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WHEREAS, pursuant to the Agreement, the Counties agreed to execute deeds for the Real Property and transfer documents for personal property as may be necessary and appropriate for the transfer of fee simple title to the Park, its facilities and related personal property free and clear of all liabilities, claims, obligations, security interests and encumbrances; and WHEREAS, beginning on January 1, 1999, the City of Kannapolis, under the provisions of the Agreement did agree to act as lead agency for the management and operation of the Park which activities shall include, but shall not be limited to, the following: (a) Acting as the Park's purchasing agent for all supplies, (b) Providing accounting and other fiscal control in compliance with those procedures identified in North Carolina General Statutes Chapter 159, (c) Providing an annual audit of the Park's budget and expenditures as required by the North Carolina Local Government Commission, (d) Providing or performing such other services and activities as the City and Cabarrus County may agree; and WHEREAS, the Park Commission was greatly aided in its efforts to establish the Park through two Federal Grants for Capital Improvement from the Land and Water Conservation Funds of the United States Department of Interior and the National Park Service as well as a State Grant for Capital Improvement from the North Carolina Parks and Recreation Trust Fund; and WHEREAS, the Cannon Mills Company generously donated a substantial portion of real property used by the Park Commission to establish the Bakers Creek Park; and WHEREAS, Atlantic American Properties generously donated a substantial portion of real property used by the Park Commission to establish the Bakers Creek Greenway; and WHEREAS, the leadership and support of the members of the Cabarrus-Rowan Park Commission has been invaluable in the successful culmination of this project; and WHEREAS, the financial support provided by the Federal' and State grants, the combined support of Cabarrus County, Rowan County and the City of Kannapolis together with the generosity of private companies, businesses, non-profit org~inizations and the support of the general public serves as an excellent example of what can be accomplished when the public and private sectors work together for a common goal;