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ended June 30, 2000. This was an increase of 15.66 percent over Fiscal Year 1998-1999. Report on Bathe1 anH Ode11 Blementaz~ Schools - Kelly Si~forH Ms. Kelly Sifford, Senior Planner, prssentsd information concerning an evaluation of the Bethel and Odell Elementary Schools and potential reuses of the facilities. The information included educational inadequacies of the two schools, water and sewer availability and estimated renovation costs to reuse the facilities for recreation. She advised that Martin Boa1 Anthony & Johnson, Architscts, had subm/tted a proposal in the amount of $13,500.00 to make a full assessment of the two school facilities. Mr. Clifton recommended that ~he County not spend any funds at this time to assess the condition of the existing Bethel and Odell facilities. He statsd it would be three to five years for the schools to be replaced. There was discussion about the potential reuse of the two school properties, the formation of a citizens group in each area to look at potential reuses, the expense of renovating and maintaining the buildings in the future and the value of the property for co~mercial purposes. The Board agreed to consider at its September meeting the formation of co~unity citizen groups to evaluate options for the reuse of the Odsll and Bethel Elementary Schools. Unified Development Ordinance Update and Bchedule of Future Heatings Mr. Marshall distributed the firs= ~hree articles of the proposed Unified Development Ordinance (UDO) that have been approved by the Steering Committee. He explained the review process for the draft UDO and outlined the schedule of upcoming meetings. He asked the Board to schedule a public hearing on the draft UDO on either September 18 during the regular meeting or at a separate meeting on September 25. The Board by consensus set the public hearing on the UDO during its regular meeting on September 18, 2000. Further, the Board agreed to meet on Thursday, September ?, at ?=00 p.m. with the Planning and Zoning Commission for a joint workshop on the Droposed UDO. At 8:35 p.m., Chairman Fennel opened the meeting for Informal Public Comments. There was no one present to address the Board, and Chairmall Fennel closed that portion of the meeting. COMMISSIONERS DI~CUSBION & R~SPONSE TO INFORMAL PUBLIC CO~fENTS (if-needed) Commission~r Casper again expressed appreciation to staff and volunteers for assisting with the National Association of Counties Annual Conference that was held in Charlotte in ~uly. She paid special reco~nition to Mr. Stephen Lipscomb, Public Information Coordinator, for his assistance with the conference. There being no further business to come before the Board, Chairman Fennel recessed the meeting at 8:40 p.m. until 7:00 p.m. on Thursday, September 7, 2000, in ~he Multipurgose Room at the Governmental Center. Clerk to the Board