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April 18, 2017 (Regular Meeting) Page 3090 Whereas stewardship calls for each person to help conserve these precious resources, Therefore, I do hereby proclaim April 30 to May 7, 2017 Soil and water Stewardship Week /s/ Stephen M. Morris Chairman, Board of Commissioners April 18, 2017 Name Title Date (C-4) Communications and Outreach - Excellence in Communications Awards Jonathan Marshall, Deputy County Manager, recognized the efforts of the Communications and Outreach Department in supporting other departments, providing information to citizens, and aiding local government transparency. He advised that a few weeks ago, at the loth Annual North Carolina City and County Communicators (NC3C) Conference, Cabarrus County' s Communications and Outreach Department received several awards at the Excellence in Communications Awards. Cabarrus received two second place awards. One award, for the early voting selfie station earned the "Most Creative Activity for Least Dollars Spent Award", and the second award, in the category of TV and Videos, went to "Cabarrus This Week—Southern Grace Distillery." Cabarrus received a first place award, in the category of magazine, for Journeys Magazine. NC3C also honored David Baxter, Cable Television General Manager, with the Chris Coulson Award (Communicator of the Year Award) . Mr. Baxter, also a founding member of the organization, is only the fifth person awarded the honor in the 10-year history of the organization. Mr. Baxter graciously commented on the work of the Communications and Outreach Department and the services provided to the community. Kasia Thompson, Communications and Outreach Manager and Jarrett Glass, Channel 22 Producer were also in attendance. Kristin Bunton, Communications Specialist, not in attendance, was also recognized. Chairman Morris commended the Communications and Outreach staff for their accomplishments. (D) INFORMAL COMMENTS Chairman Morris opened the meeting for Informal Public Comments at 7:01 p.m. He stated each speaker would be limited to three minutes. Mackay Burke, Mount Pleasant High School sophomore, spoke on behalf of the school' s Academy of Energy and Sustainability regarding sustainability projects and the "Bottle Smash Recycle Dash" fundraiser. Flyers were provided to the Board. With there being no one else to address the Board, Chairman Morris closed that portion of the meeting. (E) OLD BUSINESS (E-1) EMS - Non-Emergency Renewal for American TransMed - Second Reading Chairman Morris opened the floor for anyone wishing to speak regarding the non-emergency renewal for American TransMed. Seeing no one, he closed the public hearing. This contract renewal is required annually. EMS recommends renewal of the contract with American TransMed based upon provider performance for the purpose of scheduled non-emergency transfers. The original contract was implemented FY16, renewed in FY17 and is recommended for renewal for FY18. The contract remains unchanged other than dates. This item requires two readings of the franchise award if the decision is made to renew. The Board of Commissioners held a public hearing on the first reading of the ordinance on March 20, 2017 . UPON MOTION of Commissioner Kiger, seconded by Commissioner Shue and unanimously carried, the Board adopted the Franchise Ordinance of the Cabarrus County Board of Commissioners Granting a Franchise to Operate Non-Emergency Ambulance Service to American TransMed.