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February 3, 200 The Board session in Gol~ North Carolina, Present - Also pres~ Hat=sell, Jr., Services Direct, Page, General S Debbie Boat, Cod to the Board. -Others pr~ Director of thel members Jay HoW were the follow McEachern; Joe Rogers; Marvin Mr. Arne Fennel,! Following p.m. and welcom~ Commission! Mr. Day i~ Marketing Special Mr. Day facility self-au To help accomplJ with Bullock, facility and to upcoming Fair opportunities fo Mr. Forkn~ development of F~ layouts. He adc Fair and other electrical hooku to accommodate e~ a food court and~ There was i facility. Mr. F~ issues as the o~ the immediate ar~ with a conventi¢ area, Mr. Forkne the County shouL (2) Do a marketi and (3) Establish At the con~ working during t~ barn, on the Exp~ meeting at 12:00 The Board the February 17 and initiation of: There bein~ Freeman recessed 10, 2003, at the Page 39 of Commissioners for the County of Cabarrus met in recessed Hall II at the Cabarrus Arena and Events Center in Concord, )n Monday, February 3, 2003, at 5:30 p.m. ~hairman: Robert M. Freeman ;ice Chairman: Richard D. Suggs :ommissioners: Carolyn B. Carpenter Robert W. Carruth Coy C. Privette t were Mr. John Day, Interim County Manager; Mr. Fletcher L. ~ounty Attorney; Mr. Jonathan Marshall, Planning and Zoning ~; Mr. Mike Downs, Public Safety Services Director; Mr. John ~vices Director; Mr. Mark Chappuls, Expo General Manager; Ms. erative Extension Director; and Mrs. Frankie F. Bonds, Clerk ent for the meeting included the Ms. ~ Sternal, Executive ~onvention and Visitor's Bureau, and Tourism Authority Board rd, Aubie Cook, Alan Stafford and John Cox. Also present Bg representatives from the Agricultural Fair Board: Harold ~ries; Newton Fowler; Jo Coble; j. W. McGee, Jr.; Doris ~at; James Lentz; Matt Barrier; E. E. Bishop; and Bob Baucom. ~ormer County Commissioner, was also present. inner, Chairman Freeman called the meeting to order at 6:05 those present to the meeting. r Privette delivered the invocation. :roduced Susan Carter, who has been hired as the Sales and ist for the ExpO facility. ~ported that the Board had identlfied "making the Expo Porting" as a 10ng-term goal during a January work session. 'h this goal, the County had hired David Forkner, Consultant ith and Partners, Inc., to review existing conditions at the make suggestions concerning improvements necessary for the s well aa identify future improvements to expand the using the facility. ~ gave a PowerPoint presentation regarding trends in the irgrounds and events centers along with design elements and 'eased the need for improvements to the Midway area for the ~vents, including paved walkway with water and sewer and · Mr. Forkner also discussed other needs such as facilities .ins events, accommodations for civic groups, development of dequate parking· ~iscussion regarding the Expo and potential uses of the =kner responded to a number of questions regarding such Iration of this type of facility, lack of hotels/motels in surrounding the Expo and comparison of the Expo facility center. In addition to the improvements to the Midway identified the following three priorities that he stated address: (1) Develop a mlssion statement for the facility; ] study to identify opportunities for use of the facility; a capital maintenance fund for the facility. lusion of the discussion, Mr. Forkner stated he would be evening to draw recommended facilities, such as a horse site plan. He will review those reco~m~endation8 during a ,on on Tuesday at the Expo. , general agreement asked Mr. Day to provide information at meeting concerning the development of a mission statement marketing study for the Expo facility. no further business to come before the Board, Chairman he meeting at 7:50 p.m. until 7:00 p.m. on Monday, February ~. Pleasant High School Cafeteria. Clerk to the Board