cabarrus county board of commissioners regular meeting november ...

October 3, 2011 (Work Session)PageKyle Bilafer, General Services Director, reported a request forQualifications (RFQ) for architectural services was posted to the countywebsite on June 29, 2011 for the upfit/renovations of the Human ServicesBuilding. Eight (8) qualification packages were submitted and were reviewedby the internal selection committee comprised of County employees. Uponreview of the RFQ submissions, he said four (4) firms were identified by thecommittee to make a formal presentation and respond to specific questionsrelated to the proposed project. Further, he said the presentations wereconducted on September 2, 2011. The internal committee voted after thepresentations with Yates, Chreitzberg & Hughes being selected as therecommended architectural firm. Mr. Bilafer and Mike Downs, Interim CountyManager, also responded to questions from the Board. Mr. Downs alsocommented on several county departments relocating to the Human ServicesBuilding.UPON MOTION of Commissioner Measmer, seconded by Commissioner Burrageand unanimously carried, the Board voted to place “Human Services BuildingUpfit – Selection of Architectural Design Firm” on the October 17, 2011Agenda as a Consent item.ITS – Proclamation Acknowledging October as Cyber Security Awareness MonthPam Dubois, Deputy County Manager, requested the proclamationacknowledging October as Cyber Security Awareness Month be adopted at thework session due to time constraints.UPON MOTION of Vice Chairman Poole, seconded by Commissioner Burrageand unanimously carried, the Board suspended its Rules of Procedure andadopted the following proclamation:CYBER SECURITY AWARENESS MONTH IN CABARRUS COUNTYA PROCLAMATIONProclamation No. 2011-12WHEREAS, we recognize the vital role that technology has in our daily livesand in the future of our County, State and Nation, whereby today manycitizens, schools, libraries, businesses and other organizations use theInternet for a variety of tasks, including keeping in contact with family andfriends, managing personal finances, performing research, enhancing educationand conducting business; andWHEREAS, critical sectors are increasingly reliant on information systems tosupport financial services, energy, telecommunications, transportation,utilities, health care, and emergency response systems; andWHEREAS, the use of the Internet at the primary and secondary school levelsin this State enhances the education of youth by providing them access toonline educational and research materials; and at institutions of highereducation, the use of information technology is integral to teaching andlearning, research, and outreach and service; andWHEREAS, Internet users and our information infrastructure face an increasingthreat of malicious cyber attack, loss of privacy from spyware and adware andsignificant financial and personal privacy losses due to identity theft andfraud; andWHEREAS, the Stop.Think.Connect. Campaign (www.stopthinkconnect.org) is anational effort coordinated by a coalition of private companies, nonprofitsand government organizations to help all digital citizens stay safer and moresecure online; andWHEREAS, the Multi-State Information Sharing and Analysis Center wasestablished to provide a collaborative mechanism to help state, local,territorial and tribal governments enhance cyber security; and CabarrusCounty Information Technology Services provides a comprehensive approach tohelp enhance our security; andWHEREAS, the U.S. Cyber Challenge initiative (www.uscyberchallenge.org) isworking to identify 10,000 of America's best and brightest to fill the ranksof cyber security professionals where their skills can be of the greatestvalue to the nation; andAttachment number 1A-1Page 9