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May 22, 2007 (Recessed Meeting) Page 379
<br />Throughout the presentation, County staff responded to a variety of
<br />questions from the Board including the subsidization of the Cabarrus Arena &
<br />Events Center and conducting traffic impact analysis in-house.
<br />Vehicles
<br />Mike Downs, Deputy County Manager, reviewed the proposed FY 2007-08
<br />Vehicle replacement and addition list as follows:
<br />
<br />Department No. of
<br />Vehicles
<br />Replacement
<br />Addition
<br />Cost
<br />General Government 19 X $ 493,000
<br />Public Safety 16 X $ 917,256
<br />Other 9 X $ 175,156
<br />Total $1,035,412
<br />Education Funding
<br />Pam Dubois, Deputy County Manager, reviewed the following School Budget
<br />Funding Request for FY 08 for Cabarrus County (CCS) and Kannapolis City
<br />Schools (KCS):
<br /> Cab. County
<br />Schools Manager's
<br />Recommendation Kannapolis
<br />City Schools Manager's
<br />Recommendation
<br /># of students 27,152 3,856
<br />Current Expense
<br />Funding Re guested
<br />$39,327,890
<br />$39,205,090
<br />$6,130,699
<br />$5,567,720
<br />ADM Funding $1,998.93 $1,993.91 $1,589.90 $1,943,91
<br />Buses $2,098,000 $2,098,000* $75,000 $75,000*
<br />Activity Buses $259,000
<br />Other $898,000 $572,000 $1,279,000 $500,000
<br />Start Up Costs 5700,000 $700,000
<br />Grand Total $43,227,890 $92,575,090 $7,489,699 $6,192,720
<br />*Includes supplemental funding for 98 million GO Bond Fund.
<br />Ms. Dubois responded to a variety of questions from the Board on the
<br />funding requests. She also pointed out that the Finance Department received
<br />the budget for Rowan-Cabarrus Community College late and was not able to fund
<br />all their requests.
<br />Recess of Meeting
<br />The Board took a short recess at 5:03 p.m. The meeting reconvened at
<br />5:21 p.m.
<br />Capital Imvrovement Plan (CIP)
<br />John Day, County Manager, briefly explained what the CIP is and how it
<br />works.
<br />Mike Downs, Deputy County Manager, reviewed the following proposed FY
<br />08 County projects totaling $226,906,023.00: Tax Software - $200,000.00;
<br />Frank Liske Park [FLP] (Softball Eield Renovations) - $182,850.00; [FLP]
<br />(Soccer Complex) - $194,062.00; Camp T. N. Spencer Park - $300,000.00;
<br />Southeast Cabarrus Community Park - $1,000,000.00; Concord Library Roof
<br />Replacement - $250,000.00; Sheriff's Office and Detention Center -
<br />$58,618,000.00; 600 mHz Radios - $336,000.00; Radio Paging System -
<br />$310,000.00; Department of Social Services Lobby - 5300,000.00; Cabarrus
<br />County Landfill (Scale House/Entrance) - $460,000.00; and a Landfill
<br />Recycling Truck - $110,000.00.
<br />During Mr. Downs' presentation, there was a general discussion on the
<br />upfit to the DSS lobby renovation and the expiration of the County's lease
<br />agreement for the Human Service building. Mr. Day pointed out $30 million is
<br />budgeted beyond 2012 for a new Human Services Center. He said this
<br />expenditure could be avoided if Daymark, a nonprofit organization housed in
<br />the current Human Services Center, was given ample notice to vacate the
<br />premises. He also mentioned the inclusion of CIP funding in FY 2011 for a
<br />parking deck and demolition of the old jail facility timed to coincide with
<br />the presumed completion of the jail housing unit. Finally, he pointed out
<br />the CIP includes funding for the courthouse expansion in FY 2012 and beyond.
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