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HomeMy WebLinkAboutAugust 15 2017 Regular MinutesIREDELL COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS PRE -AGENDA MINUTES August 15, 2017 The Iredell County Board of Commissioners met in pre -agenda session on Tuesday, August 15, 2017 at 5:00 PM, in the Iredell County Government Center (South Wing Conference Room), 200 South Center Street, Statesville, NC. Board Members Present Chairman James B. Mallory III Vice Chairman Tommy Bowles Gene Houpe Jeff McNeely Marvin Norman Staff present: County Manager Ron Smith, County Attorney Lisa Valdez, Deputy County Manager Beth Jones, Assistant County Manager Susan Robertson, Finance Director Debra Alford, Strategic Planner Ben Stikeleather, and Clerk to the Board Retha Gaither. CALL TO ORDER: Chairman James Mallory called the meeting to order. Mallory recognized attendees, Sheriff Darren Campbell and newly promoted Chief Deputy Bert Connolly. ADJUSTMENTS TO THE AGENDA: County Manager Ron Smith made the following adjustments: Administrative Matters: There is a corrected Memo VIII.I for the Jail Project. Correction to Memo VIII.7, it should read `July' refunds and not `September.' ADMINISTRATIVE MATTERS Request from the Project Manager to award the bid for the Jail Project: County Manager Ron Smith said the June bids for the jail were extremely high. It was decided to move forward with testing the market with a single prime process. The current and future budget implication is the low bid number submitted by Hickory Construction. This number is the construction piece only at $26,827,018. The base bid is $25,677,933; Alternate #2 which is the Harrill Street parking lot at $100,600 and will be used as jail employee parking; special inspections that are above the inspections performed by county inspectors at 1% of the cost equals $257,785; cabling is Cat6 at $40,000; and owner contingency of $750,000. This is considerably lower than the June bids. The recommendation is to move forward with awarding the jail contract to Hickory Construction Company. Part of the action would be to transfer $1,740,000 from fund balance to the jail construction project ordinance. This will leave 20.99% in the fund balance. Smith introduced guests from Hickory Construction — John Bassett and Chuck Moss. Vice Chairman Tommy Bowles asked the probability of using the contingency. Project Manager David Saleeby said it is used for unforeseen issues. Moss said contingency is used for changes made by the owner for items that may have been overlooked when the plans were drawn. There may be issues that may come to light with the existing jail building that could not be predicted. However, any such problems will be discussed with the Project Manager immediately. Bassett said there is a possibility of encountering rock, or old septic systems, etc. August 15, 2017 Commissioner Houpe said the contingency, if not needed, would be rolled into the Sheriff's budget to be used for operations. Commissioner McNeely said it should go back to the General Fund. Smith said it would actually go back to the General Fund, but furniture, fixtures and equipment is not factored into this price. However, that is two years away and would be paid out of the CIP (Capital Improvement Plan). If the contingency is not used it could be used for furniture and equipment. Saleeby said it would be a surprise if rock is discovered because they have already bored in all areas where pillars will be set. Should there be any change orders they will be approved by the Board. Vice Chairman Bowles asked the number of beds. Saleeby said there will be 300 new beds and 201 old beds. Smith said the motion at the 7:00 regular meeting will be include three items: 1) award the contract to Hickory Construction, 2) approve the project ordinance, and 3) approve budget amendment #6A. Request from The Special Projects Manager for approval of the Guaranteed Maximum Price #1 for the site package work for the Public Safety Complex: Saleeby said this is the best time of year to begin site work and is recommending to move forward with the early site package of GMP #1 (Guaranteed Maximum Price) with Edifice. Site work includes clearing, utilities, pad prep, etc. Eight companies attended and Advance Site Concepts was the low bidder. Those bids were sent out on July 5 and opened on August 3. The entire bid is $2,227,791. Everything that is associated with that number comes off the total project cost. The next two bid openings are scheduled for the August 24 and August 31. If bids are not in the desirable range then the notice to proceed will not be issued. Site work is six to eight weeks. Two local companies participated in the bidding. The request is to move forward with GMP #1. This item was placed on the consent agenda. Request from Fire Services to approve BA #3 to accept a grant for the Local Emergency Planning Committee in the amount of $1,000 to be used for events at local hazardous material sites: Emergency Management Coordinator Jody Smyre said this is an annual grant given by the State for $1,000. It is a