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161 UPON MOTION of Commissioner Melvin, seconded by Chairman Lentz and unanimously carried, the Board approved the submission of a grant application by the Cabarrus County Parks and Recreation Department for funding in the amount of $3,000.00 from the North Carolina Arts Council Grassroots Fund. Commissioner Hamby arrived and was present for the remainder of the meeting. Mr. Douglas Zawiskie, Architect with Kimball Associates, P.A., and Sheriff Robert Canaday reviewed the plans for the addition and renovation to the County 3ail. Stating that the project would cost from $2.4 to $2.6 million, Mr. Zawiskie requested authorization to begin the bidding process. UPON MOTION of Commissioner Payne, seconded by Commissioner Moss and unanimously carried, the Board authorized Kimball Associates, P.A., to proceed with the next step to put the jail project out for bid. Commissioner Melvin reported that the Social Services Board had voted unanimously to recommend that Mr. George Griffin be designated as the architect for the Social Services building addition. She stated that Mr. Griffin had been selected as his fee of seven percent (7%) was the low fee proposed by local architects and he was acquainted with the existing building. UPON MOTION of Commissioner Melvin, seconded by Commissioner Moss and unanimously carried, the Board accepted the recommendation from the Social Services Board for hiring Mr. George Griffin for the architectural duties for the Social Services building addition. It was noted that as architect for the Social Services building project Mr. George Griffin would serve as agent for the County and would be account- able for the project. UPON MOTION of Commissioner Hamby, seconded by Chairman Lentz and unanimously carried, the Board appointed Ms. Sue Casper to the Region F Aging Advisory Committee of the Centralina Council of Governments for a two year term ending June 30, 1989. Mr. Paul Watson, Engineer with HDR Infrastructure, Inc., presented a status report on the engineering services for the Coddle Creek project and outlined the schedule for further work on the project. He reviewed the following two options regarding the required relocation of the bridge on NC 136 over Coddle Creek. (1) (2) Allow the bridge to remain in the Transportation Improvement Program with replacement scheduled in Fiscal Year 1990. Request concurrence from the State to expedite the replacement of the bridge if the County takes the following actions: (a) Select and retain a registered engineer to prepare a Planning and Environmental Report to further identify the needs, estimated costs, cost sharing, and environmental concerns of the project. (b) Identify and obtain any additional right-of-way that would be required for the bridge and highway relocation that would be outside of that acquired for the reservoir project itself. (c) Select and retain a registered engineer to design the proposed facilities in accordance with the North Carolina Department of Transportation standards and their concurrent review and approval. UPON MOTION of Commissioner Payne, seconded by Commissioner Hamby and unanimously carried, the Board authorized Chairman Lentz to sign a letter written to the North Carolina Department of Transportation requesting concur- rence from the State to expedite the replacement of the bridge on NC 136 over Coddle Creek with the County taking the action as outlined by Mr. Paul Watson of HDR Infrastructure, Inc. The Board reviewed the proposal from Independent Opinion Research and Communications, Inc. for sewer facilities bond referendum services. UPON MOTION of Commissioner Payne, seconded by Commissioner Hamby and unanimously carried, the Board authorized the Chairman to sign the following contract with Independent Opinion Research and Communications, Inc., in an amount not to exceed $7,500.00 and moved that the $7,500.00 be taken out of the Contingency Fund for these services. CONTRACT BETWEEN INDEPENDENT OPINION RESEARCH INC. & CABARRUS COUNTY, NC This agreement made and entered into this 3rd day of August, 1987, by and between Independent Opinion Research & Communications Inc. located at 530