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January 28, 2011 (Board Retreat) <br />Page 293 <br />• Use of parks and recreation fields <br />• Animal control /adoption <br />• Revenue /budget <br />• Sales tax <br />• Jobs /economy <br />• Develop new leaders <br />• Concord Mills - financially stable? <br />• Old Philip Morris site - red flags - status of other large <br />properties <br />• Lottery <br />• Sales tax - sales tax exemption for public schools (identified as <br />a potential legislative item) <br />• Courthouse /Parks buildings /DSS /Transportation - consolidating <br />• Soil and Water and Agriculture group working together - other <br />synergies of operation <br />• Buy additional energy efficient vehicles instead of paying <br />mileage <br />Commissioner Measmer submitted the following items as <br />"Issues /Problems ": <br />• County / City relations <br />• No more new building projects in next few years <br />• Youth Council - Commissioners work with them <br />• Internship for Youth Council <br />• Transportation - needs to know more <br />• Revaluation - serious consideration and discussion <br />Commissioner Carruth submitted the following items as <br />"Issues /Problems ": <br />• Barber Scotia College - Piedmont Behavioral Healthcare is looking <br />for improved housing for mentally challenged citizens <br />• N.C. Central Park - several counties joined to create a "central <br />park" includes zoo, lakes, etc; <br />• Development of entrepreneurs <br />• Business council - diversity (Hispanic businesses popping up.) <br />• Homelessness - reduction <br />• Road network - how are consolidated road plans established <br />• Disappearance of local media - no way to discuss local issues; <br />partner with WTVI <br />• Cookie cutter developments <br />• Natural Heritage inventory - development agreements <br />• Decaying industrial properties <br />• Philip Morris property <br />• Pre -K preschool programs - impact on programs later in life <br />• Midland and Mt. Pleasant - access to I -85 <br />• Historic road routes - preserve or commemorate those roads <br />• Disappearing landmarks <br />• Long -term success of Volunteer Fire Departments <br />Afterwards, each Board member grouped their items with similar or <br />related items,. whenever possible. <br />Dinner Break <br />Dinner was served from 6:25 p.m. to 7:15 p.m. <br />Specific Outcomes <br />Vice Chairman Poole identified the following items as "specific <br />outcomes ": <br />• Meet with each city council within the next two (2) years <br />• Small Mart - develop an economic development initiative from the <br />County's prospective <br />• Continue land use planning effort <br />Commissioner Carruth identified the following items as "specific <br />outcomes ": <br />• 5 -year plan - set a maximum tax <br />• Historical and natural site protection <br />• Foster east /west relations <br />