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September 9, 2005 - special Meeting Page 324 The Board of Commissioners for the County of Cabarrus held a Special Meeting in the Multipurpose Room at the Cabarrus County Governmental Center in ConcordJ North Carolina on Friday, September 9/ 2005, at 3 :00 p.m. The purpose of this meeting was to discuss the Jail and Law Enforcement Center proj ect (the "proj ect") and to take such actions as may be necessary or appropriate related to or in pursuit of the Project. 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 I County Manager i Jr./ County Attorney; Frankie F. Bonds, Clerk to Honeycutt, Deputy Clerk to the Board. Fletcher L. Hartsell, the Board; and Kay Chairman Carpenter called the meeting to order at 3:00 p.m. Commissioner Freeman was not present for the beginning of the meeting. vice Chairman Carruth gave the invocation. Chairman Carpenter commented on victims of Hurricane Katrina. She reported 35 families were relocated to Cabarrus County and she encouraged all citizens to participate in local blood drives and other hurricane relief efforts. Chairman Carpenter distributed an e-mail from Zac Moretz, to be entered into the record as a public comment. In his e-mail.Mr . Moretz urged the Board to preserve the Tribune Building and stated it is the official position and request of the Concord Downtown Development Corporation that the building be saved. commissioner Freeman arrived at 3 :10 p.m. and was present for the remainder of the meeting. Chairman Carpenter distributed a copy of the comments made by Heath Ritchie at the August 15th Board meeting to Board members. Chairman Carpenter stated a public hearing had not been called and the purpose of this meeting was for the Board to receive additional information regarding the jail project. John Day, County Manager, reported Ware Bonsall Architects was asked to investigate possible alternatives for reconfiguring the Law Enforcement center/Jail/Annex complex to preserve some or all of the Tribune Building. He reviewed the events associated with the jail project, including the following: (1) Selection of the Corban Avenue site as the location for the complex after a series of open houses; (2) Consideration of constructing a temporary jail at the Arena and Events Center to address jail overcrowding; and (3) Board's unanimous decision on May 23 to build the Jail Annex on the site of the new complex with the architects to "fit" the building on that site. Desi nOtions/Structural Anal sis of the fo~er Concord Tribune Buildin Pete Cayado of Ware Bonsall Architects presented a site plan showing the location of the planned Sheriff's operation building, Jail Housing units and the Jail Annex. He pointed out the overlapping of the Annex and the rear of the Tribune Building and stated approximately 38 feet would have to be removed from the back of the building. Mr. Cayado presented the following two options: (1) Turn the Annex sideways along Corban Avenue with an estimated cost of $180,000.00 to start over on the design of the Annex; and (2) Move the entire complex eastward with an estimated cost of $1 million to start over on the design of the project. commissioner Juba asked about the possibility of leaving the Annex as it is designed and taking 38 feet off the back of the Tribune Building. Mr. Cayado agreed that was an option but pointed out it would cost more to remove the back wall and structurally stabilize the building than it would cost to demolish it. He estimated the cost of a structural assessment at $100,000.00 plus additional costs to stabilize the building once the back has been removed.