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March 10, 2005 (Work Session) Page 745 Pam Dubois, Deputy County Manager, presented a Project Ordinance for the Public School Building Capital Project Fund. She said the project ordinance is needed in order to comply with County policy and procedures. She also responded to questions from the Board. UPON MOTION of Vice Chairman Juba, seconded by Commissioner Carruth and unanimously carried, the Board voted to place the Project Ordinance for the Public School Building Capital Project Fund on the March 29, 2008 Agenda as a Consent item. NACo Preacription Discount Card Chairman White announced area Pharmacists Brian Freeman, with Cannon Pharmacy and Kyle Yoder, with Moose Pharmacy are present to discuss the NACo prescription discount card. Mr. Freeman spoke at length on the negative impact the NACo (National Association of Counties) Prescription Discount Card will have on local pharmacies and the lack of a Board vote or public hearing on the matter. He also presented a packet ofinformation entitled, "Negative Impact of Cabarrus County Prescription Discount Card on Local Pharmacies and the Community" that contained a price comparison of the top 20 medicines with and without the discount card. In response to questions raised by Mr. Freeman and Board members related to the County receiving free trips to attend the March NACo Conference for enrolling in the program, John D. Day, County Manager, reported the County did not receive any free trips to the conference. A general discussion continued and the following issues were addressed: transaction fees charged to the pharmacy by CVS/Caremark to process prescriptions; the local pharmacy's choice to participate in discount programs, or lack there of; government involvement in free enterprise; an exclusive right to a county endorsement; the execution of a contract with CVS/Caremark; the genesis of the program; options to citizens that cannot afford their medicine; lack of pharmacy representation on the program; cost- of the program; etc. After a lengthy discussion, the Board generally agreed to ask the County Attorney to review the contract and report back on any possible recourse. Salloum Ventures LLC - Sale of First Union Bank Building Richard Koch, County Attorney, reported Salloum Ventures, LLC is ready to close on the sale of the former First Union Bank Building in early April. In order to sell the property, he said a resolution containing information about the economic incentives and the impact that project will have on the County must be adopted. He said the resolution would be drafted and asked the Board to place. the resolution on the March 29, 2008 Agenda as a New Business item. _ UPON MOTION of Commissioner Privette, seconded by Commissioner Mynatt and unanimously carried, the Board voted to place the resolution related to the sale of the former First Union Bank Building to Salloum Ventures, LLC on the March 24, 2008 Agenda as a New Business item. Additional Agenda Items Chairman White reviewed the following list of additional items for the March Agenda: Recognition & Presentations: None. Old Business: None. Consent: • Tax Refund and Release Reports - February 2008 • Proclamation Declaring April 15, 2008, as "Guardian ad Litem Day" • Proclamation Declaring March 2008 as National Athletic Training Month • Resolution Changing County Assembly Day from May 21, 2008 to June 10, 2008 • Resolution Celebrating 100 Years of County Unity in Recognition of Our Association's Centennial