HomeMy WebLinkAboutC.054.93011_0469IREDELL COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS
SPECIAL MEETING MINUTES
NOVEMBER 8, 2004
The Iredell County Board of Commissioners met with the Statesville City Council for a
joint meeting on Monday, November 8, 2004, 5:00 p.m., at the Agricultural Resource Center
located at 444 Bristol Drive, Statesville, NC.
Present were:
Chairman Steve D. Johnson
Vice Chairman Godfrey Williams
Doug Madison
Marvin Norman
Sara Haire Tice
County Staff Present: County Manager Joel Mashburn, Attorney Bill Pope,
Planning & Enforcement Director Lynn Niblock, Planning
Supervisor Ron Smith, and Planner Rebecca Harper
Statesville City Council Members
Present: Costi Kutteh, Mike Johnson, C.O. "Jap" Johnson,
Pete Peterson, and Jim Lawton
Statesville Staff Present: City Manager Rob Hires, Attorney Eddie Gaines,
and Planning Director David Currier
Others Present: Robb Collier
Media Present: Came Sidener, Record & Landmark
Speaker: Michael Lauer, Planning Works Inc.
Planning Works, Inc., Consultant Michael Lauer said the City of Statesville had concerns
about growing in an efficient manner, and for this reason, the joint meeting was being held. He
said long term, it was evident that Statesville would need the county to cede authority regarding
development review to the city for certain areas. He said, "As we moved through the Urban
Services Area (USA) plan, it became apparent the city should, in an effort to address growth that
is coming its way, look at opportunities to expand the sewer service in the Third and Fourth
Creek Basins. Along with that, the city is not in the position to run the sewer lines out there, but
needs to plan them carefully. In order to do that, the growth must be timed in accordance with
the provision of those services so the development is coordinated. The greatest obstacle to
extending sewer service would be if low-density development on septic systems ends up
consuming a lot of land, and it then becomes cost ineffective to provide those services. The
plan's directives address this in terms of where to provide sewer service and by making sure that
growth is timed in conjunction with the provision of services along with being sure that growth
pays its proportional share. In order to accomplish this, we should apply urban or city
improvement standards out in the area where the city is going to provide urban services. There
are several purposes of the service area. One is to make sure that we have equitable decision
making, and this gets back to the concern with ETJ -- regulation without representation. The
USA allows us to get past that. It provides an acceptable alternative to the ETJ, which does cede
authority. It coordinates land use and facility decisions to make sure our improvement standards
are coordinated so there are no new developments that will create substandard improvements. It
also makes it more cost effective to provide sewer service throughout the basins. It provides
predictability for not only the development community, but also for rate payers, taxpayers, city
decision makers, and county decision makers."
What is the City going to get out of this deal? Lauer said, "It will help the city
provide services more efficiently long term. It will minimize land -use conflicts at the edge of the
city. It will minimize potential costs associated with subdivisions with substandard facilities
(such as inadequate fire flow or septic systems).