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Board of Commissioners Minutes 1995-1996
(7) Meletis, Peter " " " " uw " Mullis, Ruth Taco Bell Corp. Taco Bell Corp. Wyke, Don K. & Ala S. Yokefellow Ministries of Statesville RELEASES Kincaid, Thomas Jr. Perry, Ruth Harriett, Judy Anne Chuby, William Christopher, Jeffrey Dishman, Johnny Sanders, Marvin White, Charles Eason, Joyce Burton, James Hartness, Joseph Sojourner, Samue C. Byers, Mary Ann Byers, Doyte Ellis, Christal Guinn, Gerald Guinn, Gerald Fender, Thomas Johnson, Barton Haithcox, Deborah Smith, T.W. Hale, James Earl Liotta, Elizabeth Embry, Nancy Huffman, Edwin Patterson, Helen Torrence, Tommy Reid, Holland Leonard, Elizabeth Shelton, James Ellis, Jay, Jr. Hawkey, Richard Kladt, Juan Lambert, Lonnie Lee, Norman Nowlin, Jerry Raymer, Michael Smith, Jeffery Wilheim, James Proctor, Saundra Young, Richard Boggs Motor Company Shockley, David Hix, Richard Houpe, Von Cohen, Donald Israel, DBA Donald R.C. Agate, Frank Angelo Goble, Jerry Scrimgeour, Donald Wilson, G.L. Bldg. Co. Faiver, Edward Ward, Robert The New Telephone Company Freeze, Raymond Hastings, Lucille Parlier, Joel Parlier, Joel L. Orleman, Earle Moose, Betty Communication Service Co. 14.93 4.86 4.32 14.53 14.80 31.50 136.00 21.65 148.14 32.09 20.49 19.85 55.80 52.62 34.62 6.98 41.40 57.20 4.89 10.94 18.72 3.72 46.40 77.54 18.77 15.80 1.58 5.18 40.27 6.23 6.14 25.65 55.76 5.34 52.88 21.65 7.79 2.90 24.20 22.50 8.42 99.00 $1.13 1.35 8.71 46.83 99.00 14.04 4.95 13.76 15.84 42.98 46.83 30.06 21.11 11.40 11.08 10.98 3.94 55.24 16.91 45.95 27.54 14.36 8.55 20.04 25.07 18.72 22.55 10.35 30.24 JUL 18 1995 179 (8) M.M. Trucking McLelland, John Rathke, David Gandy, Robert Troutman, Cecil West, Thomas E. Taylor, Howard Tayloc, Howard Taylor, Howard Taylor, Howard Taylor, Howard " " White, Roger McNeil, Charles, Sr. Mooresville Meat Center CTR Mfg. Shook Builders West Statesville War C. Wooten, Tyler . Williams, Carolina, I.C. Wooten, Tyler. Wiggins, Harrill Christy, Kenneth Christy, Kenneth Iredell Water Corp. McIntyre, Victor James Transport Road Machinery’: Belk, E.F. Belk, E.F. Sherrill, Andrew Tanner, Michael Gray, J.H. i Leased Vehicles Leased Vehicles Wilson, G.L. Wilson, G.L. Sherrill, Andrew Whiting, Frank Leased Vehicles Renegar, Daryl Leased Vehicles Leased Vehicles Leased Vehicles Leased Vehicles Leased Vehicles Leased Vehicles Baker, Sarah Leonard, Jimmy D. Brookshire, Earl Mack Trucks Star-Brite Janitorial Westmoreland, Jas. C. Jr. Jacks, Robert Alexander Trucking D & B Leasing Pinion, Robert D & B Leasing Pinion, Robert Leasing Leasing Leasing Leasing | Leasing Leasing Leasing Leasing Leasing Pinion, Robert 0 PRP RPE ERR won n www 0 D D D D D D D D 86.72 21.69 85.37 34.06 14.45 71.60 52.97 57.29 2.25 20.75 24.39 32.58 2.72 25.74 63.81 11.84 7.141 53.42 62.87 5.44 6.03 27.69 12.42 11.57 2.25 17.35 58.78 12.35 8.97 9.09 4.73 242.91 6.26 77.49 77.49 6.75 62.46 7.38 2.66 59.09 30.42 59.09 59.09 59.09 43.88 43.88 43.88 5.25 24.93 34.92 185.49 1.18 6.75 30.87 50.67 163.17 27.78 97.11 62.40 163.17 218.39 218.39 218.39 74.70 74.70 74.70 96.57 6.48 62.40. 176 (9) Pinion, Robert Redmond, Edgar III Ford, William Perry Royall, Mickey Wesolowski, Marie Lance, Inc. Warren, Floyd Vulcan Materials Mayhew, James Davidson, Jerry White, Toby Westmoreland, J.H., Jr. Johnson, A.W. Payne, William Sidney Farris Davis, Ruby Bowle Mason, Norris Redfield, Michael General Motors Campbell, Thomas Andr. Vickery, Douglas Moore, John Dail, James Wilson, Ralph Bell, Charles Wesley York, Charles Wing, Guy Wilson, G.L. Bldg. Blackwelder, Harold Morris, Matthew Phillips, Kristen Perry, Rebecca Witherspoon, Darrin Jenkins, Eric Moore, Lorene Bullins, Daniels Lippard, Kevin McLelland, Paul, Jr. Jones, Pauline Marie Combs, Stacey Jordan, Steve -Onsrud, Charles Kendall, Robert Sexton, Pamela Purrfect Pets Picard, Louis Collins, Robert Mayberry, Hildred Key, Ray Arthurs, Jerry Brewer, Eunice First Union Tombstone Investment Overcash, Edgar Starr, Kermit Perry, John Loomis, Daniel Frank Speaks, Grady York, Robert York, Robert Waters, Dewey Lambert, Donald Sherrill, James Blackwelder, Robert Harris, David Hollar, Billy Joe Onsrud, William McLelland, Roger Southern National 62.40 24.48 11.04 37.85 2.25 78.53 32.40 30.24 32.22 36.63 12.92 9.95 18.81 16.47 51.84 84.38 7.20 79.62 70.29 12.96 88.65 9.49 42.39 24.89 22.04 12.93 141.03 30.78 26.24 4.92 8.51 78.30 21.02 47.25 13.01 18.81 64.62 6.21 35.73 73.49 49.95 79.43 18.08 78.08 80.69 32.81 74.43 95.22 56.88 10.26 61.88 94.14 33.03 7.92 42.90 9.64 11.52 13.23 9.68 9.68 27.32 9.27 62.01 1.35 17.01 67.59 79.94 8.51 97.11 JUL 18 1995 177 (10) Southern National Dean Foods Hill, Donald Hill, Donald Dean Foods Dean Foods Phifer, Peggy Efird, Michael Sebastian, Margaret Hamilton, Leroy Pinion, Anthony Mitchell, Debbie Buckley, Jeffrey Dean Parker, Jessie Ryder Truck Rental Ryder Truck Rental Ryder Truck Rental Tirmizi, Jennifer Baldwin, Brian Roederstein Spectrum Financial Ellis, Evelee Key, Chad Christenbury, W. Berna Houpe, Rickey Corriher, Gene Martin, Jimmy Lindsay, Maggie Meredith, Buford Treadway, Esther Sharpe, Rebecca Speagle, Thomas Phillips, Hilton Porter, Lloyd Jones Martha Davis, Dorothy Dishman, Belinda Centura Bank Patterson, Russell Phillips, Hilton Nance, Billy Ray Shook, Roger Copy Service Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown First South Development First South Development First South Development First South Development n Ford Motor Credit Dishman, Jamie Mayhew, Max ‘Ellis, Dirk Ellis, Dirk Hipp, Rex Guy, George Freeze, Hazel Fox, Patty Ann Martin, David Withers, Coleen Penr*- Racing South 97.11 132.66 29.66 21.69 132.66 132.66 18.23 78.21 47.97 71.60 9.90 36.95 50.45 2.48 25.52 72.50 26.42 51.53 22.77 35.20 24.33 7.92 5.67 128.70 13.14 8.64 1.52 4.46 13.74 62.87 88.65 19.49 24.53 88.52 12.78 11.97 5.46 44.33 18.81 18.40 49.23 4.92 41.90 19.29 11.45 11.96 13.97 14.73 17.28 18.05 18.05 19.29 19.29 11.96 22.01 50.36 34.43 59.09 71.60 56.66 34.16 85.37 66.69 93.02 16.43 51.57 10.04 41.89 19.58 141.03 6.62 42.35 322.65 178 (11) Morrow, Wiliam Gibson Grading Privette, Hubert Lambert, Thad Benoist, Michael Mehrzadeh, Mohammed County Releases Perry, Ruth Overcash Chuby, Wiliam J. Christopher, Jeffrey Eason, Joyce Hartness, Joseph Byers, Mary Ann Byers, Doyte V. Fender, Thomas Johnson, Barton Smith, T.W. Embry, Nancy Reid, Holland Shelton, James Ellis, Jay, Jr. Hawkey, Richard Lambert, Lonie Norman, Lee Nowlin, Jerry Wayne Smith, Jeffery Wilhelm, James Proctor, Saundra Young, Richard Shockley, David Hix, Richard Houpe, Boston Israel, DBA Donald R. Wilson, G.L. Freeze, Raymond Parlier, Joel Parlier, Joel Orleman, Earle Jr. Rathke, David Gandy, Robert Troutman, Cecil West, Thomas CTR Mfg. Wooten, Tyler Wooten, Tyler Wiggins, Harrill Iredell Water Road Machinery Sherrill, Andrew Sherrill, Andrew Renegar, Daryl Jacks, Robert D & B Leasing Pinion, Robert D & B Leasing Pinion, Robert D & B Leasing D & B Leasing D & B Leasing D & B Leasing D & B Leasing Pinion, Robert Pinion, Robert Ford, William Royall, Mickey Wesolowski, Marie Warren, Floyd Vulcan Materials 3.56 8.28 16.25 127.17 65.57 15.45 $ 11,442.08 1.32 3.82 2.31 33 1.25 3.09 5.17 35 2.68 -41 36 -18 1.50 -56 6.60 09 -58 3.12 94 33 -92 1.06 3.12 2.00 1.41 74 1.13 57 1.67 1.25 1.50 5.69 2.27 96 4.77 79 4.19 -40 1.85 045 - 83 232 49 2.03 2.06 10.88 1.60 6.47 3.63 10.88 14.56 14.56 14.56 -43 3.63 3.96 73 2.31 25 1.98 2.02 JUL 18 1995 179 (12) Mayhew, James Davidson, Jerry Johnson, A.W. Payne, William Farris, Sidney Davis, Ruby Mason, Norris Redfield, Michael Campbell, Thomas Moore, John Dail, James Bell, Charles York, Charles Wing, Guy Witherspoon, Darrin Jenkins, Eric Bullins, Daniel Lippard, Kevin Onsrud, Charles Kendall, H. Robert Mayberry, Hildred Arthurs, Jerry Brewer, Eunice Tombstone Investment Overcash, Edgar Starr, Kermit Loomis, Daniel York, Robert York, Robert Blackwelder, Robert Hollar, Billy Joe Onsrud, William McLelland, Roger Phifer, Peggy Spectrum Financial Martin, Jimmy Lindsay, Maggie Sharpe, Rebecca Speagle, Thomas Porter, Lloyd Jones, Martha Dishman, Belinda Phillips, Hilton Shook, Roger Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Guy, George Freeze, Hazel Fox, Patty Martin, David Privett, Hubert Lambert, Thad Benoist, Michael Mehzadeh, Mohammed All County Fire Ellis, Cristal Patterson, Helen Leonard, Elizabeth Kladt, Juan Hastings, Lucille 15 -44 25 -10 46 63 48 oad - 86 -63 -83 47 - 86 -40 -40 15 ui uw eR & bd ed 31 -30 21 35 -68 -78 -20 -53 . 