HomeMy WebLinkAboutC.054.93010_1107Staffpresent: County Manager Joel Mashburn, Finance Director Susan
Blumenstein, Planning & Code Enforcement Director Lynn Niblock, Planning
Supervisor Ron Smith, County Assessor Bill Doolittle, Emergency Services Director
Tracy Jackson, Support Services Director Jim Vernon, and Clerk to the Board Jean
Moore.
Request for a Re -review of the Proposals Submitted for the South Iredell
Small Area Plan: Planning Supervisor Ron Smith said that after the April 15
commissioners' meeting, he was contacted by an official with Woolpert LLP and told
the company could not provide the South Iredell Small Area Plan. Smith said the
company felt it had underestimated the project's full cost. Mr. Smith said his
recommendation, now, would be to contract with Benchmark Consulting at a cost of
$16,500. He said $15,000 had been budgeted, but at the April 15 meeting a budget
amendment was approved to cover the balance. Smith said the Economic Impact Study
was still needed, and he was trying to locate a company to provide it.
Request for Approval of a Reduction in Retainage Fees (10% to 5%) for the
Contractor in the Iredell County Government Center -South Project (ICGC-S):
Support Services Director Vernon said Monteith Construction Company was requesting
a reduction in the retainage for the ICGC-S project. He said this option was available
under the contract, and the architectural firm had recommended the reduction. Vernon
said Monteith had been excellent to work with, and he had no problems with the
reduction. He said Monteith had tried to keep the cost over runs and change orders as
low as possible. Vernon said the project was about 70% finished.
Commissioner Madison asked the incentive for the county to approve the
request.
Vernon said it would continue to keep the cost over runs down, and it would be
a goodwill gesture.
Madison asked about any risks in approving the reduction.
Vernon said he didn't know of anv.
Request from the County Assessor to Transfer $27,000 from
Salaries/Wages (Regular) to Contracted Services and SalarieslWages (Part-time):
County Assessor Doolittle said there was a backlog of work (new construction, property
splits, appeals) that needed to be accomplished this year. He said adequate funds were
in the budget to hire an appraisal company to assist with the work, and he recommended
this action.
The line items and amounts involved in the budget transfer were:
TRANSFER FROM: TRANSFER TO:
5100-02-4351 Salaries/Wages Regular $22,000 5375-08-4351 Contracted Services $22,000
5100-02-4351 Salaries/Wages Regular 5,000 5100-03-4351 Salaries & Wages/Part-time 5,000
Emergency Communication Equipment Grants: Chairman Johnson said he
recently attended a Communications Task Force Meeting where grant money for
equipment was discussed. He said the money was only available to fire departments,
and the Mooresville Fire Chief had applied for funds. (The funds would be used for
Mooresville's six channels/800 mhz project). Johnson said Statesville Fire Chief
Richard Campbell had been approached about being the lead agency for the county, if
these types of funds were available in the future.
Adjournment: Chairman Johnson adjourned the briefing session at 6:15 p.m.
APPROVED: to, 20v 3 e
Clerk to the Board
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