HomeMy WebLinkAboutAgenda - 06-07-2005-10aORANGE COUNTY
BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS
ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT
Meeting Date: June 7, 2005
Action Agenda
Item No. j(7 -Q
SUBJECT: Presentation of 2005-2015 School and County Capital Investment Plans (CIP)
DEPARTMENT: Manager/Budget
PUBLIC HEARING: (Y/N) No
ATTACHMENT(S):
2005-15 Manager's Recommended CIP
(fo be distributed under separate cover,
on or before 06/07/05)
INFORMATION CONTACT:
Jahn Link or Rod Visser, ext 2300
Donna Dean. ext 2151
TELEPHONE NUMBERS:
Hillsborough 732-8181
Chapel Hill 968-4501
Durham 688-7331
Mebane 336-227-2031
PURPOSE: To receive a presentation of Orange County's Recommended 2005-2015 Capital
Investment Plans.
BACKGROUND: The Gounty s Capital Investment Plan (GIP) serves as a planning tool that
provides a mechanism to forecast long-range future capital needs for both school districts and
the County. Orange County's long-range plan covers aten-year period. Annually, staff and the
Board consider many factors as they update the CIP, including funding availability, newly
identified BOCC priorities, and student membership projections.
As the Board reviews the recommended long-range plan, there is opportunity to discuss
projects and adjust the proposed plan, if necessary, before adoption in June. It is important to
note that while the BOCC formally adopts along-range plan each year, the CIP is a "living
document" that the Board can amend at any time. Each year, staff and the Board of County
Commissioners take the opportunity to re-assess previously identified needs to determine if
future needs remain the same as those outlined in past approved plans, or to determine if
needs and priorities have changed and accordingly, that revisions to the previous CIP are in
order.
In November 2004, the BOCC adopted a policy statement that indicated the Board's intent to
allocate 60 percent of capital funds for the ten year period beginning in 2005 to school projects,
and 40 percent of those capital funds for Gounty projects. Following several months of
analysis, review, and deliberation, the BOCC on May 5, 200.5 approved Option 2 as the
implementation approach to the County's 60-40 capital funding policy.
Both school systems and County staff have developed proposed allocations among various
projects of capital revenues anticipated to become available during the next ten years, based on
Option 2 funding estimates.. County staff will make a presentation reflecting major elements of
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both the school and County recommended CIPs far 2005-15, The Board will have the
opportunity to review the school CIPs in more detail during the school budget work session
scheduled for June 9, 2005. The BOCC can review and deliberate over the County portion of
the CIP during the remainder of the .tune 2005 budget work sessions. No decisions are
expected or required of the BOCC at this June 7 meeting.
FINANCIAL- IMPACT: As outlined in the recommended Capital Investment Plans,
RECOMMENDATION(S): The Manager recommends that the Board receive the
recommended 2005••15 CIP for information only at this time.