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HomeMy WebLinkAboutC.054.93008_2077 (2)1Q() plans for the school system. Register said facilities improvement, especially when the extent of their needs is considered, must be planned on a long-term basis. It can't be done on a year-to-year basis, if progress is made. They also have as a third piece of information --the state report -- which is a good evaluation of the condition of the facilities. The proposed capital outlay budget is a proposed first step in the strategic plan. There are three major components to the plan: The first part is the annual capital improvement plan. They have approximately 2 million square feet of buildings in the system. A great many of those buildings are nearing fifty years old. What we must do is have a planned maintenance program to keep up with these facilities that we presently have. As one part of the capital outlay budget, they have proposed an annual capital improvement plan of $1.5 million a year to keep up existing facilities. That $1.5 million should be considered an on-going expense. That's less than $1 foot per year to keep up existing facilities. A detailed report is included on how they planned to spend this money. The second major component is the major renovations. They are proposing to begin remodeling and air conditioning the facilities in Iredell-Statesville Schools. They are proposed to remodel and air condition five elementary schools this year at a cost of $2.5 million. Replacing windows, lowering ceilings, replacing wiring, etc., are a part of the cost of the air conditioning. The final part is the new construction requests. They are listed by project and equate to $11.6 million. Part of this was included in the Letter of Intent earlier this year. In addition, they are proposing to remodel Statesville Middle School and add an addition to West Middle School for a total of $3 million for those two projects, and they plan to replace the two-story building at Brawley and remodel. This is the one addition to the merger plan. In the merger plan the first steps were to prepare the facilities for the middle school program. There are bad conditions at Brawley and must be replaced right away. All of this is planned to be finished by August 1993. The preliminary construction planning for Brawley will allow it to be converted to an elementary school in the future, if needed for that. They are proposing an installment purchase financing program. The projects have to be bid. This is based on a fifteen -year repayment plan. The fund balance projected for the year end is $780,000, less appropriations of $460,000 with a balance of $321,000 as required by G.S. The Amity Hill facility is being appraised and will be put on the market and funds will be placed back in capital. The Mulberry School may be used for the central office. The Salisbury Road annex is being used for maintenance and programs. The annex may be a valuable piece of property especially if the civic center is built in the area. Commissioner Haire inquired about the South Iredell High School. Register said there is no state recommendation for that plan. This school is the last part of the merger plan. Commissioner Mitchell said he hoped the new board would work to keep up the maintenance in the schools. He said he had never seen such a lack of maintenance in his life. He agrees that there needs to be a program for maintenance. Register thinks available funds have been used for new buildings instead of maintenance for the old ones. There has to be a planned program for maintenance. Commissioner Stewart said she had been on the board since 1984 and if you looked at prior budgets you could see the same projects listed for maintenance year after year. Dr. Register said he would be glad to give the board a progress report in the future. Commissioner Haire said Brawley School was a disgrace to Iredell County. Chairman Sloan thanked Dr. Register, board and staff for coming. At this point no action will be taken. FIVE MINUTE BREAK. BRIEFING FOR AGENDA The board discussed the public hearings with the board and some other matters were placed on the Consent Agenda. MEETING WITH C -MUD: Mr. Fisher reported on the meeting with Charlotte -Mecklenburg Utility Division. It has been learned that the Town of Davidson must give written approval for any water and sewer lines to be run into Iredell County by C -MUD. There is another meeting scheduled for next Wednesday on this matter. MANAGER'S REPORT: Mr. Mashburn reported he had met with James Jennings who has offered to negotiate a lease or sell the old J. C. Penney building which is a part of the City Center. The social services board has asked the county commissioners to consider rather than moving out some of their departments over to the old health building on Hartness road, that the county consider expanding their present facility. Tentative plans were to move the food stamps and JOBS programs to the Hartness Road facility, which would free 6600 sq. ft. The 4-D program is moving to the Kewaunee Building. However, because of the questions from the social services board, Mr. Mashburn needs some direction from the county commissioners. Commissioner Stewart said she was directed by the social services board as its chairman to bring to the board of commissioners that they want to go on record as preferring that they build on '