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September 4, 2007 (Work Session) Page 536
<br />The Board of Commissioners for the County of Cabarrus met for an Agenda
<br />Work Session in the Multipurpose Room at the Cabarrus County Governmental
<br />Center in Concord, North Carolina on Monday, September 4, 2007, at 3:30 p.m.
<br />Present - Chairman: Robert W. Carruth
<br />Vice Chairman: Joni D. Juba
<br />Commissioners: Grace M. Mynatt
<br />Coy C. Privette
<br />H. Jay White, Sr.
<br />Also present were John Day, County Manager; Richard M. Koch, County
<br />Attorney; Mike Downs, Deputy County Manager; Pam Dubois, Deputy County
<br />Manager; Kay Honeycutt, Clerk to the Board; and Lori Hinson, Deputy Clerk to
<br />the Board.
<br />Chairman Carruth called the meeting to order at 3:38 p.m. and gave the
<br />invocation.
<br />Report on Censuring of Commissioner Privette
<br />Chairman Carruth reported Commissioner Privette pled guilty to six
<br />counts of aiding and abetting prostitution and that the Board asked
<br />Commissioner Privette to resign. Further, he asked the County Attorney to
<br />report on what actions can be taken in relation to this matter at the
<br />September 17, 2007 regular meeting, including but not limited to: 1) removal
<br />of Commissioner Privette from all boards and committees in the community
<br />which he has been appointed to by the Board; 2) removal of Commissioner
<br />Privette from county departments, boards or municipalities to which he has
<br />been serving as a liaison; 3) restrict and prohibit Commissioner Privette
<br />from officially representing the Commission at any out-of-county conferences,
<br />seminars, or other events; and 9) outline what can be done to censure
<br />Commissioner Privette.
<br />UPON MOTION of Vice Chairman Juba, seconded by Commissioner White and
<br />unanimously carried, the Board voted to place the aforementioned report from
<br />the County Attorney on the September 17, 2007 Agenda as a New Business item.
<br />Industrial Development Incentive Grant - Speedwav Motorsports, Inc.
<br />John Cox with the Cabarrus Economic Development Corporation (EDC)
<br />reported the EDC Board of Directors is evaluating an economic development
<br />incentive request from Bruton Smith for Speedway Motorsports, Inc., to build
<br />a $60,000,000.00 drag strip on property located in Concord's Public Interest
<br />District. He said more information on noise, noise abatement, protocols,
<br />etc., is needed before the EDC can make its final decision and
<br />recommendation. In the meantime, he suggested a public hearing be scheduled
<br />if the Board was interested in granting any incentives.
<br />John D. Day, County Manager, clarified that a public hearing could be
<br />scheduled at the September regular meeting and a brief discussion ensued.
<br />UPON MOTION of Commissioner White, seconded by Commissioner Mynatt and
<br />unanimously carried, the Board voted to place the request for a public
<br />hearing for an Industrial- Development Incentive Grant request for Speedway
<br />Motorsports, Inc. on the September 17, 2007 Agenda as a New Business item.
<br />Finance Department - Budget Amendment - Ongoing Projects From FY 2007
<br />Loretta Lee, Budget and Performance Manager, presented information on a
<br />budget amendment to appropriate fund balance from the General Fund for FY
<br />2007 on-going projects and/or grants. The breakdown is as follows: Building
<br />Maintenance projects - $129,799.00; Emergency Management grants -
<br />$131,008.00; Information Technology projects - $29,700.OO;CIP Projects -
<br />$231,277.00; Tax Administration projects - $59,611.00; Grant Refunds -
<br />$15,576.00; Parks grants - $33,220.00; DSS grants - $977,258.00; Economic
<br />Incentives - 5419,690.00; Aging grants - $130,376.00; and Grants -
<br />$86,580.00.
<br />Ms. Lee responded to questions from the Board.
<br />John Day, County Manager, explained it is not possible for projects or
<br />grants to end on June 30`" of each fiscal year and this process is an annual
<br />occurrence for local governments.
<br />UPON MOTION of Vice Chairman Juba, seconded by Commissioner White and
<br />unanimously carried, the Board voted to place the budget amendment(s) for
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