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December 15, 2014 (Regular Meeting) Page 2234 a payment of $120,000 to the seller as compensation for improvements and a signaled rail crossing (total estimated value of $225,000) for the access off Wallace Road. The inability to use that access precipitated the alternate access acquisition. Consideration should be given to adding some part $120,000 to the amount taken off the original sales price. There is remaining value in the improvements and access road, particularly if an additional parcel is exchanged for non- residential development along the railroad tracks. Should the County cost of the access road be split evenly ($60,000) with the Wallaces, the total difference in value to be considered in redrawing the purchase agreement would be $569,416.24. That is approximately equal to three annual payments of $190,000 that would not be due to be paid to the Wallaces. Vice Chairman Poole expressed support for the exchange. Vice Chairman Poole then MOVED to proceed in January and to authorize the County Manager and County Attorney to continue negotiations for the property exchange and have that information available for the Board in January. Commissioner Mynatt seconded the motion. Commissioner Shue expressed support for the property exchange. He suggested during negotiations to consider spreading the three annual payments (the amount that would not be owed to the Wallaces) across the remaining years of the contract versus taking the three payments off at the end of the contract. Vice Chairman Poole advised since it is a zero interest contract, there may be tax implications for the Wallaces that should be taken into consideration. The MOTION unanimously carried. (G -2) Sheriff - Contract for Subscriber as a Service with Motorola Solutions for New Radios Sergeant Jody Johnson, Sheriff's Department, presented a request for a contract for subscriber as a service with Motorola Solutions for new radios. He advised the County currently has 525 radios for public safety in operation. All of which will reach end of support in the coming year. The County has 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 the county 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 the county to budget a consistent number for the next six years and allow the county 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 replacement and /or exit clauses. When factoring in the appropriated money in the CIP, and the county's current maintenance pricing, the same amount of money will be spent doing it this way as it would if the gradual approach to replacement was implemented. Vice Chairman Poole requested Motorola's consideration of donating the old radios to area high school fire academy programs. UPON MOTION of Commissioner Mynatt, seconded by Commissioner Honeycutt and unanimously carried, the Board approved the contract between Cabarrus County and Motorola Solutions; and authorized the County Manager to execute the contract on behalf of Cabarrus County, subject to review and /or revision by the County Attorney. (G -3) County Manager - FY 2015 General Fund Budget Mike Downs, County Manager, advised there were several areas the Board requested staff to investigate, in regards to reinstating budget cuts from the FY2014 -2015 budget. In addition, there are some programs and services staff recommends reinstating. As per the Boards' direction at the December 1, 2014 Work Session, Pam Dubois, Deputy County Manager, reviewed the following list of proposed programs and services for reinstatement: