HomeMy WebLinkAboutC.054.93011_1105 (2)County Manager Mashburn said the only example he could recall was for the
Salvation Army. He said the exemption rationale centered on the fact that had the
goods not been donated, the donor would have disposed of them anyway at the
landfill, and they would have been covered under the standard household fee imposed
on county residents.
Deputy County Manager Blumenstein said Fifth Street was exempted when
furniture or items of this nature were discarded. She said the agency utilized a private
company for daily waste pickup.
Commissioner Williams said the county had hundreds of nonprofits, some of
which were the volunteer fire departments. He suggested that the staff review the
exemption criteria used in the past. Williams said that if the county didn't have
criteria already established, that something might need to be created to treat everyone
fairly.
OTIO by Commissioner Norman to request that the staff review the past
policy or criteria used in allowing trash disposal exemptions at the solid waste facility.
VOTING: Ayes — 5; Nays — 0.
Request for Approval of a Resolution Approving the Sale of Certificates
of Participation: Chairman Tice introduced the following resolution, a copy of
which had been provided to each Commissioner, which was read by title and
summarized by the Director of Finance and Administrative Services:
RESOLUTION APPROVING THE SALE BY
1REDELL COUNTY PUBLIC FACILITIES
CORPORATION OF CERTIFICATES OF
PARTICIPATION IN CERTAIN INSTALLMENT
PAYMENTS TO BE MADE BY THE COUNTY OF
IREDELL, NORTH CAROLINA, APPROVING A
PROPOSED INSTALLMENT FINANCING
AGREEMENT TO FINANCE CERTAIN SCHOOL
FACILITIES, APPROVING CERTAIN OTHER
DOCUMENTS AND ACTIONS RELATING
THERETO AND AUTHORIZING OTHER OFFICIAL
ACTION IN CONNECTION THEREWITH
WHEREAS, the County of Iredell, North Carolina (the "County) has
determined that it is necessary and expedient to finance (i) the expansion of North
Iredell High School, including the construction and equipping of additional
classrooms and a new gymnasium and locker room, (ii) the expansion of West Iredell
High School, including the construction and equipping of additional classrooms, a
new science wing, an auditorium, a new gymnasium and locker rooms, and expanded
cafeteria and kitchen facilities, (iii) the expansion of Statesville High School,
including the construction and equipping of a Freshman Academy, an auxiliary
gymnasium, a ROTC room, a science wing and additional performing arts and general
classrooms and the acquisition of land to expand practice fields and parking lots, (iv)
the expansion of Sharon Elementary School, including the construction and equipping
of additional classrooms and resource rooms, a new cafeteriaikitchen, a new
administration area and a new media center and the acquisition of land for the
expansion of the sewer septic system, and (v) the construction and equipping of a new
Mooresville Intermediate School (collectively, the "Project"); and
WHEREAS, in order to effectuate such plans to finance the Project, the
County and Iredell County Public Facilities Corporation (the "Corporation") have
been negotiating certain financing documents and arranging for the negotiated sale of
Certificates of Participation in certain Installment Payments (as defined in the
hereinafter defined Installment Financing Agreement) to be made by the County
pursuant to an installment financing agreement, to be dated as of May 1, 2006 (the
"Installment Financing Agreement"), between the Corporation and the County,
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