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May 3, 2010 (Work Session) Page 1908 John Day, County Manager, reported the response from citizens applying for the Food Policy Council has been very impressive. He stated several applications have been received thus far and more continue to be received. Chairman White requested the applications for review prior to the regular meeting. BOC - Discussion on Potential Appointment or Reappointment of County Representative to the Tourism Authority (Seat No. 7) Chairman White stated Noelle Scott's appointment to the Tourism Authority expires in June. He requested, if there are no objections, the Board consider reappointing her to the Authority for another three -year term. There were no objections. BOC - Receive Updates from Commission Members Who Serve as Liaisons to Municipalities or on Various Boards /Committees Chairman White suggested time be allotted during work sessions to receive updates from Commission members who serve as liaisons to local municipalities or that serve on various boards /committees. Chairman White reported the following: 1) at the Department of Social Service's meeting last month, there was discussion related to increased services; there was also discussion about a pilot project for Community Alternatives Programs (CAP); the Governor is looking to cut this program; due to income, a larger number of people will be eligible for services and there will be more demand for services; 2) he spoke with the JCPC (Juvenile Crime Prevention Council) Chair who advised they are working on their budget; $700,000 in funding requests was received with approximately $350,000 to award; 3) the Cabarrus County Board of Education (BOE) is considering redistricting students to Northwest; although it is a BOE decision, he has received emails asking the Board of Commissioners to oppose the redistricting; and 4) Cabarrus Rowan Urban Metropolitan Plan Organization (MPO) passed a resolution opposing transferring road maintenance of secondary roads in response to Senate Bill 758. Commissioner Carruth addressed the following information: the Public Behavioral Health (PBH) retreat was held last week; Medicaid funding has been extended to the entire state; alternatives are being considering including the merger of PBH with other Local Management Entities (LME's); the new PBH headquarters is under construction on the Kannapolis Highway; efforts are being made to incorporate two 300 year old oak trees discovered on the site into the parking lot design; etc. He also stated the Water and Sewer Authority of Cabarrus County (WSACC) has decided, after much discussion, to conduct a capacity analysis instead of a masterplan. Vice Chairman Poole addressed the following information: Kannapolis City Schools is working on their superintendent search; the City of Kannapolis is working on TIF (Tax Increment Financing) financing, but have no final responses; she has one more meeting with the Centralina Council of Governments (COG) to attend; the fees for Region F should be included in the budget; she has been able to attend one Transportation meeting and anticipates attending next month's meeting; etc. Commissioner Mynatt reported the following: she is very impressed with the Department of Aging operations and how many programs there are that the public is not aware of; the public needs to be informed of the programs available to assist the elderly population; there is an effort to initiate a new software program to simplify how information is handled between the different agencies; she has attended several Soil and Water meetings and is concerned with the lack of control and over development of creeks and streams. Commissioner Privette reported he serves on the Partnership for Children committee and is very impressed with the services they provide. Commissioner Mynatt added the Concord Library is having a book sale to try to supplement lost revenues. She stated citizens can donate their old books to the Library for this sale. Chairman White announced the Concord Library will undergo renovations within the next 90 days. He noted these renovations are funded by a donation from the Miriam Cannon Hayes Trust, specifically directed for the Concord Library and is not at taxpayers' expense.