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September 25, 2006 (Regular Meeting) Page 106 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 25, 2006 at 6:30 p.m. Present - Chairman: Robert W. Carruth Vice Chairman: Joni D. Juba Commissioners: Carolyn B. Carpenter Robert M. Freeman Coy C. Privette Also present were John D. Day, County Manager; Richard M. Koch, County Attorney; Frankie F. Bonds, Clerk to the Board; and Kay Honeycutt, Deputy Clerk to the Board. Chairman Carruth called the meeting to order at 6:30 p.m. Junior Girl Scout Troop 492 of Rocky River Presbyterian Church conducted the Flag Ceremony. Scouts participating in the ceremony were: Heather Ashley, Maddison Hightower, Sophia Bish and Harli Tilley. Reverend Andy Langford of Central United Methodist Church gave the invocation. (A) APPROVAL OR CORRECTION OF MINUTES UPON MOTION of Commissioner Privette, seconded by Commissioner Freeman and unanimously carried, the Board approved the minutes of July 8, 2006 (Special Meeting), July 10, 2006 (Regular Meeting), and July 31, 2006 (Recessed Meeting) as written. (B) APPROVAL OF THE AGENDA UPON MOTION of Commissioner Freeman, seconded by Commissioner Privette and unanimously carried, the Board voted to approve the Agenda with the following additions: Supplemental Information for Consent Item F-7 - Additional Budget Amendment - Ongoing Projects from FY 2006 (Emergency Management); New Business Item G-6 - Fifth Amendment to Purchase and Sale Agreement between Cabarrus County and Allen Craven, LLC for the Former Cabarrus Bank/First Union Building; and New Business Item G-7 - Resolution Revising the Regular Meeting Schedule for October 2006. (C) RECOGNITIONS AND PRESENTATIONS (C-1) Recognition of Susie Bonds, Clerk to the Board, on Her Retirement from Cabarrus County Susie Bonds will retire on November 1, 2006 after 32 years of service to Cabarrus County. Her employment with the County began in September 1974 with the Department of Social Services. She was appointed as Clerk to the Board of County Commissioners in 1979 and has served in this capacity for the past 27 years. A retirement reception for Mrs. Bonds was held earlier this date in the Rotunda of the Governmental Center. On behalf of the Board, Chairman Carruth presented Mrs. Bonds with a plaque and each Commissioner expressed their appreciation to Mrs. Bonds for her service to Cabarrus County. Also, Commissioner Carpenter presented Mrs. Bonds with a gift from former and current Commission members. N.C. Senator Fletcher L. Hartsell, Jr. and N.C. Representative Jeff Barnhart presented Mrs. Bonds with the Order of the Long Leaf Pine award. Mrs. Bonds accepted the award and thanked everyone for their support. (D) INFORMAL PUBLIC COMMENTS Chairman Carruth opened the meeting for Informal Public Comments at 6:49 p.m. He stated that each speaker would be limited to three minutes. Thomas Milo of 445 Sunnyside Drive SE in Concord stated he is representing the developer of the Sapphire Hills subdivision. He reported this subdivision consists of sixty, one-level, two bedrooms townhomes which are very attractive to retirees. He further reported the last project built by this developer was in Cramerton, North Carolina; seventy percent of the homes were sold to retirees and of the remaining thirty percent, only one