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HomeMy WebLinkAboutC.054.93009_1109EX Chairman Haire adjourned the public hearing. MOTION by Commissioner Johnson to grant the rezoning request from R-20, Single Family Residential to RO, Residential Office District. VOTING: Ayes - 5; Nays - 0. Chairman Haire declared the meeting back in public hearing. INDUSTRIAL REVENUE BONDS -TEE SULLIVAN CORPORATION: The county attorney announced that Mr. Fred Groth, of The Sullivan Corporation, as well as Mr. Jeff McKay, of the Greater Statesville Development Corporation, were in attendance for this public hearing. Pope said this corporation was acquiring a 6.5 acre tract. An industrial facility is proposed. The company grinds metal. A $3 million industrial bond has been requested. Mr. Pope advised that $3 million would be loaned to the corporation and the corporation would then loan $1.5 million to Gartland Realty (limited liability company based in Wisconsin). Pope mentioned that he had found out that Gary Sullivan is the sole shareholder of The Sullivan Corporation. Mr. Sullivan, for tax reasons, has owned real estate and leased it to his companies. Pope has examined the preliminary documents and they are in order. Chairman Haire adjourned the public hearing. MOTION by Commissioner Madison (second by Commissioner Stewart) to ratify the publication of the November 19 public notice. VOTING: Ayes - 5; Nays - 0. MOTION by Commissioner Madison to adopt the following resolution (second by Commissioner Boone) and to direct the Clerk to the Board to send a certified copy to the North Carolina Department of Commerce. VOTING: Ayes - 5; Nays - 0. RESOLUTION APPROVING TEE ISSUANCE BY TEE IREDELL COUNTY INDUSTRIAL FACILITIES AND POLLUTION CONTROL FINANCING AUTEORITY OF NOT EXCEEDING $3#000,000 AGGREGATE PRINCIPAL AMOUNT OF ITS INDUSTRIAL REVENUE BONDS TO FINANCE AN INDUSTRIAL AND MANUFACTURING PROJECT IN IREDELL COUNTY, NORTE CAROLINA FOR TEE SULLIVAN CORPORATION AND APPROVING OUCH PROJECT IN PRINCIPLE: WHEREAS, the Board of Commissioners for the County of Iredell has created a political subdivision and body corporate and politic of the State of North Carolina known as "The Iredell County Industrial Facilities and Pollution Control Financing Authority" (the "Authority"); and WHEREAS, the Authority is authorized under the Industrial and Pollution Control Facilities Financing Act, Chapter 159C of the General Statutes of North Carolina, as amended (the "Act"), to issue industrial revenue bonds for the purpose, among others, of paying all or any part of the cost of any industrial or pollution control project for industry; to acquire, construct, improve and equip any such project; and to make and execute financing agreements, security documents and other contracts and instruments necessary or convenient in the exercise of such powers; and WHEREAS, the Authority has determined to issue not exceeding $3,000,000 aggregate principal amount of its industrial revenue bonds to pay all or a portion of the costs of acquisition of approximately 22,000 square foot manufacturing facility in