HomeMy WebLinkAboutC.054.93009_1119 (2)Commissioner Johnson mentioned that timing was of the
essence and this justifies why just a few representatives should
be appointed to the referenced committee. He mentioned that it
was easier to accomplish goals when there were fewer people
involved and the meetings were as informal as possible.
Commissioner Boone mentioned that the reason the school
board and commissioners hadn't been meeting that much was because
it was difficult to coordinate schedules.
MOTION by Commissioner Haire to appoint Vice Chairman Boone
and Commissioner Johnson as the appointees to this committee and
for them to report back with their findings.
Commissioner Madison requested that all commissioners be
notified of all upcoming meetings prior to their actual
occurrence.
Commissioner Johnson requested that the school systems be
given discretion in appointing their members to this committee.
Chairman Haire was agreeable to both of these requests and
added them to her motion.
VOTING: Ayes - 5; Nays - 0
NORTH CAROLINA STATS CAPITAL CONSTRUCTION STUDY COMMISSION
8USVHYSt The county manager gave cost estimates that had been
prepared by the State for a new school building for the
Mooresville Graded School System. An estimate of $7,846,384 has
been recommended. Priority I is a K-6 school with estimated
construction costs of $6,072,341. Land acquisition has been
estimated to be $340,000 and furnishings/equipment is $572,862.
In reference to the Iredell-Statesville survey, Commissioner
Boone mentioned that the task force estimates and the State's
estimates were different because the State was figuring a higher
price per square foot. This occurred with Mooresville also.
Commissioner Johnson, who served on the Iredell-Statesville
Task Force, had been asked to come up with an estimate showing
the capital needs of the I -S School System. He mentioned that
his estimates were lower than the task force's recommendation.
Johnson also added that he wasn't trying to say that his
recommendations covered all of the needs of this school system
over the next few years. He said the shortcomings that he saw in
the facilities task force report were: (1) it was the total of
what the committee saw to be the needs over the next several
years. The report didn't prioritize the needs. (2) a large
number of projects contained in the report could be accomplished
out of annual capital improvements. Commissioner Johnson said he
attempted to list the most pressing needs and he came out with a
figure of 25.8 million dollars. This is around the same amount
that Mr. Godfrey Williams, of the school board, came up with ($25
million). Johnson stated the school system approached its needs
by coming up with a certain amount of money where as the
commissioners had to approach matters by looking at what money
was available.
Commissioner Madison asked what period of time Commissioner
Johnson was recommending. Mr. Johnson said he didn't know
exactly what the State was recommending as a time frame. The
county manager mentioned that the State's study was for a ten-
year period.
Commissioner Stewart said she didn't ever recall voting on a
request for Mr. Johnson to do his report. She mentioned she had
compared Johnson's report with the school's report and what Mr.
Johnson had worked up would work well if the commissioners
decided to proceed with a pay-as-you-go basis without a school