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5'~9 The Board of Commissioners for the County of Cabarrus held a continuation of a recessed meeting in the Multipurpose Room at the Cabarrus County Governmental Center in Concord, North Carolina, on Monday, October 2, 2000, at 6:30 p.m. Present - Chairman: Arne L. Fennel Vice Chairman: Carolyn B. Carpenter Commissioners: Jeffrey L. Barnhart Coy C. Privette Absent - Commissioner: Sue B. Casper Also present were Mr. Frank W. Clifton, Jr., CoUnty Manager; Mr. Fletcher L. Hartsell, Jr., County Attorney; Mr. John Day, Deputy County Manager for Operations; Mr. Jonathan Marshall, Planning Services Director; Mr. Mike Downs, Development Services Director; and Mrs. Frankie F. Bonds, Clerk to the Board. Chairman Fennel called the continuation of the recessed meeting to order at 6:35 p.m. A~pr~val of the A~enda Chairman Fennel listed the following Agenda items to be discussed and/or considered by the Board on this date: (1) Purchase contract and lease agreements for the First Union Bank Building; (2) Lease Agreement with the Cabarrus County Agricultural Fair Board of Directors; and (3) Proposed Unified Dev~lopmen~ Ordinance (UDO). ~ON MOTION of Chairman Fennel, seconded by Commissioner Carpenter and Unanimously carried, the Board approved the items of the Agenda as listed. First Union Bank Buildin~ Commissioner Carpenter, an employee of First Union Bank, asked to be excused from consideration of the purchase contracts and lease agreements with First Union. U~ON MOTION of Commissioner Barnhart, seconded by Chairman Fennel and unanimously carried, the Board voted to excuse Commissioner Carpenter from consideration of the purchase agreement and lease agreements related to the First Union Bunk Building. Mr. Clifton reviewed the prior action by the Board authorizing the acquisition of the First Union Bank Building conditioned upon the lease back by First U~fon of three areas totaling approximately 25,000 square feet. He presented the purchase contract and three lease agreements for formal approval by the Board. Plans are to use the upper four floors of the building 'to house those offices currently located in the basement of the Courthouse. ~PON MOTION of Chairman Fennel, seconded by co~issloner Privette with Chairman Fennel a~d Commissioners Privette and Bernhart voting for and Commissioner Carpenter abstaining, the Board approved the contract for the purchase of the First Union Bank Building at the cost of $550,000.00 and approved the three lease agreements for the lease back of the following areas by First Union Bank: (1) Drive-in teller operation; (2) Banking operation in the lobby; and [3) offices located on the mezzanine. Further, the Board authorized the County Manager to execute the purchase contract and the three lease agreements on behalf of Cabarrus County. Chairman Fennel briefly reviewed a proposed Lease Agreement between Cabarrus County and the Cabarrus County Agricultural Fair, Inc. for the FairgroUnds property. The period of time would began upon execution of the lease and would end on December 31, 2001. Chairman Fennel stated the Fair Board would meet in the near future to consider the transfer of the Fairgrounds property to the County along with proposed lease. Review of the Pro~osed Unified Development Ordinance Bach Board member received a copy of a draft Unified Development Or~inance (~DO) that specifically referenced Cabarrus County and the General . Statute citations related to County government.