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April 19, 2004 Page 412 Corban Avenue and Union Street; or (2) Stay on County-owned property along Corban Avenue and expand eastward. There was lengthy discussion regarding Justice Facility needs. Issues addressed by the Board included the following: keeping the corner of Corban and Union Street commercial; possibly utilizing the First Union Building (Cabarrus Bank and Trust Building) for court expansion; what to do with the old jail building; and community support for the facility to remain in downtown Concord. If Site 4 is selected, Mr. Day advised that all options for the site would be investigated and findings reported to the Board. UPON MOTION of Commissioner Carruth, seconded by Commissioner Carpenter and unanimously carried, the Board directed further study of Site 4 for the Justice Facilities project. (E-2) Update on the Rowan-Cabarrus Community College Business Center Phase II Upfit Rob Johnson, MBAJ Architecture, reported that the Phase I upfit of the Rowan-Cabarrus Community College (RCCC) Business Center located in the former school administration building is complete. He provided a PowerPoint presentation of the preliminary design plans for Phase II that included removal of the old cosmetology building, construction of a new 5,000 square foot facility, improved access and parking. Estimated cost of the project is approximately $2.8 million. Mr. Johnson will present a progress report to the Board in approximately six weeks and seek permission to go out to bid. Dr. Richard Brownell, RCCC President, commended the County on the renovation project. He stated the rejuvenated facility will be a workforce development center and hopefully have a small business center. Board members expressed appreciation to the RCCC staff for their service to the community. (E-3) Rowan-Cabarrus Community College Presentation Dr. Richard Brownell, RCCC President, updated the Board on RCCC's huge enrollment growth figures and the need for an emergency increase in current expense funding. Citing increased costs of $139,224.00 for custodial supplies, security personnel, utilities and telephone, Dr. Brownell requested $98,000.00 to cover the increase in security costs at South Campus. He stated additional security personnel are needed to deal with the traffic problems created by the large number of students and limited parking~ UPON MOTION of Vice Chairman Suggs, seconded by Commissioner Carruth and unanimously carried, the Board authorized $98,000.00 in additional funding to RCCC for security costs at South Campus and authorized the County Manager to prepare a budget amendment appropriating those funds. (E-4) Report - Community Committee on Education Capital Planning and Financing Mr. Day reported the Committee had met three times. At the last meeting, the Committee asked that he, the School Superintendents, Tim Foley (Vice-President of RCCC) and staff meet and discuss new school construction and financing options, including the "pay as you go" method. He said staff would present the consensus to the Committee on May 18, 2004 with each entity presenting the consensus to their respective boards prior to that date. Mr. Day also said the Committee discussed establishing a formal process to discuss school construction needs on an annual basis. In conclusion, Mr. Day said he was very pleased with the Committee's progress. There was brief discussion regarding "pay as you go" and the millions of dollars in interest paid by Cabarrus County on borrowed school funds. In utilizing the "pay as you go" method, Mr. Day explained that a tax increase would be put into place for a specified period of time with those tax dollars earmarked for construction of a designated school project. (F) CONSENT AGENDA Commissioner Carpenter asked that Item F-20 (Proclamation - Motorsports Month) be removed from the Consent Agenda for discussion. (F-l) Proclamation - Soil & Water Stewardship Week