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September 17, 2007 (Regular Meeting) Page 546 The Board of Commissioners for the County of Cabarrus met in regular session in the Commissioners' Meeting Room at the Cabarrus County Governmental Center in Concord, North Carolina on Monday, September 17, 2007, at 6:30 p.m. Present - Chairman: Robert W. Carruth Vice Chairman: Joni D. Juba Commissioners: Grace Mynatt Coy C. Privette H. Jay White, Sr. Also present were John D. Day, County Manager; Richard M. Koch, County Attorney; Mike Downs, Deputy County Manager; Pam Dubois, Deputy County Manager; Kay Honeycutt, Clerk to the Board and Lori Hinson, Deputy Clerk to the Board. Chairman Carruth called the meeting to order at 6:31 p.m. and led the Pledge of Allegiance. Reverend Lynn Watts Cash of Kerr Street Onited Methodist Church gave the invocation. (A) APPROVAL OR CORRECTION OF MINUTES UPON MOTION of Commissioner White, seconded by Commissioner Mynatt and unanimously carried, the Board approved the minutes of May 7, 2007 (Work Session), May 21, 2007 (Regular Meeting), and May 22, 2007 (Recessed Meeting) as written. (H) APPROVAL OF THE AGENDA UPON MOTION of Commissioner Privette, seconded by Commissioner Mynatt and unanimously carried, the Board approved the Agenda with the following changes: Additions - Appointment Item H-8 (Centralina Workforce Development Board (CWDB); and Closed Session Item L-2 (Closed Session to Discuss Matters Relating to the Location or Expansion of Industries or Other Business in the Area Served by the Public Body as Authorized by N.C.G.S. 193-318.11(a)(9). Deletion: New Business Item G-6 (Presentation of an Industrial Development Incentive Grant Request for Speedway Motorsports, Inc. and Scheduling of a Public Hearing - (Removed at the request of the Economic Development Corporation.) Supplemental Information: New Business Item G-9 (Ware Bonsall Architects - Amendment No. 11 and Item G-8 (Projects Funded By Tax Increment Financing (TI F) Bonds. (C) RECOGNITION3 AND PRESENTATIONS 2007 as N. The Board recognized Dennis Testerman, Senior Resource Conservation Specialist, who commented on past efforts to get the cleanup started many years and the effectiveness of the program. After Vice Chairman Juba read the resolution, designating Saturday, October 6, 2007 as N.C. Big Sweep Watershed Cleanup Day, the Board approved the following resolution: Resolution No. 2007-OB-A A RESOLUTION OF THE BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS OF CABARROS COUNTY DECLARING OCTOBER 6, 2007 AS CABARRUS COUNTY BIG SWEEP 2007 DAY WHEREAS, Cabarrus County is rich in natural resources and beauty; and, WHEREAS, water is a basic and essential need for all life; and, WHEREAS, trash fouls our waterways as well as our landscapes; and, WHEREAS, every citizen should contribute to keeping our environment clean and healthy by working together to preserve clean water and the natural beauty of our surroundings; and, - WHEREAS, North Carolina Big Sweep is a statewide and global community effort to retrieve trash from North Carolina's waterways and landscapes;