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July 5, 2016 (Work Session) Page 2813 The Board of Commissioners for the County of Cabarrus met for an Agenda Work Session in the Multipurpose Room at the Cabarrus County Governmental Center in Concord, North Carolina on Tuesday, July 5, 2016 at 4:00 p.m. Present - Chairman: Stephen M. Morris Vice Chairman: Diane R. Honeycutt Commissioners: Grace M. Mynatt Elizabeth F. Poole Lynn W. Shue Also present were Mike Downs, County Manager; Richard M. Koch, County Attorney; Jonathan Marshall, Deputy County Manager; and Megan Smit, Clerk to the Board. Call to Order Chairman Morris called the meeting to order at 4:03 p.m. Approval of Agenda UPON MOTION of Commissioner Shue, seconded by Commissioner Mynatt and unanimously carried, the Board approved the Agenda as presented. Discussion Items - No Action Youth Commission Update Clay Maguire, Cabarrus County Youth Commission and 4 -H member, commented on his upcoming trip to the NCACC Annual Conference in August. IAM - Downtown Parking Deck Update Kyle Bilafer, Area Manager, provided an update on the downtown parking deck, reporting that Morris Berg Architects designed three options for consideration. Todd Berg, Morris Berg Architects, reviewed options for the downtown parking deck. Mr. Bilafer presented an overview of the selection process used to determine the architectural firm and design team. He advised a parking deck committee, including City of Concord and Cabarrus County staff, toured parking decks in Fayetteville and Raleigh. Mr. Berg discussed geotechnical findings for the parking deck site and stated the seismic classification for this site is D. A lengthy discussion ensued. During discussion, Mr. Bilafer, Mr. Berg, Jonathan Marshall, Deputy County Manager, and Mike Downs, County Manager, responded to questions from the Board. Items addressed included: proposed uses for parking deck spaces; Concord's downtown zoning restrictions; possible acquisition of private property for the parking deck; the City of Concord's Downtown Master Plan; a possible joint meeting with Concord; etc. Discussion Items for Action at July 18, 2016 Meeting ALP - FY17 Matching Incentive Grant Requests Londa Strong, Active Living and Parks Director, stated the purpose of the Matching Incentive Grant Program is to provide seed money for civic, community and school groups to construct, improve or acquire recreational and park facilities in Cabarrus County. She advised the Active Living and Parks Commission reviewed five requests totaling $26,088.00 at their June 16, 2016 meeting. The proposed projects are as follows: Weddington Hills PTO, nature trail repairs; Rotary Club of Cabarrus County, dog run at Vietnam Veterans Park; Patriots Elementary PTO, Redhawk Trail Phase II; Rocky River PTO /Hartsell Athletic Association, playground equipment and shade structure; and Hartsell Athletic Association, maintenance equipment. She also responded to questions from the Board. DHS - Approval to Submit 5310 Transportation Grant Application Suzanne Moose, Assistant Human Services Director, requested the Boards' approval to submit an application for 5310 grant funds for Transportation. Bob Bushey, Transportation Manager, reported the City of Concord issued a call for projects for the Federal 5310 Elderly and Handicapped Grant with total funding availability of $493,530.00. He stated a 50 percent match is required for the grant. He further stated Cabarrus County currently provides