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BRIEFING MINUTES
JANUARY 8.2002
The Iredell County Board of Commissioners met on Tuesday, January 8, 2002, at 5:00
P.M., for an agenda briefing in the Imdell 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, Health Director Ray Rabe, Environmental Health Supervisor
Services Director Don Wall, DSS Income Maintenance Administrator Lyn
Kelly Sheeks, Support Services Director Jim Vernon, County Assessor Brent Weisner, Social
n Deal, Social Work
Supervisor Linda Bledsoe, Inspections Director Lynn Niblock, and Clerk to the Board Jean
Moore.
CALL TO ORDER by Chairman Tice.
Request for Approval of a High Density Application for the WSIV-CA Watershed
from John Deere Landscapes and Transco LLC: After the public hearing matters were
explained, Planning Supervisor Smith advised that John Deere Landscapes and Transco Property
LLC desired the approval of a high density option for property located in the critical area of a
watershed. He said the option would allow the applicants to exceed the standard 24% built -upon
coverage for buildings, parking, sidewalks, etc., yet not exceed 50%. Smith said the option
required the applicant to build a wet detention pond capable of removing 85% of the total
suspended solids from a one -inch rainfall. He said the property was zoned for light
manufacturing (M-1).
basin. Commissioner Bowles said he understood the owner would be required to maintain the
Smith said this was correct -- the owners would have to obtain a bond for the pond's
upkeep.
Update and/or a Request for the Approval of a Memorandum of Understanding in
Reference to the Rural Transportation Planning Organization (RPO): Smith said a recent
meeting was held about the memorandum's contents and wording. Mr. Smith said the voting
issue was discussed and everyone in attendance was in agreement for each county to have one
vote and the collective municipalities of each county to have one vote. In addition, he said the
staff was recommending that if a member from Centralina's Executive Board served on the
advisory committee, this person's membership should be in a non-voting capacity. He said
Rowan County had not made a decision on joining the Lake Norman Rural Transportation
Planning Organization.
Request from the Health Department for Approval of Proposed Changes Regarding
Septic System Permit Fees and Preventive Health Fees: Health Director Ray Rabe and
Environmental Health Supervisor Kelly Skeeks said a recent review of the septic system fees
revealed that the environmental revenues were not covering the program's expenses. Sheeks
said this was due to a slowdown in the economy.
present. Mr. Sheeks said that when the economy
improved, the fees might exceed the department's costs, but it was not self -supposing at the
When asked why there were cost differences between the various septic systems, Sheeks
explained it was due to the complexity of the types. He said it took longer to design and inspect
the more complex system. Also, he said an additional inspection trip was needed.
six or seven different septic systems could be in a Type III listing. He said that