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HomeMy WebLinkAboutAgenda 06-18-19 Item 8-e - Application for North Carolina Education Lottery Proceeds for CHCCS and Contingent Approval of Budget Amendment #11-B Related to CHCCS Capital Project Ordinances ORD-2019-030 ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT Meeting Date: June 18, 2019 Action Agenda Item No. 8-e SUBJECT: Application for North Carolina Education Lottery Proceeds for Chapel Hill – Carrboro City Schools (CHCCS) and Contingent Approval of Budget Amendment #11-B Related to CHCCS Capital Project Ordinances DEPARTMENT: Finance and Administrative Services ATTACHMENT(S): INFORMATION CONTACT: Attachment 1. CHCCS – Lottery Proceeds Debt Service Application Paul Laughton, (919) 245-2152 Gary Donaldson, (919) 245-2453 PURPOSE: To approve an application to the North Carolina Department of Public Instruction (NCDPI) to release proceeds from the NC Education Lottery account related to FY 2018-19 debt service payments for Chapel Hill – Carrboro City Schools (CHCCS), and to approve Budget Amendment #11-B (amended School Capital Project Ordinances), contingent on the NCDPI’s approval of the application. BACKGROUND: Both County School Systems have previously presented approved resolutions from their respective Boards requesting that the County modify its Capital Funding Policy by applying accumulated lottery funds to debt service payments, and permitting current year withdrawals of lottery proceeds immediately after the State’s quarterly lottery fund allocations. This policy expedites both the application process and the receipt of funds for both school systems. Currently, the accumulated available lottery proceeds for Chapel Hill – Carrboro City Schools (CHCCS) is $232,130. The attached application requests NCDPI to release lottery proceeds in the amount of $225,000 to cover debt service for projects previously financed for the Chapel Hill – Carrboro City School system. Budget Amendment #11-B provides for the receipt of the Lottery Proceeds, contingent on NCDPI’s approval of the application, and substitutes the amount of Lottery Proceeds approved for debt service as additional Pay-As-You-Go (PAYGO) funds for FY 2018-19 for CHCCS long- range capital needs and projects, and amends the budgets for the following CHCCS capital projects: 1 Chapel Hill – Carrboro City Schools ($225,000): Electrical Systems ($50,000) – Project # 53026 (Funds will be used for electrical upgrades at various schools within the district). Revenues for this project: Current FY 2018-19 FY 2018-19 Amendment FY 2018-19 Revised From General Fund (PAYG) $1,013,852 $50,000 $1,063,852 2/3 Net Debt Bonds $225,000 $0 $225,000 Total Project Funding $1,238,852 $50,000 $1,288,852 Appropriated for this project: Current FY 2018-19 FY 2018-19 Amendment FY 2018-19 Revised Electrical System Projects $1,238,852 $50,000 $1,288,852 Total Costs $1,238,852 $50,000 $1,288,852 Door, Hardware, and Canopies ($75,000) – Project # 53023 (Funds will be used for miscellaneous repairs and replacements at various schools within the district) Revenues for this project: Current FY 2018-19 FY 2018-19 Amendment FY 2018-19 Revised From General Fund (PAYG) $328,000 $75,000 $403,000 Total Project Funding $328,000 $75,000 $403,000 Appropriated for this project: Current FY 2018-19 FY 2018-19 Amendment FY 2018-19 Revised Construction $328,000 $75,000 $403,000 Total Costs $328,000 $75,000 $403,000 Parking Lot Improvements ($100,000) – Project # 54008 (Funds will be used for paving work at the Transportation Center). Revenues for this project: Current FY 2018-19 FY 2018-19 Amendment FY 2018-19 Revised From General Fund (PAYG) $680,000 $100,000 $780,000 Total Project Funding $680,000 $100,000 $780,000 Appropriated for this project: Current FY 2018-19 FY 2018-19 Amendment FY 2018-19 Revised Paving/Parking Lot/Driveway Projects $680,000 $100,000 $780,000 Total Costs $680,000 $100,000 $780,000 2 Note: The Current FY 2018-19 Budgets represent the cumulative budgeted funds for these projects in the Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools district since 2009, which is the last time completed projects funds were closed out. Staff plans to bring recommendations to the Board of County Commissioners in a future BOCC meeting for closing out completed school and county capital projects. FINANCIAL IMPACT: The total Lottery Proceeds requested from the NCDPI for Chapel Hill– Carrboro City Schools is $225,000. SOCIAL JUSTICE IMPACT: There is no Orange County Social Justice Goal impact associated with this item. RECOMMENDATION(S): The Manager recommends that the Board approve, and authorize the Chair to sign, the application for North Carolina Education Lottery Proceeds; and approve Budget Amendment #11-B receiving the Lottery Proceeds and the amended CHCCS Capital Project Ordinances, contingent on NCDPI’s approval of the application. 3 APPLICATION PUBLIC SCHOOL BUILDING CAPITAL FUND NORTH CAROLINA EDUCATION LOTTERY Approved: ___________________ Date: ___________________ Form Date: July 01, 2011 County: LEA: Address: Contact Person: Title: Phone: Project Title: Location: Type of Facility: North Carolina General Statutes, Chapter 18C, provides that a portion of the proceeds of the North Carolina State Lottery Fund be transferred to the Public School Building Capital Fund in accordance with G.S. 115C-546.2. Further, G.S. 115C-546.2 (d) has been amended to include the following: (3) No county shall have to provide matching funds… (4) A county may use monies in this Fund to pay for school construction projects in local school administrative units and to retire indebtedness incurred for school construction projects. (5) A county may not use monies in this Fund to pay for school technology needs. As used in this section, “Public School Buildings” shall include only facilities for individual schools that are used for instructional and related purposes, and does not include central administration, maintenance, or other facilities. Applications must be submitted within one year following the date of final payment to the Contractor or Vendor. Short description of Construction Project: Estimated Costs: Planning and Design Services Purchase of Land New Construction Additions / Renovations Repair Debt Payment / Bond Payment TOTAL Estimated Project Beginning Date:Est. Project Completion Date: We, the undersigned, agree to submit a statement of state monies expended for this project within 60 days following completion of the project. The County Commissioners and the Board of Education do hereby jointly request approval of the above project, and request release of $_________________________________ from the Public School Building Capital Fund (Lottery Distribution). We certify that the project herein described is within the parameters of G.S. 115C-546. (Signature — Chair, County Commissioners)(Date) (Signature — Chair, Board of Education)(Date) $ $ Orange County Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools P.O. Boc 8181 Hillsborough, NC Gary Donaldson Chief Financial Officer (919) 245-2453 FY 2018-19 Debt Service (Limited Obligation Bonds - Series 2011) Debt Service associated with the Limited Obligation Bonds - Series 2011 (Morris Grove Elementary) 225,000.00 225,000.00 7/1/2018 6/30/2019 225,000.00 4