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Central Carolina Community College Budget Discussion - 11:00 a.m. Commissioner Reives departed the meeting at 10:50 a.m. Dr. Lisa Chapman, President of Central Carolina Community College, stated that the fitness building is now the Powell Building named in honor of CCCC Board of Trustee Bobby Powell. Dr. Chapman stated that it is their job to make sure the College has career pathways to meet employers needs and ensure that local residents can take advantage of the opportunities. Dr. Chapman introduced Dr. Phillip Price who presented the budget request and Mr. Brian Bridgers who is the controller for the college. Dr. Price stated that the $3.74 million request as approved by the CCCC Board of Trustees includes $75,000 in capital expense. Regarding the Lee Promise Program, they have included the amount in the Memorandum of Understanding which is $200,000 and in the past few years the college has not typically spent all of the funds. $158,000 was billed this year and the county manager budgeted $160,000. In the MOU, Dr. Price asked for a one-time waiver of the 12-credit hour requirement that would have been met if not for COVID related reasons. About 5 students were on track to complete the required number of hours, but had to withdraw due to these reasons this spring. Also there were some students that only needed a certain number of hours to complete the program which means they wouldn't have needed a full class load in order to finish their program. The Memorandum of Understanding requires a full-time class schedule, so some students wouldn't meet the requirements for the funding since they don't need a full-time schedule to finish. A five percent pay increase for community college and staff was included. The contracted services for maintenance and repairs increased due to adjusting the line item these expenses are applied to from another line item. Supplies increased due to equipment needs in addition to making necessary repairs and the associated cost. The miscellaneous increase represents storage unit needs. The college is trying to condense storage units but during the transition period, the cost has increased. The main increase by location is on Lee Main Campus. Most of the maintenance personnel is on Lee Main Campus. The request for the Civic Center includes funding from the occupancy tax. There is a decrease projected from rental revenue. Only about $ 50,000 was collected over the past year. When rentals begin to increase, there will be increased costs associated with part-time staff. The Civic Center typically generates about $100,000 - $200,000 annually. Commissioner Knecht stated that the Lee Early College program is a jewel and said it needs a focus and the ability to expand. Commissioner Carver asked about the possibility to transition some of the storage to the Marelli site. Dr. Price stated that they are looking at using some of the existing structures for that purpose. The Marelli building will be purchased June 21st, however the Community College will not have access to it for up to 12 months due to the current owner who will be temporarily leasing the building in the interim. The commitment to workforce development is a huge investment. Architectural engineering fees will be needed to start developing the plans to modify the buildings to the college's intended use. The big issue that came out of the 2020 Committee was increasing fees to facilities. Dr. Crumpton stated that community organizations that use the facility should at least pay what the costs are to run the facility for the period of the event to contribute to the facility being self-sustaining.