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March 9, 2009 (Special Meeting) Page 1266 The Board of Commissioners for the County of Cabarrus held a Special Meeting in the Cabarrus Room of the Cabarrus Arena and Events Center on Monday, March 9, 2009 at 3:30 p.m. The purpose of this meeting was to conduct an Agenda Work Session. The regularly scheduled Agenda Work Session, which was scheduled for Monday, March 2, 2009, was canceled due to inclement weather. Present - Chairman: H. Jay White, Sr. Vice Chairman: Grace Mynatt Commissioners: Robert W. Carruth Elizabeth Poole Coy C. Privette Also present were John D. Day, County Manager; Richard M. Koch, County Attorney; Mike Downs, Deputy County Manager; Pam Dubois, Deputy County Manager; Kay Honeycutt, Clerk to the Board; and Lyndsay Hayes, Deputy Clerk to the Board. Call to Order Chairman White called the meeting to order at 3:37 p.m. Emergenev Manaoement - Rimer Volunteer Fire Department Purchase o£ a 2009 Pierce Contender Tanker Financed Through United Financial of North Carolina, Inc. Steven Langer, Cabarrus County Fire Marshal, presented information related to a request from Rimer Volunteer Fire Department (RVFD) to purchase a 2009 Pierce Contender Tanker financed through United Financial of North Carolina, Inc. Mr. Langer reported because the fire department is volunteer, United Financial is requiring RVFD provide a letter from the County stating that the department has a district within the county, is a tax-based district, and is currently meeting the requirements of their fire service contract. He stated the current tanker used by RVFD is twenty-four years old and has had several maintenance issues. UPON MOTION of Commissioner Poole, seconded by Vice Chairman Mynatt, and unanimously carried, the Board voted to place the Rimer Volunteer Fire Department Purchase of a 2009 Pierce Contender Tanker Financed Through United Financial of North Carolina, Inc. on the March 16, 2009 Agenda as a Consent item. BOC - NCDOT Secondarv Roads Program Annual Statement Chairman White reviewed the following information related to the North Carolina Department of Transportation Secondary Roads Program Annual Statement, which was included in the agenda for informational purposes: SECONDARY ROADS PAVED DURING CALENDAR YEAR 2008 Subdiv or Rural SR# FROM TO LENGTH WIDTH TYPE WBS# COST SR SR R 2439 2408 2916 1.80 20' AST lOC.013028 $526,796 SECONDARY ROADS WIDENED DURING CALENDAR YEAR 2008 SR# FROM TO LENGTH WIDTH WBS # COST 1621 SR 1620 SR 1621 1.66 MI. 20' lOC.013034 $120,000 1121 MECK CO. SR 1117 1.88 MI. 20' lOC.013031 $359,548 1148 SR 1132 US 601 2.38 MI. 20' lOC.013035 $342,022 1602 NC 73 SR 1601 1.60 MI. 20' lOC.013036 $229,819 1949 SR 1601 MECK CO. 0.60 MI. 20' lOc.013037 $102,142 Vice Chairman Mynatt asked through what process these roads were chosen. John Day, County Manager, reported the roads are on a list maintained by the NCDOT, and the County is given no opportunity for input with regards to what roads are chosen. Jonathan Marshall, Commerce Director, stated the NCDOT uses a scoring system with criteria such as number of houses, institutional uses and businesses on the road to establish which roads are to be paved or widened.