HomeMy WebLinkAboutAgenda - 11-21-2013 - Information Item 6-CINFORMATION ITEM - Attachment 6 - C
ORLANGE.sCOUNTY
NORTH CAROLINA
FINANCE AND ADIMIINISTRA TIVE SER VICES
200 South Cameron Street Clarence G. Grier, CPA, CITP, CGMA Phone (919) 245 -2553
Post Office Box 8181 Assistant County Manager — CFO Fax (919) 644 -3324
Hillsborough, North Carolina 27278
MEMORANDUM
To: Assembly of Governments
From: Clarence Grier, Assistant County Manager — Chief Finance Officer
Date: November 21, 2013
Re: Older School Facility Needs
Over the past year, both school districts have discussed with the County /Schools Collaboration Work
Group and their respective Boards of Education the growing need to address repairs and upgrades for
older school buildings and facilities.
Chapel Hill — Carrboro City Schools ( CHCCS) has an assessment of their older schools and facilities
needs prepared by Mosley Associates in the Spring of 2013. CHCCS assessment of their older school
estimates and capital needs estimates potential repairs and upgrades will range from $52 million (low
end) to $170 million (all encompassing).
Orange County Schools has just begun their assessment of the capital facility's needs. Orange County
Schools has recently hired Corley, Redfoot and Zack, Inc., to conduct the assessment of their older
school facilities. Orange County anticipates receiving their assessment in the Spring of 2014. Based on
Average Daily Membership (ADM) percentage, a preliminary estimate for Orange county Schools could
range between $20 million (low end) to $68 million (upper end). Orange County's Assessment will be
provided later in the year.
The Orange County Board of County Commissioners will continue discussions of the older school
facilities needs with both school districts, and evaluating the potential school enrollment, financial, and
operating impacts of addressing the older facility needs in the FY 2014 -2015 Budget and future
budgets.