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March 21, 2005 (Regular Meeting) Page 108 The Board of Commissioners for the County of Cabarrus met in regular session in the Commissioners 1 Meeting Room at the Cabarrus County Governmental Center in Concord, North Carolina on Monday, March 21, 2005, at 6:30 p.m. Present - Chairman: Carolyn B. Carpenter Vice Chairman: Robert W. Carruth Commissioners: Robert M. Freeman Joni D. Juba Coy C. Privette Also present were John D. Day, County Manager; Jr., County Attorney; Frankie F. Bonds, Clerk to Honeycutt, Deputy Clerk to the Board. Fletcher L. the Board; Hartsell , and Kay Chairman Carpenter called the meeting to order at 6:30 p.m. Girl Scout Troop 443 of Cold Springs United Methodist Church conducted the Flag Ceremony. Scouts participating in the ceremony were: Sarah HarkeYI Glorie Hartsell, Haylee Hepler, Brittany Hinkley, Madison Liesman, Brittany Pender, and Madelyn Poole. Pastor Brian Darr of Central United Methodist Church gave the invocation. Chairman Carpenter stated a public hearing was not part of New Business Item G-4, Appeal by Parker & Orleans Homebuilders of the Planning and Zoning Commission's February 17th Denial of the Wellington Chase subdivision. She stated persons could complete a speaker's card and make their comments during the Informal Public Comments portion of the meeting. (A) APPROVAL OR CORRECTION OF MINUTES UPON MOTION of Vice Chairman Carruth, seconded by Commissioner Privette and unanimously carried, the Board approved the minutes of January 21, 2005 (Recessed Meeting - Retreat), January 22, 2005 (Recessed Meeting - Retreat), January 24, 2005 (Regular Meeting), and February 7, 2005 (Work Session) as written. (B) APPROVAL OF THE AGENDA Mr. Day asked for the addition of a Consent Agreement with Beazer Homes to the Consent Agenda and a Closed Session to discuss a personnel matter. Chairman Carpenter reported Commissioner Privette had made a request to add a Resolution to the Agenda in opposition to the lottery. She stated the additional information requested by the Board at the March 14th work session had not yet been obtained. Further, she said Ron Aycock, Executive Director of the North Carolina Association of County Commissioners (NCACC), had advised her this afternoon that the General Assembly would not be voting on the State-operated lottery for approximately five weeks. Commissioner Privette made a motion to add to the Agenda a "Resolution on a State-Operated Lottery" that was in opposition to the proposed lottery. Commissioner Freeman seconded the motion. Mr. Day stated he was not aware it was the Board's intent to consider the lottery issue at this meeting and had not yet compiled the requested information. He provided a copy of the material previously received from NCACC, including the Resolution adopted by the NCACC Board of Directors in support of a local option lottery and the "Model Resolution in Support of a Local Option Lottery." He said additional information had been requested and would be provided to the Board. After discussion, vice Chairman Carruth made a substitute motion to put the "Resolution on a State-Operated Lottery" on the Agenda for the April 4th Work Session. Commissioner Privette seconded the motion, and it was unanimously approved. UPON MOTION of vice Chairman Carruth, seconded by Commissioner Freeman and unanimously carried, the Board approved the Agenda with the following additions: Consent Agenda - Item F-20: Consent Agreement between the Cabarrus County Board of Commissioners and Beazer Homes corporation for the Mountain Laurel Subdivision; and a Closed Session: To discuss a personnel matter (s) as authorized by North Carolina General Statute (NCGS) 143-318.11(a) (6).