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<br /> The Board of Commissioners for the County.of Cabarrus met in regular
<br />session at the County Courthouse in Concord, North Carolina, on Tuesday,
<br />April 5, 1988, at 3:00 P.M. The meeting had been changed from Monday,
<br />April 4, due to the Easter holiday.
<br /> Present - Chairman: James W. Lentz
<br /> Commissioners: Kenneth F. Payne
<br /> William G. Hamby, Jr.
<br /> Martha H. Melvin
<br /> R. Giles Moss
<br /> The invocation was given by Reverend Phillip DeBerry, Jr., of the
<br />Westford United Methodist Church.
<br /> Mr. Paul Watson, Engineer with HDR Infrastructure, Inc., presented the
<br />following preliminary cost estimates for four alternative spillway alignments
<br />for the Coddle Creek Reservoir: Alternative 1 - $6,960,800; Alternative 2 -
<br />$6,552,600; Alternative 3 - $7,720,400; Alternative 4 - $7,677,000. Stating
<br />he had eliminated Alternatives 3 and 4 due to higher construction costs, Mr.
<br />Watson described Alternatives 1 and 2 as follows:
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<br />ALTERNATIVE 1 - 300-foot gated crest at Elevation 645 plus 800-foot
<br />emergency spillway at 655. Fuse-plugged to Elevation 652.
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<br />ALTERNATIVE 2 - 225-foot gated crest at Elevation 645 plus 300-foot
<br />roller compacted concrete (RCC) spillway at Elevation 650 plus 500-foot
<br />emergency spillway at Elevation 655.
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<br />In conclusion, Mr. Watson recommended Alternative 2 Spillway Configuration for
<br />the Coddle Creek Dam design.
<br /> UPON MOTION of Commissioner Melvin, seconded by Commissioner Payne and
<br />unanimously carried, the Board accepted Alternative 2 as presented by Mr. Paul
<br />Watson as the design choice for the Spillway Configuration for the Coddle
<br />Creek Reservoir.
<br /> Mr. Paul Watson, Engineer with HDR Infrastructure, Inc., reported that
<br />Mr. Charles D. McGinnis, County Manager, had asked that the firm provide
<br />assistance with the construction administration and inspection in the absence
<br />of a staff engineer for the miscellaneous water and sewer systems presently
<br />under construction. These systems included Camelot Phase 1 and 2, Carriage
<br />Downs, Liberty Ridge, Southern Hills Mobile Home Park, Morris Glen, and Pitts
<br />School Road projects. In addition, Mr. Watson reported that a portion of the
<br />design work on the Country Home water project needed to be done before it
<br />could be submitted to the State for approval and then advertised for bids. He
<br />explained that all engineering work could be done under the current
<br />miscellaneous services contract and would involve a review of each project
<br />file to determine status, a meeting with the developer and contractor on site
<br />to review the project, and periodic visits and inspections to the site until
<br />the completion of each project.
<br /> UPON MOTION of Chairman Lentz, seconded by Commissioner Hamby and unani-
<br />mously carried, the Board moved that the on-going projects as presented by Mr.
<br />Paul Watson, Engineer with HDR Infrastructure, Inc., be continued by HDR
<br />Infrastructure, Inc., to the point of completion.
<br /> The Board also indicated that engineers with HDR Infrastructure, Inc.,
<br />would be asked to provide engineering services, if needed, for the jail
<br />construction project currently in progress.
<br /> Mr. Alvin M. Stanford, County Extension Director, reviewed his earlier
<br />request for permission for volunteers in 4-H, Home Economics, and Agriculture
<br />to utilize the Agriculture Center for such fund-raising activities as yard
<br />sales, car washes, and barbecue dinners. During discussion of this request,
<br />Mr. Stanford questioned the fact that fund-raising activities can be held at
<br />the schools in the county with no problems.
<br /> Mr. Blair D. Bennett, Finance Director, reported that the County's
<br />insurance carrier, Fred S. James Company, would not quote a cost for liability
<br />insurance in regards to the use of County facilities by private or non-profit
<br />organizations and had addressed the following concerns in regards to such use:
<br />(1) Non-county employees, such as volunteers, would not be covered for any act
<br />in which damage to another person's property occurred. (2) Exposure would
<br />occur when preparing meals and serving them to the public for a fee. The
<br />County could be liable if some type of food poisoning developed. (3) Coverage
<br />for this type of liability would be cost prohibitive for a non-profit group to
<br />attain. (4) Hold harmless agreements with the organizations as well as
<br />certificates of insurance in the amount of $1,000,000.00 should be provided if
<br />the County allows the use of facilities for these activities.
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