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February 16, 2015 (Regular Meeting) Page 2286 UPON MOTION of Commissioner Mynatt, seconded by Commissioner Honeycutt and unanimously carried, the Board approved the proposed changes to the Active Living and Parks Commission By -laws. (F -2) BOC - Resolution Amending the Cabarrus County Board of Commissioners' Meetina Schedule for Calendar Year 2015 The Board adopted their 2015 meeting schedule on December 15, 2014. It was not determined at that time that the Board would convene with its local legislative delegation for the NCACC- sponsored "Meeting in a Box ". Members of the Board have consulted their schedules, and after receiving responses from local legislators, Friday, March 13 has been selected for the Meeting in a Box. A resolution is attached amending the 2015 meeting schedule. UPON MOTION of Commissioner Mynatt, seconded by Commissioner Honeycutt and unanimously carried, the Board adopted the following resolution. Resolution No. 2015-03 Resolution Amending the Cabarrus County Board of Commissioners' 2015 Meeting Schedule Whereas, on December 15, 2014, the Cabarrus County Board of Commissioners adopted a meeting schedule for calendar year 2015, which sets forth the dates, times and locations of various official county meetings; and Whereas, the Board desires to convene for the NCACC- sponsored meeting, known as "Meeting in a Box ", inviting their local legislative delegation to join them at 9 : 00 a.m. on Friday, March 13, 2015 in the multipurpose room at the Governmental Center in Concord, North Carolina; Now, therefore be it resolved, the Cabarrus County Board of Commissioners hereby amends its 2015 Meeting Schedule as follows:. The Board of Commissioners will hold the "Meeting in a Box" at 9:010 a.m. on March 13, 2015 at the Governmental Center in Concord, North Carolina. Adopted this the 16th day of February, 2015. /s/ Stephen M. Morris Stephen M. Morris, Chairman Cabarrus County Board of Commissioners Attest; /s/ Megan Smit Megan Smit, Clerk to the Board (F -3) CFSA - Elma C. Lomax Incubator _Farm Funding Request Carolina Farm Stewardship Association (CFSA) assumed operations of the Elma C. Lomax Farm after it was eliminated from the County budget, effective July 1, 2014. Cabarrus County entered into a temporary agreement with CFSA to operate the farm, effective through December 31, 2014. At the December BCC meeting, the Board elected to extend the temporary agreement until December 31, 2015 in order to give CFSA more time to resolve funding and management issues related to the farm. CFSA is requesting the County's provision of $25,000.00 from the deferred tax fund as a match for the more than $26,000.00 raised in the Barn Raiser funding campaign. The combined funding from the Barn Raiser and Cabarrus County would provide funding until June 30, 2015. This will allow time for CFSA to make applications for grants to help with operational costs. Due to timing, applying for grant funding for this year was not feasible. Finally, Rowan Cabarrus Community College (RCCC) will be offering instruction at the farm in 2015. RCCC has filed paperwork to make the farm part of the official teaching location (campus). CFSA has submitted a memo and a budget, both of which are attached. The Elma C. Lomax Farm impacts the community by providing agricultural education to Cabarrus County residents and food for hunger relief programs through the community garden.