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October 7, 2013 (Work Session) Page 1763 transitional Work First and general public employment transportation needs. Rural General Public Program (RGP) funds provide transportation services to individuals from the general public who are not human service agency clients. This service helps connect areas in the county that do not have public transportation services, such as the CK Rider which operates in the Cities of Concord and Kannapolis. These program funds are made available to counties through a formula allocation. ROAP funds are to be used for operational activities; not capital or administrative positions. These funds are required to be accepted together as a package and cannot be split apart. County governments are the only eligible applicants for formula ROAP funds and an application must be submitted to receive these funds. The program intends for these funds to provide additional transportation instead of replacing current funding sources or levels of service. Elderly and Disabled Transportation Assistance Program and Work First /Employment funding will be provided with 100 percent state funds and do not require a local match. RGP funds may be used to provide up to 90 percent of the fully allocated cost of each general public trip. A fare collected from passengers covers the 10 percent match, thereby removing the need for money from the general fund. Mr. Bass stated a public hearing is required. He also responded to questions from the Board along with Ben Rose, Human Services Director and Bob Bushey, Transportation Coordinator. General Services - Old Jail Demolition /Courthouse Annex Renovations Construction /Demolition Bid Award Kyle Bilafer, General Services Director, reported sealed bids from a formal bidding process were solicited for the Old Jail Demolition and Courthouse Annex Renovations project and were received on September 18, 2013. Staff and architect have reviewed the submittals. He requested the Board approve the bid award and authorize the County Manager to execute the contract between Cabarrus County and DH Griffin for demolition services for $117,000.00 plus contingency; and Cabarrus County and Liles Construction for the parking lot and courthouse annex renovations for $1,551,430.00 plus contingency, subject to review and /or revision by the County Attorney. He also reviewed plan renderings and responded to a variety of questions from the Board. Issues addressed included secure parking for court staff and opening the parking lot for public use after business hours and on weekends. It was the consensus of the Board to grant public access to the proposed parking lot after business hours and during the weekends. Roxann Vaneekhoven, Cabarrus County District Attorney, thanked the Board for agreeing to provide secure parking for court personnel. Planning and Development - Revision of Re- inspection Fees Kelly Sifford, Planning and Development Director, presented the following information relating to the revision of re- inspection fees: Construction Standards staff is proposing a revision to the re- inspection fees. The fee is currently $50.00 for any re- inspection and for multiple re- inspections. This creates additional costs for the county. Staff is proposing an increase to $100.00 for the first re- inspection and $125.00 for each additional re- inspection. The fees are typically applied as described in the attached memo. There is flexibility in the application and removal of the fees at the discretion of staff. The goal of this measure is to reduce failure rates and site visits. Ms. Sifford also responded to questions from the Board. Commissioner Burrage requested more information detailing inspections and suggested the fee remain at $50.00 for the first re- inspection and $125.00 for each additional re- inspection.