50%of our budget goes to the schools. A printed agenda
would be shared with the County Commissioners. John Link agreed with this suggestion.
The Board amended this motion instructing the County Manager b/meet with the superintendents and talk
about all the projects theyhaveonthebooks. This would send clear expectations from the County Commissioners to
the School Boards.
Commissioner Carey does not feel that the County Commissioners should try to find the money for overruns
but that the respective school systems should be responsible to come up with the funds or cut back on the project.
Chair Margaret Brown would like bo have some priorities set sovve understand what really needs tmbedone.
It would help her to have a book with each building showing the renovations that have been made and what renovations
need bzbadone.
Vote on the motion with the amendment: UNANIMOUS
b. 1998-2008 CIP Adoption
Th� Bcard considered adoption of the 1G8G-2DO8 Capital Investment Plan.
At the May 19 meeting, the Board approved the allocation of$100,000 for farmland preservation, held in
reserve in the 1998-99 CIP, pending adoption of a conservation easement program specific to Orange County. The .
Board also approved a decision to proceed with a$4.8 million private placement loan to carry out major nanoxaUonoat
the Whitted and Northern Human Services Centers, and to replace the Chapel Hill Senior Center. The Board indicated
its intention to discuss at its next meeting the options available for funding the debt service on that private placement
loan.
Budget Director Donna Dean distributed a chart which shows the County capital projects and what would
happen with the continuation of the one cent setaside for school/park land acquisition and what would happen if itionot
continued.
Commissioner Gordon made reference to her comprehensive program for resource conservation which
would use this one cent eotosida. She noted that Orange County has not spent very much on the environment over the
last ten years. She feels it is not fair to pit county conservation against county buildings and that people in the County
want them to put dollars toward the environment. She asked that the County Commissioners have a work session to
discuss this issue further. She asked that this one cent setaside for land acquisition stay intact and that the County look
elsewhere for monies for County buildings.
Commissioner Carey said that he feels Orange County is doing more than most counties in the state in
prptectin0our environment through land use regulations. Ha does not want to see the needs of our County buildings
which serve County citizens delayed. It is the County's responsibility to upgrade and improve County buildings and he is
not prepared to cut County projects.
Commissioner Crowther aupportstheCountyKAanager'o proposal to formally adopt the 1808-2ODBC|P. less
any specific projects thcdtheBoardmnayidenbfvasnmedingfudberde|ibemabonduhn0Juna1Q9Gbudgatxvorhsmsoiono.
John Link said that environmental issues and county projects are competing for funds. He asked that the
Board consider this eoa revenue stream and asked that they direct the staff to fund the needs that are necessary.
The Board has o full year for reallocating these monies.
Chair Margaret Brown said that these are modest sums for maintaining our County buildings and making
them serviceable. She also supports a comprehensive approach for environmental issues that need to be addressed.
She would like to keep supporting this fund and hopefully do both things.
Commissioner Ho|kjoUo does not support the$G million for Information technology. With reference bn
County bui|dinga, he said that the County has taken better care of the school buildings than our own.
A motion was made bv Commissioner Crowther, seconded bv Commissioner Ha/kioUshm retain and
continue the one cent mataaide for school/park capital reserve for one year. The decision on what hodo with the reserve
fund after one year will bo made later.