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HomeMy WebLinkAboutAgenda - 06-14-2001-2b Orange County Capital Needs Advisory Task Force Report to the Board of County Commissioners June 12, 2009 BACKGROUND In Febnaary 2001, the Orange County Board of County Commissioners appointed a 27- member Orange County Capital Needs Advisory Task Force. The primary purposes of the Task Force were to review multiple proposed projects which had been identified by various entities and to recommend to the Board of County Commissioners the preferred elements and size of the planned November 2001 bond referendum. The Board of County Commissioners charged the Capital Needs .Advisory Task Force with the following: -- • Review the immediate needs for new schools in the 10-year Capital Improvement Plan (CIP), as identified by the Orange County and Chapel Hill- Carrboro City Schools • Review the capital needs identified by County departments in requests submitted for the 2001 2011 CIP • Familiarize itself with long range school capital funding policies as adopted by the Board of Commissioners • Familiarize itself with recommendations developed by the School Constnaction Standards Task Force, the Space Needs Task Force, the Affordable Housing Task Force, the Community College Task Force, the Library Task Force, and the Master Aging Plan (MAP) • Familiarize .itself with the Lands Legacy Program and future recommendations and plans • Confirm the need for, and timing of, new school construction projects, considering current and projected student populations • Provide recommendations on the possible elements of a November 2001 bond referendum with the items listed in orcier of importance from most important to less important • Provide recommended sizes and estimated costs for each bond referendum element recommended by the Task Force as well as any portion of the costs shared by the proposing/recommending entities • Ensure that each recommended element complies with the appropriate adopted policies of Orange County for Joint Capital Facilities Development, the Orange 2 County Debt Management Policy, and the Orange County Capital Funding Policy as well as all other relevant adopted policies of the County • Ensure that all elements are accessible to and senie residents throughout Orange County - • Complete its work by May, 2001 MEETINGS AND PRESENTATIONS The Task Force met in a series of nine meetings, beginning in March. The initial meetings provided members with presentations and information on the numerous capital needs projects which were proposed. The Task Force heard a presentation on affordable housing from the Affordable Housing Task Force, a Board of County Commissioner-appointed group that had invested the previous nine months reviewing affordable housing issues and needs in the County. For educational needs, Task Force members heard presentations from Orange County Schools (OCS) and Chapel Hill- Carrboro City Schools (CHCCS) as well as from representatives of Durham Technical Community College concerning a possible satellite community college campus in Orange County. For parks and recreational needs, the Towns of Chapel Hill, Can-boro, and Hillsborough as well as representatives of Orange County provided presentations to the Task Force. It is worth noting that Chapel Hill and Carrboro jointly submitted their requests and that the Town of Hillsborough and Orange County had, to some degree, also coordinated their proposed projects. The parks and recreational needs presented also included 1) information from representatives of the Soccer Task Force, a Board of County Commissioner-appointed body that had conducted acommunity-wide evaluation of the demand for soccer facilities and programs in the County; and 2) the Open Space Task Force, another Commissioner-appointed body that reviewed open space needs and requests throughout the County. The Capital Needs Advisory Task Force also heard presentations on facility needs associated with County government, Representatives of the Library Services Task Force, the Master Aging Plan Task Force, the Justice Facilities Task Force, arid the Space Needs Study Task Force all addressed the members with proposed projects. The areas discussed included libraries, senior centers, justice facilities, Orange Enterprises (a job-training/employment program for residents experiencing employment barriers), and County govemment buildings. The County buildings projects included administrative ofFices, a Farmers Market, and an Animal Control facility.. All of the November 2001 bond project requests submitted to the Task Force, totaling $153.fi million, are detailed in Appendix C of this report. 3 AREAS OF CONCERN During the presentations, Task Force members were given ample opportunity to ask questions of the various presenters and fully develop an .understanding of the prajects proposed. A few areas caused concern for Task Force members. One area that raised definite concern for several Task Force members pertained to the high school plans for Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools. CHCCS had proposed additions/expansions at both Chapel Hill High and East Chapel Hill High to address facility needs and future student population growth. Task Force members voiced a concern that this would not positively and adequately address future high school space needs for the system. Among other things, the increase in numbers of students at each school would have detrimental effects on the schools' operations and overall success and would also preclude some students from certain educational opportunities due to the sheer numbers of students competing for limited spots. With this in mind, the Task Force ultimately included in its recommendation a proposal that the facilities at Chapel Hill High be expanded to address facility needs and future student population growth. However, the funds requested for East Chapel Hill High would be directed toward the purchase of land and planning for a third high schaol for the system. The actual construction of the third high school would occur at some point in the next few years as funding, either from a future bond referendum or from same other source, became available: Another project area identified by some Task Force members needing some modification was the Lands Legacy program. There were a substantial number of possible projects proposed for this program, and this created significant confusion for some members. To address this concem, the Task Force combined all the individual projects into one "Lands Legacy" item so that any possible recommended funding could be more easily detailed. This would also allow the funding to be allocated more appropriately once specific properties were prioritized and pursued. A last area identified by some Task Force members as causing some confusion related to the Hillsborough Elementary Renovations and Central Office Expansion as proposed by Orange County Schools. Initially categorized as.two independent projects, it was brought to the Task Force's attention that the school renovation to provide 12 additional classrooms could not proceed without the Central Office Expansion. This office .. expansion would provide office space for the administrative staff that would be displaced by the school renovation/additional classrooms. Following discussion by the Task Force, these two interrelated improvements were incorporated into one project so that any recommended allocation of funds would address the project in its totality. CRITERIA Following all presentations of the needs expressed by the various entities, the Task Force developed criteria to be used to evaluate all of the projects. The criteria for evaluating projects were as follows: • Projects should have a useful life of 20+ years. 4 • Consider the number and spectrum of present and future citizens who would benefrt directly and indirectly from the proposed project. • Look for efficiencies, such as when multiple needs can be met. • Schools should be given a high priority. • Consideration should be given to projects or aggregates ofi $1 million or more. • Consider the timing and urgency of the project. • Give consideration to projects which are clear, specific and ready to go. • Consider whether it is a reasonable package/project that voters would support. • Consider whether a project addresses inequities in difFerent parts of the county. • Consider projects which can be combined with other sources of funding, especially where county funds can be leveraged or matched FINAL RECOMMENDATION PROCESS In the final meetings, the Task Force began developing a recommended bond package. Individual members were provided ballots on two occasions and asked to develop their own bond package, applying the evaluation criteria. The first ballot asked members to defiail elements of proposed bond packages based on maximum total bond amounts ofi $60, 72, and 84 million. Members were also asked to develop their own bond proposals based on an undefined total bond amount. The results of the first round of balloting were tallied and presented to the group. Afiter discussing these results and receiving further information on the projects, the Task Force pursued a second round of balloting with only one total bond amount of $80 million. The Task Force members reviewed the results of that balloting along with two possible bond packages that had been developed by the Task Force Co-Chairs based on the results of the two rounds of voting. The members subsequently requested that the Co-Chairs make several revisions to one of the possible bond packages, including an increase in the total bond amount to $85 million. The Task Force members further determined that they would meet one last time to fiormally approve the recommended bond package. The Co-Chairs made the revisions requested by the members and the Task Force met for the last time to officially approve the final package. Due to the substantial agreement among the members, the package totaling $85 million was approved by consensus and a formal vote was not required. The Co-Chairs asked if any members 5 had a desire to submit a minority report recommendation or if anyone wanted to submit any additional written information as an attachment to the Task Force's report. No Task Force member expressed a desire to exercise these options. ORANGE ENTERPRISES It should be noted that one proposed bond project, although not included in the recommendation, received substantial support from the Task Force. It entailed facilities improvements for Orange Enterprises. Due to the somewhat limited funding requested for these improvements ($525,000), the possibility that