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March 10, 2008 (Work Session) Page 744 this year. He said SPRINT has made a substantial investment in the event and expects the Bobcat Arena to be sold out. UPON MOTION of Commissioner Carruth, seconded by Vice Chairman Juba and unanimously carried, the Board voted to place the budget amendment for the NASCAR SPRINT CUP All-Star Challenge ($20,000.00) on the March 29, 2008 Agenda as a Consent item. Finance Department - Budget Amendment (School Construction Fund $10,800,401.D0) Pam Dubois, Deputy County Manager, presented a budget amendment for the School Construction Fund totaling $10,800,901.00. She reported the budget amendment will enable the County to: (1) adjust the School Construction budgets from estimated to actual contract amounts; (2) record actual proceeds from the issuance of COPS (Certificates of Participation); (3) record the payoff of a previous Installment Financing; and (9) record. the proceeds from the refunding of the 1999 Installment. Payment Revenue bonds. UPON MOTION of Commissioner Carruth, seconded by Vice Chairman Juba and unanimously carried, the Board voted to place the budget amendment for School Construction Funds ($10,800,901.00) on the March 29, 2008 Agenda as a Consent item. Finance Department - Ambulance Receivables Write-off - $769,121.29 Pam Dubois, Deputy County Manager, presented a request to write off the Ambulance receivables for 2003 and 2009 totaling $769,121.29. She reported the County keeps three years of receivables plus the current year's receivables on the General Ledger. Due to an oversight, the write off of the 2003 ambulance receivables was not brought before the Board last year for consideration. In conclusion, she reported the Ambulance Billing Office has exhausted all efforts to collect these bills. Ms. Dubois responded to several questions from the Board. UPON MOTION of Vice Chairman Juba, seconded by Commissioner Mynatt and unanimously carried, the Board voted to place the Ambulance Receivables Write-off of $769,121.29 on the March 29, 2008 Agendaas a Consent item. Landfill - Solid Waste - Mulch Give-Away Rick Payne, Solid Waste Manager, presented a request to waive the fee for mulch during the week of April 19-26, 2008 in observance of Earth Day to get rid of a large amount of ground yard waste. He said this event benefits citizens who are doing yard work on Earth Day and helps with fire prevention. UPON MOTION of Vice Chairman Juba, seconded by Commissioner Carruth and unanimously carried, the Board voted to place the Landfill - Solid Waste - Mulch Give-Away onthe March 24, 2008 Agenda as a New Business item. Mr. Payne also responded to questions concerning the loading of mulch. North Carolina Education Lottery Applications - Kannapolis City Sohoola and Cabarrus County Schools Pam Dubois, Deputy County Manager, presented the following information related to the North Carolina Education Lottery applications for Kannapolis City and Cabarrus County Schools: Kannapolis: An application must be filed in order to release $965,000.00 of lottery proceeds for expenditures related to the addition of a wing and renovation of the vocational building at the A.L. Brown High School. Cabarrus: An application must be filed in order to release $3,269,935.00 of lottery proceeds for expenditures related to the construction of a new Middle School and replacement of Mt. Pleasant Middle School. UPON MOTION of Vice Chairman Juba, seconded by Commissioner Carruthand unanimously carried, the Board voted to place the North Carolina Education Lottery Applications for Kannapolis City and Cabarrus County Schools on the March 29, 2008 Agenda as Consent items. Finance Department - Project Ordinance for the Publio School Building Capital ProjeatFund