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362 public, and to offer an employee benefit. In conclusion, he recommended that the implementation of any expanded hours of operation should continue to be undertaken carefully and incrementally to assure desired results and to avoid unforeseen problems and costs. The Board discussed the need to look at changes in the operation of DSS in order to better utilize existing office space. Board members generally agreed that expanded hours of operation, including evenings and Saturday, should be considered as an alternative to additional office space. Commissioner Barnhart stated the need to employ a consultant to conduct space planning and efficiency studies. Also, Commissioner Payne asked that the clients be surveyed regarding expanded hours of operation. The Board took no action with further study to be made during the next 30 days. Mr. Witherspoon asked that the Board approve a budget amendment allocating approximately $75,000.00 to construct a driveway to the Highway 601 By-Pass and an employee parking lot behind DSS. The Board had approved the driveway on July 22 but had declined to approve funding for the parking lot. Mr. Witherspoon reported that there has been a parking problem at the County Complex for a number of years. He pointed out that the Cooperative Extension facility has the largest volume of visitors as it is used extensively by the community for various types of meetings. There was lengthy discussion regarding the construction of the parking lot. Items discussed included the need for a paved or gravel lot, availability of parking in the lot located in front of the Fair Exhibit Hall, and the impact on the parking situation if the Parks and Recreation Department is relocated to provide additional office space for DSS. Commissioner Payne made motion, seconded by Chairman Carpenter, to allow Mr. Witherspoon to use the $11,000.00 to be received from Department of Transportation for the Cabarrus Avenue right-of-way and the $30,000.00 currently budgeted for parking lot expansion to do what work he can in regards to the construction of the driveway to the Highway 601 By-Pass and the employee parking lot at DSS. Commissioner Casper amended the motion to direct that Mr. Witherspoon report back to the Board on the final plans for this work. The amendment to the motion was accepted by Commissioner Payne and Chairman Carpenter. The motion as amended was approved with Commissioners Payne and Casper and Chairman Carpenter voting for and Commissioner Barnhart voting against. Commissioner Payne - Excused from Meeting Commissioner Payne asked to be excused from the meeting for a doctor's appointment. The Board by consensus excused Commissioner Payne from the meeting. Lease Agreement with the Cabarrus County Agricultural Fair, Inc. UPON MOTION of Commissioner Casper, seconded by Chairman Carpenter with Commissioners Casper and Barnhart and Chairman Carpenter voting for, the Board adopted the following Lease Agreement. NORTH CAROLINA CABARRUS COUNTY LEASE AGREEMENT THIS LEASE AGREEMENT, made and executed this day of , 1993, by and between CABARRUS COUNTY, a political subdivision in the State of North Carolina (hereinafter "County"), and THE CABARRUS COUNTY AGRICULTURAL FAIR, INC., a North Carolina Corporation (hereinafter "Fair"); W I T N E S S E T H; FOR AND IN CONSIDERATION of the mutual covenants and agreements hereinafter set forth, County leases to Fair and Fair takes and leases from County all that real property lying within the 14.20-acre tract described and identified as Tract 1 on "Exhibit A" attached hereto and incorporated herein by reference (hereinafter sometimes referred to as the "Demised Premises"); Fair shall have and hold the Demised Premises subject to the following covenants and conditions: