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October 20, 2008 (Regular Meeting) Page 997 SMG has requested to make a change to First Bank to provide these services due to better fees and interest earnings on deposits. As part of G.S. 159- 31, the governing board of each local government shall designate as its official depositories one or more banks. The Finance Department is requesting that First Bank be added to the list of the County's official depositories. UPON MOTION of Commissioner Carruth, seconded by Vice Chairman Juba and unanimously carried, the Board approved First Bank as one of the official depositories for Cabarrus County. (F-10) Finanae - Temporary Construction and Sewer Line Easements for Cox Mill High School On August 11, 2008, the Cabarrus County Board of Education (BOE) approved the purchase of a Temporary Construction Easement from landowner West Winds Enterprises II, LLC and the condemnation of a Sewer Line Easement from landowner Van Every. The Cabarrus County BOE requests the Cabarrus County Commissioner s to approve the $13,813.00 and $9,971.80 acquisition. The total of $23,789.80 was previously budgeted under the land line item for the new Cox Mill High School. UPON MOTION of Commissioner Carruth, seconded by Vice Chairman Juba and unanimously carried, the Board approved the Temporary Construction Easement Agreement between West Winds Enterprises II, LLC, Van Every, Cabarrus County and Cabarrus County Board of Education for Cox Mill High School and authorized the County Manager to execute the Agreement subject to review and/or revision by the County Attorney. (F-11) Finance - Reallocation of School Funded Proieata in FY 2009 Budget In the FY 2009 Budget, the Board allocated $11,260,000.00 towards several school construction projects. Due to some changes in project costs and savings generated on other portions of the projects, it is requested to reallocate these funds. This will cover related costs for the initial school projects and the cancelation cost of the Mount Pleasant Middle School (MPMS) Architect project initially to be funded by Lottery Proceeds. Since the project has been delayed, the funds will be reverted for later use and the County is required to reimburse costs spent to date per the agreement. UPON MOTION of Commissioner Carruth, seconded by Vice Chairman Juba and unanimously carried, the Board approved the reallocation of the funds as presented as well as authorized the funding of the reimbursement of $53,685.00 to the Lottery Fund for the canceled Architect Contract for MPMS. The funds will be transferred as needed to the appropriate fund per the current budget ordinance adopted. (F-12) General Services - Request to Purchase Twenty-two (22) Hybrids (4- door) Toyota Camrya The Hybrid RFB (Request for Bids) yielded hybrid bids from Town and Country Toyota and Ben Mynatt Chevrolet. The hybrids we want to purchase are the same make and model that we currently have in the County's fleet which have exceeded expectations for maintenance and gas consumption. In addition, the Toyotas exceed the Chevrolets in the following areas: TOYOTA CAMRY HYBRID VS CHEVROLET MALIBU "MILD HYBRID" CAMRY MALIBU COST $29,302.00 $22,936.93 MPG 39 29 COST TO DRIVE 25 MILES 2.82 3.31 FUEL TO DRIVE 25 MILES 0.79 0.86 ANNUAL FUEL COST* $1,693 $1,987 Carbon Footprint** 5.9 6.3 Energy Consumption*** 10.1 11.8 *Based on 95~ highway driving, 55$ city driving-gas price $3.89 gallon **Annual Tons of CO2 Emitted ***Annual Petroleum Consumption 1 barrel=42 gallons Funding is included in the FY 09 budget for this purchase and the bids were slightly under budget. BID TABULATION