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217 <br /> <br /> The Board of Commissioners for the County of Cabarrus met in <br />recessed session in the Multi-Purpose Room at the Cabarrus County <br />Governmental Center in Concord, North Carolina on Monday, May 24, 1999, <br />at 7:00 p.m. <br /> <br />Present - <br /> <br />Absent - <br /> <br />Commissioners: Carolyn B. Carpenter <br /> Sue B. Casper <br /> Coy C. Privette <br />Chairman: Jeffrey L. Barnhart <br />Vice Chairman: Arne L. Fennel <br /> <br /> Also present were Mr. Frank W. Clifton, Jr., County Manager; Mr. <br />John Day, Deputy County Manager for Operations; Mr. Don Moorhead, Human <br />Resources Director; Mrs. Cathie K. Straub, Budget Officer; and Mrs. <br />Frankie Fo Bonds, Clerk to the Board. <br /> <br /> UPON MOTION of Commissioner Privette, seconded by Commissioner <br />Carpenter and unanimously carried, the Board elected Commissioner <br />Casper as temporary Chair. <br /> <br />Commissioner Casper reconvened the recessed meeting at 7:15 p.m. <br /> <br />State Grant for W. W. Flowe Park <br /> <br /> UPON MOTION of Commissioner Privette, seconded by Commissioner <br />Carpenter and unanimously carried, the Board authorized the County <br />Manager to sign the necessary grant documents for a State grant of <br />$250,000.00 for the W. W. Flowe Park. The County will provide matching <br />funds of $250,000.00. <br /> <br />Award of Mowinq Contract <br /> <br /> Mr. Clifton reported that the County had terminated the mowing <br />contract with Gilmore Lawn Care for the County's southwest district due <br />to performance problems. New proposals for mowing services were <br />solicited and the following proposals received for the southwest <br />district: Lawns Unlimited - $7,350.00 per mowing cycle and H & R Lawn <br />Services at $6,177.00 per mowing cycle. He recommended the Board award <br />the contract to H & R Lawn Services. <br /> <br /> UPON MOTION of Commissioner Privette, seconded by Commissioner <br />Carpenter and unanimously carried, the Board awarded the mowing <br />contract for the southwest district to H & R Lawn Services in the <br />amount of $6,177.00 per mowing cycle and authorized the County Manager <br />to sign the contract on behalf of Cabarrus County. <br /> <br /> The proposed FY 2000 budget will be amended to reflect the change <br />in the contract amount. <br /> <br />Schedulinq of a Public Hearinq for an Incentive Grant <br /> <br /> Mr. Clifton asked the Board to schedule a public hearing on June <br />14th concerning an industrial development incentive grant agreement for <br />Southeastern Packaging Company. Mr. Maurice Ewing, President of the <br />Cabarrus Economic Corporation, had forwarded information to the Board <br />concerning the proposed project. <br /> <br /> UPON MOTION of Commissioner Privette, seconded by Commissioner <br />Carpenter and unanimously carried, the Board set a public hearing at <br />7:00 p.m. on Monday, June 14, 1999, to consider an industrial <br />development incentive grant agreement between Cabarrus County, the Town <br />of Harrisburg and Southeastern Packaging Company. <br /> <br />Industrial Incentive Grant Program <br /> <br /> Mr. Clifton reported he had received recommended modifications to <br />the proposed incentive grant program from the City of Concord and the <br />Economic Development Corporation Board of Directors. He asked the <br />Board to consider the proposal at its May 25th meeting. <br /> <br /> UPON MOTION of Commissioner Carpenter, seconded by Commissioner <br />Privette and unanimously carried, the Board agreed to add the proposed <br />Industrial Development Incentive Grant Program to the agenda for the <br />meeting on May 25, 1999. <br /> <br /> <br />