other funding may be available for it, and counsel from county staff, the Task Force did not recommend this project for inclusion in the November 2001 bond package. Nevertheless, the Task Force strongly encourages the Board of Commissioners to support and adequately fund the Orange Enterprises project through other means. RECOMMENDED BOND PACKAGE The Orange County Capital Needs Advisory Task Force has identified elements of a bond package for recommendation to the Board of County Commissioners which would .result in an $85,000,000 total bond amount. This would require an estimated general fund property tax increase of 8.29 cents per $100 of assessed valuation. The recommended bond elements include $4 million for two new senior centers with the Task Force recommending that any remaining costs for the senior centers be paid with other existing funding sources or by borrowing funds by private placement. The bond package recommended by the Task Force is shown on the following page. 6 2001 Capital Needs Advisory Task Force Recommendation for Bolnd Package E m DesCriptian Amount of. Task Force v c Request' Recommend Renovations to Older Schools and 7,010,000 4,553,000 Facilities New Elementa School-#9 13 556 000 13 556 000 v, New Elementa School #10 14 349 000 14349 000 High School Expansion/Planning for 7 883 000 000 000 6 ~ New Hi h School ' , , ~ ' New Middle School 20 000 000 20 000 000 Oran a Hi School Renovations 950 000 950 000 Hillsborough Elementary and Central 8,090,000 3,032,000 Office -o~~ ~ Affordable Housing 14,000,000 4,000,000 Q z t, H ~ ~ Senior Centers ~~~ 6,000,000 4,000,000 ~ U Carrboro Greenwa Develo ment 2 000 000 750 000 Carrboro G nasium Site Ac uisition 250 000 250 000 Smith Middle School Park 250 000 250 000 v, Cha el Hill Greenwa Develo ment 2 500 000 1 000 000 .Homestead Park A uatics Center 3 500 000 3 500 000 °- Southern Communi Park 5 000 000 2 000 ODO Cedar Grove District Park 1 210 000 .1 210 000 Efland-Cheeks Park Phase II 750 000 750 000 Fairview Park 4 000 000 850 000 N ~j' J ~ Lands Legacy c2> 12,825,000 4,000,000 Total $149,648,000 $85 OD0,000 Potential Tax Impact (in cents per 700 11.67 8.29 valuation ~°~ Other additional funding appears to be available. cz) County to allocate funding based on adopted policy The distribution of the recommended bond package is as follows: Parkland Senior Center 5 °,6 Affordable Housing 5% __.._~Is 73% The Task Force used cost estimates fior the elementary and middle schools proposed by the school systems based on the School Construction Standards policy developed by the County and the two school systems. The Task Force accepted the estimates from the .two school systems for the renovation and expansion projects. The costs of the senior centers, parks and recreation projects, Lands Legacy acquisitions, and affordable housing were based on estimates made by County staff and/or the task force reports associated with each area. Amore descriptive listing of all the projects and associated funding recommended by the Task Force is shown at Appendix B. S Conclusion The Orange County Capital Needs Advisory Task Force is recommending an $85 million bond package that includes funding for three new, schools: Orange County Schools • middle school Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools • elementary school #9 • elementary school #10 The proposed bond package also includes funds for OCS for renovations at Orange High School and Hillsborough Elementary and funds for expansion of the Central Offices. Funds are included for CHCCS for renovations for older schools and facilities, for expansion at Chapel HiII.High School, and for land purchase and planning for a third high school. The recommendation also includes funds for additional park and recreation facilities, for Lands Legacy acquisitions, for senior centers, and affordable housing. Due to the consensus reached by the Task Force members, there is no minority report from the Task Force and there are no additional written comments from any Task Force members. 9 APPENDICES Appendix A Orange County Capital Needs Advisory Task Force Members Appendix B List and Description of Projects Included in the Task Force's Recommended Bond Package Appendix C Needs Presented to Capital Needs Advisory Task Force Appendix D Orange County School Construction Standards for Elementary, Middle and High Schools A-1 Appendix A: Orange County Capital Needs Advisory Task Force Members Co-Chairs Leo Allison Lisa Stuckey Audrey Booth Allen Spalt Jay Bryan Bill Strom Keith Cook Patrick Sullivan Steve Halkiotis Bill Waddell Susan Halkiotis Hattie Vanhook Barry Jacobs Roger Waldon Hazel Lunsford Teresa Williams Judy Margolis Hervey McIver Mariah McPherson ALTERNATES Nancy Milio Margaret Brown Whit Morrow _ Jack Chestnut Doris Murrell Mark Dorosin Mark Sheridan Gloria Faley Florence Soltys Kevin Foy B-1 Appendix B: List and Description of Projects Included in the Task Force's Recommended .Bond Package Project Descriptions The following summarizes information about the various projec#s that the Task Force was asked to consider. The sources of this information are the presentations and handouts provided by project presenters, various School and County staff, and Task Force members throu8hout the review process. Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools 1. Elementary School #9 Total Amount of Pro'ect $13,556,000 Funded b Other Sources 0 Amount Re uested to be funded b the Bond $.13,556,000 Description of the Project: • 600 Student Elementary School • Planned to Open in 2003 • 90,980 square feet based on School Construction Standards • Current plan is facility will be constructed on donated land at Meadowmont 2. Elementary School #10 Total Amount of Pro'ect $14,349,000 Funded b Other Sources Q Amount Re uested to be funded b the Bond $14,349,000 Description of the Project: • 600Student Elementary School • Planned to Open in 2003 • 90,980 square feet based on School Construction Standards • No current plan for location B-2 3. Chapel Hill High School Expansion/Planning for New High School Total Amount of Pro'ect 6,000,000 Funded b Other Sources 0 Amount Re uested to be funded b the Bond $6,000,000 Description of the Project: • Allocation of $2 million for 8 classroom expansion at Chapel Hill High • $3 million for purchase of land and $1 million for planning in preparation for construction of a new third high school 4. Renovations to Oider Schools and Facilities Total Amount of Pro'ects $7,010,000 Funded b Other Sources 1 0 Amount Re uested to be funded b the Bond $4,553,000 Description of the projects: • Renovation work at Ephesus, Frank Porker Graham, and Seawall Elementaries; Culbreth and Phillips Middle, and Chapel Hill High • Various projects at schools include upgrade electrical wiring, intercom system and lighting improvements, window replacements, restroom improvements, ceiling renovations, and heating, ventilation, and air conditioning system replacements Orange County Schools 5. Middle School Total Amount of Pro'ect $20,000,000 Funded b Other Sources 0 Amount Re uested to be funded b the Bond $20,000,000 Description of the Project: - • 700 Student Middle School • No current ,plan for location • Planned to Open in 2004 • 132,000 square feet based on School Construction Standards B-3 6. Renovations to Orange High School Total Amount $950,000 Funded b Other Sources 1 0 Amount Re nested to be funded b the Bond $950,000 Description of the Projects: • Renovations include new fire alarm and intercom systems, enhancements to ceilings and. lighting, replace external doors, and renovate media center and cafeteria 7. Hillsborough Elementary Renovation/Central Office Expansion Total Amount $3,090,000 Funded b Other Sources 1 0 Amount Re nested to be funded b the Bond $3,032,000 Description of the Projects: • Renovation of Existing Office Space at Hillsborough Elementary to provide 12 Additional Classrooms and expand year round program capacity from current 414 students • Expansion of East King Street Central Offices for Administrative Staff relocated from Hillsborough Elementary/House .all administrative personnel at one facility Affordable Housing S. Affordable Housing $4,000,000 • There are approximately 12,281 households in the County experiencing housing problems and it is estimated that approximately six (fi) percent of the total housing need (703 units) can be addressed during the next five (5) years. • $4 million dollars in bond funds will provide approximately 200 affordable housing units calculated at a total public subsidy of $20,000 per unit. These funds will address 28% of the short-term housing target of 703 units in the next five (5) years. • Additionally, $4 million in housing bond funds will generate approximately $22.4 million in affordable housing stock. (200 units x $112,000 (estimated cost per unit) _ $22.4 million) • Types of housing activities to be implemented in the Housing Bond Program include renovation of existing dwellings; the construction of new dwelling units; and the acquisition of land for future housing development for low income renter and owner-occupied families. B-4 Senior Centers 9. Construction of Central Orange Multipurpose Center $2,000,000 • Current Hillsborough center is the oldest center, located in the Whitted Human Services Center (which is a large government building shared with other human service agencies) • Facility lacks space to accommodate large groups of 40 or more • Parking at current facility is limited • Anew 15,000 square foot center in Hillsborough area is needed • Would include adult day care 10.Construction of Southern Orange Multipurpose Center $2,000,000 • Existing center, established in 1991 in the Galleria Shopping Center, averages over 200 people each day • Lease expires in 2007 -Chapel Hill township has the highest concentration of older adults • Anew 15,000 square foot center proposed for Southern Human Services Center campus Parks, Recreation, and Open Space 11. Carrboro Greenway Development $750,000 • Potential joint projects, along Morgan Creek and Bolin Creek, in conjunction with Town of Chapel Hill greenways • Acquire land and construct portions of a trail system to eventually connect Carrboro, Chapel Hill greenways to County parks and open space 12. Carrboro Gymnasium Site Acquisition $250,000 • Acquire land for a gymnasium to meet recreation programming needs 13. Smith Middle School Park $250,000 • Innovative four-party venture (Carrboro, Orange County CHCCS, UNC-CH) to co-locate playing fields with new middle school • Funds would complete work already undertaken by County, Carrboro and CHCCS to provide lighting for playing-fields and install bleachers 