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488 3) Hearings and Appeals Process. To avoid unnecessary costs and make the best use of resources already in place at the State, electing counties must be permitted to use the state hearings and appeals process for all issues except those arising from unique eligibility requirements the electing county has developed. Understandings: 1) Change of Status: The County may change to standard status at a later time upon action of the Board of Commissioners. (It is understood that the County may request a change in status at least until the General Assembly has approved the State's Block Grant Plan.) 2) Use of Sate Systems: As Cabarrus County proposes to follow State policies regarding eligibility and payment levels, except in the use of a "pay for performance" system, Cabarrus will be able to utilize the State Eligibility Information System and the State will issue public assistance checks for the County. 3) Agent of the State: As the State will approve the County's Block Grant Plan prior to its implementation, the County will be considered to serve as an agent of the State in its administration of programs under the plan in the same sense that a standard county would be considered an agent of the State. Other A~enda Items The Board agreed to consider the remaining items on the agenda at a recessed meeting. These items included: Proposed Cable Ordinance and Franchise Agreement with Time Warner Cable, Inc. - First Reading (Set Public Hearing for February Meeting); Expansion of Leased Property at Frank Liske Park from the State; Retirement of Terry Rowland - Filling Tax Administrator Position; Closed Session to Discuss the Performance Evaluation of the County Manager as Authorized by North Carolina General Statute 143-318.11(a)(6); and Appointments to the Cabarrus County Parks and Recreation Commission; Firemen's Relief Fund Trustees; Cabarrus County Planning and Zoning Commission; Cabarrus County Tourism Authority; Adult Care Home Community Advisory Committee; Department of Aging Advisory Board; and Transportation Advisory Committee of the Cabarrus/South Rowan Urban Area Metropolitan Planning Organization (Commissioner Member). REPORTS The Board received the following reports in agenda package. (1)Annual Report for FY 1996-97 on Cabarrus County Parks, Recreation and Property Maintenance Department; (2) Award of Grant by the Cannon Foundation to the Cabarrus Health Alliance - Sisters in Partnership; and (3) Update on Worker's Compensation Medical Expense/Savings for Cabarrus County° CLOSED SESSION UPON MOTION of Commissioner Barnhart, seconded by Commissioner Carpenter and unanimously carried, the Board moved to go into closed session to discuss pending or threatened litigation involving Philip Morris and Lake Concord Venture as authorized by North Carolina General Statutes 143-318.11(a)(3). UPON MOTION of Commissioner Carpenter, seconded by Commissioner Mills and unanimously carried, the Board moved to terminate the closed session. Release and Settlement A~reement UPON MOTION of Commissioner Mills, seconded by Commissioner Barnhart and unanimously carried, the Board approved the Release and Settlement Agreement. RELEASE AND SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT THIS RELEASE AND SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT is entered into by and between the respective parties on January 20, 1998. 1. PARTIES. The parties to this Agreement are CABARRUS COUNTY, contracting by and through THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS, LAKE CONCORD VENTURE, LLC (hereinafter referred to as "Lake Concord Venture"), CONCORD ENGINEERING & SURVEYING, INC. (hereinafter referred to as "Concord Engineering"), and MARCUS and TERRI PHILEMON (hereinafter referred to as "Philemons"). 2. BACKGROUND. (a) On September 10, 1996, Lake Concord Venture and Cabarrus County entered into an Offer to Purchase and Contract for Lake Concord Venture to purchase certain real property from Cabarrus County. As part of that Contract, the sum of