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102 The Board of Commissioners for the County of Cabarrus met in recessed session at the County Courthouse in Concord, North Carolina on Monday, May 8, 1989, at 4:00 P.M. Present - Chairman: James W. Lentz Commissioners: R. Giles Moss William G. Hamby, Jr. Martha H. Melvin Billy J. Simmons, Jr. Dr. William F. Pilkington, Health Director, introduced the following Health Board members who were present for the meeting: Alfred M. Brown, Chairman, and members Jane Kiser, Goldia Cruse, John Lentz, Vernon Russell, and Dr. Allen Dobson. He stated the purpose of the meeting was to discuss matters relating to solid waste and landfill activities. Mr. John Roberts and Mr. Joe Wiseman, engineers with the consulting firm of Camp Dresser & McKee, presented an overview of the County's solid waste program. They discussed items relating to completed solid waste studies, current landfill activities, and new State requirements regulating the operation of a landfill. Mr. Wiseman specifically addressed a proposed recycling program for the county and the development of solid waste plans for the future. He recommended that future activities by the County include the implementation of a pilot recycling program, the acquisition of adjacent property to the landfill, and the installation of liners in sections of the unused area of the landfill in phases of three to four years. Mr. Alfred M. Brown, Health Board Chairman, requested that the County begin the first portion of the recycling program this year and add a phase during each of the next five years. He also addressed the issue of tire disposal and asked that tires be banned from the landfill. Chairman Lentz expressed appreciation to the Health Board and Health Department staff members for their work. He indicated that the Board of Commissioners would consider the proposed recycling program during budget discussions. Chairman Lentz recessed the meeting at 5:15 P.M. Chairman Lentz reconvened the meeting at 6:00 P.M. Commissioner Simmons was absent from the meeting at this time. Chairman Lentz stated this was the date and hour for a public hearing on the proposed 1989-1990 Cabarrus County Budget and opened the meeting for comments from the public. Mr. John Barnhardt spoke in support of continued County funding for the Meals on Wheels program. He stated in his opinion the program provided a needed service in the county by making it possible for elderly citizens to remain in their homes. Mr. Jimmy Auten, volunteer, also asked for the County's support in continuing the Meals on Wheels program. Ms. Teresa Melton, Aging Director, and Ms. Angela Ferguson, In-Home Service Coordinator, requested that the Department of Aging be permitted to implement the Title III B Chore Program and coordinate Respite Care in that department. Ms. Ferguson compared the services provided by the Department of Aging and the Department of Social Services and asked that the Board delegate the Department of Aging as the sole recipient of funds from the North Carolina Department of Aging programs. Mr. James Monroe and Mr. Jim Helms asked for continued funding in the amount of $5,000.00 for the Cabarrus County Boys Club and Camp Spencer camping program. According to Mr. Monroe, the Camp Spencer program provides a public service need as it targets young people who would not otherwise have an opportunity for summer camp. Ms. Shirley McDowell, Executive Director of Hospice, asked for continued funding in the amount of $5,000.00. She stated the funds are needed to help offset the cost of care for those of cannot pay for the agency's services. Ms. Sonya Beaver, member of the Board of Directors of Cabarrus Victim Assistance Network (CVAN), explained that agency's services to women and children and requested approval of the funding request by CVAN. Ms. Tina Loving, Chairman of the Cabarrus County Board of Education, read a letter from the Board of Education relative to that Board's request for the twenty-two percent (22%) increase in County funding and its goal of receiving funding on the State average. School needs as listed in the letter were as follows. Reduce class size (middle school level). Place additional computers in the classrooms.