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353 The Board of Commissioners for the County of Cabarrus met in regular session at the County Courthouse in Concord, North Carolina, on Monday, August 15, 1983, at 7:00 P.M. Present - Chairman: J. Harold Nash Commissioners: Archie Y. Barnhardt Marcelle ~lloway James W. Lentz Kenneth F. Payne The invocation was given by Reverend George Hinson of the Fisher Street Baptist Church in Concord, North Carolina. UPON MOTION of Commissioner Barnhardt, seconded by Commissioner Milloway and unanimously carried, the minutes of August 1, 1983, were approved as written. Mr. Robert Melton, General Manager of Vision Cable of Metrolina, reviewed the company's policy concerning the extension of service to residents whose homes are too far from existing lines to qualify. He reported that he had surveyed the Flowes Store Road area as requested by the Board on July 25, 1983, and had determined that the area did not meet the density requirements of forty-five (45) homes per mile of cable plant as specified in the Cable- vision Franchise Ordinance. According to Mr. Melton, the area from the Highway 601 and Flowes Store Road intersection represented 1.93 miles of cable and fifty (50) households for a total of twenty-six (26) homes per cable mile. Mr. George Tallent, Sr., resident of Flowes Store Road, asked that the Board consider changes to the Cablevision Franchise Ordinance which would permit the extension of cablevision service to the less densely populated areas of Cabarrus County. Chairman Nash advised Mr. Tallent that the Board would take his request under consideration. Chairman Nash stated that this was the day and hour scheduled for a public hearing regarding the naming of an unnamed road as Cavalier Court and asked if anyone were present who wished to speak for or against this road name. No one spoke regarding the naming of Cavalier Court. UPON MOTION of Commissioner Lentz, seconded by Commissioner Payne and unanimously carried, the Board approved the naming of an unnamed road as Cavalier Court. Bids received on August 5, 1983, for the automated power file for the Cabarrus County Health Department were as follows. LEGAL ADVERTISEMENT DATE: July 25, 1983 VENDOR Southern Business Systems 1701 Spring Garden Street Greensboro, N.C. 27403 CERT. CHECK WITH TRADE WITHOUT TRADE X $10,336.52 $10,586.72 Patterson Business Systems 417 East Boulevard Suite 101 Charlotte, N. C. 28203 X $11,800.00 $12,800.00 Mr. William F. Pilkington, Health Director, recommended that the Board accept the bid in the amount of $11,800.00 from Patterson Business Systems with the trade-in of the old equipment. He stated that the low bid from Southern Business Systems included plastic trays rather than metal trays, did not have the specified safety switch, and did not provide for service within fifty (50) miles. UPON MOTION of Commissioner Payne, seconded'by Commissioner Lentz and unanimously carried, the Board awarded the bid for the purchase of the automated power file tb Patterson Business Systems in the amount of $11,800.00 with the trade-in of the old equipment. Mr. John R. Boger, Jr., County Attorney, reviewed the extraterritorial jurisdictional boundaries of the City of Concord as defined by the City's Zoning Ordinance. He stated that Ms. Hilda Goodman who was appointed by the Board of Commissioners as the extraterritorial jurisdictional member on the Concord Planning and Zoning Commission did not live within the specified boundaries. The Board requested that Chairman Nash talk with Mayor Bernie Edwards regarding this appointment.