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September 5, 2017 (Work Session) Page 3286 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, September 5, 2017 at 4:00 p.m. Present - Chairman: Stephen M. Morris Vice Chairman: Diane R. Honeycutt Commissioners: F. Blake Kiger Elizabeth F. Poole Lynn W. Shue Also present were Mike Downs, County Manager; Richard M. Koch, County Attorney; Pam Dubois, Senior County Manager; Jonathan Marshall, Deputy County Manager; Kyle Bilafer, Area Manager of Operations; Terri Lea Hugie, Clerk to the Board; and Angela Poplin, Deputy Clerk to the Board. Call to Order Chairman Morris called the meeting to order at 4:00 p.m. Approval of Agenda Chairman Morris presented the following changes to the Agenda: Updated: Discussion Items for Action at September 18, 2017 Meeting 4.4 County Manager - Reappropriation of Funds for Ongoing Projects, Grants and Commitments • Reappropriation List - Updated Closed Session 6.1 Closed Session - Pending Litigation and Personnel UPON MOTION by Commissioner Shue, seconded by Commissioner Kiger and unanimously carried, the Board approved the Agenda as amended. Mike Downs, County Manager recognized and introduced the new Clerk to the Board, Terri Lea Hugie. Discussion Items - No Action Infrastructure and Asset Management - Discussion of the Former Mount Pleasant Middle School Kyle Bilafer, Area Manager of Operations advised that Infrastructure and Asset Management has taken over the management and care of the former Mount Pleasant Middle School property. In doing so, he requested input/direction from the Board prior to sale of the property. He also provided the status of the property, issues that have arisen, and the steps taken to address those issues. He also commented on outstanding work orders regarding some of the fields used by the youth associations, which will be taken care of by the schools. Mike Downs, County Manager advised that staff has had initial contact with interested parties in purchasing the property. He additionally commented on current rentals of the athletic fields, and maintenance and use of the fields in connection with the possible sale of the property. He stated he will be speaking to the Mount Pleasant Town Council next week regarding their interest in the property. A discussion ensued. During the discussion, Mr. Bilafer and Mr. Downs responded to questions from the Board. Discussion Items for Action at September 18, 2017 Meeting BOC - FY17-18 Centralina Council of Governments Membership Mike Downs, County Manager reported it has been several years since the County has been a member of the Centralina Council of Governments (CCOG) . He advised that staff is participating in the CCOG events. Additionally, membership dues have been budgeted for FY18, should the Board wish to join. A discussion ensued. UPON MOTION by Vice Chairman Honeycutt, seconded by Commissioner Shue and unanimously carried, the Board suspended its Rules of Procedure in order to take action on this item due to time constraints.