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198 <br /> <br /> UPON MOTION of Commissioner Privette, seconded by Vice Chairman Carruth <br />and unanimously carried, th~ Board appointed Blmira M. Polk as an alternate <br /> member to the Region F Aging Advisory Committee for a term of one year. Ms. <br /> Polk's term of appointment will end on June 30, 2002. <br /> <br />Home and Community Care Block Grant Steering Committee <br /> <br /> The Board received the Memorandum dated September 6, 20Ol from Mr. Mike <br />Murphy, Aging Director, listing the following recommendations for appointment <br />and/or reappointment to the Home and Community Care Block Grant (BCCBG) <br />Steering Com4~ittee: Reappointment - Betty Babb, Susan Donaldson, Bstelle <br />Ferraro, Paul Gebhardt, Michael L. Murphy, Sandra Russell, Richard Suggs and <br />Robin Swaringen; Appointment Gall Linker, Chasity Stoker and Laurie <br /> <br />several of the recormnended BCCBG appointees (Mike Murphy and Chasity Stoker <br />of the Department of Aging and Laurie Abounader from the Centralina Area <br />Agency on Aging) do not live in Cabarrus County. Board members addressed <br />such issues as the eligibility of persons who live within a local <br />municipality such as Kannapolis but are not residents of Cabarrus County and <br />the expertise of some persons who are not County residents that would be <br />beneficial to a committee. The Board by general consensus asked staff to <br />draft proposed changes to the Appointment Policy outlining residency <br />requirements with the Board having the discretion to make exceptions to the <br />Policy. <br /> <br />and unanimously carried the Board approved the following reappointments/ <br />appointments to the Home and Community Care Block Grant Steering Committee <br />for ter~s of two years ending June 30, 2003, and delayed consideration of <br />other appointments until the next meeting at which time the Board will <br />consider revisions to the County's Appointment Policy concerning residency <br /> <br /> Reappointments: <br /> Betty Babb IN. C. Senior Tarheel Legislature - Consumer) <br /> Susan Donaldson {Cabarrus County Department of Aging) <br /> Estelle Ferraro (Consumer) <br /> Paul Gebhardt (Cabarrus County Council on Aging - Conshuner) <br /> <br /> Richard Suggs (Cabarrus County Board of Co~is$ioners) <br /> Robin Swaringen (Concord Parks and Recreation) <br /> <br /> Appointment: <br /> Gall Linker (Adult Day Services - Caregiver) <br /> <br />INFORMAL P~BLIC CO~4ENTS <br /> <br /> Chairman Fennel opened the meeting for Informal Public Comments at 9:36 <br />p.m. There was no one present to address the Board, and Chairman Fennel <br />closed that portion of the meeting. <br /> <br />CO~4ISSIONERS DISCUSSION <br /> <br /> Chairman Fennel addressed recent news articles regarding what Cabarrus <br />County plans to do with Reed Gold Mine. Be stated to his knowledge the <br />reporters have not been in contact with any Board member about plans for Reed <br />Gold Mine. According to Chairman Fennel, the County is looking to enhance <br />Reed Gold Mine and to help the State move forward with the Master Plan that <br />has been in place for 25 years for the historic site. The following persons <br />will be invited to the retreat on October 12~ to discuss Reed Gold Mine: <br />William Powell, an expert in North Carolina history; Charles Powell, a local <br />resident and son of William Powell; and John Dysart, Manager of the Reed Gold <br />Mine State Historic Site. <br /> <br /> Vice Chairman Carruth also addressed the importance of preserving the <br />history Of Cabarrus County and specifically Reed Gold Mine. He reiterated <br />the Board's desire to enhance Reed Gold Mine and said there are no plans to <br />turn the property ihto a golf course or sell it off in <br /> <br /> <br />