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November 2, 2009 (Work Session) Page 1670 $98 Million Bond Fund and Transfer Excess Funds to the General Fund for Payment of Debt Service as Directed by the Project Ordinance • Finance - Property Easements for the A. T. A11en Replacement Elementary School - ($11,636.00) • Landfill - Budget Amendment - Transfer of Asset to Landfill from General Services ($19,143.00) • Parks Department - Approval of Grant Application Requests for Southeast Park • Sheriff's Office - Budget Amendment - (Appropriation of Grant Funding for the N.C. Governor's Highway Safety Program - $110,345.00) • Solid Waste - Adoption of a Resolution Approving the Cabarrus County Construction and Demolition (C and D) Landfill Expansion • Tax Administration - Refund and Release Report - October 2009 Appointments • Appointments - Juvenile Crime Prevention Council (JCPC) Reports • Request for Application to County Boards/Committees • Tourism Authority - Report on Cabarrus County Tourism Authority's 1st Quarter 2009/2010 Activities Covnty Manager - New Governmental Office Complex - Update Chairman White advised final pricing information received for the selected sites for the new Governmental office complex need to be discussed in closed session. John Day, County Manager, informed "The Creamery" is another potential site the County investigated that has not been previously offered. He advised Mike Downs, Deputy County Manager, is prepared to give a presentation on the site and purchase information can be discussed in closed session. Mr. Downs advised a total of 12 sites are under consideration for the new Governmental Office Complex. He briefly commented on the conditions of some properties County staff have surveyed. Commerce - Proposed Habitat Project and Presentation from the Lawrence Group Jonathan Marshall, Commerce Director, introduced Bill Smith with Habitat Cabarrus and announced Mr. Smith is present to give the Board an update on the concept for the proposed County-owned property located at Cabarrus Avenue and Highway 601 Bypass in Concord. Bill Smith, Construction and Land Development Manager for Habitat Cabarrus, gave a brief overview of his responsibility to implement construction on the proposed property by July 2010. He petitioned the Board to: (1) authorize the County Manager to execute a Concord rezoning application; (2) authorize the property transfer once the zoning is approved by Concord; and (3) to provide a legal description for the property. He introduced David Malushizky and Rob Richardson of the Lawrence Group. Mr. Smith advised he is a certified-green professional builder. As such, all the homes in the proposed community will be certified "green" which will make the homes affordable, economical and sustainable. David Malushizky, of the Lawrence Group, presented a PowerPOint presentation of other projects the firm has worked on and two concept plans for a 95-single family home and 29-townhome Habitat project. Following the presentation, Mr. Malushizky responded to questions from the Board regarding the concept designs for the property. UPON MOTION of Commissioner Carruth, seconded by Commissioner Poole and unanimously carried, the Board voted to place the proposed Habitat project on the November 16, 2009 Agenda as a Consent item. EDC - Inaentive Grant Request for SBM Solar, Inc. and Public Hearing - 6:30 P.M. Ryan Mc Daniels, Vice President of the Economic Development Corporation (EDC), requested the Incentive Grant Request for SBM Solar, Inc. be moved to the end of the New Business agenda so the presenter, Anna Lu Wilson, may be present. Commerce - Consent P.greement for the Weat Oaka Subdivision Proieet