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556 The Board of Commissioners for the County of Cabarrus met in recessed session in the Council Chambers at the Concord Municipal Building, 26 Union Street, South, Concord, on Thursday, November 9, 2000, at 6:30 p.m. Present - Chairman: Arne L. Fennel Vice Chairman: Carolyn B. Carpenter Commissioner: Coy C. Privette Absent Commissioners: Jeffrey L. Barnhart Sue B. Casper Also present were Mr. Frank W. Clifton, Jr., County Manager; Mr. Fletcher L. Hartsell, Jr., County Attorney; and Mrs. Frankie F. Bonds, Clerk to the Board. Concord Mayor George Liles and members of the Concord City Council met in joint session with the Board. Mr. Brian Hiatt, Concord City Manager, and other members of the Concord City staff were also present. The Cabarrus County Tourism Authority met in joint session with the Concord City Council and the Board of Commissioners. Mr. Mark Shore, Executive Director of the Convention and Visitors Bureau, was also present. Mayor Liles stated the purpose of the joint meeting was for the City, County and Tourism Authority to approve a Memorandum of Understanding with John Q. Hammons for the construction of a hotel/conference center at King's Grant. He gave a brief overview of past efforts to locate a civic center in the City of Concord. Also, he recognized Mr. Phil Smith of the Civic Center Commission that was established in 1984. Mr. Smith briefly reviewed the past work of the Commission and the selection of the King's Grant area as the site for a civic center. Chairman Fennel arrived at 6:40 p.m. and called the meeting of the Board of Commissioners to order. UPON MOTION of Chairman Fennel, seconded by Commissioner Privette and unanimously carried, the Board moved to go into closed session with the Concord City Council and the Cabarrus County Tourism Authority to discuss real property acquisition as authorized by North Carolina General Statute 143-318.11(a) (5) . UPON MOTION of Commissioner Carpenter, seconded by Commissioner Privette and unanimously carried, the Board moved to end the closed session. UPON MOTION of Commissioner Privette, seconded by Commissioner Carpenter and unanimously carried, the Board approved the following Memorandum of Understanding among the City of Concord, Cabarrus County, Cabarrus County Tourism Authority and John Q. Hammons Revocable Trust. MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING Among the City of Concord, Cabarrus County, Cabarrus County Tourism Authority and John Q. Hammons Revocable Trust The purpose of this Memorandum of Understanding ("MOU") is to memorialize certain understandings by and among the City of Concord, North Carolina (the "City"), the County of Cabarrus, North Carolina (the "County"), the Cabarrus County Tourism Authority (the "Tourism Authority") and the John Q. Hammons Revocable Trust dated December 28, 1989 as amended (the "Developer") regarding the proposed development (the "Project") of a commercial hotel (the "Hotel") and conference center (the "Conference Center") upon the real property described in Exhibit A and incorporated herein by reference (the "Project Site"). The initial phase of the Project shall consist, among other things, of: (i) a minimum of 300 guest rooms in the Hotel; (ii) approximately 80,000 square feet in the Conference Center, including approximately 40,000 square feet of dedicated meeting space with a main ballroom of approximately 25,000 square feet of column free space, and; (iii) approximately 740 surface parking spaces and approximately 310 garage parking spaces, complying with local zoning regulations as to number, size and designated handicap accessibility. This MOU sets forth a summary of the basic terms of the mutual understandings of City, County, Tourism Authority and Developer regarding the contents of a business agreement (the "BA") to be entered into by the parties