HomeMy WebLinkAboutC.054.93011_0777PRESENTATION OF SPECIAL RECOGNITIONS & AWARDS
Recognition of County Retiree Bruce Kennerly
Accompanying Mr. Kennerly to the meeting was his wife, Jenny, and Lt. Stanley Watkins
with the Sheriff's Department.
Watkins praised Kennerly's law enforcement work. Lt. Watkins said Kennerly was highly
respected both by his peers as well as the community.
Chairman Tice said Kennerly had made many contributions to the county during his career.
She then presented him with an appreciation plaque for his 20 years of dedicated service.
Lt. Watkins, on behalf of the Iredell County Sheriff's Office, presented Mr. Kennerly with
his service badge and weapon.
FBI National Academy: County Manager Mashburn requested Lt. Watkins to share
information about his experience with the FBI Academy.
Lt. Watkins said he was selected to attend the 221" Session of the FBI National Academy in
Quantico, VA in April. Watkins said the ten -week session involved participants from all 50 states
along with 24 people from overseas. He said the participants took classes in management,
leadership, and physical fitness. Lt. Watkins said that less than two percent of the individuals
applying to the academy were accepted, and he was the first officer to attend from the Iredell
County Sheriff's Department.
Chairman Tice congratulated Lt. Watkins on his achievements.
PUBLIC HEARINGS
Chairman Tice declared the meeting to be in a public hearing.
Proposed Amendment to the Iredell County Subdivision Ordinance - Section 405.7.I,
Curb & Gutter — Stormwater: Subdivision Administrator William Allison said a two-step
approach to address erosion related problems was being presented. He said the first amendment
pertained to curb and gutter, and it proposed to address erosion from the beginning stages of
development with subdivisions as "a whole." Allison said the amendment stipulated that builders
would have to meet some standards in order to be eligible to use curb and gutter.
Allison said the second amendment was geared towards a "more individual approach." He
said the building contractor would have to obtain a grading permit at the time of construction. Mr.
Allison said this amendment would educate responsible parties and prevent individual erosion
occurrences on lots not covered by the state ordinance (one acre minimum review).
Mr. Allison said neither amendment would totally eliminate stormwater problems, plus they
were not retroactive, but the staff felt they would make an impact. Additionally, he said the staff
could enforce the amendments in-house. Allison said the planning board had approved both
amendments, and there was a recommendation for the grading permit fee be set at $45 for
residential and $100 for commercial with July 1, 2005 being the effective date.
Commissioner Robertson said the amendments still allowed for much silt to flow into the
lake areas. He said there were many intermittent streams in the county not listed on the U.S.
Geological Survey maps. Robertson encouraged the staff and planning board to re -review the
problem especially with lake residents and builders because silt could not be prevented. He said a
more comprehensive ordinance was needed to aid the residents who had the intermittent streams.
Robertson acknowledged that a more stringent ordinance might be difficult to enforce, but he still
desired to see something that addressed the problem "more directly but didn't place an unreasonable
burden on someone doing construction in the watershed around Lake Norman."
Commissioner Williams asked how the amendments would impact pending subdivisions.