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February 18, 2002 <br /> <br /> The Board of Commissioners for the County of Cabarrus met in regular <br />session in the Commissioners' Meeting Room ac the Cabarrus County Governmental <br />Center in Concord, North Carolina on Monday, February 18, 2002, at 6:30 p.m. <br /> <br /> Present - Chairman: Robert M, Freeman <br /> Vice Chairman - Robert W. Carruth <br /> Commissioners - Arne L. Fennel <br /> Coy C. Privette <br /> Richard D. Suggs <br /> <br /> Also present were Frank W. Clifton, Jr., County Manager; Fletcher L. <br />Hartsell. Jr., County Attorney; and Frankie F. Bonds, Clerk to the Board. <br /> <br /> Chairman Freeman called the meeting to order at 6:30 p.m. <br /> <br /> Girl Scout Junior Troop 404 of Ki~oall Lutheran Church conducted the Flag <br />Ceremony. Scouts participating in the ceremony were Amelia Ramirez, ~Cristen <br />Glatz, Lauren Brooks and Joettie Clinton. <br /> <br /> Reverend Joel Lentz of Faith Covenant Church gave the invocation. <br /> <br />APPROVAL OR CORRECTION OF MINUTES <br /> <br /> .UPON MOTION of Commissioner Fennel, seconded ~y Vice Chairman Carruth and <br />unanimously carried, the Board approved the minutes of January 28, 2002 as <br />written. <br /> <br />CLOSED SESSION <br /> <br /> Chairman Freeman reported the County Manager had asked that the Board go <br /> into a brief Closed Session prior to the approval of the Agenda to discuss some <br /> information relative to a company with which the County may enter into an <br /> agreement and relationship. <br /> <br />UPON MOTION of Vice Chairman Carruth, seconded by Commissioner Suggs and <br />· .unanimously. carried, the Board moved to go into Closed Session to discuss matters <br />relating to the location or expansion of industries or other businesses in <br />Cabarrus County as authorized by North Carolina General Statute 143-318.11(a)(4); <br />and to establish, or to instruct staff concerning the position to be taken by or <br />on behalf of =he public body in negotiating the amount of co~ensation and other <br />material terms of an employment contract or. proposed employment contract as <br />authorized by North Carolina General Statute 143-318.11(a) (5) (ii) . <br /> <br /> UPON MOTION of Commissioner Fennel, seconded ~y Commissioner Suggs and <br /> unanimously carried, the Board moved to come out of the Closed Session at 7:10 <br /> p.m. <br /> <br /> NO action was reported from the Closed Session. <br /> <br />A~PROVAL OF ~ AGE1TDA <br /> <br /> The following additions to the Agenda were requested: <br /> <br /> (1) Mr. Clifton - Old Business - Discussion of Potential Naming Rights <br /> Agreement for the Arena at the Expo Park [D-l(a)]; and Discussion of <br /> Proposed Agreement with Public Service of North Carolina for Gas <br /> Sez-vice at the Expo Site [D-l(b)]. <br /> <br /> {2) Commissioner Privette - New Business - Discussion of Certificates of <br /> Participation (COP's) Financing for a New Kannapolis Middle School <br /> <br /> (3) Commissioner Fennel - Closed Session to Discuss an Economic <br /> Development Project <br /> <br /> UPON MOTION of Commissioner Privette, seconded by Vice Chairman Carruth and <br />unanimously carried, the Board approved the Agenda with the requested additions. <br /> <br />OLD BUSINESS <br /> <br />Expo Project Update <br /> <br /> Mr. Mark Chappuis, F~o General Manager, presented an update on activities <br />associated with the Expo project. The advertising campaign is going well and <br />there have been a number of con=acts from a variety of groups interested in <br />booking events at the ~o. Some potent%al events after the Septe~foer 2002 <br /> <br /> <br />