86 77 65 65 -09 51 -33 $7 22 -62 10 -30 91 -30 -90 -78 36 Aru hr WF dS WwW No Kee Uh ur u 33 89 97 97 -97 -00 -60 oe wHENHPH 44 08 48 37 03 28 oOorr orf wu» wW o 15 32 - 48 12 1.23 Wwe HH 180 (13) Williams, Carolina ae Christy, Kenneth <7 Christy, Kenneth Pe pF D & B Leasing 4.57 D & B Leasing 4.57 Redmond, Edgar III 1.49 Baldwin, Brian 1.39 Mt. Mourne S 2a+ae Michael Raymer 6.60 Belk, E F -60 Belk, E F -61 Westmoreland, Jas -45 Westmoreland, Jas -66 Vickery, Douglas §.91 Corriher, Gene .58 Meredith, Buford «ee Patterson, Russell 1.45 Shepherds S ise Goble, Jerry 41 Brookshire, Earl 3.69 Lambert, Donald -98 Houpe, Rickey 4.39 East Alexander $ 6.47 REQUEST FOR APPROVAL OF MINUTES: (May 30, 1995-School Budget Hearing; June 8, 1995-Budget Work Session; June 15, 1995-Budget Work Session; June 20, 1995-Briefing Minutes; June 20, 1995-Regular Meeting. MOTION by Commissioner Boone to approve the minutes with a correction to be made to May 30 minutes and two corrections for the June 15 minutes. VOTING: Ayes - 5; Nays - 0. RECYCLING CONTRACT: This matter was discussed extensively during the agenda briefing. MOTION by Commissioner Haire for the county manager to enter into discussions with Keep Iredell Clean for the purpose of coming up with a proposal/concept for recycling in Iredell County. VOTING: Ayes - 4; Nays - 1 (Stewart) OF VACANCY ON REGION F AGIN VI Zz . ae was announced that the person serving as an alternate could be moved to fill this vacancy. APPOINTMENT TO ZONING BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT: MOTION by Commissioner Madison to table this appointment until August l. VOTING: Ayes - 5; Nays - 0. AP F > DISTRICT BOARD rtheast District: Commissioner Boone nominated Mr. Don Parker. MOTION by Chairman Haire to close the nominations and appoint Mr. Parker by acclamation. VOTING: Ayes - 5; Nays - 0. ANNOUNCEMENT OF AT-LARGE VACANCY ON FIRE DISTRICT BOARD: Mr. Don Parker previously served in this position; however, since he resides in the northeast district and has now been appointed to serve in this capacity the at-large seat is now vacant. JUL 18 1998 181 APPOINTMENT TO THE tr _MOORESVILLE PLAN DISTRICT) : NING BOARD (EXTRATERRITORIAL Chairman Haire nominated Mr. Clyde Millaps. MOTION by Commissioner Madison to close the nominations and appoint Mr. Millsaps by acclamation. VOTING: Ayes - 5; Nays - 0. NEW BUSINESS: MOTION by Commissioner Madison to direct the Iredell County Planning Board to look at R-20 zoning in an effort to allow churches in this type of zoning. VOTING: Ayes - 5; Nays - 0. COUNTY MANAGER'S REPORT: The county manager mentioned that the jail had a monthly inspection on June 7, 1995. Everything was in order; however, a demerit was given for overcrowding. Discussions are underway between the consultants for Lowes, Inc., and Iredell Water pertaining to providing water. There is quite a difference in price. In order to achieve fire protection, a booster pump might be needed. There is a proposal to change the rules pertaining to the closing out of unlined landfills. The State will make a determination on July 25. Regardless of what is done, it will not impact Iredell County. Legislation was recently passed to allow local governments to charge fees for non-emergency medical care provided to prisoners. Also, legislation has been passed which adds acquisition of land for landfills to the list of purposes for which local governments can issue special obligation bonds or obtain financing under the Solid Waste Management Loan Program. Recently, a delegation from West Virginia visited the Iredell County landfill. They were very impressed with the staff and facility. Two employees of the ECOM Department (John Clower & Paul Webster) were complimented on their assistance to the Statesville Police Department. The police department lost all power on May 17 and some on May 18 and Clower & Webster were very helpful to them. CLOSED SESSION 143-318.11 (a) 3-Legal & 143.318.11 (a) 4 - Economic Development: MOTION by Commissioner Madison to enter into closed session. VOTING: Ayes - 5; Nays - 0. MOTION by Commissioner Madison to adjourn from closed session. VOTING: Ayes - 5; Nays - 0. ADJOURNMENT: Chairman Haire adjourned the meeting at 9:20 P.M. Next meeting will be on Tuesday, August l, 1995, South Wing Conference Room, Iredell County Government Center, at 5:00 P.M., and Commissioners' Meeting Room, Iredell County Government Center, at 7:00 P.M. Vie ( marr Y/clierk to the Board APPROVED: Le 4, 1084 v Sav. min.july.18 162 IREDELL COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS BRIEFING MINUTES AUGUST 1, 1995 e :reagell County Board of Commissioners met in Briefing Sessior\ in the Commissioners’ Meeting Room, Iredell Cgunty Governmegt Center, 200 South Center Street, Statesville, NC. hose present fyr the meeting were: Sara K. Hairey Chairman David A. Boone, Pice Chairman Stephen D¥g Johnson C. Douglas Padison, Jr. Alice Stewart Others present: \ Joel \Mashbugn, County Manager ean Mooref Clerk to the Board terry Lungy, Director of Service@#/& Development Arie Caldwell, Purchasing Direc Radney Broctor, Sheriff’s Deparpyent Rigk Dowdle, Sheriff’s Departn Bi Mdshburn, Health Directo Jané@& Blaufuss, Nursing Direg CALL TO ORDER: Chaij an Haire who has been hired de manager’s office vive Extension Offig= The county manag i&ttroduced Wendy Worlg to serve as the administr@tive \assistant i Mrs. Workman previouSly woRked at the Coop¢ for nine years. s vA SONCEPTS: Mr. John ey briefed the grogp on he jail expansigh and the latest in tec¥nology beds as possible with the 's architect, stated they e approach. PRESENTATION B ‘N. PEASE Sg A Duncan, Mr. John/fHill, and M ag two proposals they have dev@lLoper renovation. Thé designs presen\ed with an effort/being made to ha lowest costs. # Mr. Pumphrey, the\com had utilized A solid wall and sokid ng area in the pyesent jail port would be ghlarged. A Space currently/ used for an br future expAnsion. This uvenile; 28fwork release; br estimat@d costs is: : e kitchen area and bio are small. 4 The booking area and iS medical aréa would be developed. outside e¥ercising area could bg proposal /ffers 184 beds (22-feme 96-male;/18-isolation) . The b Jervewerk $ 2g0,000 * 16,500 S.F. New Cons tion 400 9,600 f 2,488,200 ; 3,500 S.F. Renovat@ AS j Total Estimate / eehem. Bt The kitchen and kitchen being enlarged. # xisting Probable Cos Joking area wougd Me reversed with the deliveries wo occur in a secured area. Inmates would befbyought into booking in a private area. The/public would be ina b0lated section. Me control room would look into all male dorms And into the exerqisG area. Sitework $ 60,000 18,000 S.F. Ngw Construction $4,744,400 3,600 S.F. Wenovated Existing Jgil Ob , 440 Total Eetimated Probable Cgst 147%, 840 The dorm beds are evenly divided, they, could be braken down into smaller components (40 is the maximum amount of{ inmates per quadrant; however, 32 is the max¥mum considere@® for these proposals. Both/schemes are for a ont-level facility Gaston County has approved a pre~cas facility. Construgtion will begin on August 2, 1995, and it shou}d be completed in foug or five months. / IREDELL COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS BRIEFING MINUTES The Iredell County Board of Commissioners met in Briefing Session in the Commissioners’ Meeting Room, Iredell County Government Center, 200 South Center Street, Statesville, NC. Those present for the meeting were: Sara K. Haire, Chairman David A. Boone, Vice Chairman Stephen D. Johnson C. Douglas Madison, Jr. Alice M. Stewart Others present: Joel Mashburn, County Manager Jean Moore, Clerk to the Board Jerry Lundy, Director of Services & Development Evie Caldwell, Purchasing Director Rodney Proctor, Sheriff’s Department Rick Dowdle, Sheriff’s Department Bill Mashburn, Health Director Janet Blaufuss, Nursing Director CALL TO ORDER: Chairman Haire The county manager introduced Wendy Workman who has been hired to serve as the administrative assistant in the manager’s office. Mrs. Workman previously worked at the Cooperative Extension Office for nine years. 0 ONC 8; Mr. John mphrey briefed the group on Nae BSO E ‘u Duncan, Mr. John Hill, and Mr. Greg P two proposals they have developed for the jail expansion and renovation. The designs presented take in the latest in technology with an effort being made to have as many beds as possible with the lowest costs. Mr. Pumphrey, the company’s architect, stated they had utilized a solid wall and solid line approach. * The kitchen area and booking area in the present jail are small. The booking area and sallyport would be enlarged. A medical area would be developed. The space currently used for an outside exercising area could be used for future expansion. This proposal offers 184 beds (22-female; 20-juvenile; 28-work release; 96-male; 18-isolation). The breakdown for estimated costs is: Sitework $ 260,000 16,500 S.F. New Construction 2,488,200 3,500 S.F. Renovated Existing Jail 491,400 Total Estimated Probable Cost $3,239,600 : The kitchen and booking area would be reversed with the kitchen being enlarged. All deliveries would occur in a secured area. Inmates would be brought into booking in a private area. The public would be in an isolated section. The control room would look into all male dorms and into the exercise area. Sitework $ 260,000 18,000 S.F. New Construction $2,714,400 3,600 S.F. Renovated Existing Jail 505,440 Total Estimated Probable Cost $3,479,840 The dorm beds are evenly divided, they could be broken down into smaller components (40 is the maximum amount of inmates per quadrant; however, 32 is the maximum considered for these proposals. Both schemes are for a one-level facility. Gaston County has approved a pre-cast facility. Construction will begin on August 2, 1995, and it should be completed in four or five months. 