HomeMy WebLinkAboutC.054.93011_1693 (2)IREDELL COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS
REGULAR MINUTES
SEPTEMBER 18, 2007
The Iredell County Board of Commissioners met in Regular Session on Tuesday,
September 18, 2007, at 7:00 p.m., in the Iredell County Government Center (Commissioners'
Meeting Room), 200 South Center Street, Statesville, NC.
Board Members Present
Chairman Marvin Norman
Vice Chairman Sara Haire Tice
Steve Johnson
Ken Robertson
Godfrey Williams
Staff present: County Manager Joel Mashburn, County Attorney Bill Pope, Deputy
County Manager Susan Blumenstein, and Clerk to the Board Jean Moore.
CALL TO ORDER by Chairman Norman
INVOCATION by Commissioner Robertson
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
ADJUSTMENTS OF THE AGENDA: OTIO by Commissioner Tice to approve
the agenda adjustments as follows:
Additions: •Item M - Motion to Accept the Postponement Request of Penske Realty, Inc. (Case
No. 0709-1) by hearing the case on November 6, 2007 instead of October 2, 2007.
• Closed Session for Attorney-Client/G.S. 143.318.11(a) (3)
Deletion: • Request from the Recreation Department for (1) Approval of the North Iredell Park
Phase I Plan (2) Approval to Obtain North Iredell Park Phase I Blueprints at an
Estimated Cost of 515,000 and (3) Permission to Apply for a $500,000 Parks and
Recreation Trust Fund (PARTF) Grant
VOTING: Ayes – 5; Nays – 0.
APPOINTMENT BEFORE THE BOARD
Tina Hunt, a Representative of the Metrolina Native American Association, Inc.,
(MNAA) Requests a $1,000 Donation for the 24`h Annual Indian Trail Powwow Scheduled
for September 21 – 23, 2007 (Location: Indian Trail Elementary School, 200 Educational Drive,
Indian Trail, NC): Ms. Hunt said the MNAA was a nonprofit 501 (c) corporation that served over 404
American Indians residing in Iredell County. She said the purpose of the association was to
preserve Native American heritage and culture, and this weekend's powwow would have six
drum teams with dancers. Ms. Hunt said a new sound system had been purchased, and this was
one reason for the financial request. Additionally, she mentioned that Miss North Carolina
Jessica Jacobs, was a Lumbee Native American, and she along with Miss Indian North Carolina
Britmey Simmons would attend the event.
Chairman Norman thanked Ms. Hunt for her appearance and said the board would take
the request under advisement.
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OTIO by Commissioner Johnson to approve the following 12 consent agenda items.
VOTING: Ayes – 5; Nays – 0.
(All items were explained by the department heads at the briefing session.)
1. Request from the Fire Tax District Board, on behalf of the Ebenezer VFD, for
Funding of $464,830 to be used for Insurance Ratings Improvements: As was requested by
the Fire Tax District Board, $464,830 was approved for the Ebenezer VFD to purchase the
following items needed to improve the insurance rating: