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206 August 22, 1994) to the Agreement for Engineering Services (dated February 4, 1991) between Cabarrus County and Camp Dresser & McKee, to provide for the installation and sampling of groundwater monitoring wells and methane gas wells at the Cabarrus County Landfill. The Board set a cap of $86,065.00 for the work which included the following tasks. Task 1 - Retain Well Installation Contractor Task 2 - Supervision of Monitor Well Installation Task 3 - Monitor Well Location/Elevation Surveying & Benchmarks Task 4 - Monitor Well and Surface Water Sampling and Analysis Task 5 - Statistical Analysis of Groundwater Monitoring Results Task 6 - Well Installation and Sampling/Analysis Report Amendment No. 6 as approved by the Board is on file in the Office of the County Manager and hereby included by reference as a part of the minutes. Request for Approval to Join the Salisbury Rowan Community Service Program to Obtain Community Service Block Grant Funding - Mr. Vernon Cahoon Mr. Vernon Cahoon, Attorney with the Legal Services of Southern Piedmont and a member of the Cabarrus County Task Force for Homelessness, reviewed the work of the Task Force in addressing the problems of the homeless and near homeless citizens of Cabarrus County. He presented the Task' Force's recommendation for a Homeless Coordinator to provide counseling to the homeless and work closely with such existing groups as the Salvation Army and Cooperative Christian Ministry in providing needed services. Stating that the position could be funded through a Community Service Block Grant, he asked the Board to send a letter to the Governor asking that services through the Community Service Block Grant program be made available to Cabarrus County and that the Salisbury-Rowan Community Service Council, Inc. be considered for administering the funds in Cabarrus County. UPON MOTION of Commissioner Carpenter, seconded by Commissioner Casper and unanimously carried, the Board authorized Chairman Barnhart to send a letter to Governor Hunt asking for Community Service Block Grant Funding for Cabarrus County and requesting that the Salisbury-Rowan Community Services Council be considered for administering the funds available to Cabarrus County. The letter as authorized by the Board was as follows. Dear Governor Hunt: The Board of County Commissioners of Cabarrus County requests that services through the Community Service Block Grant and related programs be made available to our county through an eligible Community Action Agency. Our County has not had services through the Community Service Block Grant in the past. Cabarrus County is home to 7,893 persons below poverty level. A substantial number of these individuals are homeless or face a serious risk of homelessness. A recent survey undertaken by this Commission's Homeless Task Force identified 253 households with 500 people as being without housing or in immediate danger of eviction. Of this 500, 176 were children and of these children 85 percent were 10 or under; 49 percent were 5 or under. Several households with children were identified as living in vehicles, abandoned buildings or simply "living in the streets." Our homeless and near homeless citizens have a great need for a variety of services including emergency shelter, substance abuse services, employment or better paying employment and affordable housing. Our Task Force has determined that the needs of our homeless citizens would be well served by the funding of a position of a Homeless Coordinator. This individual would provide counseling to homeless individuals and would work closely with existing groups to assure that the homeless are offered a continuum of services as they move. from homelessness to residents of affordable housing. It