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November 6, 2017 (Work Session) Page 3344 The Board of Commissioners for the County of Cabarrus met for an Agenda Work Session in the Multipurpose Room at the Cabarrus County Governmental Center in Concord, North Carolina on Monday, November 6, 2017 at 4:00 p.m. Present - Chairman: Stephen M. Morris Vice Chairman: Diane R. Honeycutt Commissioners: F. Blake Kiger Lynn W. Shue Absent - Commissioner: Elizabeth F. Poole Also present were Mike Downs, County Manager; Richard M. Koch, County Attorney; Pam Dubois, Senior Deputy County Manager; Jonathan Marshall, Deputy County Manager; Kyle Bilafer, Area Manager of Operations; and Terri Lea Hugie, Clerk to the Board. Call to Order Chairman Morris called the meeting to order at 4:00 p.m. Approval of Agenda Chairman Morris presented the following changes to the agenda: Closed Session: Closed Session - Pending Litigation, Acquisition of Real Property and Personnel Matters UPON MOTION by Commissioner Shue, seconded by Commissioner Kiger and unanimously carried, the Board approved the agenda as amended. Chairman Morris stated Commissioner Poole was not present due to illness. Discussion Items - No Action Countv Manacer - Cabarrus Countv 2017 Fair Update Kate Sharpe, Fair and Events Director presented an update on the 2017 Cabarrus County Fair. Items addressed included attendance and revenues. She reported revenues were down; however, the Fair was able to pay for itself with the revenues collected. Despite this factor and the weather, Ms. Sharpe announced that the Fair was a success. Discussion Items for Action at November 20, 2017 Meeting Proclamation - World Pancreatic Cancer Day 2017 Chairman Morris announced that a request was made for the Board of Commissioners to adopt a proclamation recognizing World Pancreatic Cancer Day on November 16, 2017 in order to bring attention to this cancer and the need for a cure. He then read the proclamation aloud. UPON MOTION by Commissioner Kiger, seconded by Commissioner Shue and unanimously carried, the Board suspended its Rules of Procedure in order to take action on this item due to time constraints. UPON INION by Commissioner Shue, seconded by Commissioner Kiger and unanimously carried, the Board adopted the World Pancreatic Cancer Day 2017 Proclamation. Proclamation No. 2017-18 World Pancreatic Cancer Day 2017 Proclamation WHEREAS, in 2017, an estimated 53,670 people will be diagnosed with pancreatic cancer in the United States, and 43,090 will die from the disease; and WHEREAS, pancreatic cancer is one of the deadliest cancers, is currently the third leading cause of cancer death in the United States, and it is projected to become the second leading cause around 2020; and WHEREAS, pancreatic cancer is the only major cancer with a five-year relative survival rate in the single digits, at just 9 percent; and WHEREAS, when symptoms of pancreatic cancer present themselves, it is generally in later stages, and 71 percent of pancreatic cancer patients die