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May 2, 2005 (Work Session) Page 158 By consensus, the Board agreed to put the Partnership Proposal on the May 23rd Agenda as a Consent item. Youth Athletic Sponsors for New School/Park Sites (Pitts School Road Elementary, Bethel Elementary and Kannapo1is Middle Steve Little, Director of Parks and Recreation, presented a recommendation from the Cabarrus County Parks and Recreation Commission on youth athletic sponsors for new school/park sites. The recommended sponsors were as follows: Kannapolis Middle School - City of Kannapolis Parks and Recreation; Pitts School Road Elementary Harrisburg Youth League; and Bethel Elementary School Bethel Athletic Association. The current use agreement with the Cabarrus County and City of Kannapolis Boards of Education allows the department sponsored activities second priority use of all school facilities and other groups or agencies have third priority use. By consensus, the Board agreed to place the youth athletic sponsors for new school/park sites on the May 23rd Agenda as a Consent item. Ball Field Construction at Harris Road Schools Jonathan Marshall, Director of Commerce, reported there is currently only one permanent ball field serving Harris Road Middle School. Also, the construction of the elementary school will result in the removal of a second temporary field. County staff and County schools staff have been working with J & B Development, the developer of Moss Creek Subdivision, to develop a plan for additional ball fields to serve both schools and the community. The concept plan includes construction of two baseball fields (200' and 275'), a soccer field (160' by 320'), and room for a future baseball field (200') on property that contains a stream and wetlands. Mr. Marshall reported J & B Development prepared the preliminary site plan at no charge and proposes to do the work for the County because they are interested in the Odell School site. He said J & B Development is looking for consideration for the work they have put into this site to go either towards the Odell site directly as a contribution towards their bid or as a reimbursement if there was another successful bidder for that property. He said the Odell property is still titled to the Board of Education and would have to be transferred to the Commissioners for sale. Steve Little, Director of Parks and Recreation, reported there is a shortage of ball fields in the Northwest part of the County. He said the Odell Youth League is the second largest league in the County. By consensus, the Board agreed to place the ball field construction proposal on the May 23m Agenda as a Consent item. Special Olympics Agreement Mike Downs, Deputy County Manager, presented a service agreement between Cabarrus County and the Cabarrus County Board of Education for administering the North Carolina Special Olympics Program. He reported the existing agreement expires on June 30, 2005 and that the new agreement has been drafted with a five-year term. Mr. Downs stated the Schools had requested an increase in funding of the director's salary/benefits from 75 percent ($34,430.00) to 100 percent ($43,408.00). He commented on the success of the program and suggested the director's salary/benefits be increased to 85 percent or 100 percent for the FY 05/06 budget. Mr. Downs also briefly reviewed a small change to Item No.5, including support services, under County Obligations. After discussion, it was generally agreed to increase the funding of the director's salary/benefits to 100 percent. This item will be placed on the May 23rd Agenda as a Consent item. Review of RFQ for Construction Manager at Risk for Jail/Sheriff's Office Project Kelly Sifford, Community Development Manager, reviewed the Request for Qualifications (RFQ) for the Construction Manager at Risk for the Justice Center project. She discussed the following minor changes to the document: increasing the gross maximum price appropriation to 90 percent of construction documents; reinstating the minority business clause that was accidentally deleted; and added a qualifier's work reference for major subcontractors and prime contractors.