HomeMy WebLinkAboutC.054.93011_1336 (2)The settlement reached- between Iredell County and Food Lion provides that:
A. Upon execution of this letter by all parties, Food Lion will pay to Iredell County seventy
thousand dollars ($70,000) as full and final payment in settlement of all outstanding taxes, penalties and
interest, and all outstanding final discoveries, proposed or tentative discoveries, final audits, proposed
audits, and all other property tax issues of which Food Lion and Iredell County are presently aware, for
the 1998-2006 time period, except for 2006 taxes, which are payable on or before January 5, 2007.
B. Upon execution of this letter by all parties, Food Lion will withdraw with prejudice case
number 04 PTC 373 pending before the North Carolina Property Tax Commission.
C. Upon execution of this letter by all parties, Iredell County will not conduct any further audit
of Food Lion for any tax years up to and including 2006 and Iredell County will not issue any tentative or
final discovery assessment for any tax years up to and including, 2006.
D. Upon execution of this letter by all parties, Iredell County and Food Lion agree that
leasehold improvements at Food Lion stores in Iredell County shall be treated as real property and shall
be listed, appraised and assessed as real property by Iredell County for tax years 1998 through 2006,
and for tax years 2007 and beyond. Food Lion will continue to list machinery and equipment as personal
property. Beginning with tax year 2007, all real property additions, including leasehold improvements,
shall be listed by Food Lion or its landlords.
E. It is the intent of the parties to resolve all tax issues and disputes through tax year 2006.
It is further the agreement of the parties that leasehold improvements shall be treated as real property,
not personal property, for tax years 2007 and beyond.
6. Request from the Welfare Planning Board/Social Services for Approval of the 2007-
2009 Work First Plan: Social Services Director Don Wail, Work First Supervisor Linda
Bledsoe, and Income Maintenance Supervisor Lynn Deal attended the briefing to present the
two-year Work First Plan. Bledsoe said there were two main changes, and one eliminated land
ownership in emergency assistance requests due to the length of time needed to convert property
into cash. She said the other change involved intensive Work First cases, and the department
would follow the standard plan in these with the exception of property and vehicles.
7. Request from the Sheriffs Department for Approval of Budget Amendment #16 to
Recognize Additional Funding from the Iredell-Statesville Schools for the Placement of a
School Resource Officer at East Iredell Middle School: Chief Deputy Rick Dowdle said the
Iredell-Statesville School System had received additional funding for a School Resource Officer
and desired to place the individual at East Iredell Middle School. He said for eight months the
costs would be $38,885 and a spare law enforcement vehicle would be used. (The position will
be effective upon approval by the board.)
8. Request for Approval of Budget Amendment #17 in the Amount of $55,000 for the
Transfer of Funds from Contingency for the Maintenance/Repairs to Property Leased by
LifeSpan, Inc. (This is for a failing septic system & HVAC repairs to the former Vocational Workshop in
Troutman, NC): Facility Services Director Jeff Frazier said the LifeSpan facility sewer had the
following problems: drainfill has failed, tank is broken and backed up, poor soil/ground around
the system, and not enough land to place a new drainfill. He said it appeared the only option was
to use a pump station, and at present, the sewage was being pumped three times a week. Frazier
said the Town of Troutman would eventually have a gravity sewer system in place that could
serve the workshop.
Deputy County Manager Blumenstein said the property was now under the county's
control due to the dissolution of the Iredell Vocational Workshop, Inc. She said the former
Chairman of the Workshop Board, Elbert Richardson, had indicated a $25,000 payment would
be forthcoming to the county out of the remaining cash assets. Blumenstein said this could be
applied towards the sewer and HVAC repairs. She said the remaining costs could be taken from
contingency.
The following is an itemized listing on how the $55,000 will be used.