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592 Whereas, the North Carolina Governor's Highway Safety Program, hereinafter referred to as GHSP, proposes to implement a program to assist Cabarrus County, hereinafter referred to as the County, in protecting their young children against death and serious injury in automobile accidents, GHSP will provide the County with a supply of crash-tested automobile child restraint devices (CRD's), provide for the initial training of personnel who will implement the program to learn how to properly install and properly use the CRD's provided, provide all forms necessary for operating and keeping records of the operation of the program, provide materials developed for GHSP designed to educate parents about using CRD's, provide technical advice and general supervision to County personnel; PROVIDED, the County agrees to provide manpower or to designate a local group or agency, Cabarrus County Health Department, who will provide the manpower to coordinate, publicize, and operate the distribution of CRD's within the County for a period of not less than two (2) years, to obtain 50 additional crash-tested CRD's and to use them in this program, to insure that every parent who is loaned a CRD is given appropriate instruction as to how to use the CRD properly, to provide training for all persons involved in the loaner program who are not initially trained by GHSP, to report in three-month and twelve-month intervals as to the financial and implementation status and inventory of the program, to expand the program to its fullest extent possible based on local demand and/or manpower available to run the program, that any funds generated by the rental of CRD's provided by GHSP will be used to purchase additional CRD's or to replace and refurbish older seats, to ensure that all programs within the County that pro- vide health related educational services for lower income groups are aware of the program's existence, to provide information regarding toddler seats for participating parents who are returning their infant carriers, to be a focal point for child transportation safety dissemination within the County by using materials provided by GHSP. Whereas, the GHSP Local Government Child Restraint Loaner Program hereinabove described is considered most necessary to the preservation of the safety and welfare of the young children within the County. NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED THAT THE GHSP Local Government Child Restraint Loaner Program set out hereinabove be and it is formally approved by the Chairman of the Board of Commissioners and that the County Manager of this County be and is hereby empowered to sign and execute the required agreement between this County and the GHSP to acquire the benefits of the Local Government Child Restraint Loaner Program herein above set out for the County. Mr. Charles McGinnis, County Manager, reviewed the grant application proposal by the Agricultural Extension Service to provide for a field scouting program for Cabarrus County in cooperation with Federal and State integrated pest management programs. He reported that Mr. Alvin Stanford, County Extension Chairman, had requested that the County serve as fiscal agent for the program and had requested County funds in the amount of $6,188.00 to provide radio communications for this and other programs. UPON MOTION of Commissioner Cook, seconded by Chairman Bonds and unanimously carried, the Board approved resolution in support of the pro- posed field scouting program for Cabarrus County in cooperation with Federal and State integrated pest management programs and agreed for the County to handle the funds which would include receiving funds from farmers, making payments to scouts, and submitting request for grant payment. Mr. Charles McGinnis, County Manager, asked the Board's wishes regarding a plaque to be placed at the Rocky River Wastewater Treatment Plan. Commissioner Nash stated that the plaque should read "Paid for by Taxpayers of Cabarrus County". Commissioner Lentz made motion, seconded by Chairman Bonds, that the names of County Commissioners serving at the time of the original agreement between the County, the City of Concord, and Cannon Mills to build the Rocky River Wastewater Treatment Plant be placed on a plaque at the treatment plant. UPON SUBSTITUTE MOTION of Commissioner Nash, seconded by Commissioner Cook and unanimously carried, the Board deferred the matter of designating the names of County Commissioners to be identified on plaque for the Rocky River Wastewater Treatment Plant until the next meeting and requested the County Manager to determine what is on the plaques presently located at the plant.