184 (2) Rodney Proctor advised that currently the local facility does not have a work-release program. They do house weekenders at the Bondurant building. This is a problem, however, because it sometimes takes an entire year for an inmate to complete his sentence. When the jail expansion is completed, a work-release program could be developed. He mentioned the daily inmate count fluctuates; however, they had 98 people on July 31, 1995, and this did not include weekenders. Proctor mentioned that Sheriff Redmond preferred Scheme B because the isolation room is near the booking area. Also, the sallyport entrance is more secure. The county manager asked if the prices included dorm beds, and Hill replied that fixed furniture (bunks, tables, chairs) was included. Architectural fees are not included. It will take four to five months to complete the expansion and four to five months to work on the existing jail renovations. The project could be completed in 12 months. After completion of the first phase, prisoners could be housed while the other work was being completed. The booking and visitation area encompasses about 5-6,000 sq. ft. CABLE TELEVISION ORDINANCE & FRANCHISE: The county manager advised that Prestige Cable TV of NC had developed a "boiler plate" ordinance to be considered for all cable companies operating in the county. The county manager stated that currently governmental entitities are prohibited from charging more than 5% of the gross subscriber revenues from cable companies. The proposed ordinance does propose that inspection of their books will be allowed. The general public expects the county to govern the cable companies. The county would still not have control over the programming. Commissioner Boone asked how rates would be set. He mentioned that when rates increase the blame would be placed on the commissioners. He also mentioned that the rates could be tied in to the rates of the city, or that a separate board could set up the rates. Commissioner Madison concurred and said that a board similar to the Board of Adjustment could possibly be used. He mentioned that a realistic enforcement mechanism needed to be devised. In addition, Mr. Madison stated he had a problem entering into a contract for this length of time (20 years). The county manager said that the county attorney had reviewed the contract and stated he would recommend a period of no longer than five years. ADJOURN: Chairman Haire adjourned the meeting at 6:45 P.M. until 7:00 P.M. for the regular meeting. Lin, ore / Clerk to the Board APPROVED: SSD? LS 9957 File: min.8.1l1.b AUG 0 1 1995 185 IREDELL COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS MINUTES AUGUST 1, 1995 The Iredell County Board of Commissioners met in Adjourned Regular Session on Tuesday, August 1, 1995, at 7:00 P.M., Commissioners’ Meeting Room, Iredell County Government Center, 200 South Center Street, Statesville, NC. Those present for the meeting were: Sara K. Haire, Chairman David A. Boone, Vice Chairman Stephen D. Johnson C. Douglas Madison, Jr. Alice M. Stewart Staff present: Joel Mashburn, County Manager Jean Moore, Clerk to the Board Jerry Lundy, Director of Services & Dev. Susan Blumenstein, Dir. of Finance & Adm. Ser. Joe Ketchie, Iredell Tax Collector Bill Mashburn, Health Director Rodney Proctor, Sheriff’s Department CALL TO ORDER: Chairman Haire INVOCATION: Commissioner Madison PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE ADJUSTMENT OF AGENDA: Adjustments were made in the order of the agenda on a motion from Chairman Haire and unanimous approval by the board. (Architect agreement for jail expansion/renovations was added to administrative matters. Employee Assistance Program bids were discussed under Unfinished Business. ) RECOGH R JUNE JULY R OUN! RETIREES: Mrs. Alice Fortner, former Clerk to the Board and Assistant to the County Manager, was recognized for 21 years of service to Iredell County. Fortner attended the meeting with her husband, Rudy, and was praised for her many years of service by the county manager and Chairman Haire. Mrs. Carlene Guthier has worked for eight years at the Department of Social Services. Guthier was recognized in absentia. Mr. Max Shaver, a July retiree of the Sheriff’s Department, was recognized for his 22 years of service. Mr. Rodney Proctor, a representative for the sheriff’s department, presented Mr. Shaver with his service revolver and law enforcement badge. Praise was also extended to Shaver for his many years of service. Chairman Haire adjourned the meeting to public hearing as advertised. SUBST EC. REAR ZEEE , - PER ARK & NORMAN RE L_ME ‘AL CENTER ASE N $ - Jerry Lundy explained that Lake Norman Regional Medical Center (LNRMC) is requesting that a portion of this property be rezoned from RA, Residential Agricultural to RO (CUD), Residential Office Conditional Use District. The property is located on Fairview Road and Centre Church Road; more specifically identified as a portion of Lot 16, Block B of Iredell County Tax Map 2H. Mr. David Miller, Executive Director of LNRMC, explained the request is for a 27-acre tract. The purpose for the request is to build a three-story hospital (possibly four). Dr. Robin Stacy Humphries, LNRMC Chief of Staff, mentioned that the current hospital provides excellent care; however, the outpatient 166 (2) area cannot be expanded due to the facility being landlocked. She mentioned that due to the area being close to Charlotte, some business is being lost to Mecklenburg hospitals due to LNRMC not being accessible or large enough. Mr. Dale Stewart, LNRMC engineer, displayed diagrams of the proposed facility and site. Dr. Pam Westmoreland Sholar: Is in opposition to the rezoning due to the area in question being near Centre Presbyterian Church. This church is listed in the National Registry and has an active membership of 300. She said she could understand why the site was selected (close proximity/visibility to I-77 and the lake); however, she felt the area (Exit 33) was the last vestige of what the southern end looked like before all of the development began. Catherine Pierce: Concerned about the Centre Church road. She mentioned it had ditch-to-ditch maintenance. She fears the cemetery will suffer since it is directly on the road. Pierce expressed concerns about the hospital’s high cost for medical care and feels they will not increase patients unless they decrease costs. William Pope: Advised that he was a life-long member of Centre Church. The church session had approved the change. He mentioned he had considered what to do with the property for a long time and felt a hospital would be a good neighbor -- better then commercial development that would probably occur in 10 - 15 years. Chairman Haire declared the public hearing closed. MOTION by Commissioner Madison to approve the rezoning of a portion of the property from RA, Residential Agricultural to RO (CUD), Residential Office Conditional Use District as approved by the Iredell County Planning Board on July 12, 1995. VOTING: Ayes 5; Nays - 0. Chairman Haire adjourned the meeting to public hearing as advertised. i, Ios 4 N N RoBOU be e & ELAR Ls foe PA. ™ F at ASE NU 4 ps= Mr. Lundy explained that Mr. E. Charles Dalton requested to rezone a portion of his property from GB, General Business to RA, Residential Agricultural District. The property is located on Charlotte Hwy/NC 115 near Barclay Lane and is specifically identified as a portion of Lot 44, Block B, of Iredell Co. Tax Map 1M-11. Also, Lot 19, Block B, of Iredell County Tax Map 1M-11l. The parcel consists of .92 acres. The Planning Board has recommended approval of this rezoning. Mr. Dalton now requests to modify his request and not rezone all of the property back to RA. Charles Dalton: He stated that since the original request he had changed his mind and now would like to have the first 151 feet back from the road, 50 ft. across, which is General Business, to stay this way. The remainder he would like RA. Bill Pope, county attorney, advised that he thought this would not need to be referred back to the Planning Board. He mentioned that Mr. Dalton was requesting a less restrictive arrangement, and there is no other property involved. Commissioner Boone asked the purpose of the rezoning, and Mr. Dalton stated he was no longer using it for General Business. He mentioned he had thought about putting rental property on it, but he has found out he doesn’t have enough property. Chairman Haire closed the public hearing. AUG Q 1 1995 187 (3) MOTION by Commissioner Johnson to grant the request from GB, General Business to RA, Residential Agricultural District with the exception of 151 feet deep (back from the road) and 50 feet across, measured along the northwestern property line, which is currently, and will remain, General Business. VOTING: Ayes - 5; Nays - 0. Oo : The county manager stated that this matter encompasses two items. The first would be an ordinance that applies to all cable television companies doing business in Iredell County. The second item would be a franchise agreement for all cable TV companies. The purpose of presenting the two documents was for review and discussion; plus, it will allow the staff time to make necessary revisions. The manager said he hoped to bring an amended ordinance back to the August 15 meeting. Next, in September, the county would enter into agreements with the various cable companies. At the present time, there is an ordinance that establishes a five-percent rate for subscriber revenues that each cable company submits to Iredell County on an annual basis. There are no agreements with the cable companies that allow the county to address problems or concerns voiced by subscribers. Mr. Mashburn said that there isn’t a monopoly going on in Iredell with the cable companies, but it is unlikely that more than one company will be serving an area at the same time. The ordinance that Mr. Mashburn is proposing specifies what the county expects from the cable companies. It will require that cable companies provide service if they are within 150 ft. of the residence of the citizen requesting service. It gives the county some authority to take some action if the cable companies are not responsive to the concerns of the subscribers. County Attorney Bill Pope said he had looked at the documents on a legal perspective; however, he had not reviewed them in a technical perspective. He mentioned he was concerned with government regulating business and that he doesn’t know if Iredell County should become involved. The cable system is pretty close to a monopoly. Overall, the ordinance seems to be pretty good -~- it’s sound and broad, but it needs to be modified in several places. Television is becoming so vital, especially the educational aspects. The communities that don’t have cable systems, that are technically sophisticated, are going to be like communities that are not located on a highway. Commissioner Stewart asked if copies of other ordinances from other counties could be requested and reviewed. Commissioner Johnson said that basically there is a geographic monopoly. If you start regulating this business, you need someone who has some in-depth knowledge on rate-setting. Commissioner Boone stated he was in agreement with the county attorney and that the individual/group setting the rate needs to be competent enough to do so. He further mentioned that one justification to enact an ordinance was to give people with poor service an avenue for help. However, what has been proposed doesn’t. MOTION by Commissioner Madison to refer the ordinance/franchise documents back to the county manager and county attorney for further study. VOTING: Ayes - 5; Nays - 0. f: "ROM HEALTH DEPARTMEN 1995-1996 Fee Schedule These fees were adopted by the Board of Health on July 20, 1995. 