14. Chapel Hill Greenway Development $1,000,000 • Completion of Bolin Creek and/or Morgan Creek Greenways -- to link with Town of Carrboro greenways and ultimately with County parks and open space • Would match $1.76 million of Town funds for greenway development B-5 15. Homestead Park Aquatics Center $3,500,000 • Proposed for location at Homestead Park • Town has $1.315 million toward this facility, , and requests that remaining $855,000 of 1997 County bond for Homestead Park go to this project 16.Southern Community Park ~ $2,000,000 • Concept plan underway for park along US 15/501 South, co-located with Scroggs Elementary School • $1 .million of 1997 County parks bond allocated to this project, which could serve needs of~multiple jurisdictions in southern Orange • Balance of playing fields and low-impact recreation expected 17. Cedar Grove District Park $1,210,000 • Co-located with Northern Human Services Center on NC 8G north of Hillsborough • Would add one regulation soccer field, one multi-purpose field and a playground, with picnic area and nature trails along 20-acre pond 18. Efland Cheeks Community School Park (Phase II) $ 750,000 • Co-located with Efland Cheeks Elementary School in western Orange County • Would add nature trails, parking and athletic field lighting to existing park 19. Fairview Community Park $ 850,000 • Existing 42 acre tract • Present park includes a playground and picnic area • Possible Orange County/Hillsborough joint venture to develop this park with picnic shelters, soccer fields, softball fields, basketball courts and other amenities 20. Lands Legacy $4,000,000 • County's adopted program for acquisition from willing sellers of important resource lands • Five areas of emphasis: 1) future parklands, 2) identified natural areas, 3).prime or threatened farmland, 4) priority cultural and archaeological sites, and 5) watershed stream buffers • County Open Space Task Force and Lands Legacy Long-Term Priorities reports would guide acquisitions of identified top priorities Compiled by Orange County Budget Office 06/07/2001 Appendix C: Needs Presented to Capital Needs Advisory Task Force c-i Through May 2, 2001 (shown in alphabetical order) Request Description, Amount of Funding Requested 14,000,000 Affordable Housing ~'~ .throw bout h Counffordable Housing projects County match required to match construction funds from Community College the State - 4,000,000 County Facilities Construction of Phase 1 of the Justice Facility (located 6,000,000 ~ ~ on Downtown Cam us .in Hillsborou h c c°~ Construction of a three-story addition to the Government 7,400,000 a ~ Services Center ~ ~ Renovations of Planning and Ag Building and 475,000 ~ a~ construction of a Farmers Market ~ ~ Renovations of Southern Human Services Conference 100,000 Center and rounds Total Level 1 Projects 13,975,000 -a Construction of new Animal Shelter/Animal Control 1 400 000 ~ facili , , Addition of Emergency Operating Center at the County's 840 000 y ~ Emer en Mana ement facili , °o Expansion of existing Public Works Administration 'o T Building to accommodate bath Public Works 574,000 a ~ Administration and Oran a Public, Trans ortation `~ Renovation of 112 North Churton Street offices and ~ Court Street Annex to allow for relocation of Economic 100,000 J Develo ment Commission and Child Su ort offices Total Level 2 Projects 2,914,000 ~„~ ~ ~ c Construction of building addition to Southern Human ~ ~ o o ~ Services Center (ta include the Health Department 3,000,000 ~ m N m Dental Clinic current) located in leased s ace J a ~ ~° Renovation of Whitted Human Services Center 6,700,000 Total Level 3 Projects 9,700,000 Total Counfy Facilities 26,589,000 Orange County library Construction of new Library, Historical Archive and 437,500 Stora a Facili Orange Enterprises Expand current facility _ 525,000 Compiled by Orange County Budget Office O6/07/2001 C-2 Appendix C: Needs Presented to Capital Needs Advisory Task Force Through May 2, 2001 (shown in alphabetical order) Request ~ Description ~ Amount of Funding Requested and Open Space University Statian/New Hope Park -Acquisition of 75 to 150 acres in University Station/New Hope area (northern 1,700,000 Chapel Hill Township); could be school/park co-location Bingham District Park -Transaction costs for acquisition of 100 acres in northern Bingham Township (located on 50,000 land owned by OWASA) Northern Chapel Hill Township Rustic Woodland Trail - Acquisition of several isolated strips of land that connect Town of Chapel Hill and County Parks to Triangle Land 600,000 Conservancy trails and Duke Forest open space network, tying together Town greenways system and New Hone oven spaces "Mason Farm to Jordan Lake" Rustic Woodland Trail - Acquisition of 1-to-2 isolated strips of land to connect UNC lands at Masan Farm/Botanical Garden to Durham 100,000 County line (to pickup connection to Jordan Lake Joint TowMCounty Open Space Projects (Town Parks N and/or Gt~eenway Plans) -Acquisition space for Towns, cz~ ~ consistent with joint parks/open space criteria, identified ~ b Town lans/a roved b .Coup ~ Top priority NC Natural Heritage sites -Acquisition of ~ (by purchase or easement) 500 acres in Chapel Hill, 3,250,000 ~ Bin ham, Cheeks, Hillsborou hand Eno Townshi s U Top priority Unprofecfed Prime Forests -Acquisition of (by purchase or easement) 300 acres of unidentified and 1,800,000 Seven Mile Creek Nature Preserve -Acquisition of (by purchase or easement) 500 acres toward Seven Mile 2,500,000 Pickards Mountain Natural Area -Acquisition of 25 additional acres adjacent to Triangle Land Conservancy 125,000 easements at Pickards Mountain in Bingham Township Conservation Easements in Cane Creek, Upper Eno, Back Creek and Little River watersheds -Acquisition of conservation easements on 900 acres of farmland per 1,400,000 year (to protect water quality and prime or threatened Chapel Hill Township District Park Phase 1, with Camboro -Construct 3 multipurpose playing fields (one 1,500,000 of which is a regulation soccer field), nature and environmental trails, picnic areas, and basketball courts Compiled by Orange County Budget Office Ofi/07/2001 Appendix C: Needs Presented to Capital Needs Advisory Task Force C-3 Through May 2, 2001 (shown in alphabetical order) Requ®st Description Cedar Grove District Park -Construct 2 multipurpose playing fields (one of which is a regulation soccer field), la round, icnic area and nature trails Sauthem Community Park -Construction of community park that could serve residents in Chapel Hill, Carrboro ~ c and southern Oran e Fairview Community Park -Construct 2 multipurpose ~ la in fields, icnic area and basketball court Efland-Cheeks Park (Phase ll) -Construct nature trails, ~ athletic fields li htin and additional arkin ~ River Park -Construct gazebo, walking trails and other ~, amenities on County owned land adjacent to ~ Courthouse and Eno River ~j Northern Chapel Hill Township Rustic Woodland Trail - Design and layout unimproved rustic woodland trail, with botanical markers for environmental ro rams Undesignated Funds -For facility development at a current or future ark facili Tofa/ County Request IMUniCiDal R®auests Amount of Funding Requested 1,210,000 (2) (2) 750,000 iz> . 300,000 1,000,000 16,285,000 Homestead Park A uatics Center 3,500,000 Chapel Hill Southern Cammuni Park 5,000,000 Greenwa Develo ment 2,500,000 Total Chapel Hil! Request 11,000,000 Greenwa Develo ment 2,000,D00 Carrboro Hillsborough Road Neighborhood Park (land 1,000,000 a uisition and ark develo ment G mnasium Site Ac uisition 250,000 Smith Middle School Park 250,000 Total Carrboro Request 3,500,000 Fairview Park 4,000 000 Hillsborough Gold Park 200,000 River Park 200,000 Total Hillsborough Request 4,400,000 Total Parkland and Open Space Request s) 35,185,000 ~ Senior Centers ~.vnsiruwvn ar c senior cei uGi s wi ie w~a-eu u i v~ iaNc~ 6,000,000 Hill and one located in Central/Northern Oran a Coun Compiled by Orange County Budget Office 06/07/2001 Appendix C: Needs Presented to Capital Needs Advisory Task Force ~-~ Through May 2, 2001 (shown in alphabetical order) R®quest ~ Description ~ Amount of Funding Requested New Elementary School #9 -Construction of a 600 o student elementary school (located on the donated 13,556,000 ~ Meadowmont site too en Au ust 2003 c i New Elementary School #?0 -Construction of a 600 ~' student elementary school (located on land recently 14,349,000 V 0 urchased b the Coun too en Au ust 2003 o High School Expansions -Construction of additions at Chapel Hill High and East Chapel Hill High to allow for 7,883,000 V additional 320 seats at each of the two schools Renovations to Older Schools and Facilities - ~ Renovations include: electrical service, lighting, ~ windows, heating, ventilation and cooling systems, 7,010,000 C] ceilings, bathroom facilities, fire alarm systems, communications s stems, indoor air uali Total CHCCS Request 42,798,000 New Middle School -Purchase of land and construction of a 700 student middle school 20,000,000 w Central Ofl"ice Expansion -Construct addition to c administrative office building that will allow staff currently ~ housed at Hillsborough Elementary School to be 1,650,000 ~ relocated Hillsborough Elem®ntary Renovations -Upgrades and v expansion of County's year-round elementary school 1,440,000 ~, constructed in 1952 Orange High School Renovations -Renovations O include: cafeteria and media center upagrades, fire alarm system, ceiling, external doors, lighting (to take 950,000 place as Cedar Ridge High School opens in August Tata/ OCS Request 24,040,000 Total School Request 66,83$,000 Total All Requests $153,574,500 ~'~ Affordable Housing Task Force indicated that their alternate request is 5% of total bond package. ~2~ Funding request included in requests from municipalities; needs identified in County's Open Space Task Farce Report ~3~Tawn of Hillsborough request totaled $175,000 for River Park; County's Open Space Task Force Report identified $200,000 as needed to complete the project cap Request amount rounded up to nearest $1,000 n-1 Appendix D: ,Orange County School Construction Standards for Elementary, Middle, and High Schools (See Next Page) ~,, .L• D-2 L ~ ~.. t ~/ 1. r-7 .