HomeMy WebLinkAboutC.054.93011_0828 (2)The board members awarded the bid to Volvo Truck Center. In addition, during
the agenda briefing, the board members were in consensus to allow Mr. Lambert to
discuss a hoist with the company.
7. Request for Approval of a Radio Tower Site Lease with CLLB Investments,
LLC: At the agenda briefing, Communications Director David Martin requested
approval of a lease for a tower located on Hwy. 21 North and being north of James Farm
Road in Statesville, NC. Martin said the future radio simulcast system needed a radio
microwave link between the communications center on Water Street to the Olin tower
site. He said currently, a direct path was not available to Olin, and the tower on Hwy. 21
would remedy the situation. Martin said the lease with CLLB Investments would be
$200 a month, initially, with a maximum increase of five percent a year. He said funding
had been budgeted for the lease costs.
8. Request for Approval of the Annual Forestry Agreement with the NC
Department of Environment and Natural Resources: County Manager Mashburn
said during the briefing session that funding was annually budgeted for forestry
services. He said the total cost for FY 05-06 was $105,376.00; however, the county
only paid $42,150.00 or 40%.
9. Request for Discussion/Action Regarding a Joint Resolution with the Iredell-
Statesville and Mooresville Boards of Education Pertaining to the Distribution of
Proceeds from any Statewide Public School Facilities Bonds: At the briefing
session, County Manager Mashburn said the board on April 19, 2005, directed the
county staff and the Iredell-Statesville School staff to draft a resolution requesting that
proceeds received from a statewide bond for school construction be distributed on an
average daily membership (ADM) basis. He said that as requested, a resolution, as
follows, had been drafted.
JOINT RESOLUTION OF THE
IREDELL COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS
BOARDS OF EDUCATION
WHEREAS, Iredell County is one of the fastest growing counties in North Carolina; and
WHEREAS, growth places a strain on infrastructure needs such as education facilities; and
WHEREAS, the Governor and General Assembly have implemented educational programs such
as class size that require additional educational space; and
WHEREAS, the State of North Carolina has previously approved bonds for public schools and
universities; and
WHEREAS, the distribution of such funds has not recognized growth issues; and
WHEREAS, the distribution of education funds from the General Assembly has focused on
unequal distribution to low wealth and rural school systems, and
WHEREAS, the Governor and General Assembly have proposed a statewide lottery with a
portion of the proceeds to be utilized for school facilities; and
WHEREAS, certain portions of state sales tax and corporate tax are used to fund school
facilities; and
WHEREAS, education is a vital component of the economic development of Iredell County and
North Carolina.
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED THAT:
The Iredell County Board of Commissioners, the Iredell-Statesville Board of Education, and the
Mooresville Graded Board of Education encourage the members of the Iredell County Legislative
Delegation to sponsor legislation promoting a statewide public school facilities bond; and
The collective boards encourage the members of the Iredell County delegation to sponsor
legislation that ensures all proceeds from such bond and other statewide educational facilities funds be
distributed with a formula that recognizes growth and Average Daily Membership (ADM) of the public
school systems in North Carolina.
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