1. 188 (4) 2. Purchase of Additional Personal Computer Using Existing Funds Capital Outlay for equipment was approved in the 1995-96 budget; however, prices have decreased for the AS/400 upgrade units as well as printers and personal computers. The health dept. desires to reallocate the savings to purchase an additional personal computer with printer. No additional monies are required. 3. Budget Revision for Breast and Cervical Cancer Control Program (BCCCP) The health department is requesting to expend funds to implement, install, and train using Patient Tracking Module ($970) for the QS Data System. Transportation assistance would be $13 for a total of $983. MOTION by Commissioner Boone to approve the 1995-96 Fee Schedule, approve the purchase of an additional personal computer using existing funds; and to approve Budget Amendment #1 in the amount of $983 for the BCCCP. VOTING: Ayes - 5; Nays - 0. RELEASE OF INFORMATION AGREEMENT BETWEEN NORTH CAROLINA EMPLOYMENT SECURITY COMMISSION AND IREDELL COUNTY TAX OFFICE: Mr. Joe Ketchie, Tax Collector, advised that his sources of information for locating delinquent taxpayers were dwindling. With the proposed agreement, the tax office will be able to retrieve on-line and/or computer cross-match access to claims, wage history information, and employer reference data. The costs involved in obtaining this data have already been approved in the 95-96 budget. MOTION by Commissioner Madison to approve the agreement with the North Carolina Employment Security Commission. VOTING: Ayes - 5; Nays - 0. JANITORIAL BIDS FOR HALL OF JUSTICE, LIBRARY, AGRICULTURAL BUILDING AND JUVENILE PROBATION: The following bids were opened on July 26, 1995. Jerry Lundy explained that the low bid for these buildings is actually lower then the prior bid for the respective buildings. He mentioned that the companies are asking what the prior bid was in an effort to outbid the other companies. He mentioned, however, that the low bid for all buildings and the recommended bidder (Rainbow Janitorial Service) was one of the best companies in operation. As a precaution, however, it is recommended that the county be given discretion to cancel any contract at the end of the three-month probation period, should either party not wish to continue, and award it to the next low bidder. Agricultural Juvenile Barnes Cleaning NO BID NO BID $675.00 $360.00 Dun-Rite Cleaning 1,425.00 1,200.00 875.00 395.00 Gilbert Property Ser. 2,330.00 1,330.00 915.00 380.00 Kennedy’s Cleaning 1,400.00 1,000.00 900.00 400.00 Rainbow Janitorial 1,275.00 550.00 625.00 295.00 Rucker Janitorial NO BID NO BID NO BID NO BID Southpark Services NO BID NO BID NO BID NO BID Alternate: Gilbert Property Services offered $4,215.00 if awarded all bldgs. MOTION by Commissioner Boone to award the cleaning bids of the Hall of Justice, Agricultural Building, Library, and Juvenile Probation to Rainbow Janitorial Services with a proviso that the staff have the opportunity to cancel any contract at the end of the three-month probation period, should either party not wish to continue, and award it to the next low bidder. VOTING: Ayes - 5; Nays 0. AUG 9 1 1995 189 (5) BUDGET AMENDMENT # 2 ~- PART-TIME HELP IN MAPPING DEPARTMENT: Mr. Lundy advised that in an effort to get rural addressing as up to date as possible, he was requesting part-time assistance from August 1 - December 31, 1995. Currently, there are many private, unnamed roads. The employee presently assigned to rural addressing doesn’t have the time go out in the field and locate the roads. MOTION by Commissioner Johnson to approve Budget Amendment #2 for the purpose of hiring a part-time person in rural addressing from August 1, 1995 - December 31, 1995. VOTING: Ayes ~- 5; Nays - 0. AMENDMENT TO HAZARDOUS & LOW-LEVEL RADIOACTIVE WASTE MANAGEMENT ORDINANCE: Jerry Lundy explained that the ordinance for this board states that it will meet at least (4) times a year but as often as necessary. There has been a decrease in agenda items, so the board is requesting that the ordinance be changed to read, "The Board shall meet at least twice (2) a year but as often as necessary." MOTION BY Commissioner Stewart to approve the change to the Hazardous & Low-Level Radioactive Waste Management Ordinance. VOTING: Ayes - 5; Nays - 0. APPROVAL OF MINUTES: MOTION by Commissioner Stewart to approve the July 10, 1995 minutes (Joint Meeting with School Board & Education Task Force); July 18, 1995 minutes (Briefing Session) and the July 18, 1995 (Regular Session) minutes. VOTING: Ayes - 5; Nays - 0. ARCHITECT AGREEMENTS FOR JAIL EXPANSION/RENOVATION: The county manager referred to the briefing session when representatives of J.N. Pease presented two schemes. Scheme A had an estimated cost of $3,239,600 and Scheme B (preferred by Sheriff Redmond) has an estimated cost of $3,479,840. MOTION by Commissioner Madison to approve Scheme B in the amount of $3,479,840. Commissioner Boone said he would like to admonish the architects to cut as much expense as can be done. It appeared there was a great amount of square footage in the intake sections for the public and visitation areas in this scheme. The architects should look to this area as well as other areas in an effort to lower costs. Commissioner Johnson said that 1/2 million dollars for renovations is a bit extravagant. Some savings could be found in this without compromising the project. Commissioner Madison agreed to add to his motion that the architects should be advised to cut as much expense as can be done. VOTING: Ayes - 5; Nays - 0. ZONING BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT: Commissioner Madison nominated Mr. Darrell McKinney, presently serving as an alternate, to the unexpired term of Mr. Richard Brolin. MOTION by Chairman Haire to close the nominations and appoint Mr. McKinney by acclamation. VOTING: Ayes - 5; Nays - 0. FIRE TAX DISTRICT BOARD: Commissioner Boone nominated Mr. Ted Evans to the Fire Tax District Board (at-large position). 190 (6) MOTION by Chairman Haire to close the nominations and appoint Mr. Evans by acclamation. VOTING: Ayes - 5; Nays - 0. REGION F ADVISORY COMMITTEE: Commissioner Stewart nominated Mrs. Harriet Lipe, presently serving as an alternate, to the vacated term of Mr. June Reece. MOTION by Commissioner Madison to close the nominations and appoint Mrs. Lipe by acclamation. VOTING: Ayes ~- 5; Nays - 0. NOTIFICATION OF VACANCIES ON BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS: The Zoning Board of Adjustment has an opening for an alternate member. Also, the Region F Advisory Committee has an opening for an alternate member. UNFINISHED BUSINESS: The county manager advised that at the last meeting he had been directed to seek new proposals on an hourly basis for the Employee Assistance Program instead of the per employee contract basis. Previously proposals had been submitted by Tri-County Mental Health and The Counseling Center of Iredell. Tri-County does not desire to participate using an hourly basis. The Counseling Center preferred not to use this method; however, they will comply. MOTION by Commissioner Madison to enter into an agreement with The Counseling Center of Iredell for the Employee Assistance Program using an hourly basis. VOTING: Ayes - 5; Nays ~ 0. COUNTY MANAGER’S REPORT: Mr. Mashburn stated that District Attorney Gene Morris haa sent a letter of thanks for the assistance in getting office space (Exchange Building) for employees of his office. Evie Caldwell and Jerry Lundy were commended for their efforts. Efforts are being made currently to try to develop a security plan for the court facilities at the Mooresville Town Hall. It was recently surveyed and several inadequacies were listed. The Administrative Office of the Courts has assigned Kim Hagan to work with the manager, Judge Robert Johnson, and Rick McLean, Mooresville Town Manager, to try to develop a plan for security. A consulting firm might be needed. The Town of Mooresville did allocate some funds towards tightening security at the facility. If a request for assistance is determined, it will be brought back to the commissioners. There has been a request from the Rainbow Girls to hold a Rock-A-Thon on August 17 from 7 A.M. - 7 P.M. near the front steps of the government center. No problems were voiced about this request. Mr. Mashburn shared an editorial that was recently in the Charlotte Observer that had been reprinted from The Atlanta - ° It was quoted as saying, “the explosive growth in counties such as Cobb and Gwinnett in Georgia presage an era when counties will become the political unit closest to the majority of Americans." Mr. Mashburn stated that in his 20 years of county service he had seen a tremendous shift towards counties fulfilling many services. An article in The Business Journal entitled, "Iredell at the Crossroads," talks about what is happening in Iredell County and specifically what’s happening in northern Mecklenburg, the area around I-77 & 40, and southern Iredell. In 1987, in Iredell County, there was a total value in building permits of 81.5 AUG 0 | 1995 191 (7) million dollars. In 1994, there was a total value of 136 million dollars in Iredell County for total residential and commercial building permits. Chairman Haire advised that she