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September 8, 2009 (Work Session) Page 1551 5 Year Net Revenue $17,010.00 UPON MOTION of Commissioner Privette, seconded by Vice Chairman Mynatt and unanimously carried, the Board voted to place the Economic Development Grant Request for The Creamery Concord, LLC on the September 21, 2009 agenda as an 01d Business item. Commerce - Appeal of Request for Extension of Rocky Glen Preliminary Plat Approval (Randall T. Scribner) Commerce - Appeal of Request for Vested Rights (Randall T. Scribner) and Public Hearing - 6:30 P.M. Chairman White announced that prior to the meeting, Randall Scribner, the developer, requested theses items be tabled until the October 5, 2009 work session. UPON MOTION of Commissioner Poole, seconded by Vice Chairman Mynatt and unanimously carried, the Board voted to place the Appeal of Request for Extension of Rocky Glen Preliminary Plat Approval and the Appeal of Request for Vested Rights on the October 5, 2009 work session agenda. Commerce - Consent Agreement for The Mills at Rocky River Subdivision Project (Tabled to September 21) Richard Koch, County Attorney, reported he received an email from the developer's attorney stating the bank is leaning toward tabling their motion for the time being. He suggested this item stay on the September agenda. UPON MOTION of Commissioner Carruth, seconded by Commissioner Poole and unanimously carried, the Board voted to place the Consent Agreement for The Mills at Rocky River Subdivision Project on the September 21, 2009 agenda as an Old Business item. Commerce - TEXT2009-00008 - Proposed Text Amendment to Amend Chapter 5 and Appendix B of the Cabarrua County Zoning Ordinance (Tabled to September 21) John Day, County Manager, requested the text amendment be tabled until the October 5, 2009 work session because it is not complete. UPON MOTION of Commissioner Carruth, seconded by Commissioner Poole and unanimously carried, the Board voted to table TEXT2009-00008 - Proposed Text Amendment to Amend Chapter 5 and Appendix B of the Cabarrus County Zoning Ordinance until the October 5, 2009 work session. County Manager - Discussion of the Courthouse Project (Renovations, Exoanaion or Replacement) - (Continuation from August Work session) Chairman White reviewed the following three (3) alternatives provided to the Board: 1) renovate space in the current facility, which would relocate some of the employees to the 5th Floor o£ the Sheriff's Administration Building and renovate the lobby area in front of the courthouse at an approximate cost of $2.7 million; 2) to expand the courthouse which would entail destruction of the old jail and Sheriff's Department and putting a 225,000 square foot, shelled building on that site with an approximate cost of $93.8 million; 3) to totally replace the courthouse facility which would entail demolishing the current jail facility and Sheriff's Department and building the new facility for 225,000 square feet, plus a parking deck underneath the facility at a cost of approximately $51.6 million. He stated the Board has not been willing to commit to alternative 2 or 3 at this time and asked if the Board is willing to discuss the first alternative. A discussion ensued and the following issues were addressed: documentation showing which departments and staff would be affected by the options is needed; more discussion is needed regarding movement of staff and offices in the courthouse; input is needed from the Sheriff's Department regarding pros and cons of the options; tabling discussion until next year's Capital Improvement Plan (CIP) process; completion of the jail housing unit; parking issues; current courthouse renovations should be completed before the end of 2009; discussion in February or March of 2010 regarding the functionality of the current courthouse renovations; etc. Pam Dubois, Deputy County Manager, reported it is the County's practice to close a construction fund within six (6) months of moving into a facility.