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April ~7, 2006 - Regular Meeting Page 561 necessary general locations for the purpose of activities necessary for daily living. WHEREAS, CCTS provided over 116,000 trips and traveled over one million miles within Cabarrus County enabling all eligible citizens to improve and enhance their quality of life and promote an independent lifestyle that allows individuals to remain in their homes. WHEREAS, CCTS has placed a strong emphasis on training in the areas of Defensive Driving, First Aid, Pathogens and CPR which provides well trained county employees. WHEREAS, CCTS has always focused on safety as their number one goal, with this past year efforts I were rewarded with a cost savings to the citizens of Cabarrus County in a reduction in the cost of insurance for their fleet of vehicles. WHEREAS, CCTS promotes a sprit of teamwork, communication and accountability among its staff and has as their core principles; Integrity, Honesty and Respect which are meaningful to all members of the department as they perform their daily duties. NOW, THEREFORE, the Cabarrus County Board of Commissioners hereby congratulates CCTS for their efforts in meeting the transportation needs of the community, encourages them in their continuing efforts to provide quality service and applauds their dedication to safety as their number one goal. This the 17th day of April 2006. /s/ Robert W. Carruth Robert W. Carruth, Chairman Cabarrus County Board of Commissioners Mr. Bass thanked the Board for the recognition and praised the Transportation "team" for their hard work and dedication. (D) INFORMAL PUBLIC COMMENTS Chairman Carruth opened the meeting for Informal Public Comments at 7:11 p.m. He stated each speaker would be limited to three minutes. He reported citizens may also address the Board beginning at 6:30 p.m. during the Agenda Work Sessions that are held on the first Monday of each month. Fred Wally of Mooresville Road in Davidson distributed a document pertaining to an annexation of four acres of property on Bradford Road by the City of Kannapolis in November 2005. He reported the annexation was listed as Uvoluntary contiguous" even though Lake Howell, which is owned by Cabarrus County, separates the property from the existing Kannapolis city limits. He stated the annexation did not meet the State's statutes for contiguous annexation and asked the Board to direct the County legal staff to investigate and act on this matter. Commissioner Privette questioned the County Attorney on the County's ownership of Lake Howell and whether the annexation of property on Bradford Road was a contiguous annexation by the City. Richard M. Koch, Acting County Attorney, reported he would research the matter and report back to the Board at the next meeting. Colin Nowlin of Davidson Road in Davidson reported several citizens were not allowed to speak at a recent Planning and Zoning Commission meeting because speaker's cards were "lost" or there was not enough time for everyone to speak. He said everyone should have an opportunity to speak and, if there is not enough time, the development process should be slowed down. Richard Simone of Olde Cedar Court in Davidson thanked Board Members for attending a recent meeting to hear their concerns. He also commented on the proceedings of the Planning and Zoning Commission meeting of March 16. Mr. Simone said Keith Wayne, the applicant, was given a great amount of time to address the Commission even though some of the citizens that submitted speaker's cards were not allowed to speak. In addition, he reported Mr. Wayne was given an opportunity to make additional comments after the initial motion. Mike Wallace of Harrisburg complained members of the community were not given an opportunity to speak at the March 16th meeting of the Planning and