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<br />Network. Finally, Mr. Hines asked that the Board consider financial support
<br />for Voices and Choices during the FY 2004 budget process.
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<br />(F-6) Fishertown Sewer Pro~ect Proposals
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<br /> Ms. Kelly Sifford, Community Development Manager, reviewed proposals
<br />for grant writing in an effort to secure community development block grant
<br />funding to provide sewer service to the Fishertown area. Proposals were
<br />received from the following four firms: Engineering Services, P.A.;
<br />Benchmark, Inc.; Centralina Council of Governments; and Hobbs, Upchurch &
<br />Associates, P.A. Ms. Sifford recommended the selection of Hobbs, Upchurch
<br />and Associates, stating its proposal included no fee for writing the grant(s)
<br />and suggested several funding options for the project.
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<br /> UPON MOTION of Commissioner Privette, seconded by Commissioner Carruth
<br />and unanimously carried, the Board accepted the grant writing proposal by
<br />Hobbs, Upchurch & Associates, PA Consulting Engineer, for the community
<br />development block grant application for the Fishertown project and authorized
<br />the County Manager to execute related agreements.
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<br />(F-7) New Bethel Elementar~ School - Approval of Phase II Pro~ect and
<br />A~reement to Advance Fund the Costs
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<br /> Ms. Pam Dubois, Finance Director, presented the request by the Cabarrus
<br />Board of Education to fund additional work on the new Bethel School so that
<br />it may open at the beginning of the August 2004 school term, rather than at
<br />mid-term.
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<br /> UPON MOTION of Commissioner Privette, seconded by Vice Chairman Suggs
<br />and unanimously carried, the Board approved the Bethel Phase II Project as
<br />submitted (see below) and agreed to advance fund the cost with the County to
<br />be reimbursed at the time the Certificates of Participation are sold.
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<br />1) Contract with Culp Brothers, Inc. for Phase II site work: Work to include
<br /> all utilities, curb, gutter, asphalt binder, other associated work.
<br /> Contract price is $946,037.00.
<br />2) Qore property Sciences, construction materials testing, $3,540.00.
<br />3) Natural gas line extension, PSNC, $46,936.00.
<br />4) Power pole re-location for road widening, Duke Power, $3,000.00.
<br />5) Payment to Southern Steel contract in lieu of general contractor. The
<br /> contract with Southern Steel was approved on October 14, 2002 with the
<br /> intent of letting the general contractor use the contract for bidding
<br /> purposes. The County will now be responsible for payment. This will
<br /> allow the structural steel to be on-site August 1, 2003. The contract
<br /> amount was for $653,498.00
<br />6) Land acquisition for road widening project, estimated at $21,000.00.
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<br />(F-8) FY 2002-03 Tourism Authority Budget
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<br /> Mr. Day reported that legislation enabling the creation of the Cabarrus
<br />Tourism Authority requires the Authority's budget to be processed "through
<br />the regular budget procedure of the County." The FY 2003 budget was not
<br />submitted to the Board at the beginning of the fiscal year and is presented
<br />at this time for approval along with two budget amendments. He advised that
<br />the Convention and Visitor's Bureau is proposing to earmark $750,000.00 for a
<br />contribution to the Arena and Events Center and $80,000.00 for a study that
<br />would include a strategic marketing plan for the Arena and Events Center and
<br />a new feasibility study for a proposed convention center.
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<br /> Ms. Ann Sternal, Executive Director of the Convention and Visitor's
<br />Bureau, stated the motion by the Tourism Authority was to earmark $750,000.00
<br />for improvements to the Cabarrus Arena and Events Center, Contingent upon the
<br />strategic marketing study being completed and the Tourism Authority approving
<br />that the said improvements will boost tourism in the county.
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<br /> UPON MOTION of Commissioner Privette, seconded by Vice Chairman Suggs
<br />and unanimously carried, the Board adopted the following FY 2002-03 budget
<br />for the Tourism Authority as originally submitted and adopted the two budget
<br />amendments as set forth below.
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<br />Budgeted funds Cabarrus County Tourism for FY 2002-03 were as follows:
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<br />OPERATIONAL BUDGET
<br />EXPENSES
<br /> 9101 I SAL/LRIES
<br /> 9102 PT > 1000 HOURS
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<br />166,528.00
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