~~~ / i fr.' f ' 1 fC: School Construction Standards Background In ~eazly 1995 the Board of County Commissioners appointed an eight member work group to develop school construction standazds for new facilities built in the Orange County School and Chapel Hi1UCarrboro City School districts, The School Facility Construction Standards Work Crroup included two representatives from the Board of County Commissioners, two representatives from each of the twa School Boazds, and two parent representatives: Orange County Boazd of Commissioners Moses Carey Chapel Hill/Carrbaro City School Boazd Stephen Halkiotis Mary Bushnell Orange County School Boazd - Nick Didow Susan Davenbarger Pazent Representatives Larry Haverland Bill Boyarsky Dick Snow The Boazd of County Commissioners adopted in May 1996 school standards for elementary and _, middle schools. These construction standards are outlined in this report. Elementary School The total square footage of the Basic School, as outlined in this section of the report, is 83,160 square feet. There aze two tiers added to the Basic School. Tier A provides additional storage :space for use of the facility for afterschool programs. The additional storage space is 1,400 squaze feet with- 462 square feet for circulation, bringing the total for Tier A to 1,$62 additional square feet. Tier B includes space identified by the School Systems as desirable for an elementary school. Tier B adds 13,240 square feet with approximately 5,920 square feet for storage, 1,000 square feet for a Student Commons azea and the balance primarily for additional teacher workspace and conference rooms. 1. - Capacity The capacity of the elementary school is 600 students. 2. School Sites The elementary school site is based on the NC Public School Facility Standazds which requites an elementary school to have a minimum of ten usable acres plus• one usable acre D-3 3~ per each .100 average daily membership (ADNI). The minimum school site fora 600 student elementary school is l6 acres. Consideration is to be given to community use of the;. facility and recreational facilities which could possibly increase the size of the school site. Classrooms and Associated Storage • A. Regular Classrooms Basic School - 26,400 sq. ft. Tier A -Add 1,200 sq. ft. Tier B. -Add 3,500 sq. ft. Classrooms are based on the following number of students: • Kindergarten through Third Grade - 23 students per classroom • Fourth and Fifth Grades - 26 students per classroom Zocal Basic Standard NCPublic School Facility (Sq. Ft) Standards (Sq. FY). Aindergarten (4 rooms) 1,200 1,200 Grades T - 3 (Y3 rooms) 1,200 1,000 -1,200 Grades d - S ($ rooms) 1,000 $50 -1,000 Total square footage for regular classrooms in the Basic School is 26,400 squaze feet. Tier A includes 1,200 square feet for additional storage in the classroom which would allow classrooms to be used for afterschool programs. Other storage space for afterschool programs is included in the multi-purpose/physical,_education section of this report. Additional classroom storage is ,included in 't'ier B. The total amount of additional storage space is 3,4p0 square feet. Small ~ project rooms for grades 4 and 5 are also included in this tier, adding 400 square feet. B. Pre-School Area Basic School -1,700 sq. ft. Classroom size for children ages three and four is recommended by the .State to be 1,200 to 1,400 square feet. The standards adopted by the Boazd of County Commissioners includes 1,700 squaze feet for this area: - - C. Special /Exceptional Children Basic School - 4,500 sq. ft. Speech/Language Tier B -Add S50 sq. ft. Programs far exceptional children vary greatly, depending on focal factors. The State suggests a minimum of 100 squaze feet be provided for each student. D -4 The adapted standards include the following space for the Basic School for special/exceptional speech/language education: Speech/Language Rooms 500 Learning Disabilities Classroom 2 rooms at 500 sq ft. each P/A Classroom- 1,200 BEH ~ 1,200 Additional space included in Tier B includes: storage for the Learning/Disabilities classroom .(200 squaze feet) and for the speech/language classrooms (100 square feet). Offices for the Speech/Languages teacher are included in this tier adding 300 square feet to the school. An office area totaling 250 square feet is included for the Learning Disabilities program. 4. Art Education anal Music Basic School - 2,400 sq. ft. Tier B -Add 450 sq. ft. The following table compares the local adopted standards for a Basic School with the ~- . Standards established by the State Department of Public Instruction: Local Basic NCPublic School Facility Stacndards (Sq. Ft) Standards (Sq. Ft). Music: ~• General Music 1,000 850 -1,000 • Music Library. _. 200 • Music Office 0 ~ 150 Art Roam. ~ 1,400 1,000 - 1,400 Creative Movement in multipurpose room 1,800 - 2,000 Tier_ B includes 450 additional squaze feet for art storage (250 square feet) and music storage (200 square feet). 5.. Physical Education Basic School 5,050 sq. ft. . Tier A - Add 200 sq. ft. In addition to the space outlined in the table below, the NC Public School Facility Standazds state that K-6 indoor physical education areas should also include additional square footage for an office, storage and toilets for boys and for girls. b-5 . Local Basic NCPublic Sc~iool Facility Standards, (Sq: Ft) Standards (Sq. Ft). Multipurpose/Indoor 3,6.00 3,600 PE PE Storage 200 included in standazds but amount of required space not specified Stage S00 included in standards but amount of required space not specified Stage Storage 4S0 _ Tier A includes additional storage, space totaling 200 squaze feet for afterschoal storage. The State provides that the school's media center should be located on the ground floor, be a single story and be convenient to all learning areas of the school. The capacity of the center should be 10% of the membership of the school (60 students.) The following table compares the State Public School Facility Standards with the local adopted standards. Local Basic NC Public School Facility Standards (Sq. Ft) ~ Standards (3q. Ft). Main Room , 3,000 2,400 to 3,600 Support Areas ~ 1,200 1,200 Computer Room ~ not included SSO - 1,000 Vdeo Production Room not included ~ ~ .300 Equipment Storage see storage SO 6. Media Center Basic School - 4,200 sq. ft. A computer roam is not included in the Basic School since technology is integrated into the classrooms and space is provided in each classroom for computers. u 7. Small Group/Resource Rooms Basic School -1,350 sq. ft. The State Standazds require that one or more small group classrooms be provided for remediation, conferences, guidance, testing; etc. for groups of up twelve individuals. Zoca! Basic Standards NC Public School Facility Standards Remediation 3 roams at 4S0 sq.ft. each at least one room at 4S0 sq. ft. /Resource Labs tt- 6 8. Administration The. following table compazes the standards: .Basic School -1,650 sq. ft. Tier B -Add 300 sq. ft. State Standards to the local adopted construction Local Basic Standards NC Public School Facility Standards (Sq. FY). Principal's Office 200 200 Assistant Principal 150 150 sq. ft per office Reception Area 400 400 Secretary 150 150 SIMS S-S 150 120 Workroom/Storage ~ 200 200 Conference Room ~ 200 200 Record Storage 100 100 General Storage 100. 100 Tier B includes larger room sizes for the principal's office (50 squaze feet), for the .. reception azea (100 squaze feet), a larger conference room (50 square feet) and additional storage above the State guidelines (100 square feet). 9. Student Support Areas Basic School -1,100 sq. ft. Tier B -Add 100 sq. ft. This general azea includes counseling rooms, guidance rooms, and health services. The State suggests that schools with more than one guidance counselor will need additional space. Zocal Basic Standards ~(Sq. NCPublicSchool Facility Standards (Sq. Ft). v~K..~~ nvvrwi.canury 400 450 Specialists Counselor Office - 300 150 each office Other Student Services 200 200 Health Room 200 200 Tier-B includes an office for the Health function (100 squaze feet). D-7 ].0. Staff Support Areas Basic School - 5,600 sq. ft. Tier B - Add 2,400 sq. ft. The State recommends that combined or shared space for teacher's offices/workspace be provided: There should be at least one centralized workroom that. houses equipment such as the copy machine, dupiicatar, specialized computers, etc. The size of the lounge area is detenxuned by the building plan and faculty size. The lounge .should provide limited kitchen facilities. local Basic NCPublic Schaal Facility Standards Standards (Sq. Ft). Teachers.' The State requires that for grades K-3, Workroamr: 100 to 125 square feet be provided for teacher affices/workspace. Far grades 4 and above, $0 to X00 square feet per teacher is required. • Kindergarten 300 • Grades 1,2,3 900 • Grades 4,5 600 - Additional Teacher 500 _ Warkspace/O~ces Teachers' 1,000 required but size varies Launge/Workarea - Itinerant Support 300 300 Tier B includes additional workrooms for the kindergarten level (300 square feet), ane conference roam per grade level (1,500 square feet), a general conference room (200 square feet) and aspeech/language conference mom (400 square. feet). 1].. Cafeteria/Food Service Basic School - 4,500 sq. ft. Tier B -Add 200 sq. ft. The State uses a formula for determining the appropriate size for the dining room and kitchen area. The dining area should provide between 12 and 14 square feet per pupil dining. Based on three seatings; the size of the dining room should be at least 2,400 square feet and 2,800 square feet. The kitchen space is based on the number of meals served. A kitchen preparing 500 ,meals should be at least 1,51 S square feet. A kitchen b-8 .preparing 7S0 meals should be at least 1,93$ square feet. The adopted standards include a dining azea of 2,400 square feet and akitchen/serving area of 2,100. Tier B includes additional storage for tables and chairs totaling 200 squaze feet. 12. Miscellaneous/Commons Basic School -13,00 sq. ft. Tier B -Add 1,855 sq, ft. This area includes miscellaneous space such as additional storage, book storage and School Commons area. In addition, this area includes additional toilets which are required by the State Facility Standazds but are calculated as part of the overall circulation multiplier which is applied to the total square footage (see next section). Locad Basic Standards. - NC Public School Facility (Sq. Ft) Standards (Sq. Ft). CustodiaX Storage 500 500 . Book Storage $00 ~ SOO Tier B includes a Commons area (1,000 sq. ft.) and toilets which are calculated over and above the circulation factor of 33 percent. 13. Circulation A multiplier of 33 percent is included for space such as storage, mechanical rooms, hallways, toilets, walls, etc. The multiplier is applied to the total square footage of the Basic. School plus each additional level. 