HomeMy WebLinkAboutC.054.93010_0346 (2)IREDELL COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS
REGULAR MINUTES
FEBRUARY 6 2001
The Iredell County Board of Commissioners met in Regular Session on Tuesday,
February 6, 2001, at 7:00 p.m., in the Iredell County Government Center (Commissioners' Meeting
Room), 200 South Center Street, Statesville, NC 28677.
Present: Chairman Sara Haire Tice
Vice Chairman Steve D. Johnson
Tommy E. Bowles
Karen B. Ray
R. Godfrey Williams
Staff Present: County Manager Joel Mashburn and Clerk to the Board Jean Moore.
CALL TO ORDER by Chairman Tice.
INVOCATION by Commissioner Bowles.
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
ADJUSTMENTS OF THE AGENDA: MOTION by Chairman Tice to delete the
following agenda item since it was reviewed during the briefing session.
Deletion: Update in Reference to the Debt Service Needed Regarding a Direct Placement Loan for
the Third Creek Elementary School and the Iredell-Statesville Administrative Building
(Phase I).
VOTING: Ayes - 5; Nays - 0.
APPOINTMENTS BEFORE THE BOARD
MS. SABRINA JONES, ON BEHALF OF THE STATESVILLE HOUSING
AUTHORITY, IN REFERENCE TO A LETTER OF ENDORSEMENT REGARDING A
"CLOSING THE ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT GAP & STRENGTHENING FAMILIES
GRANT"SPONSORED BY THE N.C. DEPT. OF SOCIAL SERVICES (NCDSS) AND THE
NORTH CAROLINA ASSOCIATION OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS (NCACC): Ms.
Jones was accompanied by Pastor Doris Allison to discuss a grant sponsored by the county
commissioner's association and the state DSS department. Jones said she was the Director of Teen
Health, a United Way and March of Dimes agency that worked with many families in south
Statesville. Ms. Jones said the NCACC and NCDSS would select 15 communities in North Carolina
for collaborative workshops. She said the pumose of the workshops would be for local residents to
develop a plan to address community needs. Once a plan was developed, the communities would
then be eligible to enter into the second phase where eight counties would be selected. Jones said the
grant awards could be over $200,000. Ms. Jones said that since the NCACC was a grant sponsor,
it was mandatory that a letter of endorsement from the local board of commissioners be included in
the application. Jones cited several reasons why the south Statesville area would be an ideal
location for the grant funding. She said the Statesville Housing Authority had agreed to serve as the
fiscal authority, and no money was being asked of the county. Jones said February 15, 2001, was
the deadline for the first phase.
Commissioner Bowles asked if the project's progress would be charted.
Jones said a key to the proposal was that measurable results had to be maintained.