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32 UPON MOTION of Commissioner Hamby, seconded by Chairman Simmons and unanimously carried, the Board appointed Ms. Judy C. Crttz to the Domiciliary Home Community Advisory Committee to fill a vacancy created by the rest§nation of Mr. Frederick Bost. Ms. Critz's term of appointment will end on December 21, 1991. In addition, Ms. Kay Scott's name was removed from membership of the committee as she is unable to serve at this time. UPON MOTION of Chairman Simmons, seconded by Commissioner Barnhart and unanimously carried, the Board appointed Mr. James Gillespie, Ms. Patty A. Propst and Mr. Fred E. Greene to the Nursin§ Home Community Advisory Committee for one-year terms endin§ December 31, 1991. · Mr. Aubrey Attkisson, Emer§ency Medical Services (EMS) Director, requested permission to apply for a 50 percent matchtn§ funds §rant provided throu§h the re§tonal council of §overnments from the North Carolina Office of Emer§ency Medical Services. He stated the §rant application would be used to purchase alert pa§ers and eliminate the three tin§ down telephone lines which are currently in place at a cost of $191.49 per month. The cost of the new equipment would be as follows: Cost per Pager Number of Pagers needed Total Cost $ 500.00 15 $7,5OO.OO COG MATCH GRANT (50~) Final Cost to County $3,750.00 $3,75O.OO UPON MOTION of Commissioner Barnhart, seconded by Commissioner Carpenter and unanimously carried, the Board authorized Mr. Aubrey Attkisson, EMS Director, to submit an application for a 50 percent matching funds grant provided through the Centralina Council of Governments from the North Carolina Office of Emergency Medical Services. The grant will provide funds for the purchase of alert pagers and the County's local matching share will be $3,750.00. At 7:00 P.M., Chairman Simmons stated that this was the day and hour scheduled for a public hearing on the Capital Improvement Program (CIP) requests and asked if anyone were present who wished to speak regarding the proposed projects. The proposed projects had been presented to the Board during the months of December and January and included in a County Affairs Bulletin published in the January 23, 1991 edition of The Edge. Mr. John Benbow of the Cabarrus Pediatrics Clinic spoke on behalf of the Parks and Recreation CIP requests. He urged the Board to proceed with the acquisition of land that is needed for future parks and asked that the Board look at a survey of the county for its natural heritage. Mr. Jim Martin, President of the Midland Community Association, stated in his opinion the land for the proposed Midland Community Park should be purchased at this time. He indicated that land costs in that area of the county would greatly increase in the future. There was no one else present to speak regarding the proposed CIP requests and Chairman Simmons closed the public hearing. Mr. Gerald A. Newton, Planning and Zoning Director, presented an overview of the Public Affairs Bulletin and the two accompanying surveys regarding the Capital Improvement Program and the Airport. He noted that there were limitations on the data received and urged the Board not to overanalyze the data compiled from survey results. Mr. Newton reported that the bulletin and surveys were sent to 42,517 household and business addresses through the Concord and Kannapolis edition of The Edge on January 23, 1991. According to Mr. Newton, the Bulletin and accompanying questionnaires proportedly reached 85.76 percent of the County's households and businesses. Mr. Jonathan Marshall, Planner, reviewed the survey results which were divided into three general categories: (1) an assessment of who responded; (2) the capital improvement projects; and (3) an analysis of the airport survey results. There were 869 responses to the CIP questionnaire, with a new communications console for the Sheriff's Department listed as the top preference followed by the Sanitary Landfill liner and facilities for the schools and emergency services. He noted that a majority of those responding indicated they would support a bond referendum to fund the projects but would not support an increase in taxes. A total of 1,183 responses were received in reply to the