had received a letter from Governor Hunt’s office asking is she would like to apply for the Leadership North Carolina class to begin in September. Ms. Haire advised that she was unable to participate but wondered if anyone else was interested. No one voiced any interest. ADJOURNMENT: Chairman Haire adjourned the meeting at 8:40 P.M. Next meeting will be on Tuesday, August 15, 1995, South Wing Conference Room, Iredell County Government Center, at 5:00 P.M., and Commissioners’ Meeting Room, Iredell County Government Center, at 7:00 P.M. Vien @ PY CYerk to the Board APPROVED: LL) 5 Ls a File: min8.reg. 192 IREDELL COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS BRIEFING MINUTES AUGUST 15, 1995 The Iredell County Board of Commissioners met in Briefing Session on August 15, 1995, South Wing Conference Room, Iredell County Government Center, 200 South Center Street, Statesville, NC. Those present for the meeting were: Sara K. Haire, Chairman David A. Boone, Vice Chairman Stephen D. Johnson C. Douglas Madison, Jr. Alice M. Stewart Others present: Joel Mashburn, County Manager Jean Moore, Clerk to the Board Carolyn Harris, Personnel Director William Allison, County Planner Bill Mashburn, Health Director Kelly Sheeks, Env. Health Specialist II Bill Griffith, Adm. Officer I/Health Dept. Brent Weisner, Tax Assessor Joe Ketchie, Tax Collector CALL TO ORDER: Chairman Haire The county manager mentioned that a closed session needed to be added to the agenda (Attorney-Client 143.318.11 {a} {3}) and that Tri-County Mental Health’s Pay Plan needed to be added. ENVIRONMENTA EALTH PERSONNEL §& Mrs. Harris explained a recent study conducted by her office. The findings of three methods of comparison pertaining to environmental health personnel are as follows: #1 Comparison of salary range, actual salary, and longevity of Env. Health Specialists (EHS) class to those of the counties responding to the survey. It also compares the salary range for the other environmental health classes including interns. Findings: The minimum of our EHS salary grade is slightly above the average. The minimum of our environmental health program specialist and environmental health supervisor I range is 2% lower than the average. The minimum of our environmental health supervisor I range is slightly above the average minimum. The minimum of our intern class is 2% above the average minimum. The maximum of our salary grades are lower than the average in all classes. This is true of our overall pay plan. The State average salary range spread is 50%, our ranges have a 40% spread. Actual salaries of our EHS are 9% lower than the average; however, the longevity of our employees is also lower. #2 Comparison of actual salaries of the environmental health program specialist, environmental health supervisor I & II, and intern classes. * Our EH Program Specialist’s actual salary is 4% above the average, but his years in the field are also above average. Our EH Supervisor I’s actual salary is 19% below the average. He has been a supervisor for two years, but has 15+ EHS experience. Our EH Supervisor II’s actual salary is 8% above the average salary. Our intern’s actual salary is 6% below the average. #3 Comparison of starting salaries for Environmental Health Specialist with 3, 5, 10, 15 and 20+ years of experience. This information shows the average starting salary for each increment listed. aye 19 8% 193 (2) * Most counties indicated they could hire up on the salary range depending on the qualifications of the applicant but did not list specific amounts. The actual salary of our EHS positions with 3 and 5 years of service is lower than the average. The salary of our EHS with 15 years of experience is slightly below the average. The average starting salary for 20+ years of experience was $29,400 which is very close to the mid-point ($29,016) of our EHS Grade. It was the recommendation of the manager and Mrs. Harris to leave the ranges alone. (If the ranges are adjusted for the referenced salaries, it will be necessary to adjust the entire scale for the county. ) There appears to be a statewide problem in hiring sanitarians. Individuals may not be selecting this area as a career choice. The county manager emphasized that’ the recommendation he and the personnel director were proposing addresses a "market problem." There is no recommendation to increase the interns’ salaries or the Supervisor II salary. Commissioner Stewart asked if the compaction problem shouldn’t be addressed. The county manager responded that compaction exists in all departments and the recommendations address an external problem, not something that occurred internally. Commissioner Boone said he had studied the analysis and did a comparison of the numbers with the study done by Michael Sexton, of the health board. He mentioned that his thoughts were to give a raise to the environmental health specialists who had four or more years of experience. Some compaction problems would be eliminated by doing this. Kelly Sheeks expressed his thanks for the commissioners’ review of the study. He distributed a copy of an analysis that he had completed of the study. He mentioned that the problem areas seemed to be in the environmental supervisor I position. Also, it is difficult to recruit and retain environmental specialists. The employees with three to five years of experience are the ones most apt to leave. Sheeks also mentioned the salaries for interns; however, the county manager stated that after the internship there is a step increase and that the minimum salary for interns is not out of line in the study. Sheeks agreed, but he mentioned that once the interns become registered sanitarians, other counties can entice them away. Commissioner Stewart asked if this wasn’t a bidding war. Sheeks said it was and that other counties could pay a registered sanitarian whatever they choose. Sheeks introduced Brad Stallard, an intern, who currently resides in Catawba County. The other intern on staff resides in Rowan County. Interns work in this status for two years, unless they have a degree. If they have a degree, they work as interns for one year. Commissioner Johnson mentioned that Iredell County was a growing county, and he asked if this might be one of the problems. Sheeks agreed and said that many counties pay more while their employees do less work. : Mr. Brent Weisner advised that the July 1995 Refunds and releases were in order. Mr. Weisner advised that 67,493 tax bills will be mailed on August 18 with a total amount due of $20,972,182.82 and $30,644,983.38 for all districts. By mid-October, 2,625 more tax bills will be mailed. These are temporarily being held because they are incomplete (either under appeal or new construction or other changes have not been appraised). 194 (3) ° R 3 Commissioner Haire asked about the refund request of Mrs. Dora Marlowe, 126 Marlowe Cove Lane, Mooresville, N.C., regarding a lot that was incorrectly listed. The parcel in question involves a lease~hold interest on a lake front lot owned by Henry and Homer Cornelius. Evidently, several years ago this lease-hold interest was transferred in error into the name of Mrs. Marlowe who has paid the bills thinking that she was paying for another property she owns. Mr. Weisner stated that he had released this year’s taxes as well as 1990, 1991, 1992, and 1993, for a total refund of $153.42 (with solid waste and fire, the total is $175.06). This is as far back as he can release by law. Mrs. Marlowe is not satisfied with this amount. Mr. Weisner has checked the records back to 1979 -- this is as far back as our records go. The county manager advised that he had talked to a staff member of the Institute of Government who has confirmed there is no other legal course of action the commissioners can take other than what Mr. Weisner has suggested. RELEASE OF CASH BOND & CERTIFICATE OF DEPOSIT: Mr. William Allison, Planning Staff, explained that KEJ Marketing Co., Inc. was requesting release of a portion of the cash bond that Iredell County presently holds in reference to Riverwalk Subdivision Section I,II, & III. In addition, Krom Financial Services requests release of a certificate of deposit that Iredell County holds in the amount of $35,131 in reference to the Mills Pond Subdivision, RAT] ef: R A COUNTY- The county manager explained that for the last two years the referenced agencies had been meeting together. This has created a better working relationship between the two groups. At a recent joint meeting it was noted that neighboring counties seem to have a better record in getting projects accomplished in the State’s Transportation Improvement Plan. Currently, the county submits a report as does the different municipalities in the county. It was suggested that all of the various requests be combined into one report so the State will have a clear direction for road improvements. Mr. Mashburn added that Rowan County has a transportation committee set up to accomplish its road improvement goals. Commissioner Haire mentioned that the Department of Transportation Board Member for this district, Mrs. Ann Gaither, had previously mentioned that they are only looking for one report. Commissioner Madison suggested that Chairman Haire contact the mayors of the various municipalities to see about their cooperation. There were no objections voiced, and Chairman Haire agreed to talk with the mayors about this matter. This item was then deleted from the agenda. REATER STA R AN EXE VE BOARD APPOINTMEN’ O THE AR 5 PAR HIP: The county manager explained that most of the decisions made by the Carolinas Partnership are done at the Executive Board meetings. The SICDC and GSDC request that the commissioners seek a seat on this board. The agencies recommended that a local representative currently serving on the Carolinas Partnership Board of Directors would be appropriate for the seat. It was agreed that a letter be written to the Partnership concerning this request. 