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BRIEFING MINUTES
JULY 13.1999
The Iredell County Board of Commissioners met on Tuesday, July 13, 1999, at 4:00 p.m. for
the purpose of hearing an architectural presentation from CBSA, Inc., concerning the proposed
Agricultural Center on Bristol Drive, Statesville, NC. At 5:00 p.m., an agenda briefing was held.
Both meetings were conducted in the South Wing Conference Room of the Iredell County
Government Center, 200 South Center Street, Statesville, NC 28677,
Present: Chairman Sara K. Haire
Vice Chairman Steve D. Johnson
Tommy E. Bowles
Alice T. Fortner
Alice M. Stewart
Staff Present: County Manager Joel Mashburn, Finance Director Susan Blumenstein,
Planning Supervisor William Allison, Purchasing Agent Evie Caldwell, and Clerk to the Board Jean
Moore.
PRESENTATION BY CBSA ARCHITECTS IN REFERENCE TO THE NEW
AGRICULTURAL CENTER: Robert Smith, Todd Beck, and Bary Ikerof CBSA, Inc., explained
their ideas for the new agricultural center. Smith said the company was currently working on the
States-ille Civic Center. The firm previously renovated the main building of Mitchell Community
College. Other projects designed by CBSA have been the Hickory Metro Trade Center, the Wilkes
County Courthouse, and the Catawba County Government Center. Mr. Smith said the company had
been in business for 65 years. He said their Hickory office was only 20 minutes from the. proposed
Agricultural Center site.
Beck said the company was familiar with the design for the state livestock facility. He said
he was confident that CBSA could design the agricultural center in a manner that blended with the
state facility. He said the company also had expertise in pre-engineered buildings. Beck said the
topography of the county's site was conducive to easy construction and the rural setting would be
respected. He mentioned several areas where the county's facility could be designed to compliment
the state facility, e.g., roof angles, dormers, cupola, split face masonry, and a pitched metal roof.
Mashburn said the county was trying to duplicate what was in the present Agricultural
Center. He mentioned some "dead" space was in the hallway of the present building and this would
be eliminated. In addition, the kitchen area will be set up to fit the needs of caterers. Mashburn said
he was recommending that the board award the contract design to CBSA, Inc. with a six percent
dcsign/engineering fee.
Commissioner Stewart asked the sq. footage in the present Agricultural Center. Mashburn
said there was 12,000 sq. ft. on the lower level and 14,000 on the top floor. He said ECOM had
3,000 ft. on the lower level and this department would remain at its present location.
Commissioner Johnson said if there was any extra space in the new facility, he would like
for it to be devoted to the meeting rooms.
Ken Vaughn, the Cooperative Extension Chairman, said he would like to see dividers in the
meeting rooms, similar to the ones in the present facility. He mentioned the stage area and asked
if a dressing room could be included in the design.
Commissioner Bowles asked how the company would deal with a change in pians by the
board - - during the middle of the project. Smith said he didn't "have the stature to say no to a
client," but he would like his response "to go on record by stating that the board of commissioners
should not hold the company responsible for what might happen if the plans were revised after the
project had been started."