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HomeMy WebLinkAboutC.054.93010_0454EMS: Blumenstein said $15 had been added to the basic transport fee (from $300 to $315). In addition, she said $15 had been added to the Advanced Life Treatment with no transport fee (from $150 to $165). No changes from the county manager's recommendation. COMMUNICATIONS: No changes from the county manager's recommendation. ANIMAL CONTROL: Mashburn said the animal control supervisor had requested a $50,000 addition to the shelter; however, the request had been deleted for the upcoming year. Mr. Mashburn said that sometime in the near future, additional space would be needed. No changes from the county manager's recommendation. 911 COORDINATION FUND: Blumenstein said that for the first time, funds had been transferred out of this fund to pay the salaries/benefits for the rural addressing employee. She said this was a legitimate expenditure, but this was the first year the county had made the fund transfer. EXISTING CAPITAL PROJECTS: Blumenstein said the county had three capital project ordinances. They were: Stumpy Creek Park for $739,360, the Agricultural Center for $2,475,000, and the Maintenance/EMS/Garage projects at $425,000. Due to the delays in the completion of the Stumpy Creek Park, Commissioner Williams asked the county manager if he felt additional funds might be granted from the state's park and recreation trust fund for new parks in the future. Mashburn said the county would have to finish Stumpy Creek before it could reapply for another state park grant. He said the Stumpy Creek project started with $250,000 from the state, and a combined match of $125,000 from the county and $125,000 from the community. He said he did not feel the delays with the completion of Stumpy Creek would affect the state's assistance on new park projects in the future. SOLID WASTE: Blumenstein said money would need to be borrowed this fall for a new solid waste cell. She said an engineering report had indicated the new cell could cost between $2.8 million and $3.8 million. Mrs. Blumenstein said bids for the project would need to be received by October of this year. She said the solid waste financing would be included with the Third Creek School. She also said the solid waste fees would pay the financing for the new cell. Commissioner Johnson said he had received inquiries about the possibility of the county building a transfer station in the West Iredell community. Commissioner Bowles asked if the litter enforcement officer could prepare a report indicating where most of the litter violations were occurring in the county. He said this might help determine if the western area needed a station. DSS SPACE NEEDS: Commissioner Williams asked if the county had researched the possibility of a lease/purchase arrangement for securing DSS office space. He said Lincoln County had recently used this arrangement in the conversion of an existing building. Mashburn asked what the county would do with a 23,000 sq. ft. building formerly used as a hospital (current DSS building on North Center St.). Mr. Mashburn said he was obtaining information on the possibility of constructing an addition to the health building (Hwy. 21). He said he had even thought about moving the mental health employees out of the health building and into the current DSS building. STRAW VOTE ON FY 2001-02 BUDGET: Mashburn said he saw two options with the FY 01-02 budget. He said one would be to raise taxes, and the other would be to approve the budget as presented, but to immediately freeze the capital projects/purchases, with a few exceptions.