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March 2, 2015 (Work Session) Page 2302 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 Monday, March 2, 2015 at 4:00 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. Call to Order Chairman Morris called the meeting to order at 4:04 p.m. Approval of Agenda Chairman Morris presented the following changes to the Agenda: Supplemental Information: Discussion Items - No Action 3.3 Cooperative Extension - NC Cooperative Extension Vision and Staffing Update • PowerPoint Presentation Discussion Items for Action at March 16, 2015 Meeting 4.3 County Manager - Approval of Maintenance and Repair Agreement Between Cabarrus County, GCS and KCS • Schedule Two - School Parks UPON MOTION of Commissioner Mynatt, seconded by Commissioner Shue and unanimously carried, the Board approved the Agenda as amended. Discussion Items for Action at March 16, 2015 Meeting GCS - Additional Funding Request for Road Improvements for the Odell 3 -5 -Q -1 -1 c; to Dave Burnett, CCS (Cabarrus County Schools) Director of Construction, advised construction at the Odell 3 -5 School site is underway. He noted while previous discussions had considered access from Highway 73 via traffic circle, the plans are now focusing on a left and right turn deceleration lane_ He reported the CCS BOE (Board of Education) is considering two options with the drive: one option is 1,200 linear feet and the other is 1,500 linear feet from the intersection at Odell School Road. Both will be pursued to determine which option is better economically. The BOE is requesting $839,500.00 for the construction of the road access. He also responded to questions from the Board. Kelly Kluttz, CCS Chief Finance Officer, was also in attendance. CCS - Funding Request for Surveying, Geotechnical, and Phase 1 for Royal Oaks Elementary School Replacement Dave Burnett, CCS (Cabarrus County Schools) Director of Construction, presented a request for $30,000.00 to be used for surveying, geotechnicai and Phase 1 for the Royal Oaks Elementary School replacement. He also responded to questions from the Board. Kelly Kluttz, CCS Chief Finance Officer was also in attendance. Discussion Items - No Action Active Living and Parks - Carolina Tarwheels Request Londa Strong, Active Living and Parks Director, presented the following information regarding a request from the Carolina Tarwheels and responded to questions from the Board. Carolina Tarwheels made a presentation to the ALP (Active Living and Parks) Commission at their February 19, 2015 meeting. The presentation was to request that the Active Living and Parks Department co- spensor their team. The co- sponsorship would allow them to utilize school facilities at no charge based on the