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December 2, 2013 (Work Session) Page 1837 Kelly Kluttz, CCS (Cabarrus County Schools) Chief Financial Officer, presented the following information relating to a reallocation request for QSCB (Qualified School Construction Bonds) projects: Cabarrus County Schools (CCS) Finance staff are requesting QSCB (Qualified School Construction Bonds) reallocations, outlined in the enclosed memo and related budget amendment request totaling $13,835.00. There is $13,835.00 remaining in the Central Cabarrus Window /Door project ($8,501.00) and the Breaker Panel project ($5,334.00). The reallocation requested will be for the Mt. Pleasant High School Boiler project ($10,892.00) and the Northwest Cabarrus High School Gymnasium ($2,943.00) project. Ms. Kluttz also responded to questions from the Board. Lynn Shue, Cabarrus County Board of Education Chair; David Burnett, Assistant Director of CCS Facilities Management; and Jason Van Heukelum, Assistant Superintendent of Curriculum and Instruction, were also in attendance. Planning and Development - Soil and Water Conservation District - Authorization to Submit a Grant Application to the N.C. Foundation for Soil and Water Conservation Dennis Testerman, Senior Resource Conservation Specialist, requested approval to submit an application to the NC Foundation for Soil and Water Conservation for an Outdoor Education Learning Center grant. This grant would provide funding for scientific monitoring equipment to be used with the District's emerging Conservation Field School at Clark Creek. He and Vicki Porter, Vice Chairman, Soil and Water Conservation District Board of Supervisors, also responded to questions from the Board. Planning and Development - Soil and Water Conservation District - Authorization to Submit an Application for State Matching ends to Purchase Agricultural Conservation Easement Dennis Testerman, Senior Resource Conservation Specialist, presented the following information relating to a request for authorization to submit an application for state matching funds to purchase an agricultural conservation easement: In 2012, the Conservation District Board submitted a grant application to the N. C. Department of Agriculture and Consumer Sciences Agricultural Development and Farmland Preservation Trust Fund in the amount cf $44,400.00 for the purchase of a permanent agricultural conservation easement on 35.52 acres of farmland owned by Michael Barrier. After that grant application was denied earlier this year, the Trust Fund made the decision to invite applicants to resubmit. The District intends to apply for federal matching funds from the Farm and Ranchland Protection Program, a federal Farm Bill program administered by the Natural Resources Conservation Service in the U.S. Department of Agriculture. The county match on this application is limited to an in -kind match. A budget amendment will be submitted at a later date if the grant funds are awarded. Farmland preservation supports goals of both the Board of Commissioners and the Conservation District board by improving the quality of life for County citizens. Permanently protecting farmland ensures the land base necessary for the County's agricultural economy while simultaneously keeping the tax burden low by maximizing land acreage where the cost of County services is lower. Mr. Barrier was also in attendance. Salisbury-Rowan Community Action Agency, Inc. - Presentation of FY14 -15 Application for Funding Chairman Poole advised the only action relating to this item is the Board's acknowledgement of receiving the report. Agency representatives were not present and the item was placed on the December 16, 2013 meeting Agenda as a New Business item. Active Living and Parks - 2014 Fees and Charges Policy Londa Strong, Active Living and Parks Director, presented proposed updates to the 2014 Fees and Charges Policy. She advised both the Active