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June 20, 2011 (Regular Meeting) Page 499 BY: /s/ H. Jay White, Sr. H. Jay White, Sr., Chairman ATTEST: /s/ Kay Honeycutt Clerk to the Board (F -9) Fire Marshal - Contract to Provide Tax District Fire Service (Concord / Jackson Park) In March, the Board of Commissioners approved the non - renewal of the fire protection contract with the Jackson Park VFD, effective June 30, 2011. The Fire Marshal recommends the County contract with the City of Concord to provide fire protection services to the Jackson Park Rural Fire Protection District as set forth in the agreement. UPON MOTION of Commissioner Carruth, seconded by Commissioner Measmer and unanimously carried, the Board approved the contract between Cabarrus County and the City of Concord for fire protection services for the Jackson Park Rural Fire Protection District, subject to review and or revisions by the County Manager or County Attorney. (F -10) Parks Dept. - Adoption of an Ordinance Amending Chapter 50, Parks, of the Cabarrus County Code of Ordinances The Cabarrus County Parks Commission requested research, reviewed and discussed the findings, and unanimously approved to recommend prohibiting the use of all tobacco products in all Cabarrus County owned and operated Parks. The Cabarrus County Wellness Director and Cabarrus County Health Alliance worked with the Parks Department in the development of an ordinance to prohibit the use of all tobacco products in all Cabarrus County parks. The Ordinance is the result of their research. Harrisburg Parks and Recreation is the only Department in the County with an ordinance prohibiting the use of all tobacco products on their park grounds and in their buildings. Other municipalities in the County are exploring the possibilities of some type of tobacco policy at this time. UPON MOTION of Commissioner Carruth, seconded by Commissioner Measmer and unanimously carried, the Board adopted the following ordinance amending Chapter 50, Parks, of the Cabarrus County Code of Ordinances: Ordinance No. 2011 -28 ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 50. (PARKS) OF THE CABARRUS COUNTY CODE OF ORDINANCES BE IT ORDAINED by the Cabarrus County Board of Commissioners that Chapter 50, Parks, Sections: 50 -2, Definitions, 50 -8, Smoking and 50 -14, Violations and Fines of the Code of Ordinances, Cabarrus County, North Carolina, is hereby amended to read as follows: ARTICLE 1. IN GENERAL Sec. 50 -2. Definitions In the interpretation of this and succeeding Department regulations or ordinances, the following terms unless otherwise defined therein, shall mean the following: County Building. A building owned, leased as lessor, or the area leased as lessee and occupied by the County Department means Cabarrus County Parks Department. Employee. A person who is employed by the County of Cabarrus, or who contracts with the County or a third person to perform services for the County, or who otherwise performs services for the County with or without compensation Grounds. An unenclosed area owned, leased, or occupied by the County Foot path or trail means any path or trail maintained for pedestrians. Park or parks shall be deemed to include all aspects of any county park. Parks System. any tract of land or body of water comprising part of the County's parks, playgrounds, natural areas, recreation areas, trails and greenways, and streams or other bodies of water. Pedestrian means a person on foot. Permit means any written license issued by or under authority of the department, permitting the performance of a specified act or acts on parks property.