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September 8, 2008 (Work Session) Page 954 required tools and equipment; the inclusion of maintenance contracts for the HVAC and boiler; and salaries. UPON MOTION of Commissioner Carruth, seconded by Vice Chairman Juba and unanimously carried, the Board voted to place approval of proposal/contract with Keith and Keith Company for maintenance and custodial services for the Law Enforcement Center on the September 22, 2008 Agenda as a Consent item. New Government Complex to be Located at the "Old Fairgrounds" - Selection o£ Architect Mike Downs, Deputy County Manager, presented a request for the Board to schedule a meeting to interview architectural firms for the new Government Complex to be located at the "Old Fairgrounds". He reported the County received nine responses to the Request for Qualifications (RFQ) and the assigned committee selected six of the nine firms to interview. He further reported the interviews have been completed and the committee recommends the Board of Commissioners interview the following four architectural firms: ADW Architects, Inc.; LS3P Associates, LTD; Narmour Wright Creech Architecture; and Yates, Chrietzberg, Hughes Architects. Following a brief question and answer session, the Board agreed to schedule a meeting to interview the aforementioned architectural firms on October 1, 2008 in the Multipurpose Room at the Governmental Center from 8:30 to 11:00 a.m. Further, the Board agreed that each firm would be allotted 30 minutes and copies of their proposals will be posted on the County's website for review prior to the meeting. and Safety Nui John Day, County Manager, reported a large pile of trash on the property of Michael J. Howard located at 6291 Old Salisbury-Concord Road in Kannapolis, is visible from the road. This trash was originally held in a roll-off container, but was dumped in the yard by the container owner when the bill was unpaid. Richard Koch, County Attorney, addressed the following issues: a response was not received to a letter sent on August 13, 2008 demanding the property owner clean the debris within 10 days; at the same time the Cabarrus Health Alliance instituted a legal proceeding to obtain cleanup; however, there were service process issues related to a recent hearing; N.C.G.S. 153A- 140 allows the County to clean the property and place a lien on the property in an amount equal to the cost of cleanup; to comply with the statute, another letter must be sent to Mr. Howard advising him of his right to challenge the proceeding in court before the County can clean up the debris; and due to the amount of time that has lapsed and the unsuccessfulness of previous efforts, authorization to send the aforementioned letter was requested. A discussion ensued. The following issues were addressed: number of attempts to contact the owner; the owner was advised in August this offense is a Class 3 misdemeanor; etc. UPON MOTION of Vice Chairman Juba, seconded by Commissioner Carruth and unanimously carried, the Board suspended its Rules of Procedure in order to take action tonight on the letter to Mr. Michael J. Howard. UPON MOTION of Vice Chairman Juba, seconded by Commissioner Carruth and unanimously carried, the Board authorized the County Attorney to write a letter to Mr. Howard advising him of the County's decision to clean up the property and place a lien on his property for the cost. Mr. Koch asked the Board for clarification that the motion included approval for the County to proceed in accordance with that letter. The Board responded in the affirmative. Mr. Day commented on the unusualness of the situation and expressed appreciation to the Board for taking action on this item. Recueat to Waive Building Feea for Flooding Victims of Hurricane Fay Mike Downs, Deputy County Manager, presented a request to waive building fees for flooding victims of Hurricane Fay. He requested the date begin on August 27r", when the storm took place to a certain future date so