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177 UPON MOTION of Commissioner Payne, seconded by Commissioner Casper and unanimously carried, the Board approved, subject to review and approval by the County Attorney, Amendment No. 5 to the Professional Engineering Services Agreement entered into on February 4, 1991, by Cabarrus County and Camp Dresser & McKee. The amendment called for Camp Dresser & McKee to evaluate the technical and financial feasibility of constructing a Municipal Solid Waste (MSW) Composting facility to manage the municipal waste now being landfilled in the Cabarrus County Landfill. The study, at a cost of $23,750.00, will include the following: Technology identification and evaluation; Applicable regulatory requirements; Facility sizing analysis; Compost market analysis; Financing and ownership analysis; and System cost analysis. At the conclusion of the meeting and after review of the proposed amendment, Mr. Hartsell gave his approval of Amendment No. 5 with the completion of the proper budget amendment and the addition of the preaudit certificate to the document. HOME Program Grant Application Proposal - Mr. Gerald Newton Mr. Gerald Newton, Director of Planning, Zoning and Building Inspections, and Mr. Bob Stark, Consultant, reviewed the proposal to submit an application to the North Carolina Housing Finance Agency for a $200,000.00 HOME program grant to fund single family residential repair projects. They recommended that the Board commit $15,000.00 as the County's local match to the grant funds which will be used to make home repairs for elderly and/or handicapped home owners who are low income. The housing rehabilitation work will include lead based paint remediation as well as such repairs as roof replacement, rewiring and plumbing, installation of bathrooms, floor repairs, installation of water heaters, insulation, window and door replacement, and vinyl siding. The County rehabilitated 20 homes during the last HOME project it was involved with two years ago. UPON MOTION of Commissioner Casper, seconded by Chairman Barnhart and unanimously carried, the Board authorized the submission of an application to the North Carolina Housing Finance Agency for a HOME program grant in the amount of $200,000.00 and agreed to a local match of $15,000.00.00 if the grant is awarded to Cabarrus County. Commissioner Payne requested a follow-up report on the work funded by the HOME program grant. Letter of Appreciation Chairman Barnhart read a letter of appreciation from Mr. H. Parks Helms, Chairman of the Mecklenburg County Board of Commissioners, for assistance from Cabarrus County on July 2 when USAir flight 1016 crashed while attempting to land at Charlotte-Douglas International Airport. In his letter to Chairman Barnhart, Mr. Helms extended "thanks to the individuals from your community whose unselfish service in this critical incident permitted rapid care and transportation of the survivors and support of the on-going emergency needs in Cabarrus and Mecklenburg County during the course of this disaster situation." The Board and members of the audience gave a standing ovation to Mr. Aubrey Attkisson, Emergency Medical Services (EMS) Director; Mr. David Hampton, EMS Training Officer; and Squad Leaders David Montague and Alan Thompson who were present for the meeting. Mr. Attkisson commended all EMS staff members as well as community volunteers for their assistance during the emergency. He reported that the total response from Cabarrus County was as follows: 1 Triage Bus Able to treat 35 patients 2 Advance Life Support Ambulances 2 Basic Life Support Ambulances 15 Paramedic's 5 Basic EMT's Ail equipment and personnel activated, responded to EMS Station One, deployed to Charlotte, and ready to serve in less than 90 minutes.