Tier 2 non-competitive grant to fund projects by the local emergency planning committee. This item was placed on the consent agenda. BA#3 To recognize a grant in the Office of Emergency Management Department for 8/15/2017 Local Emergency Planning Committee (LEPC). Account # I Current Budget Chane Amended Budget 104546 438000 14544 NC Emergency Mgmt Grant (1,000) (1,000) 105546 535000 14544 Supplies - Departmental 1,000 1,000 Smith said Smyre was the conductor of the recent McGuire Nuclear exercises and did a great job. FEMA evaluators made the comment that they would never have guessed the exercise was orchestrated by new people. August 15, 2017 Request from Administration to transfer CIP (Capital Improvement Projects) Funding to CWFTD (County Wide Fire Tax District) and approve BA #5 to appropriate funds to Trinity VFD: Assistant County Manager Susan Robertson said that during a June meeting it was explained about moving forward with the Trinity Volunteer Fire Department financing. Due to IRS regulations it is necessary to advance a little more money toward the project in the amount of $123,390 from the County Wide Fire Tax District. This will cover a total of $388,000 of the County's share. Since that time Trinity has accepted RFPs for financing. They have chosen United Financial out of Fletcher. This company financed South Iredell VFD and several trucks and large apparatus for different departments over the years. This is a request to appropriate a total of $83,640 to Trinity VFD. Chairman Mallory asked when the department will break ground. Robertson said hopefully the closing will take place at the end of August or early September and break ground as soon as possible. This item was placed on the consent agenda. BA#5 8/15/2017 To Record General Fund Transfer from CIP to Countywide Fire Tax District - Trinity for contribution towards new Building and appropriate CWFTD Fund Balance for Trinity Building. Account # Current Budget Chane Amended Budget 105750 580042 Capital Improvement Plan 2,221,252 (300,000) 1,921,252 105780 576020 Transfer to CW Fire Tax District 117,425 300,000 417,425 204880 495010 Trans In -General Fund (117,425) (300,000) (417,425) 205525 537608 Trinity VFD 735,750 300,000 1,035,750 204880 499462 Appro Fund Balance - Debt (221,309) (83,640) (304,949) 205525 537608 Trinity VFD 1,035,750 83,640 1,119,390 Request from Building Standards for approval of BA #6 and a contract with Superion for TRAKit Land Development/Permitting Software Solution: Development Standards Director Lynn Niblock said this software was discussed at the Winter Retreat. A request for proposals was sent out and six vendors responded. A dedicated group from Building Standards reviewed and evaluated the proposals. Once the vendors were rated on their perspective programs then a second envelope was opened which provided cost estimates. Superion is the company and TRAKit is the name of the software. This company is providing software solutions for other departments in the county. The initial cost is $589,335 with on-going annual support costs at $94,589. This is a cloud based system which means the county will not have to add a server. This request is to appropriate the fund balance of $350,000. Commissioner Houpe asked if the cloud space is unlimited and if the annual fee could be locked in for a certain timeframe. Niblock said there is no annual fee for the first year and it will take approximately one year to implement. Niblock will ask the vendor about locking -in the annual fee. Chairman Mallory asked if the difference will come from next year's budget and asked about the implementation process. Niblock said yes, the remaining $138,000 will come from next year. To begin implementation the company will send programmers/developers to review the current business model to ensure their program will perform the necessary functions for Iredell County. The program is also GIS software. August 15, 2017 3 Commissioner McNeely asked about efficiencies and if the annual cost will force an increase in fees. Niblock said the current program is not very user friendly and cumbersome. Currently an inspector must open four or five different tabs to get the information they need which then slows the system. The new program consolidates the information in a much more user friendly application. A fee increase in not anticipated. Based on past years, revenue has been substantial to pay for the software. This item was placed on the consent agenda. BA#6 To appropriate technology fees reserved in fund balance for technology purchases such as 8/15/2017 planning/pernnitting software Account # Current Budget Change Amended Budget 104880 499455 Appro. Fund Balance- Tech Fees $ - (350,000) (350,000) 105562 610150 Depreciable Assets - Tech $ 350,000 350,000 Request from ICATS for approval of a sole -source contract with RouteMatch Software for the purchase of software and equipment to update the ICATS vehicle tracking and dispatch system: ICATS Director Bradley Johnson said this request is to approve a sole - source contract with RouteMatch. This will be taking