3 SION © RI-COUN’ MENTAL HEALTH PA PLAN Commissioner Madison explained that at a recent Tri-County meeting, Mr. Kim Newsome, of the North Carolina State Personnel Office-Winston Salem, needed signatures on the 95-96 Pay Plan. Commissioner Madison did not sign the documents. He mentioned that he had a problem with Tri-County exceeding both the Iredell County Pay Plan and the plan the State uses. It was mentioned that Mr. Gene AUG 15 1995 199 (4) Barrett, the interim director of Tri-County, had suggested that the salaries stay under the State pay plan. This is Commissioner Madison’s proposal also. It was mentioned by Commissioner Madison that Davie County will probably concur with this type of proposal. Chairman Haire adjourned the meeting at 6:30 P.M. until 7:00 P.M. for the regular meeting. Geen lh, lente Clerk to the Board APPROVED: / , ¥ File: Aug.15.Bri 196 IREDELL COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS MINUTES AUGUST 15, 1995 The Iredell County Board of Commissioners met in Adjourned Regular Session on Tuesday, August 15, 1995, at 7:00 P.M., Commissioners’ Meeting Room, Iredell County Government Center, 200 South Center Street, Statesville, NC. Those present for the meeting were: Sara K. Haire, Chairman David A. Boone, Vice Chairman Stephen D. Johnson C. Douglas Madison, Jr. Alice M. Stewart Staff present: Joel Mashburn, County Manager Jean Moore, Clerk to the Board Joe Ketchie, Iredell Tax Collector Bill Mashburn, Health Director CALL TO ORDER: Chairman Haire INVOCATION: Commissioner Johnson PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE Vv $ Recognition was given to Mr. William Jones, Statesville Postmaster who attended the meeting as well as several other African-American citizens of the county. In addition, David Blankenship, a boy scout with Troop 363, attended the meeting. The county manager advised the audience that the request for a county-wide transportation committee had been deleted from the agenda but would be added at another time. The pay plan for Tri-County Mental Health had been added. Also, a Closed Session in concordance with G.S. 143.318.11 (a) 3 (Attorney- Client) had been added to the agenda. MOTION by Chairman Haire to accept the agenda adjustments. VOTING: Ayes - 5; Nays - 0. AX SETTLEMENT AND APPROVAL OF 1995 ORDER FOR COLLECTION OF TAXES: Mr. Joe Ketchie, Tax Collector, explained these requests and advised that the collection percentage for 1994 was 96.21%. MOTION by Commissioner Johnson to accept the 1994 Annual Settlement and recharge the Delinquent Taxes back to the Tax Collector for collection. VOTING: Ayes - 5; Nays - 0. MOTION by Commissioner Madison to approve the Order for Collection for the 1995 taxes. VOTING: Ayes - 5; Nays - 0. § SSION fF ENVIRONMEN’ PERSONNE STUDY: The county manager mentioned that the environmental specialist positions have been studied recently because of some problems the health department has had in recent months in recruiting and retaining qualified people. As a result of a recommendation from the Board of Health to adjust some salaries, the personnel department did an analysis of counties of similar size and those counties that we AUG 1. 1995 197 (2) compete with in the market directly around Iredell County. The basic conclusion was that on an average, the salaries in Iredell County for comparable positions are lower than in the counties that were studied. There are some exceptions, but this is referring to an average. Based on the study, on the concerns in reference to recruiting, and on maintaining qualified people in the environmental health section, a recommendation has been made to the county commissioners that some modifications be made to the present pay plan as it pertains to the environmental health section. The first recommendation is to increase the environmental health specialist position’s salary by 4 1/2 percent. The next suggestion is to increase the environmental program specialist position by 4 1/2 percent and that an increase be given to the Supervisor I position in the amount of 9 percent. Commissioner Boone suggested that the increases be made effective for employees with perhaps four years of service or more. One reason for this is because there is a problem of compaction. We have a problem with people who have been with the county for several years not receiving anymore pay then people that have just been with the County for two or three years. This would give a reward to the people who have been with the county longer. It would give the employees with less seniority something to look forward to. They would know that they would be more likely to get pay increases as their service with the county lengthened. Another reason is that it seems that in starting salaries we are competitive, but in salaries for employees with several years of experience, we are not; our average salaries are less than many counties. Boone said he felt that corrections were needed for employees who had some amount of experience rather then just in starting salaries. Our bottom pay grade in the study was within $100 of the average of all the counties surveyed. MOTION by Commissioner Boone to increase the salaries of the Environmental Health Specialists by 4 1/2 percent for four employees with four years or more of seniority, increase the Environmental Health Program Specialist by 4 1/2 percent (there is only one employee here and this individual has more seniority) and increase the Environmental Health Supervisor I position by 9 percent. Mr. Boone stated that there are good people in this department. It is a demanding job. Some members of the public may be unhappy with this department at times, but these employees have a heavy workload. He stated that these people need to be paid a competitive salary. We also have to be careful when adjusting pay grades because we have to consider the whole county pay system. We have to justify to other county employees who do not receive a pay adjustment. The money for these adjustments is in the budget for this year; it will actually cost less money then what is budgeted. The fees paid by the users will pay for these adjustments; no general tax money will go to this proposal. It will just come from an increase in fees paid by the users. VOTING: Ayes - 5; Nays ~ 0. (Note: Increases become effective August l, 1995.) APPROVAL OF JULY 1995 REFUNDS §& RELEASES: MOTION by Commissioner Madison to approve the July 1995 Refunds & Releases. (Attached is a copy of the releases and refunds submitted by the Tax Assessor’s Office which are hereby incorporated and made a part of the minutes.) VOTING: Ayes ~- 5; Nays ~- 0. ¢ J PERTAINID RIVERWA SUBDIVISION, SECTION I, II, & Z11: Mr. Allison had previously explained that this request comes from KEJ Marketing Co. which is requesting that the County release a portion of the Cash Bond 198 (3) ($238,080) presently being held. The developer has completed 41.2% of the street construction and requests release of $113,300 (leaving a balance of $124,780). MOTION by Commissioner Stewart to release the $113,300 leaving a balance of $124,780 for KEJ Marketing Company, Inc., pertaining to the Riverwalk Subdvision, Section I, II, & Bate VOTING: Ayes - 5; Nays - 0. r NS TN x= SERV Se N .é - E S b S tS PHASE A briefing session, Mr. Allison had explained that Iredell County presently holds a certificate of deposit in the amount Of $35,131. The developer has completed all of the work and requests relief of the entire amount. MOTION by Commissioner Johnson to grant the release of Certificate of Deposit #484332 in the amount of $35,131 for Krom Financial Services due to all of the work being completed. VOTING: Ayes - 5; Nays - 0. PARTNERSHIP: This request, by the South Iredell Community Development Corporation & Greater Statesville Community Development Corporation, is made in an effort to enhance the County’s economic programs. It was noted by the county manager that the majority of decisions of the Carolinas Partnership are made by the executive committee. MOTION by Commissioner Madison for a letter to be written to the Carolinas Partnership and signed by Chairman Haire requesting that a local representative be appointed to the Executive Committee of the Carolinas Partnership. VOTING: Ayes - 5; Nays - 0. is U st l, PROVAL © h MINUTES BRIEFIN MOTION by Commissioner Stewart to approve 1995 minutes. AND RE the Augu VOTING: Ayes - 5; Nays - 0. SCUSSION ‘"RI-COUNT ENTAL HEALTH CME PA PLAB Commissioner Madison explained that in 1990 the commissioner appointee to Tri-County Mental Health (Sara K. Haire) was authorized to sign the pay plans for TCMH. Some time later, this agency went to a substantially equivalent pay system and out from under the state pay plan. Some reorganization has occurred, and Mr. Gene Barrett, the interim manager, has recommended that TCMH go back under the State pay plan to bring some stability to the pay system. Currently, there are two or three categories that are not in accordance (they are ahead) of the state pay plan. Tri-County has approached Commissioner Madison and requested that it continue this way. Commissioner Madison expressed disfavor with this method, as did several other commissioners in the briefing session. Madison advised that he felt Tri-County needed to operate within the state pay plan and not deviate from it without specific authorization from the three supporting counties. MENIA MOTION by Commissioner Madison that Tri-County Mental Health be authorized to operate within the state pay plan and not deviate above the state pay plan. Commissioner Johnson asked if two of the boards of commissioners stated that Tri-County could deviate and Iredell says they cannot what happens. Commissioner Madison replied the statutes say