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467 <br /> <br />DRAFT <br /> <br /> There was general discussion regarding the Kannapolis School system, <br />including the district boundaries for Kannapolis City Schools and Cabarrus <br />County Schools, the process fo~ changing those boundaries and the future <br />involvement of the Citizens Oversight Committee in planning new Kannapolis <br />School facilities. A map showing the current Kannapolis Schoo~ boundaries as <br />well as those areas recently transferred from Cabarrus County Schools will be <br />provided to the Board. <br /> <br />The School Board adjourned its meeting at 7:00 p.m. <br /> <br />County ExPosition Center Prooerty <br /> <br /> Mr. Michael Jenkins, President of Leisure and Recreation Concepts <br />(LD~qC), and Mr. Ron Shook, Vice President of Planning with LJ~RC, joined the <br />Board for discussion of the Fairground and Bxposition Center property located <br />at the intersection of Old Airport Road and Highway 49. Mr. Jenkins gave a <br />brief oYerview of the history of 5D/~C and its various projects throughout the <br />world. He described the general process for developing a master plan for the <br />Exposition Center property that will include such uses as fairground <br />facilities, school maintenance garage and school administrative office. Mr. <br />Jenkins and Mr. Shook will be meeting with various individuals on Friday to <br />gather additional input about the development of the project. <br /> <br /> Chairman Fennel reported that discussions continue with the Cabarrus <br />County Agricultural Fair Board concerning the future of the Fair and plans <br />for relocation. <br /> <br /> The Board discussed a number of potential activities at the County <br />Exposition Center site. These included the following: regional fair; <br />equestrian events; arena; citizen's center; craft shows; recreational vehicle <br />(RV) campground; family campground durin9 races at Lowe's Motor Speedway; car <br />shows, including British car shows; theater productions; and graduations. <br />Staff Planner Nicole Story will be working with L~C on this project. <br /> <br />Solid Waste <br /> <br /> Mr. Rick Payne, Solid Waste Manager, presented a brief overview of the <br />Solid Waste Management Program budget request. He explained that additional <br />funds will be needed to clean out the larger sediment pond at the landfill <br />using landfill reserve funds. Also, there are plans to construct a household <br />hazardous waste storage building on land o~a~ed by the City of Concord and <br />located adjacent to the County's Servics Garage. This will also ser~;e as a <br />white goods holding facility and provide office space for the new Recycling <br />Coordinator position. <br /> <br /> The Board by general consensus agreed to the items as discussed for the <br />Landfill Fund. These items and necessary budgetary appropriations will he <br />included on the list of changes to the preliminary budget. <br /> <br /> Mr. Jim Cook, Social Services Director, gave a brief overview of the <br />proposed Social Services budget and distributed a copy of the Department's <br />1999 Annual Report. He discussed the ~New Focus in the Welfare Reform <br />Program" in wkich a client sees a social worker for a family assessment prior <br />to applying for public assistance. The department then provides short-term <br />programs to help the client get out of the crisis situation, thus avoiding <br />many applications for assistance. The program has been highly successful <br />with estimated savings of $198,030.00 for the first three months. Mr. Cook <br />also addressed issues relating to foster care, changes in the Medicaid <br />funding formula and the child support enforcement program. <br /> <br />Information T~¢hnolooy <br /> <br /> MS. Jean Kennedy, Director of Information Technology (IT), reviewed the <br />IT Programming Budget. Mr. Steve Hicks, Assistant Director, presented the <br />proposed Systems budget. Ms. Suzanne Soyd, Geographic Information Systems <br />(GIS) Manager, discussed the proposed GIS budget. In conclusion, Ms. Kerunedy <br />advised that IT was looking at a document management and imaging system for <br />the County and would bring a comprehensive package back to the Board for <br />consideration during the year. <br /> <br /> Mr. Day reported that renovations to the IT offices are almost <br />complete. However, a fire suppression system is needed in the computer room <br />before it can be occupied. He asked for approval of a $42,000.00 gas type <br />fire suppression system. ~-- I <br /> <br /> <br />