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BRIEFING MINUTES
AUGUST 15.2006
The Iredell County Board of Commissioners met in Briefing Session on Tuesday,
August 15, 2006, at 5:00 P.M., in the Iredell County Government Center (South Wing
Conference Room), 200 South Center Street, Statesville, NC.
Present were:
Chairman Sara Haire Tice
Steve Johnson
Marvin Norman
Ken Robertson
Absent: Vice Chairman Godfrey Williams was absent due to being out of the state.
Staff present: County Manager Joel Mashburn, Deputy County Manager Susan
Blumenstein, Code Enforcement/Planning Director Lynn Niblock, Planning Supervisor Steve
Warren, Chief Deputy Rick Dowdle, Tax Administrator Bill Doolittle, Assistant County
Manager Tracy Jackson, Cooperative Extension Service Director Ken Vaughn, Interim EMS
Director David Cloer, and Clerk to the Board Jean Moore.
Call to Order by Chairman Tice.
Introduction of Mark Selquist: Planning Supervisor Warren introduced Mark Selquist,
who will serve as the county's erosion control specialist along with assuming any future
responsibilities associated with the Duke Energy or Catawba Wateree Relicensing project.
Request for Approval of a Service Agreement with Centralina COG at a Cost of
$1,587 plus 7.5 member hours for the PlanningtGrowth Management Public Forum
Facilitation Services: Planning Supervisor Warren said a facilitator was needed to assist with
the growth management meetings, and Planner Bill Duston, with Centralina, was available. He
said the county planning board had arranged meetings for August 30, 2006 (Brawley School
Road Peninsula discussion), September 13, 2006 (Perth Road area discussion) and
September 20, 2006 (countywide discussion), at the Iredell County Government Center, in
Statesville, NC at 6:30 p.m.
Commissioner Robertson asked why all the meetings were scheduled in Statesville,
especially the August 30 meeting where the focus was on the Brawley peninsula.
Warren said the staff had followed the planning board's directive regarding the meetings.
He said a large facility with good acoustics was needed. Warren said in the past, when meetings
were held at locations other than the government center, the attendees and participants had to
contend with noise and other disruptions. He said Statesville was the county seat, and it was felt
that anyone having an interest in growth and planning would be willing to make a 20 -minute
commute.
Robertson said he had attended band concerts at the Lake Norman High School
auditorium while basketball games were occurring in another section, and the acoustics were
fine. Mr. Robertson said also, some southem-end residents who worked, might find it difficult to
arrive in Statesville at 6:30 p.m. for the meetings.
Chairman Tice said no one had complained to her about the meeting locations.
Urban Services Area (USA) Proiect: Mr. Warren asked for feedback regarding the USA
with Statesville.
Commissioner Norman said he recalled there was an issue between Troutman and
Statesville that needed to be resolved.
Commissioner Johnson spoke favorably about the USA. He mentioned it was time to
"wrap up" the matter with Statesville, and to incorporate the USA into a county -wide plan.
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