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February 18, 2002 Page 277 <br /> <br /> The Board of Commissioners for the County of Cabarrus met in regular <br />session in the Commissioners' Meeting Room at the Cabarrus County Governmental <br />Center in Concord, North Carolina on Monday, February 18, 2002, at 6:30 p.m. <br /> <br /> Present - Chairman: Robert M. Freeman <br /> Vice Chairman - Robert W. Carruth <br /> Commissioners - Arne L. Fennel <br /> Coy C. Privette <br /> Richard D. Suggs <br /> <br /> Also present were Frank W. Clifton, Jr., County Manager; Fletcher L. <br />Hartsell, Jr., County Attorney; and Frankie F. Bonds, Clerk to the Board. <br /> <br /> Chairman Freeman called the meeting to order at 6:30 p.m. <br /> <br /> Girl Scout Junior Troop 404 of Kimball Lutheran Church conducted the Flag <br />Ceremony. Scouts participating in the ceremony were Amelia Ramirez, Kristen <br />Glatz, Lauren Brooks and Joettie Clinton. <br /> <br /> Reverend Joel Lentz of Faith Covenant Church gave the invocation. <br /> <br />APPROVAL OR CORRECTION OF MINUTES <br /> <br /> UPON MOTION of Commissioner Fennel, seconded by Vice Chairman Carruth and <br />unanimously carried, the Board approved the minutes of January 28, 2002 as <br />written. <br /> <br />CLOSED SESSION <br /> <br /> Chairman Freeman reported the County Manager had asked that the Board go <br />into a brief Closed Session prior to the approval of the Agenda to discuss some <br />information relative to a company with which the County may enter into an <br />agreement and relationship. <br /> <br /> UPON MOTION of Vice Chairman Carruth, seconded by Commissioner Suggs and <br />unanimously carried, the Board moved to go into Closed Session to discuss matters <br />relating to the location or expansion of industries or other businesses in <br />Cabarrus County as authorized by North Carolina General Statute 143-318.11 (a) (4); <br />and to establish, or to instruct staff concerning the position to be taken by or <br />on behalf of the public body in negotiating the amount of compensation and other <br />material terms of an employment contract or proposed employment contract as <br />authorized by North Carolina General Statute 143-318.11(a) (5) (ii). <br /> <br /> UPON MOTION of commissioner Fennel, seconded by Commissioner Suggs and <br />unanimously carried, the Board moved to come out of the Closed Session at 7:10 <br />p.m. <br /> <br /> No action was reported from the Closed Session. <br /> <br />APPROVAL OF THE AGENDA <br /> <br />The following additions to the Agenda were requested: <br /> <br />(i) <br /> <br />Mr. Clifton - Old Business - Discussion of Potential Naming Rights <br />Agreement for the Arena at the Expo Park [D-l(a)]; and Discussion of <br />Proposed Agreement with Public Service of North Carolina for Gas <br />Service at the Expo Site [D-i(b)]. <br /> <br />(2) <br /> <br />Commissioner Privette - New Business - Discussion of Certificates of <br />Participation (COP's) Financing for a New Kannapolis Middle School <br />(F-3) <br /> <br />(3) Commissioner Fennel - Closed Session to Discuss an Economic <br /> Development Project (K-2) <br /> <br /> UPON MOTION of Commissioner Privette, seconded by Vice Chairman Carruth and <br />unanimously carried, the Board approved the Agenda with the requested additions. <br /> <br />OLD BUSINESS <br /> <br />Expo Project Update <br /> <br /> Mr. Mark Chappuis, Expo General Manager, presented an update on activities <br />associated with the Expo project. The advertising campaign is going well and <br />there have been a number of contacts from a variety of grouPs interested in <br />booking events at the Expo. Some potential events after .the September 2002 <br /> <br /> <br />