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<br />November 8, 2004 <br /> <br />Page <br /> <br />667 <br /> <br />The Board of Commissioners for the County of Cabarrus met in recessed <br />session in the Cabarrus Room at the Cabarrus Arena and Events Center, 4751 NC <br />Highway 49 North, Concord, North Carolina on Monday, November 8, 2004, at <br />4:00 p.m. <br /> <br />Present - Chairman: Robert M. Freeman <br />Commissioners: Carolyn B. Carpenter <br />Robert W. Carruth <br />Coy C. Privette <br />Absent - vice Chairman: Richard D. Suggs <br /> <br />Also present were John D. Day, County Manager; Marilyn D. Porter, <br />County Attorney; Mike Downs, Deputy County Manager; Pam Dubois, Deputy County <br />Manager; and Frankie F. Bonds, Clerk to the Board. <br /> <br />Commissioner-Elect Joni D. Juba was also present for the meeting. <br /> <br />Chairman Freeman called the meeting to order at 4:12 p.m. <br /> <br />The Board heard presentations from representatives of the following <br />companies regarding professional management services for the Arena and Events <br />Center: Centerplate (national company with extensive food and beverage <br />experience, currently manages three facilities); Compass Facility Management <br />(national company that manages mid-market locations with 13 facilities <br />management locations at this time); Global Spectrum (national company that <br />manages 43 facilities in the mid-size or "B" markets); and SMG (national <br />company that manages numerous facilities throughout the country with a <br />significant regional presence that includes eight nearby SMG buildings). <br />Company officials presented information regarding facility management, sales <br />and marketing services, food and beverage services and the various types of <br />events that could be brought to the Arena. They discussed the facilities <br />currently managed by their companies and addressed such issues as the sale of <br />naming rights, employee transition, community involvement, support of the <br />County Fair, etc. <br /> <br /> <br />After the presentations, the Board briefly discussed each of the <br />companies and the criteria that will be used to select a management company. <br />Planned activities include visits to various facilities, discussion with <br />elected and management officials in other jurisdictions regarding performance <br />and relationship with the community, soliciting input from others in the <br />local community, etc. <br /> <br />Each Board member listed his/her top two choices to provide management <br />services for the Arena and Events Center. The preferred companies were as <br />follows: <br /> <br />Chairman Freeman - Compass and Global Spectrum <br />Commissioner Privette - SMG and Global Spectrum <br />Commissioner Carpenter - Global Spectrum and SMG <br />Commissioner Carruth - Compass and SMG <br /> <br />Commissioner-Elect Juba voiced her opinion on the top two choices as SMG and <br />Compass. <br /> <br />There was general agreement that staff would gather additional <br />information regarding the three companies for further consideration by the <br />Board. <br /> <br />There being no further business to come before the Board, Chairman <br />Freeman adjourned the meeting at 9:25 p.m. <br /> <br />J~j.~ <br /> <br />Clerk to the Board <br />