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August 23, 2007 (Recessed Meeting) Page 534 The Board of Commissioners for Cabarrus County met in recessed session with the Cabarrus County Board of Education at the Cabarrus County Schools Administration Building in Concord, North Carolina, on Tuesday, August 23, 2007 at 6 p.m. Present - Chairman: Robert W. Carruth Commissioners: Grace M. Mynatt H. Jay White, Sr. Absent - Vice Chairman: Joni D. Juba Commissioner: Coy C. Privette Also present were John Day, County Manager; Mike Downs, Deputy County Manager and Lori Hinson, Deputy Clerk to the Board. The following members of the Cabarrus County Board of Education were also present: Dr. Harold Winkler, Superintendent; Liz Poole, Chairman; Holly Blackwelder, Vice Chairman and School Board members: Carolyn Carpenter, Cindy Fertenbaugh, Andrea Palo, Lynn Shue, and Wayne Williams. Jeanette Trexler, Director of Public Relations and Sam Masters, Director of Construction Projects were also present. Call to Order Chairman Carruth called the meeting to order at 6:11 p.m. Presentation of Blue Ribbon Committee Proposal Dr. Harold Winkler, Superintendent of Cabarrus County Schools, and John Day, County Manager, presented the following proposal for the establishment of a Blue Ribbon Committee including the goals, proposed members and charge to the Committee Goal: To identify possible cost savings areas for school construction and develop a list of critical school construction projects to meet demands for classroom space. This should be done in conjunction with consideration of the life cycle cost of items and durability of products [i.e., cheaper first cost may not be the cheapest overall cost due to increased repair/maintenance costs and shorter life span of products]. Proposed List of Blue Ribbon Committee Members: Tim Lowder, W. K. Dickson, Inc. Gary Embler, Niblock Homes Alice Steele-Robinson, retired educator John Morrison, Morrison Lumber Company Jeff Joyce, First Charter Bank Rick Price, The Cardigan Company Vernon Russell, Attorney Staff support will be appointed by the County Manager and the Superintendent for the Blue Ribbon Committee. Charge to Committee Members: • Review and make recommendations on the proposed critical construction project list. • Consider what community uses of school facilities after school hours are appropriate. • Consider siting and construction guidelines (CMS document as starting point). • Consider shared use of major athletic facilities. • Consider financing options. • Consider cloned schools to reduce design fees. • Consider multiple schools on single site - share facilities • Consider multi-story schools to reduce building footprint (Land Costs) and roof replacement costs. • ~ Consider more energy efficient designs and green construction methods and products • Consider alternative school schedules such as year round and double shifts Dr. Winkler and Mr. Day emphasized the proposed list was an initial start toward getting the Committee organized. Mr. Day stated changes could be made to the proposal and encouraged both Boards to give feedback and add additional names for possible membership to the Committee.