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August 6, 2018 (Work Session) Page 3644 The Board of Commissioners for the County of Cabarrus met for an Agenda Work Session in the Multipurpose Room at the Cabarrus County Governmental Center in Concord, North Carolina at 4:00 p.m. on Monday, August 6, 2018. Present - Chairman: Stephen M. Morris Vice Chairman: Diane R. Honeycutt Commissioners: F. Blake Kiger Lynn W. Shue Elizabeth F. Poole Also present were Mike Downs, County Manager; Catherine Barr, County Attorney; Pam Dubois, Senior Deputy County Manager; Jonathan Marshall, Deputy County Manager; Kyle Bilafer, Area Manager of Operations; Lauren Linker, Clerk to the Board; and Angela Poplin, Deputy Clerk to the Board. Commissioner Poole arrived at 4:08 p.m. and was present for the remainder of the meeting. Call to Order Chairman Morris called the meeting to order at 4:01 p.m. Approval of Agenda Chairman Morris presented the following changes to the agenda: Additions: Discussion Items for Action at August 20, 2018 Meeting 4.17 BOC - Resolution Amending the Board of Commissioners, 2018 Meeting Schedule Revised: Closed Session 6.1 Closed Session - Pending Litigation, Economic Development and Acquisition of Real Property Supplemental Information: Discussion Items for Action at August 20, 2018 Meeting 4-11 Human Resources - Updates to Personnel Ordinance • Personnel Updates and Explanations UPON MOTION of Commissioner Kiger, seconded by Commissioner Shue and unanimously carried, the Board approved the agenda as amended. Discussion Items - No Action Cabarrus County District Attorney - Discussion of New Courthouse Entrances Roxann Vaneekhoven, District Attorney, discussed the proposed employee entrance points planned for the new Cabarrus County Courthouse. Ms. Vaneekhoven requested consideration of a separate entrance for the District Attorney Office staff and courthouse staff. In doing so, she provided recommendations. A handout was provided for the Board that included letters from her and several assistant district attorneys as well as articles relating to criminal retaliation. There were also several assistant district attorneys and staff in attendance. Commissioner Poole arrived during the Courthouse discussion at 4:08 p.m. and was present for the remainder of the meeting. A lengthy discussion ensued. During discussion, Ms. Vaneekhoven, Chief Deputy Paul Hunt, Kyle Bilafer, Area Manager of Operations, and Mike Downs, County Manager, responded to questions from the Board. Infrastructure and Asset Management - Parking Deck Update Kyle Bilafer, Area Manager of Operations, provided an update on the parking deck project. He stated the Corban Avenue/Spring Street intersection will need to remain closed until storm water issues have been addressed. A discussion ensued. During discussion, Mr. Bilafer and Mike Downs, County Manager, responded to questions from Board members. Infrastructure and Asset Management - Discussion of Parking Deck Fees Kyle Bilafer, Area Manager of Operations, reported staff has completed a survey regarding fees charged for use of municipal and county utilized parking decks throughout the state. He stated information was compiled and summarized with emphasis on parking decks utilized for Courthouse parking. He recommended