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December 15, 2003 Page 316 There was no one present to address the Board, and Chairman Freeman closed the public hearing. Mr. Hartsell explained the legal issues associated with the Board's authority to name the road, specifically the location of a part of the road in the City of Locust and whether or not it is a "road" as contemplated by statute. UPON MOTION of Commissioner Carruth, §econded by Commissioner Privette and unanimously carried, the Board tabled consideration of the naming of an Unnamed Road off Highway 200 as Huggins Road until the January Board meeting. (H-2) CDBG Economic Recover~ Grant Public Hearing and Advisor~ Committee Selection - 6:30 p.m. Ms. Kelly Sifford, Community Development Manager, reported that Cabarrus County has been awarded a $180,000.00 Economic Recovery Grant that will allow Cabarrus County to hire a consultant to create a reuse plan for the former Pillowtex plants. She asked the Board to hold a public hearing concerning the award of the grant and submitted a list of organizations to be represented on an Advisory Committee to guide that study. At 7:19 p.m., Chairman Freeman opened the public hearing and asked if anyone wished to address the Board concerning the award of the $180,000.000 Economic Recovery Grant. The notice of the public hearing was published in THE CHARLOTTE OBSERVER (Cabarrus Neighbors) on November 20 and 23, 2003. There was no one present to address the Board, and Chairman Freeman closed the public hearing. UPON MOTION of Commissioner Carruth, seconded by Commissioner Privette and unanimously carried, the Board approved the appointment of an Advisory Committee for the Economic Recovery Grant and directed staff to contact each of the following organizations for a representative to serve on the Advisory Committee: Cabarrus Chamber of Commerce; Cabarrus Economic Development; Cabarrus County Department of Commerce; City of Kannapolis Planning and Community Development and , Engineering Departments; City of Concord Planning and Community Development and Engineering Departments; Town of China Grove; Town of Rockwell; Town of Landis; Rowan County Planning and Water Departments; Water and Sewer Authority of Cabarrus County; Duke Power; and Atlantic-American Properties. (H-3) Proposed Sale of County Property Pursuant to North Carolina General Statute 158-7.1 - Public Hearing - 6:30 p.m. Mr. Jonathan Marshall, Commerce Director, stated the scheduled public hearing is for the proposed sale of three parcels of County property for economic development purposes pursuant to North Carolina General Statute 158-7.1. He presented the proposed resolutions relative to the sale of the following property: (1) Parcel A consisting of approximately one acre at the corner of Union Cemetery Road and Cabarrus Avenue; (2) Parcel B consisting of approximately 2.5 acres on Union Cemetery Road at the former Fairgrounds property; and (3) Parcel C consisting of approximately two acres at the front of the former Cabarrus County School Administrative Complex on Concord Parkway. At 7:23 p.m., Chairman Freeman opened the public hearing for comments on the proposed sale of Parcels A, B and C. The Notice of Public Hearing was published in THE IN-DEPENDENT TRIBUNE on December 4, 2003. There was no one present to address the Board, and Chairman Freeman closed the public hearing. UPON MOTION of Commissioner Privette, seconded by Commissioner Carruth and unanimously carried, the Board adopted the following Resolutions. Resolution No. 2003 - 39 RESOLUTION OF CABARRUS COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA APPROVING THE CONTR3~CT FOR S~J~E WITH FFC LIMITED PARTNERSHIP WHEREAS, Cabarrus County, North Carolina (the "County") is a fully and regularly created, organized and existing corporation of the State of North Carolina, existing as such under and by virtue of the Constitution, statutes and laws of the State of North Carolina; and WHEREAS, the Cabarrus County Board of Commissioners (the "Commissioners") has the power, pursuant to North Carolina General Statutes, Section 158-7.1 to convey interests in property by private negotiation and may subject the property to such covenants, conditions and restrictions as the County deems to be in the public interest or necessary to carry out the purposes of that Section; and WHEREAS, the Commissioners hereby determine that the sale to FFC Limited Partnership (the "Purchaser") of approximately 1.0 acres of land of the former