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July 23, 2007 (Regular Meeting) Page 503 2. The funds are limited to use by the local Department of Social Services, Work Force Development Program or the community transportation system. 3. The funds may be transferred to the Elderly and Disabled Transportation Assistance Program or the Rural General Pubic Program after an assessment of employment transportation needs in the service area indicates that employment transportation needs are substantially being met. This assessment will occur prior to any transfer of funds and following submission of a statement to that effect from the County Manger to the Public Transportation Division. Rural General Public 1. The funds are limited to use by the community transportation system. 2. The funds will not be used to provide human service agency trips. WITNESS my hand and official seal, this 23`a day of July, 2007. Attest: /s/ Kav Honeycutt Kay Honeycutt, Clerk to the Board /s/ Robert W. Carruth Board of County Commissioners Chairperson State of North Carolina County of Cabarrus County Facilities - Public Hearing - 6:30 /s/ John Day John Day, County Manager ~r Public School The Chairman announced that this was the date, place and hour fixed by the Board of Commissioners for a public hearing concerning a proposed plan of financing in an aggregate principal amount of up to $8,500,000.00, which plan would involve the entry by the County into one or more installment financing contract(s) with one or more third parties pursuant to North Carolina General Statutes 160A-20, as amended, the proceeds of which would be used to pay all or a portion of the costs of acquiring real property, constructing, renovating and equipping new public school facilities, expansion or renovation of existing public school facilities, various real and personal property improvements related to the foregoing and a portion of the interest to accrue under the installment financing contract(s) during the construction period (collectively the "Project"), and under said one or more installment financing contract(s) the County would secure the repayment by the County of the moneys advanced pursuant to such one or more installment financing contract(s) by granting a security interest in and lien on all or a portion of the Project, which Project was described in the revised notice of public hearing published in The Independent Tribune on July 9, 2007 (the "Notice"). The Board of Commissioners first ratified and approved the designation of the meeting as a public hearing on the proposed plan of financing, the call of the public hearing and publication of the Notice. It was then announced that the Board of Commissioners would immediately hear anyone who might wish to be heard on such matter. No one appeared, either in person or by attorney, to be heard on such matter or the advisability of the plan of financing and the Clerk to the Board of Commissioners announced that no written statement relating to said matters had been received by the Clerk or the Finance Director. It was then announced that the public hearing was closed. Recess of Meeting The Board took a short break at 8:09 p.m. Chairman Carruth reconvened the meeting at 8:28 p.m. (G-4) Discussion of Detention Center Design and Construction ChairmanCarruth reported the Board agreed to discuss the jail housing unit at the request of Commissioner Mynatt. Chairman Carruth provided an overview of the jail construction project, including the approval of a Condition Use Permit by the City of Concord, subsequent litigation, failed mediation attempts and the upcoming hearing in the N.C. Court of Appeals. Commissioner Mynatt spoke at length on the jail project. She reviewed the project's timeline; commented on the controversy that developed when the