14, Cost Per Square Foot. For planning purposes, building costs aze calculated based an $90 per square foot for construction. Maiddle School The total squaze footage of the Basic School, as outlined in this section of the report, is approximately 113,400 square feet. There aze two added to the Basic School.. Tier A includes increased space for the afterschool programs, increasing the squaze footage by a total of 1,620 square feet. The remaining tier includes nearly 17,200 square feet of which a large portion is for special project rooms, additional commons space and additional teacher workspace. D-9 ].. Capacity The capacity of the middle school is 700 students. 2. School Sites 1 The middle school site is based on the NC Public School Facility Standards which requires that a middle school have a minimum of 1 S usable acres plus one usable acre per each 100 average daily membership (AD1V1). Therefore the minimum school site fora 700 student middle school is 22 usable acres. 3. Classrooms and Associated Storage Basic School - 32,SOU sq. ft. Tier B -Add 2,550 sq. irt. The Basic School includes classrooms at the upper end of the range provided by the State Department of Public Instruction. The lazger classrooms. allow technology to be integrated into the classrooms. Regular Classrooms are based on 1,000 squaze feet per classroom, science classrooms and Exceptional Education Classrooms are each 1,200 square. feet per classroom. The Resource Rooms for Exceptional Education include two small rooms at 450 square feet each and two lazger rooms at 600 squaze feet each. Local Basic Standards (Sq. ,~) NCPulSlic School Facility Standards (Sri Regular Classrooms (22) 22,000 ~ 18,700 - 22,000 Science Classrooms (G). 7,200 6,000 - 7,200 Exceptional Education 1,240 100 sq. ft. per student Classroom Exceptional Education 2,100 . . ~. 450 sq. ft. per room Resource Rooms (4) Total sc~uaze footage for regular classrooms, science classrooms .and exceptional education classrooms and resource.rooms in the Basic School is 32,500 squaze feet. Included in Tier B for the middle school is 300 square feet additional storage. In addition three 750 square feet student project rooms (one for each grade level) provides space for students to work on special projects. n-1 4. Art Education /Music/Creative Movement and Theater Arts Basic School - 9,600 sq. ft. Tier B -Add 1,130 sq. ft. The following table compares the Local. basic standards for a Basic School with the Standards established by the State Department of Public Instruction. Note that the Stage is to be built as part of the cafeteria A separate auditorium is not included in the Basic School. The State Standards provides that, if programming allows, the instrument and vocal music rooms can be combined. .Local Basic Standards NCPublic School Facility . (Sq. Ft) Standards ~ (Sq. Ft). Music: • Instrument Music 1,500 1,000 to 1,200 • Vocal Music ~ 1,200 1,000 to 1,200 • ~ Electronic Music not included in Tier A p • Practice Rooms not included ifi Tier A~ 0 • Instrument Storage included as part of Should be provided but space circulation/classroom amount not specified Visuad Arts Raom 1,500 ~ 1,200 to 1,500 Creative Movement ~ ` 1,800 - .4,000 (includes stage) ` ~.~:.; TheaterArts 1,800 1,800 to 2,000 Stage and Stage Storage ~ 1,$00 4,000 includes lobby Tier B includes one large practice room (200 square feet) one small practice room (80 square feet), wardrobe storage (4S0 square feet) and one electronic music room (400 square feet). If an auditorium was added, additional square footage would be required. 5. Physical Education Basic School 12,000 sq. ft. Tier A - Add 1,200 sq. ft. Tier B - Add 500 sq. ft. The State standards for physical education do not specify the amount of square footage for physical education. The Standards do require a minimum court area for the gymnasium of least 42 feet by 74 feet with six feet on each side of the court and eight feet on each end of the court for safety. The gymnasium should include dressing and shower areas, offices and some storage. Assembly and spectator use may require increased size. ~-xi Local Basic Standards NC Public School Facility Standards Locker Rooms (Z) 7,200 2,400 see note above to be provided although space not defined Office 500 Weight room 900 not required for a middle school Storage 100 required but amount not specified Health Classroom 900 Tier A provides additional space that would allow after school use. This includes a multi- purpose room (900 sq. ft.) plus additional storage (300 sq. ft.): Included in Tier B is a lazger gymnasium (300 sq, ft.) and additional storage (200 sq. ft.) 6. Media Center Basic School - 5,640 sq. ft. Tier B -Add 60 sq ft. The State provides that the school's media center be located on the ground floor, be a single story and be convenient to a111earning areas of the school. The capacity of the center should be 10% of the membership of the school (70 students.). The following table compares the State Public School Facility Standazds with the local adopted standazds. . Local Basic NC Public School Facility Standards (Sq. Ft) Standards (Sq. Ft). Main Room . 4,000 .2,800 to 4,200 Workroom/O~ce 600 Total support area is 1,880 Storage: • Periodical _ 200 ~ Audio Visual 90 Audio Visual Equipment 250 Conference Room 200 Professional Library 200 Telecommunications Raom 100 Tier B includes additional storage for periodicals (50 square feet) and for audio visual (10 square feet).. - D-12 '~. Parent/Community Center Tier B - 400 sq. ft. 8. Space identified by the Schools dedicated for use .by pazents and the community is included in Tier B. The State does not require this space. Administration Basic School -1,800 sq. ft. Tier S -Add 50 sq. ft. . The following table shows the space included in the Basic School far Central Offices/Administration: Local Basic NCPublic School Standards (Sq. Ft) .Facility Standards (Sq. ' ~ - ,Ft). Principal's Office 200 200 Assistant Principal (2) 300 150 sq, ft. each . - Reception Area 300 400 Clerical 200 150 SIMSS-5 ~ 150 120 Workrooir~/StorageJMaidroom 250 200 ,... Conference Room 200 200 Record Storage 200 100 Tier B includes additional space for clerical/office management staff (50 sq. ft:), 9. Student Support Areas Basic School -1,000 sq. ft. . - Tier B -Add 1,450 sq, ft. This general area includes counseling rooms, guidance/family specialists rooms, and . health services. The State standards state that schools with more than one guidance counselor will need additional space. Local Basic NCPublic School Facility Standards (Sq. Ft) Standards (Sq. Ft). Guidance Rooms/Famidy Specialists • Counselor's Offices 450 -150 each counselor • Other Offices 150 varies • Conference Room 200 varies Health Room 200 200 n-13 Tier B includes a Peer Advisor/Conflict Mediator's Room (2Q0 sq. ft.), counselors' offices lazger than the 150 square feet required (150 sq. fC.), a reception/waiting area (100 sq. ft.), additional group counseling azea (250 sq. ft.),;additaonal testing/canference azea (100 sq. ft.), offices for psychologist, social worker and speech therapist (150 sq. fl.), an office for the nurse (150 sq, fl.); and additional health space including additional space for a cat azea, reception azea and toilet in the health suite (350 sq ft.) One toilet is required but is included in the overall circulation of the building. 7.0. ~ Staff Support Areas Basic School - 3,$.00 sq. ft. - Tier B - Add 2,000 sq. ft. The State recommends that combined ar shared space for teacher's offices/workspace be provided.. There should be at least one centralized workroom that houses equipment such as the copy machine, duplicator, specialized computers, etc. The size of the lounge azea is determined by the building plan and faculty size. The lounge should provide limited kitchen facilities. Included' in the Basic School is one workspace for each grade (450 sq. ft. each) and a teacher's lounge (450 sq. ft.). Tier A includes ~ additional workspace far teachers, including offices and conference rooms. Tier B includes additional conference rooms and teacher workspace. Note that the squaze footage for Tiers 1 and 3 are based on the space identified for the professional staff for the elementary school, Local Basic 1VC Public School Facility Standards Standards (Sq. Ft). Teachers' A'orkroortts: 1,350 For grades 4 and above, 80 to 100 square feet per teacher is xequired. Teachers' ~ ~ 450 required but size varies according to the LoungelWorkarea ~ facility and other additional space. Tier A includes additional offices and workspace for teachers totaling 2,000 square feet. Tier B includes additional workrooms, offices and conference space. ].],. Cafeteria/Food Service Basic School -. 5,240 sq. ft. The State uses a formula for det~!~n~rig the appropriate size for the dining room and kitchen azea The dining azea should provide between 12 and 14 square feet per pupil dining. Based on three seatings, the size of the dining room should be at a nv.nimum 2,400 square feet to 2;800 squaze feet. The kitchen space is based on the number of meals D-14 served. A kitchen preparing 750 meals should be at least 1,938 square feet. The Local basic standards for the Basic School includes a dining azea of 3,300 square feet and a kitchen/serving area of 1,940 square feet. 12. Miscellaneous/Commons Basic School - 3,400 sq. ft. Tier B -Add 1,855 sq. ft. This azea includes miscellaneous space such as additional storage, receiving area, book storage and School .Commons area. Loco! Basic Standards NC Public School Facility Standards (Sq. Ft). Receiving Area ~ 200 CustodiaUBook ~ 900 Storage -. . Book Storage : S00 Student Commons 1,500 ~ 1,500 Tier B includes a larger activities lobby (500 sq. ft.) and three academic house centrums at 1,000 square feet each (tota13,500 sq. ft.). 