April 16, 2012 - Cabarrus County

March 5, 2012 (Work Session)PageFamily Services and relevant caseloads and trends. He advised less than 5percent of funding comes from the state with the remainder coming fromfederal and county funds.Commissioner White arrived at 5:12 p.m. and was present for theremainder of the meeting.Mr. Rose, Erica Nesbitt, Budget and Performance Manager, and TrishBaker, DSS Economic Services, responded to a variety of questions from theBoard. In response to Commissioner Measmer’s question, Mr. Rose advised thata 5 percent across-the-board cut in funding would likely result in theelimination of non-mandated services and associated employees. No action wastaken.Vice Chairman Poole expressed appreciation for the informative report.Recess of MeetingAt 5:41 p.m., the Board took a short break.5:58 p.m.The meeting resumed atDiscussion Items for Action at March 19, 2012 MeetingCounty Manager – Discuss Options for the Old Bethel School Property (Tabledfrom January and February)With regard to the disposition of the old Bethel School property inMidland, Mike Downs, County Manager, advised discussions are ongoing withinterested parties and requested the item be tabled to the April worksession.General Services – Construction and Demolition Landfill Operation andFinancial Update (Tabled from January and February)Concerning the future closure or expansion of the landfill, KevinGrant, Sustainability Manager, advised information necessary to make a finaldecision is not currently available, but the State is open to the concept ofan unlined expansion of the landfill as indicated by the area highlighted inyellow on the map. He advised two (2) rounds of water sampling wererequested by the State,and a decision onmonitoring buffer(s) wouldbe forthcoming.However, Greenway WasteSolutions, he said,continues to work on aproposal to take overlandfilloperationswhereby the County wouldreceive a percentage ofthe tipping fee. However,the County would beresponsibleforengineering and closureand post closure costs.He was hopeful theproposal would becompleted by April.Chairman Poole suggestedthe item be tabled toApril and placed in the“Discussion Items – NoAction” section if theinformation needed to takeaction has not beenreceived at that time. Abrief discussion ensuedregarding elevations asindicated on the map. Mr.Grant responded toquestions from the Board.Attachment number 1A-1Page 9