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HomeMy WebLinkAboutAgenda - 04-25-2001-1ORANGE GOUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT Meeting Date: April 25, 2001 Action Agenda Item No. SUBJECT: Community College Task Force Report and Financial Information DEPARTMENT: County Commissioners PUBLIC HEARING: (Y/N) No County Manager ATTACHMENT(S): Community College Task Force Report Community College Financial Information INFORMATION CONTACT: Moses Carey, Jr. John Link, ext. 2300 TELEPHONE NUMBERS: Hillsborough 732-8181 Chapel Hill 968-4501 (Report Received November 21, 2000, Durham 688-7331 Report Previously Discussed January Mebane 336-227-2031 29 2001 PURPOSE: To give the BOCC the opportunity to continue discussions on the Community College Task Force report, the financial considerations associated with an Orange County satellite community college campus, and other related issues. BACKGROUND: The BOCC received the Community College Task Force report during November of last year. It was discussed by the BOCC on January 29, 2001. The Task Force report recommended to the Orange County Board of Commissioners that a satellite campus of Durham Technical Community College be established in Orange County. A satellite campus would: • serve the more than 6500 residents who take one or more classes at a community college each year, and •2• offer a gateway to the future for residents by providing a more comprehensive, centralized location for adult training and education services in the County. The BOCC later received same additional financial information related to a satellite community college campus in Orange County. A copy of the Task Force report and the financial information is attached for reference purposes. FINANCIAL IMPACT: Although there is no immediate financial impact associated with further discussion on a potential satellite community college campus; it should be noted that, as part of the November 2000 bond referendum approval, Durham Technical Community College has earmarked up to $4,000,000 that would have to be matched, dollar-for-dollar, with local funds for an Orange County Satellite Campus. Some possibilities for local funding include general obligation bonds, installment financing, earmarking of additional dedicated pay-as-you-go revenues, in-kind expenditures, and contributions from the Towns and local businesses. The deadline for a decision by Orange County is the end of 2006. RECOMMENDATION(S): The Manager recommends that the Board further discuss a potential community college campus in Orange County and provide direction to staff on future steps. Report of the Community College Task Force November 21, 2000 The Community College Task Force has met four times since Mazch 2000. Reports from eazlier task forces and information from azea community colleges have been reviewed. Focus group sessions have been held to determine the interest of the citizens of Orange County in establishing a satellite campus of Durham Technical Community College. After several months of reseazch the Task Force recommends to the Orange County Board of Commissioners that a satellite campus of Durham Technical Community College be established in Orange County. A satellite campus would: • serve the more than 6500 residents who take one or more classes at a community college each yeas, and *:• offer a gateway to the future for residents by providing a more comprehensive, centralized location for adult training and education services in the County The Community College Task Force recommends that the satellite campus be located in the central part of the County in order to serve all residents. The ideal site far a satellite campus would be: • Close to an interstate highway • 20 acres or more for current needs and future growth • 'Near businesses or a business park •3 In neutral territory. • Located in a safe, well-lighted azea • Neaz public facilities (utilities) • Near good roads • Possibly near public transportation • Accessible to fiber optic lines The Community College Task Force reviewed earlier reports to the Boazd of County Commissioners along with statistics and other information from Durham Technical Community College and other community colleges in surrounding counties. Focus group sessions were held and their input was used in developing this report. The focus groups included: • Skills Development Center Clients • The Economic Development Commission • Currently Enrolled Community College Students • Senior Citizens from Chapel Hill and Hillsborough •;• Members of the Hillsborough-Orange County Chamber of Commerce • Orange County High School Students :• Chapel Hill-Carrbaro City Schools High School Students, and • Chapel Hill-Carrboro Schools Teachers and Support Staff Three reports which the Board of County Commissioners have previously reviewed were examined. The three are: • The report of the Skills Development Boazd that resulted in establishing the Skills Development Center in Chapel Hill, • The 1996 update of the Economic Development Commission's Strategic Plan, and • The documents produced to date by the Shaping Orange County's Future Task Force . Each of these reports addressed the need for accessible and affordable training and educational services for adults in the county, with a focus on increasing the ability of county residents to get and keep jobs. The Skills Development Board also suggested attention be given to offering currently employed residents training opportunities to enable them to upgrade skills for higher paying jobs. The CCTF's reseazch into information available from the community colleges resulted in the following findings: • Orange County is the highest populated county in North Cazolina without a community college campus - either a main campus or a satellite campus • A total of 6,509 Orange County residents registered for classes at North Cazolina community colleges in ,1998-99 • 2,561 registered in college credit classes • 3,948 registered in non-credit classes • adult basic education • adult high school diploma • English as a second language • GED preparatory • occupational extension • community service, and • customized training for business and industry • A total of 2,327 Orange County residents registered for classes at Durham Technical Community College in the Fall of 1999 • 22 percent of the college's Fall 1999 enrollment resided in Orange County • 1,041 Orange County residents registered at neighboring community colleges in the fall of 1999 • 902 registered at Alamance Community College • 26 registered at Central Carolina Community College, and • 113 registered at Piedmont Community College • DTCC offers community college instruction at more than 401ocations in Orange County • Multiple locations without a centralized office in the county have led to fragmented support for Orange County community college students • More than 600 DTCC classes have been offered in Orange County since 1995, with 135 of these offered in Orange County in 1999 • DTCC personnel work closely with Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools and Orange County Schoals personnel to offer programming far high school students, to train for teacher assistants and teachers, and to define the types of skills students need for the workplace and for pursuing higher education 5 • N.C. community colleges complement economic development by offering customized training to new and existing business and industry :• N.C. community colleges offer an affordable alternative for post-secondary education and training • Counties have statutory responsibility for developing and maintaining facilities for a community college campus in the county • State bond funding that might be available for construction of a building will have to be matched dollaz-for-dollaz by the county • DTCC, the Orange County Schools, and the Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools have strong partnerships that have resulted in: • high school students taking college classes through DTCC • the educational institutions developing articulation plans between high school and DTCC curricula, and • local business and industry participating in job readiness skills awazeness for high school students and teachers • Cooperative and collaborative programming between the public schools and DTCC would grow with college staff located in closer proximity to schools personnel A diverse group of residents met in focus groups during the summer and eazly fall. A member of the Community College Task Force facilitated each group. A total of 148 residents filled out questionnaires and/or participated in conversations during the process. High school students from both school systems, currently enrolled community college students, welfare recipients, business owners and employers, school system personnel and senior citizens shared their knowledge of current community college offerings in the County and their thoughts on the establishment of a permanent satellite campus of Durham Technical Community College. A spreadsheet detailing the responses and comments of the focus group participants is included in Appendix A of this report. A summary of their responses to a questionnaire completed by all participants is included below: • The 148 respondents included 92 females and S 1 males who ranged in age from 14 to older than 65 (five individuals did not complete the question about gender) • Seventeen high school or community college students were included along with 10 retired individuals • Sixty-four were employed full-time, 20 were employed part-time and 22 did not respond to the question about employment status (fifteen indicated they were unemployed) • Seventy-six of the 148 respondents had previously taken classes offered by community colleges headquartered in Durham, Alamance, Guilford, Cumberland, Lee or Iredell Counties • Ninety-six, or 64.9%, of the respondents indicated they were likely or very likely to take advantage of community college programming if it were to be offered in the County Another 33 said they might take advantage of a community college satellite campus. The respondents (14$) indicated the following groups of people would be most likely to participate in programming at a community college satellite campus in the County: 6 :• recent high school graduates (95) • those seeking to upgrade skills for jobs (112) • those seeking to improve basic skills in reading, math and writing (83) •.~ retirees and senior citizens (76) • those seeking continuing education for current jobs (78) :• non-native English speaking people (7$) • welfare recipients (53), and •.