that all three counties have to agree for TCMH to go higher then any of the county pay plans. He added that he felt ‘AUG 15 1995 199 (4) Tri-County could operate within the state pay plans because Iredell County is pretty much in line with the state as are the other two counties. VOTING: Ayes - 5; Nays - 0. cY O EMENT OF V. e ann COMMITTEE: Chairman Hair has two vacancies. nced that this committee current1 ° GION F N IV. Y CO T 3 MOTION by Commissioner Madison to delay the appointment to the Region F Aging Advisory Committee until the September 5 meeting. VOTING: Ayes - 5; Nays - 0 ZONING BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT: Chairman Haire nominated Mr. Nick Carrington to the unexpired alternate position on the Zoning Board of Adjustment (expiration date December 12, 1995). MOTION by Commissioner Madison to close the nominations and appoint Mr. Nick Carrington by acclamation. VOTING: Ayes - 5; Nays - 0. , Mr. Mashburn reported that the Animal Shelter renovations had just about been completed. The EMS Building in Troutman is nearing completion. On August 7, 1995, Commissioner Johnson and Mr. Mashburn visited the fairgrounds and found them to be in good condition. The buildings are in good shape, but some electrical work needs to be done. Bids are currently being received for the road entering into the Mooresville Transfer Station. Tax bills for 1995 will be sent out on August 18. ~ MOTION by Commissioner Johnson to enter into closed session. VOTING: Ayes - 5; Nays - 0. MOTION by Commission Madison to adjourn from closed session. VOTING: Ayes - 5; Nays - 0. ADJOURNMENT: Chairman Haire adjourned the meeting at 8:30 P.M. The next meeting will be on Monday, August 28, 1995, 7:00 P.M. at the Agricultural Building for the purpose of meeting with the Iredell-Statesville School Board. ) Js OTITM Vite ay Clerk to the Board APPROVED: 4,7,,4. GIS File: Reg.Aug y) RELEASES FOR THE MONTH OF JULY, 1995 6,948.29 Breakdown of Releases: County 6,646.35 Solid Waste Fees 114.00 All County Fire #4 153.31 Mt. Mourne Fire #3 3.85 Shepherd's Fire #2 27.61 E. Alexander Fire #1 3cis REFUNDS FOR THE MONTH OF JULY, 1995 849.74 Breakdown of Refunds: County 675.00 Solid Waste Fee 12.00 All County Fire #4 162.74 INCORPORATED INTO AUGUST !5, 1995 MINUTES BY REFERENCE AVG 15 1995 JOINT MEETING IREDELL COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS & IREDELL-8STATESVILLE SCHOOL BOARD MONDAY, AUGUST 28, 1995, 7:00 P.M. AGRICULTURAL BUILDING © issi sa ing: Sara K. Haire, Chairman David Boone, Vice Chairman Stephen Johnson Doug Madison Alice M. Stewart Staff attending: Joel Mashburn, County Manager Susan Blumenstein, Dir. of Finance & Adm. Services Jean Moore, Clerk to the Board School Board members attending: Bill Long, Chairman Skip McCall Jeff Tucker Tip Nicholson Staff attending: Dr. Jesse Register, Superintendent William Barnard, Finance Officer Dr. John Nantz Dr. Tom Watts Mrs. Lucy Martin Dr. Norman Harris Chairman Haire called the meeting to order. Dr. Register distributed handouts showing the life-cycle cost of three options for repair to the referenced school roof. Option I (estimate is $225,000 - $250,000) is for a built-on roof. He said the next time the roof needed repairing everything should be removed because no more add-ons could be done. Option II (estimate is $310,000 - $347,000) does not have the cost of asbestos abatement. Commissioner Stewart asked about the abatement of asbestos “except in flashing required." She mentioned that it was her understanding that when asbestos was disturbed that all of it needed to be removed. Dr. Nantz said the flashing would need to be removed but not the felt on the roof. The amount of flashing involved would not be a significant amount, just around the perimeter walls. Dr. Register mentioned that Option III (estimate is $366,225 - $423,925) was the original proposal from the school system. It is for a metal seam roof. The next item Dr. Register discussed was the air-conditioning unit at West Middle. He mentioned that a good proposal would be to go with a metal roof and around the first of April work on the air conditioner simultaneously. The work on the HVAC needs to be done at a time when the system can be cut off. Their estimate for both the metal roof and HVAC work is between $830,000 - $850,000. They have a firm price for 90 days. Dr. Register said their recommendation would be to replace the HVAC and put on another roof. Long asked how good was a roof guarantee, and Dr. Register said he believed they were not very good. The county manager said that in his years with the County he had not experienced that much work with roofing. He did mention that problems do arise when a company goes out of business and one has to seek relief from the manufacturer. g 28 0% 201 x02 (2) Dr. Nantz mentioned that Troutman’s HVAC will be rebid in January or a little earlier. Commissioner Stewart mentioned she had visited West Middle to see if the recent rains had made any damage. Some leaking had occurred. Pails were being used to catch some leakage. Commissioner Boone said there were two issues -- the roof and the HVAC. On Option I approximately $20,000 is for a facade. Out of the life-cycle costs about $20,000 can be deducted. He stated he didn’t feel that what MBTV had proposed was a quick-fix. Boone mentioned that he had noticed that the price of the metal roof had decreased. Dr. Nantz mentioned that the HVAC for West Middle had an old Singer system and the company was no longer in existence. The compressors have worn out and some retrofitting of existing equipment is having to be done. They cannot obtain replacement parts. Commissioner Johnson asked if the condensing units were chromatic. Did they cool water? Nantz replied that the system that is in the old part of the building is called a single-pipe California heat pump. It circulates either hot water or cool water in the chilling tower through the system for each individual room. There is an electric boiler that heats the water in this section of the building. There are emergency heat strips. The overall system is pretty much gone. The new part of the building has a two-pipe system and this is recommended for the older section. There is a manual switch used for cooling or heating. The major cost will be in putting the piping throughout the building. Dr. Register emphasized that in prices, they were dealing with estimates. He said that when it comes time to bid, they should include alternates. Dr. Nantz mentioned that the school system had found that rubber roofs were not lasting as long as their warranty. Commissioner Boone said the durability of rubber roofs depends on what type they are and who installs them. Commissioner Johnson mentioned he had contacted a friend (Mr. Emmett Sullivan) and he had come up with a roof estimate of $168,880. This estimate would compare most closely with Option I of MBTV. If the County had unlimited resources Johnson said that Option III would be feasible; however, there are so many other needs at this time. Long reiterated that the school system felt the best decision would be to change the air conditioner and make a longer life on the roof. = -19 Mr. Long read the following goals: 1. Develop a character education program which will foster such qualities as respect, integrity, dependability, and responsibility. 2. Seek ways to improve the high school graduation rate in the Iredell- Statesville School System. 3. Form a broad based committee of citizens and educators to research alternative programs for disruptive students. 4. Strengthen instructional programs to ensure that grade level standards are reached in grades K-8 before students are promoted. 5. Complete a new long range facility plan involving teachers, parents, and the community at large. (3) 6. Continue to improve academic achievement using benchmarks of student and teacher performance emphasizing higher expectations of both. 7. Continue to seek and implement innovative educational practices and programs in the Iredell-Statesville Schools. 8. Evaluate and strengthen the guidance program with emphasis on the elementary and high school components. Commissioner Boone asked why #4 was confined to K-8. Dr. Register mentioned that the end-of-course testing pretty much decides promotions in high school. Long brought up the recent SAT scores. He mentioned that one problem in the low SAT scores was because the system’s top ten percent were not competing effectively. This group of people is not choosing the academically challenging classes. The State had a larger increase in scores than Iredell-Statesville. Dr. Register mentioned that another problem is that some students take the test one time. If their score is high enough to be accepted at Chapel Hill they do not take the test again to try to achieve a higher score. Commissioner Boone mentioned the District of Columbia was ranked 49 in the rankings. He also mentioned that DC spends more on per pupil spending than any of the individual states. Long mentioned that he was anxious to receive the individual rankings within the State of North Carolina. Mr. Long said he had reviewed the 1965 Session Laws concerning the allocation of the net proceeds from the operation of the Mooresville ABC stores. He said he felt Iredell-Statesville had been shorted since 1965. The county manager said the county staff had researched the past records. It is unknown how it was initially appropriated out. We cannot detect whether it was done on a per pupil basis or a separate fund. Commissioner Boone said there was a school fund; however, it was a part of the general fund. There was a different accounting system used at the time. He said to the best of his knowledge the money has never went straight from the ABC Board to the school system. Mr. Long asked if the Mooresville ABC board came to the commissioners and