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92 WHEREAS: the first full week of May has been set as the annual celebration of the national week observing the philosophy of kindness to animals, NOW, THEREFORE: I, James W. Lentz, by virtue of the power vested in me as Ohm. Board of Commissioners of Cabarrus County do proclaim and pronounce the week of May 3-9 of 1987 as "Be Kind To Animals Week," and do heartily commend to all our citizens a full participation in all the events related thereto in this community. (Seal) /s/ James W. Lentz Chm. Cabarrus County Board of Commissioners Ms. Betsy Carpenter, President of the Cabarrus County Animal Protection Association, requested that the Board consider the licensing of dogs to be effective July 1, 1987. She proposed that Ms. Jan Sellars, Chief Animal Control Officer; Dr. Stuart Roberts, a veterinarian; a member of the Board of Commissioners; the County Manager; the Tax Collector; and the Tax Supervisor be appointed as a committee to begin work on drafting a licensing provision to be added to the current Animal Control Ordinance. Chairman Lentz requested Commissioner Melvin to investigate this request for licensing of dogs and to bring a report back to the Board on this matter. Chairman Lentz recognized Mr. Everette Gilliam, reporter with The Daily Independent, for his promotion with the newspaper. Mr. Gilliam was covering his last meeting of the Board of Commissioners after 15 years of reporting Board meetings. Mr. James Graeber, Chairman of the Senior Citizens Advisory Council, presented an update on the Council's research on a building project for aging services. He asked that the Board commit to constructing a new facility or renovating an existing facility with county seed funds of $100,000.00 each year for the next two fiscal years. Mr. Graeber reported that the Council was pursuing funding resources for the program from the municipalities in the County. He further indicated that local legislators were seeking State funds under a matching grant program for this project. Reverend Joel Cherry, member of the Senior Citizens Advisory Council, stated the Council was looking for a service delivery type building which would house the Senior Services Offices and serve as a central base for satelliting service delivery to the outlying areas of the county. Motion was made by Commissioner Hamby and seconded by Commissioner Payne to adopt the resolution to set aside $100,000.00 for the next two consecutive fiscal years to establish seed dollars to seek other funding sources for for the facility as proposed by the Senior Citizens Advisory Council. No vote was taken on this motion. The substitute motion made by Chairman Lentz and seconded by Commissioner Melvin to set aside a sum of dollars for the next two consecutive fiscal years to establish seed dollars to seek other funding sources for the facility as requested by the Senior Citizens Advisory Council was withdrawn after discussion. The motion by Commissioner Hamby and seconded by Commissioner Payne to amend the substitute motion to state that "the County Commissioners of Cabarrus County do hereby resolve to commit a sum of matching dollars for two consecutive fiscal years to establish seed dollars to seek other funding sources" for the facility as requested by the Senior Citizens Advisory Council failed with Commissioners Hamby and Payne voting for and Commissioners Moss and Melvin and Chairman Lentz voting against. UPON SUBSTITUTE MOTION of Chairman Lentz, seconded by Commissioner Melvin and unanimously carried, the Board adopted the following Resolution. A RESOLUTION Whereas, sixteen thousand plus older adults reside in Cabarrus and have been residents of the county for more than sixty years, Whereas, Cabarrus County Cor~nissioners share a mutual interest and concern in the longevity and well being of its older adult population, Whereas, the Cabarrus County Commissioners are committed to serving the people of Cabarrus County with a quality of service in the most cost effective manner,