advantage of an urbanized technology grant for five additional modules. These modules will help with day-to-day operations and maintain Medicaid laws. Another feature will allow paperless records of daily vehicle inspections. Clients, with mobile phones, will also be able to track the buses' time of arrival. ICATS has had RouteMatch since 2008 and this is an addition to the demand response version. ICATS has licenses for 29 demand response vehicles and this will add five licenses to the fixed route vehicles. It will decrease the support and maintenance from the demand response, therefore, the difference of $15,000 will be built into the rate for Medicaid transportation. Chairman Mallory asked about the ridership of the express route. Johnson said it is doing well with more riders than originally anticipated. However, there are issues with parking. Many businesses have been contacted but so far no one has granted permission to park. This item was placed on the consent agenda. Request from Tax Administration for approval of the July Refunds and Releases: County Manager Ron Smith said everything is in order. This was placed on the consent agenda. Releases for the month of July 2017 Monthly Total S 2,410.21 Breakdown of Releases: County $ Solid Waste Fees $ 2,127.10 Statesville Solid Waste Fees $ - Mooresville Solid Waste Fees $ - Davidson Solid Waste Fees $ E. Alex. Co. Fire #1 $ Shepherd's Fire #2 $ Mt. Mourne Fire #3 $ - AII County Fire #4 $ 283.11 B&F Fire #5 $ - Statesville City $ - August 15, 2017 Statesville Downtown $ - Mooresville City $ - Mooresville Downtown $ - Mooresville School $ - Love Valley $ - Harmony $ Troutman $ - Davidson $ - Refunds for the month of July 2017 Monthly Total $580.42 Breakdown of Refunds: $ County $ 276.45 Solid Waste Fees $ - Statesville Solid Waste Fees $ - Mooresville Solid Waste Fees $ - Davidson Solid Waste Fees $ - E. Alex. Co. Fire #1 $ - Shepherd's Fire #2 $ Mt. Mourne Fire #3 $ All County Fire #4 $ B&F Fire #5 $ - Statesville City $ - Statesville Downtown $ - Mooresville City $ 303.97 Mooresville Downtown $ - Mooresville School $ - Love Valley $ - Harmony $ Troutman $ - Davidson $ NC Vehicle Tax System Refunds July 2017 Breakdown of NCVTS Refunds: County $ (76.34) E. Alex. Co. Fire#1 $ - Shepherd's Fire #2 $ Mt. Mourne Fire#3 $ All County Fire #4 $ 28.76 B&F Fire #5 $ (1.60) Statesville City $ (33.67) Statesville Downtown $ - Mooresville City $ (266.54) Mooresville Downtown Mooresville School $ (24.41) Love Valley $ - Harmony Troutman $ - Davidson $ - Monthly Total S (373.80) Request from the Clerk to the Board for approval of minutes from the meetings on July 25 and August 1, 2017: There were no corrections. This item was placed on the consent agenda. UNFINISHED BUSINESS August 15, 2017 5 Smith will give a brief overview of Shepherds' VFD and the signing of the contract. All 19 departments have now signed. Commissioner Houpe said word was received from Shepherds thanking the County Manager and the County Attorney, along with staff, for the clarification of various points in the contract. Chairman Mallory moved the meeting into Closed Session at 6:10 PM. The Board recessed from Closed Session at 6:55 until the 7:00 regular meeting. IREDELL COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS REGULAR MINUTES August 15, 2017 The Iredell County Board of Commissioners met in regular session on Tuesday, August 15, 2017, at 7:00 PM, in the Iredell County Government Center (Commissioners' Meeting Room), 200 South Center Street, Statesville, NC. Board Members Present Chairman James B. Mallory III Vice Chairman Tommy Bowles Gene Houpe Jeff McNeely Marvin Norman Staff present: County Manager Ron Smith, County Attorney Lisa Valdez, Deputy County Manager Beth Jones, Assistant County Manager Susan Robertson, Finance Director Debra Alford, Strategic Planner Ben Stikeleather, and Clerk to the Board Retha Gaither. CALL TO ORDER by Chairman Mallory. INVOCATION: Chairman James Mallory asked everyone to bow their heads for a moment of silence. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE led by Chairman Mallory. ADJUSTMENTS TO THE AGENDA (None) PRESENTATION OF SPECIAL RECOGNITIONS & AWARDS Chairman Mallory recognized the newly promoted Chief Deputy Bert Connolly. APPOINTMENTS BEFORE THE BOARD (None) PUBLIC HEARINGS Public hearing for the consideration of an economic development incentive for Project Victory presented by Christopher Younger: Younger thanked the Board for the opportunity to come before the Board. Statesville Regional Development is proud to present Project Victory's potential plans for expansion to their Statesville facility. Project Victory is a manufacturer and a long-time corporate citizen of Iredell County. They would like to expand the current facility by 11,000 square feet and build an additional 54,000 square foot facility on site. They will also add August 15, 2017 production equipment to increase capacity. This project would create up to 120 full-time positions with wages between S15 and $25 per hour, plus generate $4.85 million in new tax investment. This project would