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467 There was general discussion regarding the Kannapolis School system, including the district boundaries for Kannapolis City Schools and Cabarrus County Schools, the process for changing those boundaries and the future involvement of the Citizens Oversight Committee in planning new Kannapolis School facilities. A map showing the current Kannapolis School boundaries as well as those areas recently transferred from Cabarrus County Schools will be provided to the Board. The School Board adjourned its meeting at 7:00 p.m. County Exposition Center Property Mr. Michael Jenkins, President of Leisure and Recreation Concepts (LARC), and Mr. Ron Shook, Vice President of Planning with LARC, joined the Board for discussion of the Fairground and Exposition Center property located at the intersection of Old Airport Road and Highway 49. Mr. Jenkins gave a brief overview of the history of LARC and its various projects throughout the world. He described the general process for developing a master plan for the Exposition Center property that will include such uses as fairground facilities, school maintenance garage and school administrative office. Mr. Jenkins and Mr. Shook will be meeting with various individuals on Friday to gather additional input about the development of the project. Chairman Fennel reported that discussions continue with the Cabarrus County Agricultural Fair Board concerning the future of the Fair and plans for relocation. The Board discussed a number of potential activities at the County Exposition Center site. These included the following: regional fair; equestrian events; arena; citizen's center; craft shows; recreational vehicle (RV) campground; family campground during races at Lowe's Motor Speedway; car shows, including British car shows; theater productions; and graduations. Staff Planner Nicole Story will be working with LARC on this project. Solid Waste Mr. Rick Payne, Solid Waste Manager, presented a brief overview of the Solid Waste Management Program budget request. He explained that additional funds will be needed to clean out the larger sediment pond at the landfill using landfill reserve funds. Also, there are plans to construct a household hazardous waste storage building on land owned by the City of Concord and located adjacent to the County's Service Garage. This will also serve as a white goods holding facility and provide office space for the new Recycling Coordinator position. The Board by general consensus agreed to the items as discussed for the Landfill Fund. These items and necessary budgetary appropriations will be included on the list of changes to the preliminary budget. Social Services Mr. Jim Cook, Social Services Director, gave a brief overview of the proposed Social Services budget and distributed a copy .of the Department's 1999 Annual Report. He discussed the KNew Focus in the Welfare Reform Program" in which a client sees a social worker for a family assessment prior to applying for public assistance. The department then provides short-term programs to help the client get out of the crisis situation, thus avoiding many applications for assistance. The program has been highly successful with estimated savings of $198,030.00 for the first three months. Mr. Cook also addressed issues relating to foster care, changes in the Medicaid funding formula and the child support enforcement program. Information Technoloqy Ms. Jean Kennedy, Director of Information Technology (IT), reviewed the IT Programming Budget. Mr. Steve Hicks, Assistant Director, presented the proposed Systems budget. Ms. Suzanne Boyd, Geographic Information Systems (GIS) Manager, discussed the proposed GIS budget. In conclusion, Ms..Kennedy advised that IT was looking at a document management and imaging system for the County and would bring a comprehensive package back to the Board for consideration during the year. Mr. Day reported that renovations to the IT offices are almost complete. However, a fire suppression system is needed in the computer room before it can be occupied. He asked for approval of a $42,000.00 gas type fire suppression system.