13. Circulation A multiplier of 35 percent is included for space such as storage, mechanical rooms, hallways, toilets, walls, etc. The multiplier is applied to the total square .footage of the Basic School plus each additional level. A larger circulation factor than the factor used far an elementary school is necessary for a middle school due to the more complex nature of the facility (laboratories, additional plumbing, .etc,) and additional space needed for the hallways (student lockers): - . X4. Cost Per Square Foot For planning purposes a cost of $95 per square foot far construction is to be used. Other Facility Considerations Technology Technology for new school construction projects should include funds for the installation of cabling network within the school. The network should be designed to accommodate voice, data and video educational requirements. Realizing that specifics for the technology infrastructure b,15 ,.,~ may differ depending upon user needs a cost allowance as suggested by the Department of Public Instruction of $1.75 per building square foot should be used. Equipment such as computers, file servers, printers, telephones, copiers, facsimiles, and video . recorders should also be included in the budget. For, planning purposes, an estimate of $4.00 per square foot is to be used. - ~~ Energy Efficiencies An approved industry standard that measures energy use is the British .Thermal Unit (BTU). Electric and natural gas consumption can easily be converted into BTUs and comparative analysis can be developed. Today's energy efficient schools should operate in the range of 40,000 to 50,000 BTU per square foot. This range allows for computer equipment in classrooms and after hour use of facilities. If an energy usage target is established for construction of new schools, the planners have the flexibility of specifying the mix of mechanical systems, chillers, daylighting techniques, roofing systems, insulation, energy management systems, etc. to achieve the agreed upon energy goal. An integral pant of the equipment specification process includes the development of life cycle cost analysis data regarding the proposed equipment. The energy BTU goal and life cycle cost analysis should be a required amendment in the contract between the school system and architect/engineer. Other recommendations in this area include: (1)all ,classrooms should have exterior exposure with windows; and (2) heating and cooling systems should be easily interchangeable. Site Yssues The property size of new schools should at a minimum follow established recommendations from the Depaztinent of Public Instruction. These are: Elementary.School 10 usable acres plus 1 usable acre per 100 students Middle School 15 usable acres plus 1 usable acre per 100 students High School ~ 30 usable acres plus 1 usable acre per 100 students School systems should actively pursue partnering agreements with. the towns and the. County Parks and Recreation Departments, private developers, and businesses in an effort to maxirrLe shared facilities. Other site considerations include: 1. Landscaping and buffers should be included in all school plans. 2. Athletic. fields at the high school and middle school level should be equipped with irrigation systems. At a minimum, irrigation should be installed on the primary b-16 event field. Additionally, water should be available for plants and grass in the immediate vicinity of the buildings. 3. Covered walkways should be provided at the student drop-off areas, main entrances, and bus loading areas. 4. Adequate parking for staff and visitors should be provided. The following - - minimum recommendations are made regarding the size of parking facilities at - new schools: . Elementary School 600 100 Middle School 700 120 Materials Construction materials should be selected based on low maintenance and high.durability. The life cycle~of each new school is a minimum of 50 yeazs. a Elementary School Capacity 600 Students _ Basic School Additions to Ba Tier A sic School ~ Tier B Total Classrooms and Associated Storage 34,100 . -x,200 4,650 39,950 Regulaz Classrooms (25) 26,400 1, 200 3,400 3I, 000 Small Project Rooms (Grades 4 & 5~ (2) 400 400 Science Project Room (1) 1,200 1,200 Preschool Area (1) 1,700 1,700 Special/i~xcepttanal Children/Speech Language (7 rooms) 4, 800 850 S, 650 Art Education and Music 2,400 ~ 450 2,850 Physical Education s,oso 200 s,2So Media Center 4,2ao a;2oo Small Group Resource Rooms 1,350 x,35o Administration x,650 300 x,950 Student Support Areas _ x,x0o 100 1,2110 Health 200 100 300 Counseling 900 900 Staff Support Area s,6oo 1,400 7,000 Teachers' Offices/Workrooms 4,300 300 4,600 Conference Rooms 500 500 General Conference Room 200 200 Speech/Language Conference Room 4DD 400 Teachers' Lounge/VVorkaxea 1,000 ~ 1,000 Itinerant Support 300 300 Cafeteria/Food Service 4,500 200 4,700 Miscellaneous/Commons 1,300 - x,855 3,155 Custodial General Storage 500 ~ 500 Book Storage 800 800 Student Commons - 1,000 1,000 Additional Toilets above those Calculated as part of pCirculation" ~ 855 855 Subtotal 61,250 1,400 .8,955 71,605 Circulation at 33%a of Subtotal 20,2x3 462 2,955 23,630 Total Square Faatage 81,463 1,862 11,9x0 95,235 D-17 n-1s Middle School Capacity 700 students Basic Additions to Basic School School Tier A Tier $ ~ Total Classrooms and Associated Storage 3z,5oo x,55o 3S,o5o Regular Classrooms (22) 2Z, 000 300 7.2,300 Science Classrooms (6) 7,200 7,200 Exceptional Education Classroom (1)/Resource Rooms (4) 3,300 3,300 Student Project Rooms (3) 2,250 2,250 Art Education and Music (Cultural Arts) 9,600 l,lso 10,730 Exploratorles 9,000 1,000 10,000 Foreign Language Classroom 2,000 2,000 Career Explorations Lab and Resource Room 1,000 1,000 Applied Technology Lab and Resource ~~ 3,500 3,500 Consumer Education Lab and Resource Room 1,500 I,500 Computer Lab and Resource Room 1,000 1,000 Video Production Lab - - 1,000 1,000 Physical Education lz,ooo 1,200 ~ soo 13,700 Media Center 5,640 60 5,700 Parent/Coanmunity Center 40o aoo ,~; minictraNpn 1,800 SO 1,$50 Student Support Areas . l,ooo l,aso a,4so Health zoo soo 700 CounselinglGuidauce 800 950 1,750 Staff Support Ares 3,800 2,000 5,800 Teachers' Offices/Worlaooms 3,350 1,250 ~ ~ Conference Rooms (one per grade level) 750 750 Teachers' Lounge/Workarea 450 . 450 Cafeteria/Food Service 5,240 5,z4o Miscellaneous/Commons 3,400 3,600 7,000 Receiving Area 200 200 Baolc Storage/Central Supply Storage 1,700 100 1,800 Student Commons 1,500 1,500 Activities Lobby 500 500 Academic House Centrums (3 ®1000 scl.ft each) 3,000 3,000 subtot~r 83,980 l,zoo 12,740 97,9zo Circulation at 35% of Subtotal 29,393 420 4,a59 3a,Z72 Total Square Footage 113,373 1,620 1'7,199 132,1.92 D-19 Estimated Cost of New Facilities . Elementary School Capacity =600 students Square Footage 95 225 Square Ft. per Student 188.7 . COtistructian COSt Cost Per Square Faot $ 90 $ 8,570,250 Site Acquisition ,Acres:, 16 Average Cost Per Acre: 25,000 $ 400,000 Site Development As a percentage of Construction Cost 109b $ 857,025 Fees As a percentage of Construction Costs and Site Development 1p%, 942,728 Moveable Equipment As a percentage of Construction Cost ~ 5 % $ 428,513 Technology Cost per square foot ~ $ 8:25 $ 785,606 (includes cabling and equipment for voice, video and data distribution systems) Construction Contingency As a percentage of Construction Cost and Site Development 5Ro $ 471,364 Start-Up Costs Non Personnel One time start-up costs $ 330,000 Total $ 12,785,485 ,,', ~:~;: Middle School Capacity = 700 students Square Footage ~ 132 192 Square Ft. per Student 188.8 . Construction Cost Cost Per Square Foat ~ $ 95 $ 12,558,240 . Site Acquisition Acres: 22 Average Cost Per Acre 25,000 $ 550,000 Site Development As a percentage of Construction Cost 10%~ $ 1,255,824 Fees - . As a percentage of Construction Costs and Site Development 10% 1,381,406 Moveable Equipment As a percentage ~of Construction Cost 5 ~ $ 627,912 Technology Cost per square foot _ $ 8.75 $ 1,090,584 ~ ('includes cabling anaf equipment for voice, video and data distribution systems) Construction Contingency As a percentage of Construction Cost and Site Development ~ 5%~ $ 690,703 Start-Up Casts Non Persotmel Start Up =one time $ 350,000 Total $ 18 504,670 R Orange County, North Carolina approved Apri1.20,1999 b-zo ,S ~-zl Approved 4/201yy Table of Contents Backgrounds,,, _ _-: .. , , l Capacity ~ X ~ ' School Sites 1 Interior Building Space Allocations . Classroom Standards 2 1Vledia Center Standards ~ 3 Physical Education Standards 3 Administration Standards ~ 3 Student Support Areas Standards ~ ~ 4 Staff Support Areas Standards 4 Cafeteria/Foad Service Standards 4 Commons/CirculationlEntries/BuiYding Support Standards 4 Cast per Square Foat ~ 5 Dther Facility Considerations Technology Infrastructure ~ 5 Energy Efficiencies S Materials ~ 5 Appendices Appendix A -Space Allocatian/Square Footage Assignments (1, 000 Student Capacity) d Appendix B -Space Allocation/Square Footage Assignments (1,500 Student Capacity) 9 Appendix C -Estimated Cast of New High School 12 Appendix D -Energy Efficiency in Public Schools I3 s e b`22 Approved 4/20/99 High School Construction Standards Background In September 1997, the Orange County Boazd of County Commissioners convened a High. School Construction Standards Task Force. This six-member task force included two representatives from the Boazd of County Commissioners and two representatives from each of the two School Boards. Orange County Board of County Commissioners Moses Carey Stephen Hallaotis Chapel Hill-Carrboro City School Board. Elizabeth Carter Ken Touw Orange County School Board ~ Susan Dovenbazger Rick Kennedy In developing standards for future high school construction in Orange County, the task force used North Carolina Department of Public Instruction (DPl) guidelines far a "typical high school"; space profiles for East Chapel Hill High School; and information developed by Orange County Schools staffmembers. The task force paid particulaz attention to; `~~`~`~'~ ~ • The ability to expand a new high school's capacity from 1,000 children to 1,500; • Location of a new high. school; . • Energy efficiency standards and day lighting; and, • Cost control and construction management. The task force agreed that the DPI guidelines were reasonable standards to use at the local level. Appendices A and B include square footage standards as outlined by the State, modified to reflect local needs as recommended.by the task force. DPI guidelines aze viewed by the State: as minimum space requirements, and in many fiinctional areas, Orange County standards allow for mare space to provide greater flexibility to meet the educational specifications that will be developed for any new high school's program of instruction. Capacity ' The capacity of the Orange County standard. high school is 1,000 students with the ability to expand to 1,500 students in future years as necessary. - School Sitcs 'I'he March 1988 North Cazolina Public School Facilities'Guidelines report recommends a high school site have a minimum of thirty usable acres plus one usable acre per each 100 average daily membership (students). The minimum school site fora 1,000-student high school is forty acres, and fora 1,500- student high school, it is forty-five acres. Approved 4/20/99 D~23 Minimum acreage refers to usable land, land that can be developed. Additional acreage should be considered to account for areas that cannot be built upon, such as steep slopes, wetlands, rights-of--way, . easements, setbacks, buffers, or poor soils, Another reason to consider additional acreage is the need to meet requirements imposed by local ordinances, Restrictions governing the ratio of land that can be . disturbed within a