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December 1, 2014 (Work Session) Page 2215 the project (construction and outfitting of the new school) will receive sales tax reimbursements from the state. The Agency Agreement, among other items, allows for the County to appoint the BOE as its agent in connection with the construction of the Odell Grades 3 -5 Elementary School Project_ The BCE shall cause the Project to be completed in accordance with the respective construction documents and any applicable requirements of governmental authorities and law. The County and the BOE agree that all amounts received as refunds of State sales tax, with respect to expenditures made in connection with the Project, will be deposited as funds available for the acquisition and construction of the Project. The BOE has the title transfer and the Agency Agreement for this site on its December agenda. Salisbury -Rowan Community Action Agency, Inc. - Presentation of FY 15 -16 Application for Funding Dr. Jean Harvey, SRCAA (Salisbury -Rowan Community Action Agency, Inc.), presented information regarding the application for the 2015 -2016 Community Service Block Grant Application funding in the amount of $429,639.00 for Rowan ($221,819.00) and Cabarrus County ($207,820.00). She stated this is the third of three years the Agency has come before the Board. She advised 126 individuals were served last year and next year $53,000.00 will be used for client services. She also responded to questions from the Board. Dione Adkins, SRCAA, was also in attendance. Chairman Morris advised no county money is involved. Per North Carolina Code NCAC 97C.0111(8), the agency is required to submit the application to the Board of Commissioners for review. Sheriff - Contract for Subscriber as a Service with Motorola Solutions for KT w Rarii nc Chairman Morris announced an amendment to the Agenda. The "Sheriff - Contract for Subscriber as a Service with Motorola Solutions for New Radios" addition item on the Agenda will be addressed now in order to accommodate the Sheriff. Chief Deputy Paul Hunt presented the following information relating to a contract for Subscriber as a Service with Motorola Solutions for new radios. The County currently has 525 radios for public safety in operation. All of which will reach end of support in the coming year. We have added money into the CIP to begin a gradual replacement spread out over the next few years. in a joint effort, Motorola has proposed ,Subscriber as a Service, which will allow us to replace all radios at one time and spread the cost out over the next six years to include maintenance and any other service needs that would arise with the radio (subscribers) . As a service, the county would not own the radios, but would pay monthly for the use and service of the radios. This would allow us to budget a consistent number for the next six years and allow us to maintain the latest in technology after the first six -year cycle by replacing the radios with new ones and repeating the process for the next six years, with three cycles built into the contract over eighteen years of replace and /or exit clauses. When factoring in the appropriated money in the CIP, and our current maintenance pricing, we would spend the same amount of money doing it this way as we would if we implemented the gradual approach to replacement. Mike Downs, County Manager, stated the County Attorney and Motorola have been crafting the agreement for several months. He advised this is an opportunity to spread out the cost and receive all the radios upfront, with maintenance included. He further advised Motorola is requesting the County to commit to three six -year terms and with exit clauses included for both parties. He pointed out that it is beneficial to approve the agreement in December because Motorola's rates go up at the first of the year when they typically adjust their fees. He suggested the Board consider this opportunity over the next two weeks and place it either on New Business or Consent for the regular meeting. Chief Deputy Hunt stated of the 525 radios the county uses, 430 are used by the Sheriff's Department, 75 by Emergency Medical Services (EMS) and