HomeMy WebLinkAboutC.054.93010_1298IREDELL COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS
REGULAR MINUTES
JANUARY 20.2004
The Iredell County Board of Commissioners met in Regular Session on
Tuesday, January 20, 2004, at 7:00 p.m., in the Iredell County Government Center -
South (Courtroom), located at 610 East Center Avenue, Mooresville, NC.
Present were:
Chairman Steve D. Johnson
Vice Chairman Godfrey Williams
Doug Madison
Marvin Norman
Sara Haire Tice
Staff present County Manager Joel Mashburn, County Attorney Bill Pope,
Finance Director Susan Blumenstein, Planning Supervisor Ron Smith, Tax
Administrator Bill Doolittle, Health Director Ray Rabe, Health Administrative Officer
Bill Griffith, Chief Deputy Rick Dowdle with the Sheriffs Department, Emergency
Management Director Tracy Jackson, and Clerk to the Board Jean Moore.
CALL TO ORDER by Chairman Johnson.
INVOCATION by Chairman Johnson.
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE: Boy Scouts James Teeter and
Brandon Galbreath of Troop 171, affiliated with Williamson's Chapel Methodist
Church, 589 Brawley School Road, Mooresville, N.C., led the Pledge of Allegiance.
Approximately 28 other scouts with the same troop, along with Mr. Wayne Persons,
also attended the meeting.
ADJUSTMENTS OF THE AGENDA: OT[O by Chairman Johnson to
adjust the agenda by the following:
Additions: • Request from the Sheriffs Department for Permission to Apply for a
$400,000 Governor's Crime Commission Grant for the Purchase of
Portable Radios in Conjunction with the 800 mhz Project
• Closed Session for the Purpose of Discussing a Personnel Matter — C.S. 143-318. It (a) (6)
Deletions: • Request for Approval of Revisions to the Industrial Development
Incentive Program Policy for Iredell County
• Request for Approval of Agreements between Iredell County,
EnergyUnited Electric Corporation, and West Realty Agency Regarding
the West Farm Water Tank Project (This will be discussed at a later date.)
VOTING: Ayes — 5; Nays — 0.
APPOINTMENT BEFORE THE BOARD
Ms. Rebecca Yarbrough, with the Centralina Council of Governments,
Discusses the Regional Travel Demand Modeling Process: Yarbrough said that as a
part of the Clean Air Act, geographic areas would be deemed non -attainment or
attainment areas. She explained that attainment areas were the ones that met the air
pollutant criteria for health standards, while the non -attainment sections had levels of
"criteria air pollutants higher than the level allowed by federal standards." Yarbrough
said, however, that one geographic area could be classified as both attainment and non -
attainment. She also said the following:
• Federal transportation money can be lost if an area is declared non -attainment.
• Previously, just the southern end (Mooresville) of Iredell County was
considered to be in a non -attainment area, and this was due to its close proximity
to Charlotte. Now, however, it is anticipated the Environmental Protection