development and the permitted amount of impervious surface will affect the ultimate . " • ' size of the site. In addition, acreage for on-site pazlting needs should also be considered. Spaces should be provided for all staff, itinerant specialists, and visitors. Pazking should be provided. for one-thud or more of the student population. Community use of the facility and physical education fields could possibly increase the size of the school site, For e~cample, if a stadium and spectator pazking aze anticipated, ~an additional area of ten acres or more may be necessary. The expanding number of high school athletic teams is another reason for a larger school site. In addition to football and soccer teams, athletic facilities may also be required for lacrosse and field hockey teams. The Orange County high school standazd profile cites a range of 40-fi0 acres, to accommodate the potential acreage additions that may be necessary because of specific site topography, configuration, or athletic Facilities. Interior Building Space Allocations 1. Classroom Standards The Orange County stamiards are within the ranges provided by the State Department of Public Instruction and provide far technology to~be integrated into the classrooms. Square footage for regulaz classrooms allows for five computers and ranges from 850 to 950 square feet per classroom. Squaze footage for other classrooms . = science, exceptional children, arts education, and worlc~'arce development - is based on the function that each serves. The narrative below provides additional information not detailed in the Appendices. Remediation and Resource Labs -One or more small-group classrooms sb:ould be provided- for remediation, conferencing, guidance, and testing far groups up to twelve. Some smaller rooms may also be needed in addition to the 450 square foot rooms to allow far smaller group activities. Orange County standards provide for 900-1,800 square feet for this function, depending on the design capacity of the high school: Exceptional Education -Programs for exceptional children vary depending on local factors which may result in spaces that are larger than the DPI minimum guidelines. Additional support spaces may be necessary for exceptional education purposes depending upon the program. Specialized spaces, such as cooking areas, toilets, bath/shower rooms, laundries, observation rooms, and special equipment to accommodate certain disabilities may be required.- Orange County standards provide for 1,250-3,300 squaze feet for this function, depending on the design capacity of the high school. Instrumental and Yocal Classrooms -The State Department of Public Instruction facility guidelines indicate that their square footage guidelines for both the Instrumental Classroom and the Vocal Classroom/Music Library maybe small. Some references recommend l0-l 8 square feet per singer for Vocal Rooms (more if choreographed) and 25-35 .squaze feet per student for~Tnstrumental Rooms. b- Approved 4/20/99 Class sizes for these programs are often large; 40-80 students or more is not unusual. The Prange County standards provide for a range of 2,800-3,600 squaze feet'for these classrooms. Dance Classroom -Dressing rooms and access to showers for dance students are desirable in high, schools. If located adjacent to the gymnasium locker rooms, this space can be combined. 1,800-2,OQ0' square feet aze included in the Orange County standards for this function.. Workforce Development ; Facilities for high school Workforce Development programs are often large, extensively equipped, and more expensive than regular classrooms. because of their similarity to industry. Squaze footage included in the appendix indicates the guidelines as. outlined by DPZ. A basic high school vocational education program must offer at least three of the workforce development programs, Many high schools offer all seven programs including agricultural, health occupations, business, family and consumer sciences, marketing, technology, and trade and industrial. The number and types of laboratories depend on local factors. More than one laboratory for a program such as family and consumer sciences education may be necessary in lazger schools. Another factor to consider is the co-use of the dazkroom of a school. A lazger-than~standazd darkroom with additional storage could serve art and. science programs as well as .workforce development programs. The Orange County high school standazds assume that all seven programs may be provided. Space is allocated for each, with the total ranging from 10,750 to 16,100 square feet. 2. Media Center Standards The capacity for the media center of the school should be ten percent of the average daily membership of the school. State guidelines recommend that the media center be located on the ground floor, be single .story, and convenient to all learning a;eas of the school. Minimum support areas include offices, work/production rooms, conference rooms, periodical storage, audiovisual equipment. storage, and spaces for professional collections. State guidelines recommend that the media center's location should not preclude future expansion of the facility. Orange County standards provide far 7,740 to 8,740 square feet for this function, depending on the design capacity of the high school, 3. Physical Education Standards The State square footage guidelines for high school physical education facilities vary. Orange County gymnasium standards include space for two play courts, spectator seating, dressing, and shower areas, storage, and a lobby. Showers should be available for both physical education and athletic programs. In addition to the main gymnasium, Orange County standards provide for-an auxiliary gym. of 6,500 squaze feet in the 1,500 student profile, in keeping with DPT recommendations to incorporate this space for high schools with 1,200 or more students. 4. Adnvnistration Standards The size of the Central Office will vary according to staffing. Partition construction should allow for flexibility of recommended space. Orange County high school standards provide for a range of 2,200- 2,350 squaze feet for administration. n-z5 Approved 4/20/99 S. Student Support Areas Standards The State provides space guidelines for smaller high schools with one guidance counselor. Larger schools require additional counselor offices,, and 3 or 5 offices are included in the 1,000 and 1,,500.. • • ' student Orange County high school profiles, respectively. The reception area may need to be expanded to handle the number of-students ;who may use catalogs and' other materials in the guidance center.. Areas designated for other student services may house social workers, psychologists, ar other health professionals. Overall student support space ranges from 1,550 to 1,850 square feet. 6. Staff Support Areas Standards DPI recommends combined or shared office and workspace areas for teachers. This provides for mare efficient and flexible use of offices .and workspaces. Guidelines state that eff ciency can be significantly enhanced by providing teacher office/planning areas in an area separate from but near to the classroom. By providing a separate space for planning, telephoning, and other work, classrooms are available for all periods of the day. In addition, workspace should be provided for instructional, lab, and clerical teacher assistants. One office/waxkspa~ce per projected itinerant teacher plus an appropriate number for volunteers .and student teachers is recommended. One or maze centralized workroom(s) is/are recommended for copy machines, specialized computers, and other equipment and supplies that are not typically located in teacher offices/workspaces, Faculty size and building layout will determine the. size and number of lounges. It is recommended that limited kitchenette facilities be included in each lounge. Orange County standard ,profiles provide for a range from 4,760 to $,433 square feet for staffsupport space, depending on the school's design capacity. 7. Cafeteria/Food Service Standards The minimum guidelines for nutrition facilities are based on a traditional program that includes full- servicekitchen. and seating to accamrnodate the entire student body in shifts. Dining room azea maybe reduced for schools with open lunch policies, although this is not assumed in Orange .County standards. The dining area size is determined by dividing the number of participating children.by the- -. number of Beatings multiplied by the square footage per pupil (size = ADM /number of Beatings x square foot per pupil). For the Orange County standards, three Beatings are assumed for the 1,000- student high school while four Beatings are assumed for the 1,SOO~student school. ,, . 8. Commons/Circulation/EntriesBuilding Support Standards This azea includes corridors, stairs, school commons areas, entries, mechanical .areas, and storage. Camidors receive a high volume of traffic during class changes. Wide, generous corridors of 12 feet significantly enhance safety and security. Gammons, not corridors, should be designed as the social ' center for students. Location and design of commons areas aze more important than size. Bus rider entries and automobile rider-entries should receive equal attention. DPI square footage guidelines for building support areas .vary from school ~to school. For Orange County standards; a lazger allowance for circulation and building support is provided at the high school level than at the elementary (33%) or middle school (35%) level. The high school profile allows 45% of other building square footage for these functions. . Approved 4/20/99 Cost per. Square Foot $110 per square foot for construction is the 1998 assumed cost of high school construction. Prevailing mazket factors, inflationary impacts, and the use of alternative design such as the unitary systems approach should be factored in, as appropriate far future high school planning. . ' Other Facility Considerations 1. Technology Infrastracture The State Department of Public Instruction encourages school systems to install up-to-date technology infrastructure for use by all students, faculty, and staff. -When funds aze not available for the installation of complete systems, the State recommends that school systems provide empty conduits and cable trays. In addition, space should also be allocated for local and wide area networks, file servers and other equipment. Wiring closets may be replaced with fiber-optic cable. 'This may be a more cast efficient manner to provide connectivity. For. planning purposes, the Department of Public Instruction suggests a cast allowance for technology infrastructure of $8.25 per building squaze footage. This is consistent with the construction standazds adopted for elementary and middle schools in Orange County. 