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DRAFT
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<br />December 15, 2003 Page 305
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<br /> Mr. Fred Gray, Chairman of the Citation and Award CommIttee of the North
<br />Carolina Recreation and Park Society, presented the Society Fellow Award to Steve
<br />Little, Parks and Recreation Director. He stated the Award is the highest award
<br />the State Society can bestow on one of its members for outstanding service and
<br />leadership.
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<br /> Mr. Little expressed appreciation for the support of the Board, the County
<br />Manager, staff members and his family during his 20 years of service with
<br />Cabarrus County.
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<br />(E) INFORNA~ PUBLIC COI~R4~ITS
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<br /> At 6:44 p.m , Chairman Freeman opened the meeting for Informal Public
<br />Comments. Ne stated that each speaker would be limited to three minutes.
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<br /> Ms. Michelle Bamford, resident of 10939 Hastings Place, Harrisburg and
<br />mother of three children attending Harrisburg Elementary School, addressed the
<br />Board regarding the growth in the County and the need for more schools to
<br />accommodate that grov~ch. Stating she was the "voice" of the Britley Subdivision,
<br />Ms. Bauford urged the Board to call for a bond referendum for schools. Further,
<br />she stated support for a tax increase to build needed schools and support for any
<br />type of assessment to a new home developer or purchaser to fund County schools.
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<br /> Mr. Charlie Price, resident of 10293 Hastings Place, Harrisburg, addressed
<br />the Board regarding the grow~ch in Cabarrus County and the importance of the Board
<br />of Commissioners, Board of Education and the taxpayers working together to
<br />address the need for new schools. He stated support for a bond referendum in
<br />2004 and asked that each Board member work with the taxpayers to help get the
<br />referendum passed..
<br /> There was no one else present to address the Board, and Chairman Freeman
<br />closed that portion of the meeting at 6:51 p.m.
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<br />(F) OLD BUSINESS
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<br />(F-l) Reconsideration of the Cabarrus Econo~c Develo~nnent Corporation Contract
<br />- Commissioner Carpenter
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<br /> At the work session on November 24, the Board of Commissioners approved a
<br />two-year Agreement with Cabarrus Economic Development (CED), Inc , effective July
<br />1, 2004
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<br /> UPON MOTION of Commissioner Carpenter, seconded by Commissioner Prlvette
<br />and unanimously carried, the Board reconsidered the action approved on November
<br />24, 2003 regarding the Agreement with Cabarrus Economic Development, Inc.
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<br /> Commissioner Carpenter made a motion, .seconded by Co~issioner Carruth, to
<br />approve the f_o],lowing revised Agreement with Cabarrus Economic Development, Inc.
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<br /> NOR?6 CAROLINA
<br /> AGREEMENT
<br /> CAB ~RRUS COUNTY
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<br /> THIS AGREEMENT, made and entered into to be effective the 1"t day of
<br /> July, 2004, by and between Cabarrus County, a body politic and political
<br /> subdivision of the State of North Carolina, hereinafter referred to as the
<br /> "County", and Cabarrus Economic Development, Inc., a non-profit corporation
<br /> of Cabarrus County, North Carolina, hereinafter referred to as "Economic
<br /> Development, Inc ",
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<br /> W I TNE S S E TH.
<br /> WHEREAS, County is authorized and empowered by the provlszons of
<br /> Section 158- 7.1 {a) and Article 2 of Chapter 158 of the North Carolina
<br /> General Statutes to make appropriations for the purpose of aiding and
<br /> encouraging the location of commercial a~d ma~ufacturlng enterprises, making
<br /> industrial surveys and locating industrial and commercial facilities in the
<br /> County and otherwzse to carry out a program of economic development; and
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<br /> WHEREAS, the Economic Development, Inc. is a non-profit corporation
<br /> organized and empowered to promote the overall economic prosperity of
<br /> Cabarl-us County through programs and efforts to foster business growth such
<br /> as the following-
<br /> · Recruitment of new and existing companies to Cabarrus County;
<br /> · Encouragement of existing business enterprises to remain and to further
<br /> expand thelr operations in Cabarrus County;
<br /> · Promotion of small business startup and entrepreneurshlp for the
<br /> citizens of Cabarrus County, as well as for those that would relocate
<br /> to Cabarrus County for the purpose of startlng a new enterprise; and
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<br /> WHEREAS, the Board of Commissioners of Cabarrus County recognized the
<br /> necessity of business growth and diversification to the continued economic
<br /> health and v~tallty w~thln Cabarrus County and its benefits to the citizens
<br /> of Cabarrus County; and
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