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November 1, 2010 (Work Session) Page 190 The Youth Council will provide teens an opportunity to be active citizens, to expose youth to county government, to discuss issues, and interact with county commissioners and employees through youth -adult partnerships. The Council's proposed membership will include two students from each public high school as well as two at -large members from home schools or other private schools in the county. Ms. Jones and Ms. Bost responded to questions from the Board. UPON MOTION of Vice Chairman Poole, seconded by Commissioner Carruth and unanimously carried, the Board voted to place the Creation of a Cabarrus County Youth Council on the November 15, 2010 Agenda as a New Business item. Finance - Approval of Cabarrus County School Request for AT Allen Elementary School and Related Budget Amendment - $94,734.00 On behalf of the Cabarrus County Board of Education, Kelly Kluttz, Cabarrus County Schools Chief Financial Officer, requested the reallocation of $94,734.00 to cover additional projects at the A.T. Allen Elementary School. She stated no "new" money is being requested, only a relocation from one line item to another. UPON MOTION of Commissioner Carruth, seconded by Commissioner Mynatt and unanimously carried, the Board voted to place the following item on approval of the November 15, 2010 Agenda as a Consent item: " Cabarrus County School Request for A.T. Allen Elementary School and Related Budget Amendment - $94,734.00 ". BOC - Code of Ethics - Tabled from October Work Session Chairman White stated the Board can adopt the Code of Ethics provided by the North Carolina School of Government to satisfy legislation. He advised that the document could be modified at the retreat by the new Board. In response to a question, Kay Honeycutt, Clerk to the Board, advised that an ethics training webinar is tentatively scheduled for Tuesday, November 16 and that local boards will be invited to participate. Commissioner Carruth MOVED to place the Code of Ethics on the November 15, 2010 Agenda as a Consent item. Commissioner Privette seconded the motion. Following a brief discussion, it was clarified that the School of Government's version of the Code of Ethics is the one to be adopted and the MOTION unanimously carried. Approval in Principle of Special Purpose Project for Carolina USA Partners, LLC and the Financing Thereof with Recovery Zone Facility Bonds in the Principal Amount of up to $100,000,000.00 and Public Hearing - 6:30 P.M. Jerry Newton, Project Representative, presented the following information regarding approval in principle of a special purpose project for Carolina USA Partners, LLC and the financing thereof with recovery zone facility bonds in the principal amount of up to $100,000,000.00: The Philip Morris USA property is under contract to be purchased by Carolina USA Partners, LLC. Both parties are working toward a closing that is anticipated by the end of the year. I am working on behalf of the purchaser. Carolina USA plans to fill the vacant Philip Morris plant with new businesses and create jobs for our community. Our goal is to put people back to work through the creation of a business enterprise mall. We are doing this by bringing in many businesses. With all things working out, new tenants will move in the primary building's 2.4 million square feet soon after the closing. There are a lot of items that need to be put in place for this project to come together. One deals with the overall funding mechanism of the project. The project financing is being met through a combination of funds, debt sources, and private