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BRIEFING MINUTES
APRIL 1. 2003
The Iredell County Board of Commissioners met in Briefing Session on
Tuesday, April 1, 2003, at 5:00 p.m., in the Iredell County Government Center (South
Wing Conference Room), 200 South Center Street, Statesville, NC.
Present were:
Chairman Steve D. Johnson
Vice Chairman Godfrey Williams
Doug Madison
Marvin Norman
Sara Haire Tice
Staffpresent: County Manager Joel Mashburn, Finance Director Susan
Blumenstein, Planner Emily Jackson, Solid Waste Administrative Manager Susan
Comell, Health Director Ray Rabe, and Clerk to the Board Jean Moore.
Guests present: Crossroads Behavioral Healthcare CEO/Area Director David
Swann, Iredell-Statesville Finance Officer Terry Haas, Centralina Council of
Governments Director Al Sharp, and Bill Duston, a Centralina Planner.
Call to Order by Chairman Johnson.
Request for Approval of a Regional Planning Alliance (RPA) Membership
Pact Resolution Submitted by the Centralina Council of Governments (COG):
Centralina Director At Sharpe and Planner Bill Duston said the COG Board of
Delegates voted in January of this year to become a partner in a regional planning
alliance. Sharp said the mission of the RPA would be to develop a "cohesive policy" in
connection with growth in the Charlotte region. He said the alliance would be
composed of elected and appointed officials as well as non-governmental agencies
(chambers of commerce and real estate professionals, etc.).
Duston said several counties and cities had already adopted the RPA resolution.
When asked how the RPA would receive its funding ($330,571 for year 2003
and $268,571 for 2004), Sharp said Centralina had received some funding from the
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), and contributions would be solicited from the
business community.
The commissioners requested to delete this item from the agenda and to discuss
it again at the April 15 meeting.
Sustainable Environment for Quality of Life (SEQL): Duston said a
$275,000 grant had been awarded from the EPA for the purpose of protecting the
"quality of life" in the Charlotte area. He said that Centralina, along with the Catawba
Regional Council of Governments, desired to create a program (SEQL) to address
environmental issues, e.g., sprawl and air quality problems, with the funding. Duston
said there was no action needed on SEQL, but if anyone had questions, Rebecca
Yarbrough, with Centralina, was the contact person.
Request for Approval of an Amendment to a Lease for Crossroads
Behavioral Healthcare at the Twin Oaks Road Facility: Crossroads CEO/Area
Director Swann said the Psychosocial Rehabilitation Program, offered at the county's
Twin Oaks property, taught occupational trades to 45 to 50 adults. He said that in
accordance with State law, Crossroads needed to find a provider for the program by
May 1. Mr. Swann said, however, the lease for the facility did not allow sub -leasing.
He said the county attorney had drafted an amendment to the lease that would allow for
this practice. Swann said Crossroads wanted to continue as the "tenant" in the lease, in
case the provider agency did not work out and changes needed to be made.