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HomeMy WebLinkAboutORD-2005-031 - CHCCS High School #3 Capital Project OrdinanceAPPROVED 06/07/05 High School #3 ~ ~'~ " a°v S_a,3!°~ '~ Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools ~ ~~ " ~° ~ 5" Capital Project Ordinance g /~ 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 provides funds for the Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools to acquire property for, and to design, construct, and equip a new high school facility to be located on Rock Haven Road, in the vicinity of the intersection of Smith Level Road and Culbreth Road. Anticipated revenues for the project consist of 2001 voter approved bond funds, school construction impact fees, pay-as-you-go funding through sales tax receipts, and alternative fmancing through a private placement loan or similar debt instruments. 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: 2003-04 FY 2004-OS 2004-OS Sales Tax $0 $4,342,000 $4,342,000 School Construction Impact Fees $4,634,697 $4,665,303 $9,300,000 Alternative Financing $0 $9,000,000 $9,000,000 2001 Bonds $0 $12,800,000 $12,800,000 Other $0 $0 $0 Total ~ndin $4,634,697 $30,807,303 $35,442,000 Section 4. The following amount is appropriated for this project: Through FY 2003-04 FY 20(W-OS Through FY 2004-05 Construction $0 $26,697,803 $26,697,803 Site ' ition $3,531,697 $0 $3,531,697 Site laevel $0 $0 $0 Fees $1,103,000 $1,059,500 $2,162,500 Fumis ' $800,000 $800,000 Technology $0 $1,000,000 $1,000,000 Construction Camtingency $0 $750,000 $750,000 Or~Tm~e Start Costs $0 $500,000 $500,000 Total $4,634,697 $30,807,303 $;15,442,000 Section 5. Although not a part of the County appropriation for the CHCCS High School #3 project, it is noted here for reference purposes that the Chapel Hill-Carrboro Board of Education intends to appropriate an additional $500,000 ($450,000 from sales tax reimbursements and $50,000 APPROVED 06/07/05 in North Carolina Department of Transportation funds) from its own funding sources, bringing the project total to $35,942,000. Section 6. This ordinance supersedes the interlocal agreement dated August 7, 2003 (with subsequent Addendum "A" and Addendum "B") as the controlling instrument regarding Phase I (generally as described and defined in Addendum "A" of the August 7, 2003 interlocal agreement) of High School #3 project budget, scope, and timing. The following provisions of the previously existing interlocal agreement and addenda remain expectations of the Orange County Board of Commissioners regarding smart-growth promoting standards that the Chapel Hill-Carrboro Board of Education will incorporate into the project scope, design, and plans for Phase I and Phase II of CHCCS high school #3: 1. Transportation Standards. The building shall be located within % mile of an existing or planned trail, greenway, bikeway or bus line. The design of CHCCS high school #3 and its facilities shall provide bike racks and storage for 10% of the building occupants, provide preferred parking for carpools and alternative vehicles and reduce parking lot size and its associated impervious surfaces by at least 35% from Orange County School Construction Standards by providing no more than 420 spaces for Phase I and Phase II studentlteacher/staff/ visitor motor vehicle parking, all to be constructed with Phase I. 2. Site Standards. The design of CHCCS high school #3 and its facilities shall (1) preserve a minimum of 30% of the site in undeveloped space; and (2) provide shade on at least 30% of non-roof impervious surface on the site within 5 years or use an open grid pavement system, with less than 50% impervious surface, for 50% of the parking area. The site shall comply with the Town of Carrboro's new stream protection plan and implement a storm management plan that does not increase the rate or quality of runoff from the site. 3. Building Standards. The building design shall stress compact design features including multi-story construction. The physical education and athletic facilities shall be designed to minimize land disturbance. 4. Water Use Standards. Design standards shall have a goal of aggregate water reduction of 20% of the base, not including irrigation, after meeting EPA 1992 fixture performance requirements with respect to irrigation and reflect xeriscaping principles. 5. Shared Use Standards. Design standards shall provide the public with non-school hour access to exterior spaces, including a vita track, cross country course designed and maintained to increase environmental awareness and interior spaces for community use including common areas, auditoria and meeting rooms. 6. CHCCS High Performance Standards. Design standards shall comply with the high performance building design criteria in School Board Policy 9040. 7. Public Road Improvement Standards. Endorse the timely construction of road improvements to Smith Level Road and intersection improvements to the intersection of Rock Haven Road and Smith Level Road which improvements have been endorsed by Carrboro and Orange County and which improvements, if timely constructed, will reduce APPROVED 06!07/05 by as much as $250,000 the offsite road improvement cost to CHCCS in its construction of CHCCS high school #3. 8. Transportation Enhancement Standards. Reduce dependency on the automobile for school functions and to reduce vehicle miles traveled related to school functions by committing at least $300,000 of capital from the amount appropriated to the Construction line item of Section 4 to: a. the purchase of buses or shuttles to be owned by CHCCS or otherwise, in tandem with the development of an enhanced transportation system, for school uses and functions, including student, staff and teacher transportation to and from school and student, staff, teacher and visitor transportation to and from preschool and afterschool programs; b. contributions of funds- and expertise to the evaluation and development of the use of Chapel Hill Area Transit andlor Orange Public Transportation to provide non- automobile alternatives for transportation of students, staff, teachers and visitors to and from school, preschool and afterschool programs; c. the purchase of transit software to be used to reduce vehicle miles traveled in future redistricting decisions; d. promote walking to and from school and pre and after school programs by funding with matching grants the construction of sidewalks in Carrboro and Chapel Hill located within 1.5 miles of CHCCS high school #3 (the school "walk zone") which sidewalks are likely to be constructed by Carrboro and Chapel Hill only in response to matching grants; e. promote bike riding to and from school and pre and after school programs by funding with matching grants the construction of bike lanes in Carrboro and Chapel Hill within the attendance district of CHCCS high school #3 which bike lanes are likely to be constructed by or at the request of Carrboro and Chapel Hill only in response to matching grants; f. promote bus and other transit transportation to and from school and pre and after school programs by funding the construction of weatherproof shelters (considering climate controlling them) at locations within the attendance district of CHCCS high school #3 adjacent to or conveniently close to park and ride locations established by Carrboro, Chapel Hill and the University of North Carolina. Section 7. This ordinance is effective June 7, 2005, supersedes all previous High School #3 Capital Project Ordinances, and will remain in effect through June 30, 2008, unless sooner amended or closed out. Adopted this 7th day of June, 2005. d ~l ~ • a©O~~ d ~ ~ .- ~ ,s,ooS" b. CHCCS High School #3 Capital Project Ordinance 9 The Board considered approval of a revised capital project ordinance to fund construction of Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools (CHCCS) High School #3. John Link said that this is a request to approve the revised capital project ordinance to fund the construction of the CHCCS High School #3. The method of considering this action is to approve a total of $35,442,000, which includes the $4.3 million approved by the County Commissioners recently. There have been a number of changes in funding and financing, and the interlocal agreement also needs to change because of this. The staff recommends that the Board proceed with adopting the amended project ordinance, because it is the fiscal instrument by which the school can be built. Rod Visser said that the reason for the timing.of this is that the school board would like to award the contract for the construction project at their June 16th meeting. He made reference to one change in the abstract, which was in the first full paragraph in the second page. The numbers have not changed. With regard to the capital project ordinance, there are a few clarifying changes. He described each of these changes. Commissioner Gordon asked for ared-line copy in the future to show the changes. Rod Visser pointed out on section 5, in addition to the $35,442,000 of County appropriated money, the CHCCS has identified another $500,000 of funding to go towards this project. This will not be appropriated by the Board of County Commissioners. This includes $450,000 in sales tax reimbursements and $50,000 in funding from NCDOT. He added that the staffs walked through all of the numbers very carefully and agreed that they are correct. Chair Carey said that he and Commissioner Jacobs discussed these changes and that they are appropriate, based on consultations with the County Attorney. They thought it was more appropriate to proceed rather than waiting to amend the interlocal agreement because of the time constraint of the school system. Commissioner Gordon asked Rod Visser to go over what has changed since the interlocal agreement was approved and the amendments needed. Rod Visser said that since the interlocal agreement was approved, they have taken formal action to determine that the $12.8 million in bonds that would have gone to Elementary school #10 will go to High School #3. The $2.5 million for alternative financing not related to smart growth is a portion of the alternative financing identified in 2001 as part of the Capital Needs Advisory Task Force. The alternative financing of $1.9 million related to smart growth and another $300,000 of pending alternative financing has been added through Addendum A and Addendum B. Alternative Financing of $4.3 million was diverted from Elementary school #10, which the Board decided on May 5th. The most significant change is that the $3.2 million in pay-as-you-go funding will be required now as a result of the adoption of Option 2. This is $3.2 million in future impact fees that were originally part of the plan will now be earmarked under Option 2 to pay debt service. Therefore, the CHCCS would have to replenish this money with pay-as-you-go funding. Commissioner Gordon noted her previous objection to diverting $3.2 million in impact fees which were to be used for high school #3 construction. She did not think the Commissioners should have changed their signed agreement with the CHCCS. She also stated that it was important to move this project forward. Commissioner Foushee commended Chair Carey, Commissioner Jacobs, and staff for working with the school district staff and moving this project forward. A motion was made by Commissioner Foushee, seconded by Commissioner Halkiotis to approve a revised capital project ordinance to fund construction of Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools (CHCCS) High School #3. VOTE: UNANIMOUS