April 4, 2011 (Work Session) Page 368
<br />Commissioner Carruth seconded the motion and the MOTION unanimously
<br />carried.
<br />A short discussion ensued regarding the possibility of the State
<br />requiring counties to provide jail housing for State inmates and local
<br />misdemeanants.
<br />FPC - Food Policy Council: 2011 Retreat Report, Mission Statement, Goals and
<br />Logo
<br />Aaron Newton, Local Food System Program Coordinator, advised David
<br />Kataja and Chris Jones, Food Policy Council members, will present a report on
<br />the Council's recent retreat, mission statement, goals, etc., at the regular
<br />meeting. In addition, Mr. Newton displayed an image of the Council's new
<br />logo.
<br />UPON MOTION of Vice Chairman Poole, seconded by Commissioner Burrage
<br />and unanimously carried, the Board voted to place Food Policy Council: 2011
<br />Retreat Report, Mission statement, Goals and Logo on the April 18, 2011
<br />Agenda as a New Business item.
<br />Cabarrus Arena and Events Center - Storage Building /Fair Office - Request to
<br />Award Contract to Low Bidder - CM Black Construction
<br />Mike Downs, Deputy County Manager, presented a request to award a
<br />contract for construction of a storage building /fair office at the Cabarrus
<br />Arena and Events Center to CM Black Construction. He advised the current
<br />fair office is a double -wide trailer that will be moved out to the Incubator
<br />Farm and a new metal building will be constructed on the same location.
<br />Further, he advised seven (7) bids were received with CM Black Construction
<br />Company, Inc., being the low bidder at $664,160.00; and, due to the remote
<br />location of the building, Concord waived the requirement to match the brick
<br />facade on the main building. Mr. Downs and John Day, County Manager,
<br />responded to questions from the Board regarding funding, completion date and
<br />the need for the construction.
<br />The bid tabulation is as follows:
<br />Bid Tabulation
<br />Company
<br />Bid Amount
<br />CM Black Construction Company, Inc.
<br />$664,160
<br />Cresent Construction Company, Inc.
<br />$674,965
<br />Ike's Construction, Inc.
<br />$665,000
<br />Liles Construction Company, Inc.
<br />$674,900
<br />Matthews Construction Company, Inc.
<br />$735,700
<br />Morlando Construction, LLC
<br />$670,700
<br />Murray Construction Company of Monroe, Inc.
<br />$737,720
<br />UPON MOTION of Commissioner Carruth, seconded by Vice Chairman Poole
<br />and unanimously carried, the Board voted to place Cabarrus Arena and Events
<br />Center - Storage Building /Fair Office - Request to Award Contract to Low
<br />Bidder - CM Black Construction on the April 18, 2011 Agenda as a Consent
<br />item.
<br />Commerce - TEXT2011- 00001 - Ethanol Fuel Production - Proposed Text Amendment
<br />to Cabarrus County Zoning Ordinance and Public Hearing - 6:30 P.M.
<br />Susie Morris, Planning and Zoning Manager, presented information
<br />related to an administrative text amendment to add Ethanol Fuel Production to
<br />the Cabarrus County Zoning Ordinance. She advised the proposed text
<br />amendment would add Ethanol Fuel Production (Residential, Personal Use Only)
<br />to all residential districts except for the High Density Residential District
<br />as a Permitted Based on Standards (PBS) use. It would also add "Ethanol Fuel
<br />Production Small and Medium Plants" as defined in the Code of Federal
<br />Regulations, to the General Industrial District as a Permitted Based on
<br />Standards (PBS) use. She further reported the proposed use is not currently
<br />addressed in the Zoning Ordinance and the text amendment was approved by the
<br />Cabarrus County Planning and Zoning Commission on March 17, 2011. Ms. Morris
<br />and Richard Koch, County Attorney, responded to a variety of questions from
<br />the Board.
<br />UPON MOTION of Commissioner Carruth, seconded by Vice Chairman Poole
<br />and unanimously carried, the Board voted to place "TEXT2011- 00001 - Ethanol
<br />Fuel Production - Proposed Text Amendment to Cabarrus County Zoning
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