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427 UPON MOTION of Commissioner Barnhart, seconded by Commissioner Hamby and unanimously carried, the Board approved the addition of the following roads to the State system: Appaloosa Lane, Silverton Drive, Mendora Drive, and Fellows Lane. NEW BUSINESS The Board recognized Ms. Ruby F. Little who retired as Supervisor of Elections on December 31, 1991. Commissioner Hamby reviewed the accomplishments of Ms. Little and the Elections Office during her twenty (20) years of service. Chairman Carpenter presented Ms. Little a plaque as an "award of gratitude" from the Board of Commissioners and the Board of Elections. County Attorney Hartsell, former member of the Board of Elections, also paid special recognition to Ms. Little for her service as Supervisor of Elections. Ms. Little expressed appreciation for the support shown to her during her tenure as Supervisor of Elections. County Manager Witherspoon introduced Ms. Eleanor Koski who began work on this date as the Director of the Department of Aging. Ms. Koski expressed appreciation for being selected for this position and stated her eagerness to build on the programs and activities already initiated by staff at the new Senior Center. Mr. C. Richard Russell, Management Information Systems (MIS) Director, reviewed the following bids received on December 18, 1991 for an electrostatic plotter and Geographic Information Systems (GIS) workstation network. He recommended the award of the bids as submitted. Environmental Systems Research Institute (ESRI) - $ 37,500.00 - Electrostatic Plotter International Business Machines Corporation (IBM) and Environmental Systems Research Institute (ESRI) $150,482.00 Geographic Information Systems (GIS) Workstation Network - (ESRI to provide training and applications software and IBM to supply hardware and operating systems software). As an employee of IBM, Commissioner Barnhart requested to abstain from voting in this matter. UPON MOTION of Commissioner Hamby, seconded by Commissioner Simmons and unanimously carried, the Board agreed to permit Commissioner Barnhart to abstain from voting on the computer equipment bids due to his employment with IBM. UPON MOTION of Commissioner Payne, seconded by Commissioner Simmons with Commissioners Payne, Simmons, and Hamby and Chairman Carpenter voting for and Commissioner Barnhart abstaining, the Board awarded the bid for the electrostatic plotter to ESRI in the amount of $37,500.00 and awarded the bid for the GIS workstation network to IBM/ESRI in the amount of 9150,482.00. Lease/purchase financing is to be secured for this equipment. UPON MOTION of Commissioner Simmons, seconded by Commissioner Barnhart and unanimously carried, the Board deferred Amendment No. 1 to the Settlement Agreement with the City of Concord until the end of the meeting. The Board reviewed the request for the addition of the Elections Coordinator position to the County's Classification System in order for Ms. Ruby F. Little, former Supervisor of Elections, to assist the department until a new Supervisor 'is employed. Mr. Blair Bennett, Finance Director, reviewed the requirements for placing a part-time employee on the County's payroll system. UPON MOTION of Commissioner Simmons, seconded by Commissioner Hamby and unanimously carried, the Board added the position of Elections Coordinator to the County's Classification Plan at Salary Grade 65 in order to establish the part-time position (Account 103) at a current hourly rate of $12.69. The Board instructed the County Manager to prepare a budget amendment for the next Board meeting. Mr. Paul Watson with HDR Engineering, Inc. briefly reviewed the proposed Coddle Creek Mitigation Memorandum of Agreement, Attachment A Cover Sheet and Project Description, between Cabarrus County and the North Carolina State University. This Agreement provided for the implementation phase of the mitigation plan for Coddle Creek which required the creation or restoration of 356 acres, including 186 acres of wetlands and 170 acres of uplands. County Attorney Hartsell reviewed a number of semantic amendments and editing changes recommended for the Memorandum of Agreement. These changes included the following: Paragraph 2 - Change "Paragraph 11" in the last sentence to "Paragraph 13"; Paragraph 3 Change "pro rate" to "pro rata" in last