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July 6, 2015 (Work Session) Page 2481 as expressed in the agreement and from Board of Commissioners' minutes, was that the reservoir ownership would be transferred from the County to SWACC at some point. He further stated transferring the property to WSACC would remove additional responsibilities the county has for insurance. He advised the county would still have some maintenance responsibilities outside of the agreement and said the lake would continue to serve county residents under the ownership of WSACC. A discussion ensued. Mr. Marshall stated at this point, staff is looking for consensus from the Board to move forward with working out details. He stated any action would still need to go before both boards for approval. BOC - Community Meetings Mike Downs, County Manager, requested direction from the Board regarding options for gathering citizen input concerning the county budget, programs, services, county facilities, local impacts of legislative decisions, etc. A discussion ensued regarding public input. At the suggestion of Chairman Morris, the Board agreed to set times for commissioners to meet for casual, public conversation with local municipalities. Commissioner Shue left the room briefly at 6:27 p.m. and returned at 6:33 p.m. BOC - Department Highlight - Communications and Outreach Kasia Thompson, Communications and Outreach Manager, and David Baxter, Channel 22 Manager, presented an informative video presentation and PowerPoint presentation reviewing the functions and services provided by Communications and Outreach. Ms. Thompson and Mr. Baxter also responded to questions from the Board. Discussion Items for Action at July 20, 2015 Meeting (Continued) Infrastructure and Asset Management - Human Services Center Lease Extension Kyle Bilafer, Infrastructure and Asset Management Director, presented the following information relating to a request for a lease extension for the Human Services Center. The current lease extension for the Human Services Center located at 1303 South Cannon Blvd. in Kannapolis expires on May 31, 2017. This current extension is the second extension of the original lease that was signed on December 1, 1996. The owner /lessor, Kannapolis Land, Inc. reached out to the County recently about pursuing another five -year extension that would extend the lease to May 31, 2022. County representatives met with the owner /lessor on -site to discuss the terms of this lease extension. The owner /lessor has agreed to replace 100,000 square feet of the roof based on poor condition due to age. The owner /lessor has also agreed to install a planted landscaped bed in a portion of the parking lot that consistently puddles due to poor site drainage. The hope is that this installation will decrease the risk of icing during inclement weather which has caused slips /falls in this area. The proposed lease extension asks for a monthly rate of $59,810.37 which would annualize at $717,724.44. This is the same rate that the county has been paying since June 1, 2012. A discussion ensued. During discussion, Mr. Bilafer and Mike Downs, County Manager, responded to questions from the Board. Planning and Development - Return of Property_Donated to Habitat for Humanity Kelly Sifford, Planning and Development Director, presented a request for the return of property donated to Habitat for Humanity. She advised after further investigation, Habitat for Humanity has determined the development of the property donated for affordable housing is not feasible due to significant topographic and geographic issues. Habitat for Humanity is