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April 1, 2013 (Work Session) <br />Page 1483 <br />Parks <br />Fees provide <br />X <br />X <br />X <br />X <br />The department strives to <br />220 of parks <br />enhance the quality of life <br />support <br />of each and every park <br />patron whether they are at a <br />park for a picnic, a walk, <br />to watch a ball game, or <br />just to relax and enjoy the <br />serenity of the park. The <br />department is responsible <br />for daily management and <br />operations of three parks <br />consisting of 300 acres; <br />including personnel and <br />programs along with <br />wildlife, flora and fauna, <br />and natural resource <br />management. <br />Senior Center <br />Grants and <br />X <br />X <br />X <br />X <br />The department provides <br />Fees provide <br />leisure /recreational <br />55% of Senior <br />programs, educational <br />Center <br />classes and special events <br />support <br />for older adults and /or <br />adults with disabilities <br />throughout Cabarrus County. <br />Cabarrus County Senior <br />Center also coordinates the <br />Family Friends program, <br />Cabarrus Senior Games, a <br />coordinated volunteer <br />program, wellness programs, <br />and provides support to <br />local adults and adults with <br />disabilities to access <br />services /resources to meet <br />their personal needs. <br />Libraries <br />Grants and <br />X <br />X <br />X <br />X <br />The department offers books <br />Fees provide <br />and audio - visual items for <br />13% of <br />checkout, Reader's advisory <br />Library <br />services, public computers <br />support <br />and internet access, online <br />resources, programs for <br />children, teens and adults, <br />summer reading programs, and <br />an outreach program of the <br />homebound. <br />Cabarrus Arena & <br />$100,000 from <br />X <br />X <br />The day to day operations of <br />Events Center <br />the <br />the Arena and Events center <br />Convention <br />are managed by SMG, a <br />and Visitors <br />private facility management <br />Bureau and a <br />company. The cost of <br />small <br />operating the arena consist <br />financial <br />of two components: <br />contribution <br />operational cost budgeted at <br />from the <br />$764,178 and maintenance <br />Fair. <br />cost at $136,000. <br />Fair <br />Covered 100% <br />X <br />X <br />X <br />X <br />This department is <br />by fees. Also <br />responsible for managing and <br />provides a <br />operating all aspects of the <br />small <br />Cabarrus County Agriculture <br />contribution <br />Fair. The Fair provides a <br />to support <br />safe, family, fun - filled <br />the Arena <br />experience through <br />maintenance <br />educational and agricultural <br />in the amount <br />exhibits, amusement rides, <br />of <br />and entertainment for all <br />approximately <br />citizens. The Fair generates <br />$15,794 <br />enough monies to pay for all <br />its operations and a surplus <br />to offset the cost of Arena <br />maintenance. <br />