HomeMy WebLinkAboutC.054.93010_0674 (2)IREDELL COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS
BRIEFING MINUTES
MARCH 5. 2002
The Iredell County Board of Commissioners met in Briefing Session on Tuesday,
March 5, 2002, at 5:00 p.m., in the Iredell County Government Center, 200 South Center
Street, Statesville, NC.
Present: Chairman Sara Haire Tice
Vice Chairman Karen B. Ray
Tommy E. Bowles
Steve D. Johnson
R. Godfrey Williams
Staff Present: County Manager Joel Mashburn, Finance Director Susan Blumenstein,
Planning Supervisor Ron Smith, Support Services Director Jim Vernon, Health Director Ray
Rabe, Lieutenant Terry Beck with the Sheriffs Department, and Clerk to the Board Jean
Moore.
CALL TO ORDER by Chairman Tice.
POTENTIAL RESERVOIR SITES IN NORTHERN IREDELL COUNTY: Keith
Snoddy, the manager of Iredell Water Corporation, distributed copies of a draft preliminary
study on potential reservoir sites in the northern part of Iredell County. The study, performed
by the North Carolina Department of Natural Resources and Community Development in
1984, was shared due to Mr. Victor Crosby's 7:00 p.m. appointment before the board. (Mr.
Crosby planned to speak about using state bridge funds for water supply, flood cont
hydropower, irrigation, recreation and wildlife habitat.) rol,
CHANDLER BRYAN REQUESTS THE DONATION OF PROPERTIES
LOCATED AT 1419 WILSON LEE BOULEVARD & 1424 FIFTH STREET,
STATESVILLE, NC: Mr. Bryan, a member of the Board of Directors for Fifth Street
Ministries/Diakonos, Inc., requested the donation of two lots owned by the county. He said
Fifth Street had been using the lots and a house situated on one of them since 1998. Mr.
Bryan said the house was being used forthe Molly McKay Children's Center. He said the
center was a place where children of the shelter's residents received tutoring, learned
computer skills, and worked with certified teachers. Bryan said the properties were formerly
occupied by Tri -County Mental Health, but the new mental health authority had no desire for
them. He said he was also unaware of any purpose, or use, the county might have for them.
Commissioner Johnson said that if the request were approved, he felt there should be a
stipulation for the properties to revert back to the county if Fifth Street Ministries had no
further use for them in the future.
Update on Relocation & New Construction of "M Sister's House":
thanked the board for the $100,000 previously approved as "seed mon-- --�y for the Mme. ryan
group
home to serve victims of family abuse and rape. Bryan said the home was due to open in
approximately six weeks and the board members would be invited to tour the facility.
REQUEST FOR APPROVAL OF THE COUNTY MANAGER'S
RECOMMENDATIONS REGARDING THE ITEMS FROZEN IN THE FY 2001-02
BUDGET: County Manager Mashburn said he was recommending for the board to proceed
with the purchase of items, or the transfer of funds, frozen in this year's budget for the
following:
Transfer of Capital Reserve Fund
Replace Cell Doors In Jail
$ 2,055,169
Purchase File System for DSS
48,000
Purchase Emergency Equipment in General Governmental
Purchase Van to Replace Inspections
1 , 000
2 0,000
Truck
_20,000
Total
$ 2,147,169