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25O The Board of Commissioners for the County of Cabarrus met in special session with the Cabarrus County Board of Education in the Multipurpose Room of the Cabarrus County Governmental Center in Concord, North Carolina on Monday, October 24, 1994, at 5:30 P.M. The purpose of the meeting was to establish or to instruct the staff of the Boards or their negotiating agents concerning the position to be taken by or on behalf of the Boards in negotiating the price and other material terms of a proposed contract for the acquisition of real property by purchase, option or exchange. Present - Chairman: Jeffrey L. Barnhart Vice-Chairman: Carolyn B. Carpenter Commissioners: Sue B. Casper 'Arne L. Fennel Kenneth F. Payne Also present were Mr. John V. Witherspoon, County Manager; Mr. Fletcher L. Hartsell, Jr., County Attorney; Mr. John Day, Budget Officer; and Mrs. Frankte F. Bonds, Clerk to the Board. Members of the Board of Education present for the meeting were Mrs. Betty Alston, Chair, and Members Harold Hartsell, Kaye Amos, Gary Hahn, Don Hoyle, Grace Mynatt, and Lewis Williams. Also present were Mr. Paul Lentz, Assistant Superintendent, and Ms. Jeanette Trexler, Secretary. Chairman Barnhart called the meeting to order at 5:30 P.M. UPON MOTION of Chairman Barnhart, seconded by Commissioner Payne and unanimously carried, the Board moved to go into closed session for consideration involving price and material terms of property acquisition. The property to be considered consisted of approximately 60 acres located at Poplar Tent and crisco Roads, owned by the Elizabeth P. Cook Family Limited Partnership, and proposed for use as a new, westside elementary school, possibly with related park and recreation facilities. The Board of Education moved to go into closed session with the Board of Commissioners for the same purpose as stated by Chairman Barnhart. Joining both Boards in closed session were Mr. Dennis Yates and Mr. Mike Chreitzberg of Yates Chreitzberg Architects, the architectural firm for the new westside elementary school. UPON MOTION of Chairman Barnhart, seconded by Commissioner Fennel and unanimously carried, the closed session was adjourned. The Board of Education also voted to end its closed session. Commissioner Payne left at 7:05 P.M. and was absent for the remainder of the meeting. Mr. Yates reviewed the proposed site plan for the property being explored as the possible location for the new westside elementary school and a possible County recreational area consisting of soccer fields, baseball fields, picnic areas and a greenway hiking/biking path. Mrs. Mynatt pointed out that there are many details to be worked out regarding the proposed site at Poplar Tent and Crisco Roads, including such items as cost, design, environmental fitness, and conditions of the seller. She emphasized that the Board of Education will continue to pursue other parcels of property for the new school. An invitation was issued for any property owner in that area with 40 to 60 acres and interested in selling the property for a school to contact the Board of Education. The design process for the new westside elementary school will continue with the opening of the school scheduled for August, 1996. The current estimated cost of the proposed school is $8.2 million, excluding contingency. The facility is being planned to house a student population of 800 with a core for 1,000 students. In order to meet the scheduled 1996 opening, Mr. Yates stated that a site should be selected by December 1 and no later than January 1, 1995.