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February 17, 2014 (Regular Meeting) Page 1928 Adopted this the 17 day of February, 2014. CABARRUS COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS BY: /s/ Elizabeth F. Poole Elizabeth F. Poole, Chairman ATTEST: /s/ Megan Smit Clerk to the Board (F -4) Planning and Development - Request to Submit Weatherization Application Cabarrus County has participated in the Weatherization and Heating and Air Repair and Replacement program for approximately 20 years. Each year, the Board provides consent for staff to prepare the application during the application period. The release of the application and the due date for submittal appear to be closer each year, making it necessary to request permission to prepare the application prior to having the actual application in hand. This is a non - competitive program. Applicants do not determine the amount of the funding request, the funding is determined by state formulas. The Weatherization and Heating and Air Repair and Replacement grants are tied together and must be accepted as a package. Qualification for these programs is income -based with a housing qualification component as well. The two programs together provide energy efficiency improvements and heating and air repairs and replacement. UPON MOTION of Vice Chairman Burrage, seconded by Commissioner Oesterreich and unanimously carried, the Board authorized staff to make the application during the application period and authorized the Chairman to sign the application. (F -5) Planning and Development - Soil and Water Conservation District - Application to the Federal Farm and Ranch Lands Protection Program The Conservation District wishes to apply for Federal Farm and Ranch Lands Protection Program funds to match one or more state Agricultural Development and Farmland Protection Program Trust Fund grants previously awarded to the District, up to a maximum of $806,225.00. The District was previously awarded $350,004.00 in federal matching funds to purchase a permanent agricultural conservation easement on Porter Farms. The landowners are exploring options to combine the acreage for which state farmland protection funds have already been contracted into a new application for federal matching funds. A budget amendment will be submitted at a later date if the matching funds are awarded. UPON MOTION of Vice Chairman Burrage, seconded by Commissioner Oesterreich and unanimously carried, the Board authorized the District to apply for Federal Farm and Ranch Lands Protection Program matching funds to place one or more conservation easements on Porter Farms. (F -6) Sheriff - Proposal for Lead Shot Excavation, Screening and Soil Reinstallation at the Cabarrus County Sheriff's Training and Firing Range Since operation commenced at the Sheriff's Department Training and Firing Range, lead shot has never been removed from the barrier walls. General Services recently tested the soil(s) for pH and lead. Based on the results, Cabarrus County feels the safest action would be to excavate the soil, screen it and re- install the soil. Additionally, the barrier walls will be stabilized with lime after the soil is reinstalled. After this process, the soil will be retested and moving forward, the soil will be tested periodically to evaluate future excavation and screening projects. The County has solicited outside environmental services firms for the project. CCI Environmental Services has submitted a proposal in the amount of $57,569.00, plus $2,000.00 for EPA approved steel drums. The County will be able to offset some of this cost by recycling the lead shot that is reclaimed. It is requested to use funds from the Cabarrus County Board of Commissioners Contingency and to authorize the County Manager to execute a contract with CCI Environmental Services.