+ others (17). In considering a convenient distance for travel to a satellite campus, there were 148 responses. Some individuals chose more than-one possibility. They are listed below: • 110 indicated they would be willing to travel 10 miles or less to the site, and +:• Forty-seven said they would be willing to travel 15 miles In response to the question about the kind of transportation, the majority of the 148, specifically 110, would drive to the satellite campus, while 12 would need public transportation, and 19 indicated they had no preference for a mode of transportation for accessing a satellite campus. Focus group pazticipants expressed interest in the following types of classes: computer, foreign language, [teacher] certification renewal, college transfer, heavy equipment operation, arts and crafts, health/medical, computer network administration, solar energy, business, cooking, physiology, computer software, English, science, math, nursing, biotechnology, counseling, interior design, reading, creative writing, senior legal issues, eazly childhood, real estate, secretarial, entrepreneurship, veterinary, public speaking, Latin American studies, teaching ESL, general education, horticulture, pazks and recreation, photography and small engine repair. Based on the reseazch, the CCTF has reason to believe comprehensive services offered at a Durham Technical Community College satellite campus in the County will provide for: v more classes • a greater variety of class offerings •:~ cazeer and academic counseling • academic assessment • academic support services • computer laboratories • registration financial aid counseling • library resources; etc.; and • additional in-county community college staff to answer questions and guide citizens interested in improving themselves. 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N y ~ :" ~' PG ~ 7 m 0.1 O , C .. gi p " ~ K Q H W ~ m A O ~' O C a~i ~ m ~ a. ~ U v ~ '~ •C ~ ffi Q C7 ~ w v~ v 0 w wr°w q w .~ ;s e .~ F - ~, 9 ®urharnTechnical C®n1n~~n~ty Co~~eg~ Training for the Triar, January 10, 2001 ~ . ,Serving Durham and Prange Coun~ Donna Dean Orange County Budget Direcfior 208 South Cameron St Past Office Box 8181 Hillsborough, NC 27278 Dear Donna, The attached budget summary includes the following assumptions: • Operating Expendrfa.ues of the facilities at curr~rrt year cost, • 30,Q00 square feet building in Orange County, • Local shall fully fund are receptia~/deriral and maims n~chania Remaining staff is shared befin~en Durum Courtly and Orange County, ~ ' • one time expeatditun~ not indude4 (eg. moving cos4s. te~aa~e s~rstem, security ~)~ • ~ 15 hours/day, 6 days/w+aek security, • Utilities based on Northern DurFraan Campus, • Insrirance based ~ projections frvrn agerrt, . Operating expenditures at current cost appro~amate $422,145 annually. Inflation factors of 4% per year (five-years will increasz the expenditure to $SOOk when the building is completed, Additional funds should be allocated for capital requests $75k-$100k per year. Call me at 919,fi86-3720 if you need additional information. Sincerely, ~. Cynthia Carter ' Chief Financial-Officer _ Durham Technical Community College ' Enclosure (1) cc: Barbara Baker _ Dr. Phail Wynn 10 DURHAM TECHNICAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE ESTIMATED ORANGE COUNTY BUDGET REQUEST FOR FIRST YEAR OF OPERATIONS BA5ED UPON FY ZOOQ-2001 C05TS (INFLATION FACTOR NOTAPPI.IE©) FY 2000-2001 Total A. Operations -Current F~cpense ~ Request 1 Salaries 8~ Benefits: Cade 1406-Facility Services Personnel (8°/a) 20,169 4 -Maintenance/Mechanic - - - - - - - - ----.-_. 25,000 1407-Mailroom ~ Shipping and Receiving - - - - 7,216 1820-Retirement ------------------------ 5,304 ,1810-FICA --------------------------- •5,690 • 1830-Medical Insurance - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - , .6,452 1200.Receptionist/Clerical - - - - - - - _ ...... _ _ _ _ _ _ 22,000 Sub-Total Salaries ~ Benefits . . . . . . .. ..... 91,831 2 Contractual Services; Cade 1970-Security _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ ______... 50,000 1980-Janitorial Service - - - - - - - - - - - - - - _ _ _ _ 40,OOp 1985-Recycling/Waste Removal - - - - - - - - - - - - - 6,OOD 1988~afety/Environmental- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 3,000 1990-Building Maintenance - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 25,000 1975-Landscaping---------------------- 28,000 Sub Total Contractual Services - - - - - - = - - - - - 152,000 3 Legal t=ees: Code 3950-Legal.Fees . . . . . . . . . . . . ... . . . . ...... 1,200 Sub-Total Legal Fees------------------- 1,200 4 Insurance: Code 4510-SMP Palicy (Boiler, Bldg. & Contents) - - - - - 7.,500 4520-Vehicles-------------------- -.._ 750 1860-Workers Compensation - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 2,200 4500-General Liability--___--~-------____-• 1,500 1831=Group Dental---~---------------- --• • 810 _ _ - - .... ~ _ . 1832-Employee Life. Insurance - - - - 335 Sub-Totallnsurance-------------------• 13,05 6 Utilities: Code 3310-Natural Gas------------- --....-_. 26,944 3330-Electricity------------------------- 50,273 3320-Water---------------------------- ~ 2,052 3?20-Telephone.--_----..---------------• 40,D00 Sub-Total Utilities-------------------,._ 119,269 1' DURHAM TECHNICAL COMMUNITY CGLLIrGE ESTIMATED ORANGE COUNTY BUDGET REQUEST FOR FIRST YEAR OF OPERATIONS BASED UPON FY 200p-2p0~ COSTS (INFLATION FACTOR NOT APPLIED) ' FY 2000-2001 • ~ Total 8 Travei: Request •Code3110-Lacaltravel--------_..-------------- 2,500 3116-Professional Development - - - - - - - - - . - _ _ 1,5G0 Sub-Total--_..----------------------- q~,000 9 Repairs: Code3510-Equipment------------------------ . 2,500 3520-Facilities-------..--------------_:,,- 5,000 • 3530-Vehicles--------------------__---- 750 Sub-Total Repairs-----------------,._-- .8,250 10 Supplies: Cade 2100-Housekeeping - - - - - ~ .. _ _ _ - _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ ~ .'_ ?200-Nlalrrtenance---------..--------,.---- . 2300-Landscaping-------..------------- • SuU--Total Supplies-------------------- • 11 Other Expense: Code 2500-Motor Vehlde Operation - - - _ - _ .. _ _ _ - _ _ _ . 3930-Tools, Uni~I~arms, Radios - - - ~ .... _ _ _ _ _ _ - - _ . Sub-Total Other Expense________________ TOTAL CURRENT EXPENSE •----.____..__--„______ 10,500 10,000 5,000 25,500 ' • 2,000 5,000 7,000 422,145 ~ -•... •ss