expect to be completed by July of 2019. This request is for an incentive in the amount of up to $94,090 for five years. Chairman Mallory opened the public hearing. No one wished to speak. Chairman Mallory closed the public hearing. OTION by Commissioner Jeff McNeely to approve an economic incentive of $94,090 over a five year period based on the company's investment of $4.85 million and contingent upon a contract being executed within 180 days. VOTING: Ayes — 5; Nays — 0 Public hearing for the purpose of pursuing an installment financing agreement "not to exceed $11,000,000" for the purpose of constructing a Public Safety Complex: Finance Director Deb Alford said staff has been instructed to move forward with pursuing financing for a new Public Safety Complex. This Board has already appropriated $4,052,000 of which $2,500,000 is available but will be appropriated later in the meeting for site work. State Statute requires a public hearing to enter into a financing agreement. Chairman Mallory stated, "August 15, 2017 at 7:00 p.m. is the public hearing on a proposed installment financing agreement (the "Agreement") to be entered into by the County of Iredell, North Carolina (the "County") pursuant to Section 160A-20 of the General Statutes of North Carolina, as amended (the "Act"), in a principal amount not to exceed $11,000,000 for the purpose of providing funds, together with any other available funds, to pay the costs of acquiring, constructing, and equipping a new public safety center, including facilities for emergency medical services, emergency communications, fire safety and emergency management, for the County (collectively, the "Project"). To secure its obligations under the Agreement, the County will grant a lien on all or a portion of the site of the Project, together with any improvements or fixtures located or to be located thereon. Section 160A -20(g) of the General Statutes of North Carolina requires that the County hold a public hearing prior to entering into the Agreement. There has been due publication of the notice of public hearing in The Statesville Record and Landmark with a general circulation in Iredell County as required by Section 160A -20(g) of the Act. I direct the Clerk to the Board to attach this affidavit showing publication in said paper on a date at least ten days prior to the date hereof as Exhibit A hereto. The board will now hear anyone who might wish to be heard on the advisability of the proposed Project or the financing as so described." Chairman Mallory opened the public hearing. No one wished to speak. Chairman Mallory closed the public hearing. MOTION by Vice Chairman Bowles to move forward with financing a portion of this public safety building not to exceed $I1 million. VOTING: Ayes — 5; Nays — 0 ADMINISTRATIVE MATTERS August 15, 2017 County Manager Ron Smith summarized the consent agenda items as follows: • Request from the Special Projects Manager for approval of a Guaranteed Maximum Price #1 in the amount of $2,227,791 for the site package work for the Public Safety Center. • Request from Fire Services to approve budget amendment #3 to accept a grant for the Local Emergency Planning Committee in the amount of $1,000 to be used for events at local hazardous material sites. • Request from Administration to transfer from the Capital Improvement Plan Funding to County Wide Fire Tax District and approve budget amendment #5 to appropriate $83,640 to Trinity VFD. This is for the construction of a new station. • Request from Building Standards for approval of budget amendment #6 and a contract with Superion for TRAKit Land Development/Permitting Software Solution. The initial cost is $589,335 plus annual tech support of $95,000 per year. Most of the money appropriated will be taken from technology fees that have been collected over the last few years just for this purpose. • Request from ICATS for approval of a sole -source contract with RouteMatch Software for the purchase of software and equipment to update the ICATS vehicle tracking and dispatch system. • Request from Tax Administration for approval of the July refunds and releases. • Request from the Clerk to the Board to approve minutes from the meetings on July 25 and August 1, 2017. OTION by Commissioner Norman to approve the consent agenda. VOTING: Ayes — 5; Nays — 0 Request from the Project Manager to award the bid for the Jail Project: County Manager Ron Smith said this project has been on-going for several years. This past June bids were requested through a Construction Manager at Risk process. Those bids were very high and thus began another process to "test the market." The CMR route was good but the bids were not. The project was bid out again and bids were open on August 10 from three bidders. Hickory Construction was the lowest. This request is for the Board to approve moving forward with Hickory Construction to build the new jail. The current and future budget implications are as follows: Base Bid $ 25,677,933 Alternate #2 — Harrill St. Parking Lot $ 100,600 Cabling (Cat6) Special Inspections 40,000 250,000 Owner Contingency $ 750,000 Total Building Cost $ 26,779,233 Smith recommended that the Board move forward with Hickory Construction and take $1,740,000 out of fund balance to bridge the gap from the current jail ordinance to what will be needed to build the project. The fund balance will still remain a healthy 21 %. August 15, 2017 Chairman Mallory stated the meeting is going to deviate from the outline of the agenda. The second meeting of the month allows a public comment period toward the end. However, one individual has asked to speak about the jail project. This is not a public hearing but Mr. Vincent Brown will be given three minutes to speak. PUBLIC COMMENT: Vincent Brown, owner of Statesville Painting and Statesville Paint Store, 218 East Front Street, Statesville, and president of the local chapter of the National Association of Minority Contractors addressed the Board. Brown expressed concerns over local participation with the new jail project. Brown quoted from a report he received from the Office for Historically Underutilized Businesses which points out that there has been zero participation from minority groups. He feels this Board should reconsider the local community before moving forward on this project. He also expressed his discontent that other contractors knew the bid numbers. Saleeby explained the bidding process. The County and all local governments in North Carolina are bound by state statutes on the bidding of projects. The Design -Build and the Construction Manager at Risk process follows a certain type of bidding structure and the lowest bid. Local businesses did participate in the bidding. On this particular project the bidding was for the general contractor and not for subcontractors. The general contractor is not bound by the same statutes and may use their own subcontractors. Also, when public bids are opened, that means that all information is open to the public. Commissioner Houpe said the Board would love to be able to award business to local companies. However, based on laws, those people cannot be hand selected. The report presented concerning minorities does not show or prove that those individuals even participated in any bidding processes. State laws prevent any discrimination. Saleeby said two local general contractors were contacted but did not submit bids for this project. This project is a little over 74,000 square feet squeezed into a very tight spot. Moseley Architects have done a great job placing the building on the lot. The building is five stories tall and will have 300 new beds added to the current 201 beds. The core of this facility will support 700 beds for any future expansions if necessary. The original entrance to the Hall of Justice from Stockton is now the main entrance. Parking is across Stockton Street near the Board of Elections. The jail will have exterior fire escapes, the building exterior is precast concrete panels, the steel cells will have two beds each and they will come pre -made, ready to install. Sheriff Darin Campbell stated since 2011 jail staff has logged over 835,000 miles in transporting over 10,000 prisoners. In 2017 the cost was almost $855,000 in transporting and housing prisoners out -of -county which translates to about $1,900 per inmate. The Sheriffs Department has saved, through budget cuts, restructuring, etc., approximately $3.6 million to help pay for future operations of the jail. Campbell expressed appreciation to the Commissioners and staff for all the work toward this new project. The two-man cells will save millions on operation costs. Since 2014, the pump & haul from the annex has been almost $2.3 million. As a reminder Campbell said this is stili a jail and there will be no TV or modern conveniences. One centralized location will decrease the risks, mileage, gas, wear & tear on vehicles, injuries to inmates and staff, etc. Commissioner Houpe expressed appreciation to the Sheriff and his staff for keeping the community safe. project. Commissioner McNeely expressed appreciation for the work, time and effort toward this August 15, 2017 9 Commissioner Norman expressed appreciation to the Sheriff and staff for their patience waiting for this jail over the last few years. Vice Chairman Bowles expressed appreciation to the previous Boards of Commissioners who had the foresight and discipline to save for this project, even through a tough economy. Chairman Mallory said there are a lot of variables that impact jail populations. It is known that 80% of the jail population is related to drug related issues or mental health related issues. The most recent surge in opioid and heroin abuse increase pressures on jail and treatment facilities. Buying out -of -county space periodically is ok but not all the time. This project has included staff from the judicial system with an Inmate Reduction Committee, trying to identify ways to move inmates through the system faster. This has been monitored on a monthly basis since 2014 which has achieved some efficiencies and saved dollars. However, there has been a cost shifting from the State to the County over the last decade. Offenders sentenced to two years or less is now carried by countyjails. Thisjail will have 501 beds with a core large enough for 700 if necessary to expand later. Campbell said that educating the youth is the best way to prevent jail population growth. OTION by Commissioner Houpe to award a construction bid to Hickory Construction Company, adopt an amended project ordinance for the jail capital projects fund and approve budget amendment #6A. VOTING: Ayes — 5; Nays — 0 ANNOUNCEMENT OF VACANCIES OCCURING ON BOARDS & COMMISSIONS (None) APPOINTMENTS TO BOARD AND COMMISSIONS JCPC — 1 appointment. OTION by Vice Chairman Bowles to nominate Michael Royal for the JCPC Board. VOTING: Ayes — 5; Nays — 0 UNFINISHED BUSINESS Commissioner Houpe reported that all 19 fire departments have signed contracts with the County. He expressed appreciation to Kent Greene, Ron Smith, and all Chiefs and staff of all fire departments for the handling process of these contracts. Chairman Mallory said the County has a legal responsibility to provide fire services to the residents of Iredell County. Many things have changed over the last decade and the previous fire contracts have been over taken by development. Therefore, it was necessary to have everyone under a common contract in order for this board to provide the fiduciary duty to account for funding and the appropriate support for services. NEW BUSINESS Commissioner McNeely reported from a recent Workforce Development meeting. NC Works is a retaining/retooling program for individuals that have lost jobs and need skills to enter into another job. This program is working and picking up steam. The opioid issue was also discussed as job seekers can't seem to pass drug tests. McNeely also reported from the annual North Carolina Association of County Commissioners. Reports show that Iredell County is ranked August 15, 2017 10 very high in many categories for funding programs. Some things that will probably need to be addressed soon are solar complexes. The Brunch Bill was discussed and where counties need to be with this bill. The report that NC Association of County Commissioners produces can be seen at http://www.neace.org/654/2017-County-Map-Book. Commissioner Houpe reported on a meeting with the Region 3 Airport Briefing for Elected Officials. It was an opportunity to thank the legislators in Raleigh and DOT. The State recently made an $8 million investment into Statesville Airport. This is an asset to attract businesses to Iredell County. Houpe gave a shout -out the Register of Deeds. Through innovation and technology they were the first Register of Deeds office to do an eMortgage and eClosing transaction. Houpe also reported on a meeting of the Education Taskforce with Commissioner Norman. The majority of the Mooresville Graded School System's construction will be ready for the start of school. The performing arts building is projected to be ready in December. Iredell Statesville Schools have improved graduation rates to the second highest in district history and were acknowledged as a NC Work Ready Community District in 2016-17. This district had over $35 million in scholarships award to students from Iredell County. This district had ten consecutive zero findings in audits. Cool Springs opened on-time and under budget. The north and south Iredell projects are on-time and on budget. The district received $460,000 from the Golden Leaf Foundation to assist with the opening of the historic Early College at North Iredell High School. This also includes the IB program at Cloverleaf, dual emerging at Lake Norman Elementary, and blended learning initiatives at NB Mills and Woodland Heights. COUNTY MANAGER'S REPORT County Manager Ron Smith reported on the following items: • Sales tax receipts are trending in the right direction. Currently receipts are 4.5% higher than last year. • Project Manager David Saleeby presented a request for annexation to the City of Statesville for Animal Services, Agriculture Center, and the new property for the Public Safety Complex. This will save about $50,000 per year. • The McGuire Nuclear Drill went well last week. This drill is required every two years. There are very strict protocols to follow with various scenarios. FEMA evaluated the exercise and commented they could not tell that there were so many first -timers. Citizens close to McGuire can rest assured that agencies are in place to properly handle any events or issues. CLOSED SESSIONS Chairman Mallory move the Board into Closed Session at 8:25 PM. The Board returned to open session at 9:40 PM. OTION by Commissioner McNeely to approve an economic development incentive of $25,000 to TrueLeam, LLC as a match to the INC incentive awarded by the State of North Carolina. VOTING: Ayes — 5; Nays — 0 August 15, 2017 I 1 ADJOURNMENT MOTION by Commissioner Houpe to adjourn at 9:42 PM (The next regular meeting will be Tuesday, August 15,2017,5:00 PM, in the South Wing Conference Room, Government Center, 200 South Center Street, Statesville, NC) VOTING: Ayes — 5; Nays — 0 Date Approved Retha C. Gaither, Clerk August 15, 2017 12