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september 1, 2005 - Recessed Meeting / Work Session Page 320 enrollment. He reported that the updated 15-year Plan for the County Schools was used in preparing these estimates. There was general discussion on the following issues: the method of proj ecting the number of new students; seat availability by school versus county-wide; the availability of school seats in the Kannapolis City Schools; time of testing for school adequacy; opportunity for developers to purchase school capacity; the subdivisions and Consent Agreements that are currently pending; and the need to obtain feedback from the school board and developers. UPON MOTION of Commissioner Juba, seconded by Vice Chairman Carruth and unanimously carried, the Board: (1) Directed staff to discuss developing build-out schedules as part of the Adequate Public Facilities Ordinance with the school system, builders and other groups; and (2) Directed staff to negotiate with developers of the following subdivisions: Waterford, Wellington Chase, The Enclave, pelhem point, Laurel Park (Phases 4-6), Laureldale, Savannah Glen, wellspring village, and the Woods at Winecoff, to come to a consensus on a Consent Agreement that includes a build-out schedule. There was discussion as to when staff would give a report on discussions with the developers, including a recessed meeting on September 12th with the Kannapolis city Council. Mr. Day suggested that the Board could recess that meeting at the Kannapolis Country Club, which is located in Rowan County, and meet at the Kannapolis Library for the update. However, there was some discussion about the issue of public notice for that meeting. Also, Commissioner Privette advised he would be out of town on the 12th. Reclassification of position with the 4-H SOS Go1dminer Afterschoo1 Pro ram Pam Dubois, Deputy County Manager, presented a request to reclassify a part-time temporary clerical assistant at Cooperative Extension to a full- time permanent administrative assistant for the 4-H SOS Goldminer Afterschool Program. She reported program enrollment has increased 135 percent and the position would be funded completely by grants and/or program user fees. If the grant funds/user fees for this position become depleted, she said the position would be eliminated. UPON MOTION of Vice Chairman Carruth, seconded by Commissioner Privette and unanimously carried, the Board agreed to place the request for reclassification of the position for the 4-H SOS Goldminer Afterschool Program and associated budget amendment on the september Agenda as a Consent item. Proposed Reduction in Transportation Services as a Result of Hurricane Katrina and Gasoline Shortages In response to damaged oil refineries and gasoline pipelines from Hurricane Katrina, Mike Downs, Deputy County Manager, reported the County has a limited reserve of gasoline and has asked County personnel to conserve fuel. To save fuel for emergency response personnel, Mr. Downs reported the Cabarrus County Public Transit System would need to scale back its operations. Randy Bass, Transportation Director, presented the following recommendations for fuel conservation: (1) Continue to serve all dialysis trips as scheduled; (2) Reduce demand response trips to only those trips that are necessary to maintain quality health and ask clients to reschedule all other appointments to a later date; (3) Ask all clients to reschedule routine standing appointments to a later date; (4) Due to Federal ADA laws, continue to serve ADA Work Program clients; (5) Discontinue Lunch Plus Meal sites until the fuel supply returns; and (6) suspend Lifespan trips until fuel supply returns. Mr. Downs recommended notifying affected parties on September 2nd of the downgrading of transportation services scheduled to begin on Tuesday, September 6th. He said he was hopeful that the fuel crisis would improve by September 6th and that the Transportation Department could return to its regular activities on september 7th. There was brief discussion on the operational status of the gas lines that serve the East Coast. There were also concerns about Recommendation No. 5 and the impact on meals provided to senior citizens.