Laserfiche WebLink
DRAFT <br /> <br />COMMUNITY COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION <br />CAPITAL PLANNING AND FINANCING <br /> <br />MINUTES <br /> <br /> APRIL 7, 2004, 5:00 P.M. <br /> MULTIPURPOSE ROOM <br />GOVERNMENTAL CENTER, 65 CHURCH STREET, SE, CONCORD, NORTH CAROLINA <br /> <br />Committee Members Present: Holly Blackwelder, Cabarrus County Building Industry Association; Jimmy <br />Campbell, Boys & Girls Club; Ray Fry, Association of Realtors; Judy Graeber, Council on Aging; Rev. <br />Michael Kurtz, Concord-Kannapolis Ministerial Association; Louise Mack, Community Development <br />Corporation; and Scott Padgett, Chamber of Commerce. <br /> <br />Cabarrus County Staff Present: John Day, County Manager; Mike Downs, Deputy County Manager for <br />Operations; Pam Dubois, Deputy County Manager for Administration; Cathie Straub, Budget Officer; <br />Jonathan Marshall, Director of Commerce; Rodger Lentz, Planning & Zoning Manager; Susie Bonds, Clerk <br />to the Board; and Kay Honeycutt, Deputy Clerk to the Board. <br /> <br />Others Present: Dr. Jo Anne Byerly, Kannapolis City Schools Superintendent; Will Crabtree, Director of <br />Business Operations, Kannapolis City Schools; Dr. Harold Winkler, Cabarrus County Schools <br />Superintendent; Jim Amendum, Cabarrus County Schools Assistant Superintendent; Jeanette Trexler, <br />Secretary, Cabarrus County Schools; Tim Foley, Vice-President, Rowan-Cabarrus Community College; <br />Scott Jenkins, Reporter, The Salisbury Post; Jaime Levy, Reporter, The Charlotte Observer (Cabarrus <br />Nei,qhbors) and Michael Roessler, Reporter, The Independent Tribune. <br /> <br />CALL TO ORDER: <br />Chairman Blackwelder called the meeting to order at 5:10 p.m. <br /> <br />APPROVAL OF THE AGENDA: <br />Upon motion of Mayor Padgett, seconded by Mr. Campbell and unanimously carried, the Committee <br />accepted the agenda as presented. <br /> <br />PRESENTATION ON SCHOOL'S CAPITAL REQUESTS: <br />Dr. Jo Anne Byerly, Kannapolis City Schools Superintendent, briefly reviewed the critical needs outlined in <br />the Capital Facilities Plan. The following critical needs were discussed: renovation of the auditorium at A. <br />L. Brown High School, classroom additions, gymnasium additions and/or renovations, replacement of an <br />existing school and expansion of the central office. Dr. Byerly urged committee members to contact her if <br />they had questions or to schedule a tour of school facilities. <br /> <br />Mr. Tim Foley cited large increases in the enrollment at RCCC and stated that adults/parents are in <br />desperate need of education or retraining. He distributed an "Immediate Needs" document outlining the <br />college's immediate and future needs. Immediate needs totaling approximately $7 million include the <br />following projects: Additional parking spaces at the South Campus, renovation of the old school <br />administration facility and construction of Building 3000. The County is funding the additional parking, <br />renovation cost of the old school administrative complex and the design cost for Building 3000. The <br />construction cost for Building 3000 is estimated at approximately $8 million and will be funded with State <br /> <br /> <br />