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January 29, 2015 (Cabarrus Summit 2015) page 2271 The Board of Commissioners for the County of Cabarrus met for Cabarrus Summit 2015, at the Cabarrus Arena and Events Center in Concord, North Carolina on Thursday, January 29, 2015, at 5:30 p.m. Present - Chairman: Stephen M. Morris Vice Chairman: Elizabeth F. Poole Commissioners: Diane R. Honeycutt Grace M. Mynatt Lynn W. Shue Also present were Mike Downs, County Manager; Richard M. Koch, County Attorney; Pam Dubois, Senior Deputy County Manager; Jonathan Marshall, Deputy County Manager; and Megan Smit, Clerk to the Board. Also present were Frank Lapsley, Arena and Events Center General Manager and Kasia Thompson, Communication and Outreach Manager. The following municipal representatives were also present: City of Concord - Scott Padgett, Mayor; John Sweat, Mayor Pro Tem; Council Members Lamar Barrier, Al Brown, Jennifer Parsley, Jim Ramseur and Ella Mae Small; and Brian Hiatt, City Manager and Merl Hamilton, Assistant City Manager. City of Kannapolis - Darrell Hinnant, Mayor; Ryan Dayvault, Mayor Pro Tem; Council Members Diane Berry and Roger Haas; and Mike Legg, City Manager. Town of Harrisburg - Steve Sciascia, Mayor; Chad Baucom, Mayor Pro Tem; Council Members Benita Conrad, Phil Cowherd, David Isaacs and Jeff Phillips. Also in attendance from the Town of Harrisburg were Ann Gibson, Communications and Anna Lu Wilson, Economic Development. Town of Midland - Kathy Kitts, Mayor; Mike Tallent, Mayor Pro Tem; Council Members John Crump and Rich Wise; and David Pugh, Town Administrator and Richard Flowe, Planning, Zoning and Subdivision Administrator. Town of Mount Pleasant - Del Eudy, Mayor; Town Commissioners Scott Barringer and Jim Sells; and Randy Holloway, Town Administrator. Phil Boyle and Scottie Seawell of Leading and Governing Associates were present as facilitators for the meeting. Chairman Morris called the meeting to order at 6:09 p.m. Welcome and Introductory Remarks County Manager Mike Downs welcomed municipal elected officials, city managers and other guests. Chairman Steve Morris also shared welcome remarks and a brief history leading up to the Summit. He advised it was the first time in Cabarrus County history that elected officials from all the Cabarrus County municipalities had met together. Phil Boyle and Scottie Seawell, facilitators from Leading and Governing Associates, were also introduced. Prior to breaking for dinner, Patrick Coughlin, President and CEO of the EDC and Chamber of Commerce, challenged elected officials to give back to hunger relief programs such as Cooperative Christian Ministry. Dinner Break Dinner was served at 6:21 p.m. The meeting resumed at 7:04 p.m. Collaborative Discussion of Crass - Jurisdictional Challenges and Opportunities All of the guests were seated at tables with members from other municipalities at their table. The facilitators announced each table group would be tasked to converse about challenges and opportunities that cut across jurisdictional boundaries in Cabarrus County. Each table needed to come up with three of each and to record them on a provided worksheet. Discussions followed at the various tables. After lengthy discussion, each group transcribed their designated challenges and opportunities onto index cards, which were then posted on the wall by a representative selected by their group. opportunities were posted on one side of the wall, challenges on the other.