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Ms. Marilyn Bernhardt, resident of 5800 Wabash Lane, Concord, spoke in support of a lottery in North Carolina. Mr. Steve Cochran, resident of 6~00 Barrier Store Road, Mt. Pleasant, commented On the following items: (1) Recommended the sale of the Arena and Events Center to a private enterl~rise; (2) Availability of a 'working" telephone for Jail inmates; (3) If elected as County Commissioner, intent to donate his pay to the Cooperative Christian Ministry; and (4) Alleged conflict of interest by Mr. Hartsell as Attorney for the Town 6f Mt. Pleasant, Attorney for Cabarrus County and member of the North Carolina Senate. Ms. Shirley Porter, resident of 850 Pebble Avenue, Concord, spoke in support of a proposed convention center tO be located on Speedway Boulevard near the Rocky River ~olf Club and Lowee Motor Speedway. Mr. Ric Starnes commented on th9 following items: (1) Opposition to proposed convention center to be built by John Q. Hammons on property owned by the City of Concord; (2) Concern that TH~INDEPE~TDENT TRIBUNE is not publishing both sides of thG story regarding the conPention center; and (3) Agreement by the Tourism Authority to provide $20,000.00 fbr an event that was being organized by the father of the Authority's Chairman but later canceled for this year. There was ~o one else present to a~dress the Board, and Chairman Freeman closed that portion of the meeting. (E) OLD BUSINESS (E-l) Justice Center Pro~mc~ Monthl7 P~o~rese Re~ort Mr. Day gave a brief update on the Jail/Justice Center project. He stated the contract wit~ Ware Bonsall A~chitect~, along with ~he scope of work for the pro3ect, was included in the Consent Agehda. Sheriff Brad Riley reported that the average daily jail population thus far for the month of October was 207 with a peak population of 218. He stated the department has ~tilized the contract with Gaston County and ten inmates were being housed in the Gaston County Detention Center. (E-2) Hotel end ~onferance Center Ince~t~ve Gran~ Pro,ram At the meeting on September 15, t~e Board tabled =he proposed Hotel and Conference Cente~ Incentive Grant Program until the October 20=h meeting. The Board asked Comn~ssioners Carruth and P~ivette to meet with Doug Stafford to discuss the proposed program. Commissioner Privette reported tha~ he and Commissioner Carruth have not yet been able to ~eet with Doug Staffordldue to scheduling conflicts. He asked that consideration of the Hotel and Conference Center Incentive Grant Program be delayed to the meeting in November. Chairman F=eeman requested the follpwing changes to the proposed Incentive Grant Program: (1) Page 2 - Second paragraph - Change review requirement from every two years to 'annually"; (2) Page i4 - third paragraph - Delete 'and the Tourism Authority"; and (3) Page 4 - ~ourth paragraph - Delete 'and other contracting agencies." He also pointedi out the requirement on Page 5 for a public hearing prior to the approval of ]an agreement between the County and a developer. Commissioner Carruth made a motio~ to approve the Hotel and Conference Center Incentive Grant Program with the changes listed by Chairman Freeman and with the reduction of the requirement fo~ a Level I grant from a minimum of 150 rooms to 100 roo~s. Commissione~ Carpenter seconded the motion. Commissioner Privette made a substitute motion to delay consideration of the Hotel and Conference Center Incentive Gran~ Program until the November meeting to allow time for discussion w~th D~ug Stafford and for the County Attorney to review the wording of the requested amendments. Vice Chairman Suggs seconded the motion, which failed with COmmissioner Privet=e and Vice Chairman Suggs voting for and Chairman Freeman a~d Commissioners Carpenter an~.Carruth voting against. UPON MOTION of Commissioner Carru~h, seconded by Commissione~ Carpenter with Commissioners Carruth and Carpenter and Chairman Freeman voting for and Vice Chairman Suggs a~d Commissioner Privette voting against, the Board adopted the Hotel and Conference Center Grant Program with the changes listed by Chairman Freeman (see above) and with the reductio~ of the requirement for a Level I grant from a minimum of 150 rooms to 100 rooms. The Program as adopted by the Board was as follows: