The Alleghany County Board of Commissioners met in regular session = on Monday, December 1, 1997 at 6:30 PM in the Conference Room of the County Of= fice Building, 90 South Main Street, Sparta, North Carolina

&= nbsp; The Alleghany County Board of Commissioners met in regular session on Monday, January 4, 2010= , at 6:30pm in the Board Meetin= g Room of the County Administration Buil= ding, 348 South Main Street, Sparta, North Caro= lina.

= Present: Chair Ken Richardson, Vice-Chair R= andy Miller, Commissioner Doug Murphy, Commissioner = Milly Richardson, Commissioner Steve Roten, County Attorney Donna Shumate, County Manager Don Adams, and Clerk to the Bo= ard Karen Evans.

Chair Ken Richardson called the meeting to order.

Commissioner Steve Roten led the Pledge of Allegiance and opened the meeting with a pray= er.

Chair Ken Richardson discussed changes to the agenda of adding item C of a resolu= tion naming the Sparta Parkway<= /st1:address> in honor of Alleghany County veterans and change county business to item D.

Commissioner Milly Richardson made a motion to approve the amended agenda for this January 4, 2010, meeting. Co= mmissioner Doug Murphy seconded the motio= n. Vote 5:0.

AGENDA

Monday, Jan= uary 4, 2010

= 6:30 PM

6:30 &= nbsp; Meeting Called To Order <= /o:p>

Pledge of Allegiance and Praye= r

&= nbsp; &nbs= p; Motion on Agenda for January 4, 2010, meeting

Motion on Minutes for December 21, 2009, meeting=

6:35 A. &nbs= p; Public Comments—30 minutes

&= nbsp; B. Public Hearing

&= nbsp; &nbs= p; RE: PARTF Grant

&= nbsp; C. Resolution Naming Sparta Parkway to Veteran Memorial Parkwa= y

&= nbsp; D. County Business

1. January 18 Meeting Date

2. Budget Amendment—Economic Development

3. 2010/11 Budget Schedule <= /o:p>

4. Other Business

5. Adjourn

Commissioner Doug Murphy made a motion to approve the minutes for the December 21,= 2009, meeting. Commissioner Milly Richardson seco= nded the motion. Vote 5:0.

Chair Ken Richard= son asked for public comments. None were received. He closed the public comments portion of the meeting.

County Manager Don Adams reminded everyone that packets are available for everyone to view regarding the public hearing for the PARTF g= rant. He reviewed the contents of the pa= ckets; map, budget, portions of the parks and recreation survey.=

David Evans, Recreation Director, came before the Board to explain the concepts of devel= oping the property off of the Sp= arta Parkway. He reviewed the map of the property including the area of wetlands t= hat will not be touched and a possibility of how the fields could be laid out.<= span style=3D'mso-spacerun:yes'> He displayed how two games could be played at the same time. He s= howed the walking path around the project. He talked about the bridge crossing Bledsoe Creek, parking area, pic= nic shelter/concession area/restroom area.&nbs= p; He reviewed the proposed budget including the restroom facility/picn= ic shelter/concessions, parking lot, grading/seeding, walking path, bridge, culvert pipes, landscaping, fencing, water/sewer/erosion control and survey= ing for a total of $344,959 with the County match being $174,479.50, which is $41,717 over the original match from the previous grant cycle. He further reviewed the additional= costs justification. He explained a couple of pages from the parks and recreation survey completed in 2005 regarding activities that households currently participates in or is intere= sted in doing so and showed where many of these activities can be preformed on t= his property. <= /p>

Chair Ken Richard= son opened the public hearing regarding the PARTF grant at 6:51pm.= He asked for public comments.

David Evans read an email from Dr. Jeff Cox, Superintendent, stating his support = for this project.

Chair Ken Richard= son encouraged people to correspond with the Commissioners regarding this proje= ct so the comments can be passed along to the State.

Bob Bamberg, Chamber of Commerce Director, came before the Board to voice his support for this proposal. He said it will benefit everyone.<= span style=3D'mso-spacerun:yes'> He used examples of how people wil= l be benefited. He talked about th= is project will increase the amount of public recreation and could help the ob= esity rates for our youth. He state= d that he is very excited about this project.&nbs= p;

Chair Ken Richard= son and Bob Bamberg talked about t= he number of chamber members being 350 and asking them to adopt a resolution of support.

Dr. Mary-Emma Ber= es talked about she has recently coached a soccer team, played a team from Independence here= and there and talked about the comparison between the fields. She further talked about this will be a wonderful experience to have community activities in o= ne location. She reiterated that= she is very trilled about this project. She talked about it is a wonderful idea about a walking trail. She further talked about playing s= occer in the sand on Jarrett field and the challenges associated with that. =

Robert Woodie came before the Board as a parent of four and voiced his support for this great facility. He talked about not always having the support of Martin Marietta’s fields. He further talked about this propo= sed area is a great area for picnics and can have lots of different sports on t= he fields. He stated his support= for this project.

Santiago Reales s= tated that he is involved with the Recreation Department by coaching soccer. He talked about the difficulty ove= r the years is looking for a place for soccer and other sports. He further talked about a place for= the Hispanic community to play soccer, too. He stated his support for this project because this is something everyone can = be proud of. He talked about peo= ple are always looking for a place to play sports.

Doug Blevins, Adjutant/Quartermaster of VFW = Post 7034, talked about being interested in the youth in the coun= ty and anything that can be done to assist the youth. He talked about there is a l= ot of potential for this area. He further talked about they suggested the name of the park at a previous meet= ing. He stated that the Board has the VFW’s full support of this project.

Wes Brinegar, Sergeant-at-Arms with Marine C= orps League Detachment 1298, stated that the Marines are behind this 100% and will do anything they can to support this project. He talked about this will be treme= ndous to have the access to an area like this.&n= bsp; He further talked about it is better to keep youth active in recreation. He stated that th= ere is all of the potential in the world for this area. He reiterated their full support.<= o:p>

Scott Moncrief ca= me before the Board as a parent and plant manager of Martin Marietta. He said that as a resident/parent = he is in support of this for the youth and everyone. He further said that as the plant manager of Martin Marietta, they cannot make a commitment for a long time as noted previously. He explaine= d that Martin Marietta loves having the soccer program and hosting it, and they wi= ll continue to do as long as possible but cannot commit to more than one seaso= n at a time. He talked about this = will supplement other facilities that Alleghany County has such as the Crouse Pa= rk and Lions Club which can be restricted at times. He further talked about this would= be additional opportunities for the youth doing service projects like the Boy Scouts. He said that others i= n the community could benefit from this area such as home school students who nee= d a place to play, also.

Chair Ken Richard= son reminded everyone that if the Board supports this then the only way to move forward is a matching grant through the State. He said that the Board may ask for= your support for information to be sent to Raleigh

Chair Ken Richard= son asked for additional public comments. None were received. He closed the public hearing at 7:09pm and reconvened the regular meeting.

Commissioner Milly Richardson made a motion to say to move forward on this project. Commissioner Randy Miller seconded the motion.

Commissioner Milly Richardson amended the motion to approve= the PARTF grant application. Commission= er Randy Miller seconded the motion. Vote 5:0.

County Manager Don Adams read a resolution regarding the hono= rary renaming of Sparta Parkway= to be Veteran Memorial Par= kway.

Commissioner Randy Miller made a motion to approve the resolution. Commissioner Doug Murphy seconded the motion. Vote 5:0.

= County Manager Don Adams talked about the next meeting falls on a scheduled holiday.

= The Board talked about changing the meeting to January 19^th.

= Commissioner Randy Miller made a motion to move the next meeting to January 19 at 3:30pm. Commissioner Doug Murphy seconded the motion. Vote 5:0.

= County Manager Don Adams presented budget ame= ndment Economic Development Fund #2 in the amount of $19,771. He explained the budget amendment = is transferring monies from the General Fund and Safety Fund to reimburse for expenses paid out of the Economic Development Fund.

= Commissioner Milly Richardson made a motion= to approve budget amendment Economic Development Fund #2 in the amount of $19,= 771. Commissioner Randy Miller seconded= the motion. Vote 5:0. =

= County Manager Don Adams presented a proposed budget schedule for 2010/11. = He explained that he starts with June and backs up the timeline. He further explained the schedule.=

= Chair Ken Richardson talked about he is requesting at the mid-month meeting in January and February for the County Manager to update t= he Board on the finances of the County for the departments to know which way t= o go with the budget.

= Commissioner Randy Miller made a motion to set the budget dates. Commissioner Doug Murphy seconded the motion. Vote 5:0.

Commissioner Milly Richardson stated that the Cecil Brooks, President of the local Rotary Club, asked to let everyone know that they wi= ll be collecting donations for the eradication of polio in the world and would like for people to support them.

Commissioner Randy Miller thanked everyone here tonight and speaking their support.=

Commissioner Doug Murphy stated he appreciates the support for coming out on a night like tonight.

Commissioner Stev= e Roten reiterated his appreciation for people coming out for support tonight.

Being no further business, Commissioner Milly Richardson made a motion to adjourn at 7:19pm. Commissioner Doug Murphy seconded the motion. Vote 5:0.

Respectfully submitted, &nb= sp;

Karen Evans &= nbsp; &nbs= p;

Clerk to the Boar= d &= nbsp;

Attest:

Ken Richardson

Chairman