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March 23, 2015 (Board Retreat) Page 2337 The Board of Commissioners for the County of Cabarrus met for a Board Retreat in the Multipurpose Room at the Cabarrus County Governmental Center in Concord, North Carolina on Monday, March 23, 2015 at 8:00 a.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; Pam Dubois, Senior Deputy County Manager; Jonathan Marshall, Deputy County Manager; and Megan Smit, Clerk to the Board. Call to Order After breakfast was served, the meeting was called to order at 8:29 a.m. Welcome and Reflections Phil Boyd, Facilitator, LGA (Leading Government Associates), advised the goal is to come out of today's meeting with a more refined, detailed plan that will set staff in the direction needed to proceed. Mr. Boyd then led participants in exercises regarding three focus areas. The first focus area involved transportation, connection and mobility. Participants discussed the following criteria: • Where are we now - what does it look and feel like today? • Where do we want to be - what results do we want, what should it look and feel like when we get there? • Why do we want to get there - why does it matter? • Who needs to be involved - which people, organizations, jurisdictions, and interests? • How should we go about achieving this - what strategies, actions, engagement and communications should we use? 1. Combine county and city systems; grant applications that are cross- cutting score higher and are more likely to receive funding 2. County as convener of discussions (i.e. light rail, crossing I -485 or connectivity to light rail) 3. County participation in road development beyond schools 4. Create a metropolitan entity to address broader interests MPO structure deals well with roads but less so with transit, mobility and connectivity 5. Greenway and bike /pedestrian connectivity 6. Interconnection of open space /parks between jurisdictions 7. Meeting transportation challenges with limited funding 8. Mobility and connectivity not addressed in current goals - incorporate into goals and shift focus of language from things like roads to concepts like mobility and connectivity 9. More local input into NCDOT road decisions 10. Perhaps institutionalize or form a regional or metropolitan entity for larger roads and municipalities 11.Publicize road network as a positive for county 12.Railroad - provides increased opportunity 13.School impacts and influences on transportation and roads 14.Transit 15.Transportation infrastructure Break The Board took a short break at 10:02 a.m. The meeting resumed at 10:22 a.m. Focus Area 2: Programs, Funding and_5ervices The second focus area involved programs, funding and services. Participants discussed the following criteria: • Where are we now - what does it look and feel like today? • Where do we want to be - what results do we want, what should it look and feel like when we get there? • Why do we want to get there - why does it matter?