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January 10, 2005 (Recessed Meeting) Page 49 parking constraints would prevent the location of the temporary jail on that site. There was discussion regarding the siting of the Justice Center on the property and the possibility of saving the Red Pig Cafe. Mr. Cayado advised there would be no parking for the restaurant even if the building were saved. Also, he pointed out the importance of locating the underground tunnel as close to the Courthouse as possible. UPON MOTION of Commissioner Juba, seconded by Vice Chairman Carruth and unanimously carried, the Board selected the modified version of Design Option No. 4 for the Justice Center as presented. (5) Cabarrus Arena and Events Center - Private Management Selection Process In November, the Board directed staff to obtain references on the three finalists for the management of the Cabarrus County Arena and Events Center. Mike Downs I Deputy County Manager I reviewed the reference gathering process including the discussion of the management contracts, goal setting and budgets. In addition, he said the Cabarrus Convention and Visitors Bureau (eVE) obtained reference checks on the management firms from other CVBs throughout the United States. Overall, the comments were positive for all three candidates. Mr. Downs suggested the Board narrow the candidates down to two finalists and perhaps visit some of the facilities managed by those firms. In closing, he urged the Board to keep the process moving forward in a timely manner. With a limited staff at the Arena, he said it was difficult to reach out to the regional and national shows. UPON MOTION of Commissioner Privette, seconded by Chairman Carpenter and unanimously carried, the Board narrowed the candidates for private management of the Cabarrus Arena and Events Center to SMG and Global Spectrum. The companies will be asked to submit a schedule of events at their closest facilities for the next 30 days. This ~nformation will be forwarded to the Board for possible visits to those sites. (6) Release of Legal Invoices for the Past Three Years Pam Dubois, Deputy County Manager, reported a citizen requested copies of legal bills payable to Fletcher Hartsell for the past ten years. In accordance with the record retention policy, she stated the older invoices had been destroyed. Therefore, the Finance Department only has 3.5 years of invoices available. Ms. Dubois said the oldest six. months of invoices have been released. However, Board approval is required to release invoices from the past three calendar years, pursuant to N. C. General Statute (NCGS) 132- 1.1. She requested approval to release invoices for the past three years, subject to the exclusion of current unresolved litigation issues. Mr. Hartsell stated that releasing this data should not pose a problem with any information regarding pending litigation to be redacted. UPON MOTION of Commissioner Privette, seconded by Chairman Carpenter and unanimously carried, the Board pursuant to NCGS 132-1.1, authorized the release of legal invoices payable to Fletcher L. Hartsell,Jr., for the past three years (2002, 2003, and 2004), subject to the exclusion of current unresolved litigation issues. (7) Progress Report for Land Planning Efforts During Six-Month Subdivision Moratorium Jonathan Marshall, Commerce Director, provided a progress report of the land planning efforts during the six-month subdivision moratorium. He reported the following: (1) A Request for Qualifications (RFQ) was sent to approximately 20 consulting firms on December 21; (2) Five RFQ's were received and will be reviewed on January 11 by a selection team; and (3) Interviews will be scheduled with the selected firms the week of January 17. The selection team consists of the following members: Jerry Saunders (Cabarrus Regional Chamber of Commerce/Economic Development Corporation); Gary Embler (Cabarrus County Building Industry Association); Eric Baggarly (Central Carolina Association of Realtors); Tommy Porter (Eastern Cabarrus); Marlynn Burns (Northwest Cabarrus and Planning Board member); Richard Smith (City of Kannapolis); Jeff Young (City of Concord); Rodger Lentz and Jonathan Marshall (County staff) .