2. Energy Efficiencies During the planning process, special attention should be given to creating fiscally sound energy efficiencies, Ways to achieve this include: ~ _ Choosing efficient lighting systems and energy management controls, Considering solar orientation, earth integration, and plantings and landscaping in • siting the facility, • • Selecting energy efficient heating, ventilation, and air conditioning system_ s; and • Exploring solaz energy including day lighting and passive solar heating. Life cycle cost analyses should be used. when choosing energy systems. • Appendix•D provides further detail as presented bythe County Engineer to the High School Construction Standazds Task Force. .,, 3. Materials Construction materials should be selected based on low maintenance and high durability. The presumed life cycle of each new high school is a minimum of fifty years, D-27 Approved 4/20/9y tiign ~cnooi ~,ons~rucnon ~ranaaras .tippena~.x n ~ . SpaceAllo~tior~/Squ~ Foo~ageAssigmr,~s -(1,000 Student Capacity) • 1000 studear capacity . Square Footage Total Square Ft From To # rooms Prom Ta Classrnoms Regular classroom with 5 computers 850 950 22 18,700 ~ 20,900 SsdrT 18,700 20,900 Scaaxe Lads, Prep grad St+o~e P ysical Science 100 1,200 1 1,200 1,200 Biology 1,200 1,200 2 2,400 2,400 Physics 1,200 1,200 1 1,200 1,200 Earth SC1Pnr`p 1,400 1,400 1 ~ 1,400 1,400 Chemistry 1,500 1,500 1 1,500 1,500 Storag Prep Roams (Biology, Chemistry, Physics 250 per 2 labs 2 500 500 . ~ ~ ~ • ~ ~ Sr~T ~ ~ 8,200 8,200 Remediation & resource labs 450 450 1 450 450 Ssrb•T ~ ~ ' ~ 450 ~ 450 Ex~ptiorxrl ~iildre-z • Exceptional Cl~ildmn Self-Contained (8 to 12 student ca a . $00 1,200 . 1 800 1,200 Exceptional Education Resource Room (for groups up to 12 450 .•450 1 450 450 `~~ . .• . ~ .. ~ ~ Sxb~T ... . ~ 1,250 1,650 Arts Eiart ~trnmc~nta], ClassrDOJx~ w lockers 1,800 2,100 1 1,800 2,100 Vocal Classroom 1,000 1,500 1 1,000 1,500 J.natrua~ent storagexoom 400 600 1 400 600 Music Library 200 200 1 ~ 200 200 Xnstrument Re air ~ 150. ~ 150 1 150 150 Office (each) ~ 150 150 1 150 150 Unif oxm Storage 400 600 1 400 600 Practice Room 55 60 1 55 60 Ensemble Practice Rr~gm 150 200 1 150 200 Visual Arts Classroom 1,200 1,500 1 1,200 1,500 Clap Storage 40 60 1 40 60 Art Material Storage 80 150 1 80 150 Theater Arts Classroom _ 1,800 2,000 1 1,800 2,000 Theater Arts Auditorium • 8/seat; capacity 1/3 to 1/2 ADM 333 to 500 seats 2,667 4,000 Stage, Storage & Dressing Rooms ~ Light, Lock Vestibule, Lobby, Concession Dance Classroom ('including storage) 3,000 800 1,800 5,000 2,000 2,000 1 1 1 3,D00 800 1,800 5,000 2,000 2,000 $y~T ~ 15,692 22,270 D~ Approved 4/20/99 High School Construction Standards Appendix A n._ w 11 /n r . ,_ J GL(.C 17: LLI~CLL4LU/!/ J NG6/G 1 L~1LLL !1 ~S L ~ ~ (J{./(J ~ l . ~ 1000 student ca aci . S Footage Total Square Fmm To # rooms From T Ll~~kftvice ~~ . Agricultural Education 2,500 3,000 1 2,500 . Business Education - ' 1,200 1,400 1 1,200 Family and Consumer Sciences Education 1,400 2,000 1 1,400 Health Occupatians 2,000 2,500 1 2,000 Marketing Education ('including store) 1,500 2,000 1 1,500 Technology Education 1,300 2,200 1 1,300. Trade and Industrial Education 850 3,000 1 850 ~•: ~ ~ .... _~~.:.,,~... ,::SST ~ .r,;..,; ~ .. 10y750 ie Media Center Main. Room 5 sq ft per ADM 1 5,000 ' Support Areas 2,000 2,000 1 2,000 V Studio 400 400 1 400 Conrxol/Editang 260 260 1 260 Equipment Storage 80 80 1 80 . " ~ , ~ ~.Sr~rT ~ ~ •~~ . ~ 7,740 ; Physical Education Gymnasium Play Area 2 play courts 62 x 100 court 12,400 1: Spectator Seating 400 500 pear 4 000 100 seats 100 seats , Gymnasium Dressing, Shower, Storage, Lobby _ 3,000 Wrestling competitive) • 3,000 3,000 1 3,000 - Resistive Exezrise (weight lifting) 2,000 3,000. 1 2,000 ~Y Gymnasium ~ ~ commended for ' h schoo with 1,200 or more studea • . , -*:. .. .. ssdrT - .. ~ . . 24,400 2E Administration Principal's a 200 200 1 200 Assistant Principal (each) 150 150 2 ~ 300 Reception Area 400 400 1 400 Secretary ~, 150 • 150 2 300 . SIlV1S 9-12 200 200 1 200 Other Student Services 200 200 1 200 Workroo Storage 200 200 1 200 ~~ ~~ - 20o zoo i 200 Record Storage ~ 100 iQ0 1 100 General storage ioo 100 1 100 s~T ~ 2,200 D-29 Approved 4/20/99 High School Construction Standards Appendix A ~ . S All~/S Foa~a Assi 1,00o S~irda~ 100 0 student ca aci Square Footage Total Sq uare~Ft ' _ From - Ta # xooms From To Student Support Areas Guidance 300 300 1 300 300 Reception/Career Center 400 400 1 400 400 Cauaselor Office 150 150 3 450 450 Other Student Services 200 200 1 200 200 Health Room & To~1et 200 200 1 200 200 'SulrT 1,,550 1,550 Staff Sup ort Areas Group Teacher Office/Plauning (per teacher) 80 100 45 3,600 4,500 Special Assistaat/Itineraat Teacher Offic .Workspace (per teacher 80 100 7 560 700 Workroom 300 800 1 - 300 800 Lounge 300 1,333 1 300 1,333 .- " - ~ ~ ~ ~ - SuhT 4,760 7,333 Cafeteria/Food Service Dining Room Seating Area (square f eet per pupil) assumes 3 seatings 14 20 333 4,6b7 6,667 Serving (20% - 25% of dining area) ~ 933 1,66 '' Kitchen (assumes 1,5001unches served far 1,000 cap 2,880 2,$80 1 2,880 2,880 Srr~T ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ 8,480 "11,213 TatalAssi~Space Z04,i72 126,D07 Gammons/Circulation Entries/Building Sup ort (45%) 46,877 56,703 4b,877 56,703 Total Building Area. v„ ~. Tatul Sgr~Fe~ per5tx~lem ~ 151 1 S3 .~; ~~ 3 e b- Approved 4/2p/9g b-31 Approved 4/20/99 High School Construction Standards Appendix B ~ . S Allacation/S For~td Assz 1;500 Stzsder~r . ~ ~' 1500 student ca aci S Footage Total S ~t From - To # roams From To Workfrn~Dece~opm~t Agricultural Education 2,500 3,000 1 2,500 3,000 Business Education 1,200 1,400 1 1,200 1,400 Family and Consumer Sciences Education 1,400 . 2,000 1 1,400 2,000 Health Occupations 2,000 2,500 1 2,000 2,500 Marketing Education ('including store) 1,500 2,000 1 1,500 2,00 TechnologyEducation 1,300 2,200 1 1,300 2,200 Trade and. Industrial Education 850 3,000 1 850 3,000 :• ^., ;. _ ~ ~ . ~Sz~bT ~ ~ ' . ]:0;750 ~ 16,100 Media Center . Mafia Room ~ 4 sq ft per ADM 1 6,000 6,000 Support Areas ~ 2,000 2,000 . 1 2,000 2,000 Video S ~ 400 400 1 400 400 Cantrol/Editing 260 260 1 260 260 Equipment Storage 80 80 1 80 80 ...,Sr~T ~ ~ ~ 8,740 8,740 Physical Education Gyxxwasium Play Area 2 play courts 62 x 100 court 12,400 12,400 Spectator Seating 400 per 100 seats 500 pe 100 seats ~ 6,000 7,500 Gymnasium Dressing, Shower, Storage, Lobby 4,000 4,000 Wrestling. (competitive) 3,000 3,000 1 3,000 3,000 Resistive Exexcise weight liftin ~ 2,000 3,000 1 2,000 3,000 Auxiliary Gymnasium 6,500 6,500 1 ~ 6,500 . 6,500 Sr~b~7" ~ ~ 3'3,900 36,400 Administration x Principal's ice ~ 200 200 1 200 200 Assistant Principal (each ~ 150 150 3 450 450 Reception Area 400 400 1 400 400 Secretary 150 150 2 300 30'0 SM 9-12 200 200 1 200 200 Other Student Services Z00 200 1 200 200 Workroom/Storage _ 200 200 ], 200 200 Conference Roam 200 200 1 Z00 200 Record Storage 100 100 . 1 100 100 General Storage 100 100 1 100 100 SulrTcral 2,350 ~ 2,350 D-32 Approved 4/20AJ9 ~, 1)-3.3 Approv®d X1/20/99 High School Construction Standards Appendix C Esfimafed Cosf of New High ,School .~~,, Student Capacity 1000 1500 Total Sq uare Ft Total Sq uare Ft From To Frnm To Total Square Footage 151,049 182,710 211,487 251,345 Construction Cost Cost Per Square Foot $110 $16,615,381 $20,098,063 $23,263,554 $27,647,943 Site Acquisition Acres 40 50 45 60 Average Cost Per Acre $30,000 $1,200,000 $1,500,000 $1,350,000 $1,800,000 Site Development As a percentage of Construction Cost 10% $1,661,538 $2,009,806 $2,326,355 $2,764,794 Fees As a percentage of Construction Cost and Site ~ Develo menf 10°~ $1,827,692 $2,210,787 $2,558,991 ' $3,041,274 Moveabi~ Equipment As a percentage of Construction Cost 5% $830,769 $1,004,903 $1,163,178 $1,382,397 Technology Cost Per Square foot $8.25 $1,246,154 (includes scal/ng and equipment for volts, video and data dlstrfbutlon syst®ms) $1,5D7,355 $1,744,767 $2,073,596 Construction ~. As a percentage of Contingency Construction Cost and Site Develo ment 5% $913,846 $1,105,393 $1,279,495 . $1,520,637 Start-Up Costs Non-personnel; one time start-dp w- •- costs ~ - $399,927 $483,754 $559,946 $.665,477 Total. Estimated Cost >. $24,695,346 $29,920,112 $34,246,330 $40,896,177 A-34 Approved 4/20/99 Energy Efficiency in Public-Schools Appendix D Overview The following outline of technologies, strategies, tools, and issues does not represent any new concepts for school construction standards and financing policy makers. Rather, the emphasis here is to present those concepts in a single simple document that indicates that creating fiscally sound energy efficiencies and achieving real savings in energy and energy technology expenditures are a matter of planning and balance. Eneray Savings Tools and,Strategi~s • Energy Efficient Lighting - efficient lighting types (fluorescent, metal halide,. high pressure and Lighting Design sodium), proper lighting levels, lighting controls (occupancy sensors, level controls, etc.), task lighting, multi-stage lighting, etc. • Energy Management Controls -Thermostats, HVAC setback controls, etc. • Siting -solar orientation, earth integration, plantings/landscaping • Energy Efficient Heating, Ventilation - High efficiency motors, fuel selection, system design, and Air Conditioning zoning, thermal storage, heat reuse, natural convection • Building Shell -color,. thermal mass, insulation, location of windows, window glazing (diffusion, high transmittance, etc.) interior and exterior reflectance, ceiling height • Solar Energy - daylighting and passive solar heating Important terms an'd concerts for develorin4 energy savings strategies, . • Eiectrical Energy cost components -Peak demand charge, time of day rates, usage costs • ~Energy.use goal - The lowest target for or limit of a building's energy use (in British Thermal Units [BTU's] per square foot per year) ' ° ~ Town of Chapel Hill Energy Ordinance sets goal at 30% less than NC State . ~ Building Code requirements ~ US Department of Energy Building Energy Performance Standards range from 36,000 BTU's per square foot per year for elementary schools to x0,000 BTU's per square foot per year for high school gymnasiums • Energy use budget -The upper limit of building's energy use in BTU's per square foot per year • Life cycle cost analysis -The annualized cost of installing or constructing, operating and maintaining any component or feature of building over its useful life or 'some portion thereof deemed appropriate in analysis