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sidewalk. NCDOT District Engineer Barry Moose has advised that he is willing to speak on our <br />behalf of using his allotment for the next two years for this project. Mr. Witke recommended that <br />the Board approach State Representatives to contact NCDOT at the state'level regarding the use <br />of discretionary state highway contingency funds for this project. <br />A motion was made by Mrs. Carolyn Carpenter and seconded by Ms. Cindy Fertenbaugh that the <br />contract with W. K. Dickson for engineering services to extend Raging Ridge Road to Stallings <br />Road, for a total cost of $69,050, be approved. Further, Board Chair Holly Blackwelder will <br />contact Senator Fletcher Hartsell and a letter will be sent to the three Cabarrus County state <br />legislators requesting the use of discretionary state highway contingency funds for this project. <br />The motion was unanimously approved. <br />Amendment to Agenda <br />A motion was made by Ms. Cindy Fertenbaugh and seconded by Mr. Lynn Shue that the agenda <br />be amended to add a discussion on design consideration for QSCB projects. The motion was <br />unanimously approved. <br />Design Consideration for QSCB Projects <br />Mr. Len Witke, Director of Construction Services, addressed the Board regarding the financial <br />impact of the Board of Commissioner's decision regarding the sale of bonds for QSCB projects. <br />Mr. Witke asked the Board for approval to commit up to $200,000 of CCS funds to pay for the <br />design work that would be reimbursed by the QSCB funding, if the sale of the bonds is not <br />approved by the BOC on March 21, 2011. Dr. Barry Shepherd noted that we will have to look at <br />other ways to fund this design work if the BOC does not approve the bond sale on March 21, <br />2011. In response to questions from the Board, Mr. Witke advised that County Manager John <br />Day will not approve fronting the money to CCS ahead of the bond sale. The Board agreed by <br />consensus to table this discussion until after the March 21, 2011 Board of Conunissioners <br />meeting. <br />Approval for Cabarrus County School Facilities to be used on Tuesday, May 17, 2011 for <br />Cabarrus County Sales and Use Tax Vote <br />A motion was made by Ms. Cindy Fertenbaugh and seconded by Mr. Tim Furr that Cabarrus <br />County school facilities be used on Tuesday, May 17, 2011 for a vote on Cabarrus County Sales <br />and Use Tax. The motion was unanimously approved. <br />Approval of Board Endorsement of a Resolution in Support of Extending the Current <br />North Carolina Sales and Use Tax Rate and the Corporate and Individual Income Surtaxes <br />A motion was made by Mr. Lynn Shue and seconded by Mr. Tim Furr that the Board endorse a <br />resolution in support of extending the current North Carolina Sales and Use Tax Rate and the <br />Corporate and Individual Income Surtaxes. The motion was unanimously approved. <br />8 <br />Attachment number 3 <br />G -6 Page 234 <br />