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August 19, 2005 - Recessed Meeting/Retreat Page 308 The Board of Commissioners for the County of Cabarrus met in recessed session in the Helms Dining Hall at Camp T. N. Spencer, 3155 Rimer Road, Concord, North Carolina, on Friday, August 19, 2005, at 11:30 a.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. County Manager for operations; Administration; Frankie F. Bonds I Public Information Officer. Day, County Manager; Pam Dubois, Deputy Clerk to the Board; Mike Downs, Deputy County Manager for and Aimee Hawkins, Chairman Carpenter called the meeting to order at 11:35 a.m. vice Chairman Carruth gave the invocation. Jail Project - Construction Manager at Risk John Day, County Manager, reported that staff had attempted to address the issues concerning the Construction Manager at Risk (CM at Risk) delivery method raised by Commissioner Privette at the last meeting and outlined in a letter received some time ago. He highlighted the following: (1) The Attorney General's Office advised that no opinion had been issued about any eM at Risk problem; (2) The university system, which is the primary user of this delivery method, has been pleased with its success; and (3) Tarboro Community College officials indicated they were satisfied with the CM at Risk delivery method but had experienced problems associated with changing architects half way through its construction project. Finally, Mr. Day advised that a number of the Board members met recently with officials of Turner Construction, which was the recommended eM at Risk for the Jail and Law Enforcement Center project. Commissioner Privette stated he was impressed with Turner Construction, but questioned who would be protecting the County's interest in the project. Commissioner Freeman stated the need to involve local contractors in the project. There was lengthy discussion regarding the CM at Risk delivery method. Issues addressed included the following: Differences between an owner's representative and a CM at Risk; Advantages of the CM at Risk delivery method; Establishment of a guaranteed maximum price with Turner Construction; Bidding the project; and Benefits of having Turner Construction involved in the design and preconstruction phase of the project. The Board by consensus agreed to continue discussion of this issue at the conclusion of the retreat. Chairman Carpenter recessed the meeting at 12:25 for lunch. Chairman Carpenter reconvened the meeting at 1:05 p.m. Planning Retreat - Health, Education and Human Service Issues Joining the Board at this time were the following: Jim Cook, Social Services Director; Dan Coughlin, Chief Executive Officer of piedmont Behavioral Healthcare; Mike Murphy, Aging Director; Chasity Schooley, Aging Program Coordinator; william F. pilkington, Chief Executive Officer of Cabarrus Health Alliance; Charles Phillips, Chairman of the Public Health Authority; Dr. Harold Winkler, Cabarrus County Schools superintendent; Jeanette Trexler I County Schools; Dr. Jo Anne Byerly, Kannapolis Schools superintendent; and Ellen Boyd, Kannapolis City Schools. John Day, County Manager, briefly reviewed the purpose of the retreat, specifically to discuss critical cross cutting issues in the areas of health, human services and education and to discuss the Board's role in bringing local groups and agencies together to address these community problems. He introduced Philip Boyle of Leading and Governing Associates as the facilitator for the planning session. Mr. Boyle gave a brief update on the long-range planning and visioning initiative by the North Carolina Association of County Commissioners. The process is focusing on the role of the counties, the involvement of the