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August 20, 2012 (Regular Meeting) Page 1194 2) Monitor all phone calls which is not being done or else those whom are openly hostile towards us would stop providing that you do not have incompetent or corrupt management at DSS. 3) In regards to questions about receiving help in acquiring free or low cost medical care through DSS, all answers should be accompanied by written information which clearly states what the actual necessary procedures for doing so are, and all refusals for this help should be in writing and signed by the case worker. 4) Stop discriminating against White Males during the hiring process at the Cabarrus County Department of Social Services. Legalized discrimination against white heterosexual males is the number one reason why America is no longer number one in many areas where it used to be! Barbara Burrage, resident of 558 Sagewood Place SW in Concord, spoke in support of Woodson University's bid for the old Bethel School Property, addressed Agenda 21 and expressed dissatisfaction regarding the reorganization of the Department of Aging with the Department of Social Services and Parks Department. Jason Oesterreich, resident of 800 Towncreek Place in Concord, expressed appreciation for Deputy County Dubois' assistance with his budget questions. He also questioned the need for a property tax rate increase when the County has surplus funds estimated to be in excess of $16 million, a $30 million reserve fund and $650,000 in contingency funds. He also addressed new names assigned to tax payer funds to make spending them more palatable. With there being no one else to address the Board, Chairman Poole closed that portion of the meeting. (E) OLD BUSINESS (E -1) DOC - Old Bethel School Upset Bid Process - update Jonathan Marshall, Deputy County Manager, presented the following information as an update on the old Bethel School upset bid process: by the process approved by the Board, each time a new upset bid is received, a new 10 -day advertisement is posted; an upset bid was received on Friday, August 17` and once a 10 -day period passes without receiving an upset bid, the winning bid will be brought before the Board for approval. Chairman Poole stated an upset bid was received for $20,000.00 and a minimum bid of $21,050.00 is required to upset the current bid. The upset bid due date is August 27` at 3:00 p.m. (E -2) Solid Waste - Ordinance Acknowledging New Conditions of Existing Solid Waste Collection and Disposal Franchise Agreement with Republic Services, Inc. and Renewing the Franchise Agreement Through December 31, 2017 - Second Reading Chairman Poole announced a second reading of the ordinance is required to renew the Solid Waste Collection and Disposal Franchise Agreement with Republic Services, Inc. A lengthy discussion ensued. Vice Chairman Burrage and Commissioner Measmer advised this service should have gone out for bids and noted they were unaware, until recently, that other vendors wanted to bid on the services. Commissioner White reported the Board directed county staff some time ago to move forward with Republic's proposal and that the Board was told then there are other vendors that may be interested in bidding. Kevin Grant, Sustainability Manager, and Kyle Bilafer, General Services Director, were in attendance and responded to questions from the Board. Commissioner Carruth pointed out the decision to move forward with Republic has already been made and MOVED to adopt the ordinance acknowledging new conditions of the existing Franchise Agreement and renewing the Franchise Agreement through December 31, 2017. Vice Chairman Burrage seconded the motion. After Chairman Poole restated the motion, the MOTION carried, with Chairman Poole and Commissioners Carruth and White voting for and Vice Chairman Burrage and Commissioner Measmer voting against. Companies interested in bidding on this service in the future were advised to notify the Board of their interest toward the end of the 2015 calendar year.