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December 5, 2005 (Work Session) Page 426 Christenbury Consent Agreement on the December 19th agenda as a New Business item. Portrait Homes Consent Agreement Jonathan Marshall, Commerce Director, reported Portrait Homes had agreed to sell a parcel of land with improvements to the County Schools for a school site at a cost of $1.7 million. Portrait Homes had estimated the value of the land and improvements at $2,060,750.00 and had asked that the County credit that difference towards any adequacy liability. The Board had approved that concept at its October 15th meeting. Mr. Marshall advised that an overall review of prices resulted in a total project cost of $1,970,681.00, which would lower the credit toward school adequacy by $100,000.00. UPON MOTION of Commissioner Privette, seconded by Chairman Carpenter and unanimously carried, the Board agreed to place the Portrait Home Consent Agreement on the Consent Agenda for the Decemher 19th meeting. Renovations to Construction Standards Work Area/Budget Amendment Jonathan Marshall, Commerce Director, stated the inspectors can now make and update inspections from the field using the Blackberry communication device and no longer need desks at the office. He outlined the following proposed renovations to the construction standards work area: work station for each of the four building trades; a plan review room; and offices for the Plan Reviewer and the Erosion Control Supervisor. Construction costs will be funded through revenues. UPON MOTION of Commissioner Privette, seconded by Chairman Carpenter and unanimously carried, the Board moved to place the budget amendment for renovations to the construction standards work area on the Consent Agenda for the Decemher 19th Agenda. Request for Funding to Transport Jail Inmates to Other Facilities John Day, County Manager, reported on recent correspondence from the State Jail Inspector who was insistent about the County reducing the numher of inmates in the Jail. He stated Alamance County has agreed to provide up to 100 beds to house Cabarrus inmates. The cost will be $50.00 per day per inmate with an average of 30 to 40 inmates to be housed each day at the Alamance facility. This would reduce the numher of people in Jail equal to 125 percent of capacity or about 177 inmates. UPON MOTION of Chairman Carpenter, seconded by Commissioner Privette and unanimously carried, the Board agreed to put the request for funding to transport jail inmates to other facilities on the December 19th Agenda as a New Business item. Mr. Day compared the cost and time associated with building the Annex and housing the inmates in Alamance County. Also, he stated it would be more efficient to have the beds in one building rather than in the Annex and the housing unit. Mr. Day stated this would be an issue for the Board to consider. BuS Garage for Cabarrus County Schools John Day, County Manager, reported the County Schools are currently using a part of the former County service garage located adjacent to the school bus garage on Union Cemetery Road. The School Board has determined that this would be a better location and more centrally located for a new school bus garage than property next to the School Administrative Office. The School Superintendent has submitted a written request for the Schools to use part of the County property for the construction of a new bus garage. There was brief discussion regarding the old Bethel Elementary School and the possibility of some type of trade for the two properties. Mr. Day stated a feasibility study on future uses of the old school building will be presented at the December 19th meeting. UPON MOTION of Commissioner Freeman, seconded by Commissioner Privette and unanimously carried, the Board moved to place the bus garage for the County Schools on the January agenda as a New Business item. Issues Relating to Moving the Cline and Propst Houses