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HomeMy WebLinkAboutC.054.93010_0120 (2)Commissioner Stewart asked how the present $300 was used. Staff Sgt. Johnson said mulch and other items were purchased for the grounds. He said the soldiers hoped to replace the crossties and to re -sow the grass. He assured the commissioners that the money was spent wisely and that permission had to be obtained from Raleigh before any money was used. Chairman Tice adjourned the public hearing in regards to the FY 2000-01 budget. Chairman Tice declared the meeting to be in public hearing session and advised that this was the hour and day scheduled for public comment regarding the Installment Financing Agreement with the Iredell County Public Facilities Corporation, a North Carolina non-profit corporation. PUBLIC HEARING CONCERNING THE FINANCING OF CERTAIN SCHOOL FACILITIES PURSUANT TO AN INSTALLMENT FINANCING AGREEMENT (construction of an addition to Mooresville High School, the construction, furnishing/equipping of the new Lake Norman High School, and construction of Phase II of the new Lake Shore Middle School): Susan Blumenstein, the Director of Finance and Administrative Services described the school facilities and the installment payments to be made by the County under the Installment Financing Agreement. Attorney Pope said the installment financing was a mechanism where the school system transferred properties to anon -profit entity known locally as the Iredell Public Facilities Corporation. He said the title to the properties was pledged, and this served as the collateral. Pope said the faith and credit and tax revenues of lredell County were not pledged; however, it would certainly not be wise to default on the bonds. Mr. Pope said that in the past the Public Facilities Corporation was governed by a board independent of the county's board of commissioners. He said the present opinion was that the Public Facilities members, or at least a majority, needed to be appointed by the county commissioners. Pope said he would request, at an upcoming commissioners' meeting, that a revision be made to the Iredell Public Facilities Corporation charter. No one appeared, either in person or by attorney, to be heard with respect to the Installment Financing Agreement. Also, no written statement relating to said matter was received. Chainnan Tice adjourned the public hearing. ADMINISTRATIVE MATTERS REQUEST FOR APPROVAL OF THE FY 2000-01 FUNDING PLAN FOR THE HOME & COMMUNITY CARE BLOCK GRANT FOR OLDER ADULTS: Anna Rice, the Executive Director for the Council on Aging, prefaced her presentation by saying that Iredell County had 21,000 people aged 60 and over. She said that over one-half of the 21,000 were over 70 years of age. Rice said it was the 85+ age group that was the fastest growing group. She said the HCCBG committee began the budget work in February and concluded in March. She thanked the commissioners for providing the local match necessary to draw down federal funds. The total block grant for the new year is $611,762. MOTION by Commissioner Fortner to approve the FY 2000-01 HCCBG funding plan as presented. VOTING: Ayes - 5; Nays - 0. REQUEST FOR APPROVAL OF THE FY 2000-01 OFFICE OF JUVENILE JUSTICE FUNDING PLAN RECOMMENDED BY THE JUVENILE CRIME PREVENTION COUNCIL (JCPC): JCPC Chairman Lynn Gullett said the state had made many changes in thejuvenile justice program that was formerly known as Community Based Alternatives or CBA. Mrs. Gullett said that juvenile crime, locally and nationally, was on the increase. She said that funds supplied by the state were intended to be used locally in the fight againstjuvenile crime. Gullett said the state had allocated $288,018 for Iredell County and that on April 11, 2000, the Juvenile Crime Prevention Council had awarded the funding as follows.