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January 18, 2011 (Regular Meeting) Page 274 The Board of Commissioners for the County of Cabarrus met in regular session in the Commissioners' Meeting Room at the Cabarrus County Governmental Center in Concord, North Carolina on Tuesday, January 18, 2011, at 6:30 p.m. Present - Chairman: Vice Chairman: Commissioners: H. Jay White, Sr. Elizabeth F. Poole Robert W. Carruth Christopher A. Measmer Absent - Commissioner: Larry M. Burrage Note: Commissioner Burrage was absent due to illness. Also present were John D. Day, County Manager; Richard M. Koch, County Attorney; Mike Downs, Deputy County Manager; Pam Dubois, Deputy County Manager and Kay Honeycutt, Clerk to the Board. Chairman White called the meeting to order at 6:30 p.m. Junior Girl Scout Troop 97 from Kerr United Methodist Church in Concord conducted the Flag Ceremony. Scouts participating were: Kayla Kee, Bridget Tydings, Monika Graham and Haylah Wagoner. Father Joseph Dionne from Saint James the Greater Catholic Church delivered the invocation. (A) APPROVAL OR CORRECTION OF MINUTES UPON MOTION of Commissioner Carruth, seconded by Vice Chairman Poole and unanimously carried, the Board approved the minutes of November 15, 2010 (Regular Meeting), November 16, 2010 (Ethics Training), December 6, 2010 (Organizational Meeting), December 6, 2010 (Work Session) and December 20, 2010 (Regular Meeting) as written. (B) APPROVAL OF THE AGENDA Chairman White reviewed the following changes to the Agenda: Supplemental Information: (I -1) EDC - Quarterly Update for the Period of October - December, 2010 • December 2010 Report UPON MOTION of Vice Chairman Poole, seconded by Commissioner Measmer and unanimously carried, the Board approved the Agenda as amended. (C) RECOGNITIONS AND PRESENTATIONS (C -1) County Manager - Carolina Farm Stewardship Association - Cabarrus County Awarded Institution of the Year Roland McReynolds, Carolina Farm Stewardship Association (CFSA) Executive Director, recognized the County as the recipient of the "Institution of the Year" award for its commitment, innovation and impact towards sustainable agriculture. He said Cabarrus County is a model for how other counties in this state and throughout the southeast can help their communities by helping local farmers produce the food people want to eat. Vice Chairman Poole accepted the award on behalf of the Board. Debbie Bost, Cooperative Extension Director and Aaron Newton, Food Policy Council Coordinator were part of the recognition. (D) INFORMAL PUBLIC COMMENTS Chairman White opened the meeting for Informal Public Comments at 6:40 p.m. He stated each speaker would be limited to three minutes. Bishop Roland Jordon, resident of 134 Love Street SW in Concord, expressed appreciation for the closure of schools on the Martin Luther King, Jr. holiday and requested the annual adoption of a proclamation for Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, Veteran's Day, Memorial Day and for Black History Month. With there being no one else to address the Board, Chairman White closed that portion of the meeting.