said the revenues should be handled differently what would happen. Boone said the law reads that the money should be turned over to the commissioners to be used for school purposes. Presumably, he said he felt that some of the money could be used for Mitchell Community College. Commissioner Stewart said that she felt each board of commissioners, since the law was written, determined how the money was spent. She mentioned she had been on the board for the past eleven years and that this was the first time the session law had ever been brought up. Long mentioned that the money was no big deal per year; however, if it was added up since 1965 it would be a big chunk of money. The county manager advised that in the 1996-97 budget it could be shown how much is anticipated from the Mooresville ABC revenues. Then the county commissioners can make a decision based upon their interpretation of the statute as to how to spend the funds. This is not to say that they will spend them any differently. nye 28 ong 204 (4) McCall mentioned that the funds are being co-mingled. He felt the funds should be kept separate. Chairman Haire mentioned that the matter could be taken back to the Mooresville ABC Board. That board could then go back through the legislature for clarification. SCHOOL BOUNDARIES & MEDIATION: Long asked how the mediation efforts were proceeding in the school boundaries. Haire mentioned that Dr. Register and Dr. Carrigan had met and also the two school attorneys. Attorney Walter Jones is drafting a mediation proposal for boundaries. = : Dr. Register mentioned there was no more space at Mt. Mourne School. Lucy Martin advised that six new teachers had been added. Enrollment is expected to increase until after Labor Day. Commissioner Boone mentioned the school calendar. There are nine workdays and three leave days. He asked why the work days couldn’t be in August since, on the average, this is the hottest time of the year. Long replied that school work is throughout the year. Dr. Norman Harris mentioned that parents come in for conferences on workdays. Commissioner Madison asked about the roof for Pressley School. Dr. Nantz replied that there is a pre-bid meeting set up for next year. Currently the school has three roofs. There are two roofs plus a rubber roof. All of this should be torn down. This roof is not up to code. Commissioner Johnson asked about the sale of the Amity Hill property. Nantz advised that August 29 is the final day for the upset bid. The South Yadkin Baptist Association has a bid on the property. Commissioner Madison asked if the Amity Hill sale money was earmarked, and Dr. Register said no. Commissioner Madison inquired about a tract of land on Lake Lookout. Dr. Tom Watts answered that Crescent Resources had donated this property several years ago as an outdoor learning environment. The school system has no plans to use the property, there are some strings attached to the land as far as selling it. Commissioner Johnson asked if the school system would be willing to designate the money from Amity Hill property to the West Iredell project, and Long replied yes. MOTION by Commissioner Johnson to recommend that the Amity Hill money go to capital funds. VOTING: Ayes - 5; Nays - 0. MOTION by Chairman Haire to adjourn the meeting at 9:05 P.M. VOTING: Ayes - 5; Nays - 0. The next meeting of the Iredell County Board of Commissioners will be Tuesday, September 5, 1995, 5:00 P.M., South Wing Conference Room, 200 South Center Street, Statesville, N.C. ar C PIT / Clerk to the Board APPROVED: G-5-95" IREDELL COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS BRIEFING MINUTES The Iredell County Board of Commissioners met in Briefing Session at 5:00 p-M.-, September 5, 1995, South Wing Conference Room, Iredell County Government Center, 200 South Center Street, Statesville, NC. Present for the meeting were: Sara K. Haire, Chairman David A. Boone, Vice Chairman Stephen D. Johnson Cc. Douglas Madison, Jr. Alice M. Stewart Staff present: Joel Mashburn, County Manager Susan Blumenstein, Dir. of Finance & Adm. Services Jerry Lundy, Dir. of Services & Development Evie Caldwell, County Purchasing Agent Don Wall, Director of Social Services Lisa York, DSS Program Administrator Jean Moore, Clerk to the Board CALL TO ORDER: Chairman Haire : The county manager advised that a bid opening for the Lake Way Road Improvements had to be re-advertised due to not receiving enough bids. A new bid opening date has been scheduled for September 6, 1995 at 2:00 P.M. In order for this project to be completed in a timely manner it was requested that the Board meet on September 7, 1995 for the bid award. Chairman Haire stated that Mr. John York had called her and requested to address the board at the 7:00 p.m. meeting about junked vehicles in his neighborhood. PUBLIC HEARING MATTERS: Mr. Jerry Lundy briefed the group on the rezoning request (9507-2) and the proposed amendment to the land development plan. At the July 18, 1995 meeting of the Board, it was requested that the planning staff review R-20 zoning in an effort to allow churches. Commissioner Madison said that, "Churches should be in government, but government should not be in churches." Commissioner Stewart reminded the group that the term "church" could encompass many aifferent definitions. REQUEST BY DSS& R APPROVAL © AM R KID RANT: Mr. Don Wall, DSS Director, advised that Iredel County was one of eight North Carolina counties selected to receive this grant in the amount of $265,900 over a three-year period. He said there was no county match involved. A summary of the major responsibilities of the lead sites will be: Accept community accountability for Backlog & System Outcomes through activities that include: 1) create two new full-time positions: a “performance coordinator" (must be DSS position) and a backlog reduction specialist 2) coordinate and support an interagency assessment team and a performance/advocacy team 3) develop and implement @ site-specific backlog reduction pian that: - has extensive consumer involvement - takes adoption and other backlog reduction services to the community - breaks down agency/program lines in adoptions and other backlog reduction services - involves strengthened community efforts at three critical points in the foster care continuum (prevention, reunification, and backlog) 4) coordinate an annual county plan self-evaluation & improvement process 5) participate in the Families For Kids public awareness and evaluation activities Commissioner Madison asked Mr. Wall what happened in three years. He asked if it will be the County’s decision as to whether or not the program continues after the money is exhausted. Mr. Wall answered that if the grant is successful it will, hopefully, be replicated in all NC counties. Formal implementation of the program probably will not occur until around July of 1996. SEP 05 198 205 Commissioner Stewart mentioned that if Welfare Reform is approved 206 that it will be the decision of the county commissioners as to how the block grant money will be spent. Commissioner Johnson said that he assumed some of the money would be spent to help train families. Wall answered that some money would be diverted to prevention -- trying to keep children in their homes. Some money will go to recruitment and training. : Mrs. Caldwell reviewed the surplus property list and made some corrections. She mentioned the need to discard five monitor defibrillator units, however, these need to be disposed of instead of being sold. In addition, the maintenance department has requested the Poulan chain saw. One item is listed as "IC 4439 ????," and Mrs. Caldwell noted that she had discovered that this piece of equipment is a component of another iten. 3 Mr. Mashburn mentioned that this request creates a classification that currently doesn’t exist. He mentioned that around two years ago the responsibility of employee safety was turned over to Mr. Chuck Gallyon, Iredell County Fire Marshal. Prior to Gallyon assuming the responsibilities the EMS Director, Mr. Al Upton, had fulfilled the duties. Upton asked to be relieved citing that the duties were too much coupled with his EMS responsibilities. The county manager added that some industries have a person devoted full-time as a safety officer. He noted that a few years ago OSHA requirements changed and it was important for someone to keep track of the regulations. Some examples of the work accomplished by Gallyon in this position have been: All county departments have been surveyed for confined spaces A determination has been made of the equipment necessary for accessibility in confined spaces . Adetermination was obtained on the classification of volunteer firemen (they were previously listed as county employees, but the Dept. of Labor rescinded this classification) . Training has occurred for department heads pertaining to OSHA regulations . All buildings have been inspected for OSHA violations Gallyon currently serves as Chairman of the County Accident Review Committee er Quah David M. Griffith & Associates (DMG), the County’s personnel services consultant, evaluated the fire marshal’s position to determine if the classification was proper in light of the additional duties. The recommendation of DMG is for the fire marshal’s position to be reclassified from a grade 71 to grade 73. Mr. Mashburn stated that funds were in the 95-96 budget for reclassifications. Commissioner Boone questioned why the request wasn’t brought up during budget sessions. The county manager answered that DMG had just now made a determination. He mentioned that money is budgeted for this type of reclassification. Commissioner Boone mentioned that a request, such as this, puts the Board members in awkward positions. He reminded the group of the recent survey (see chart below) of fire marshal departments throughout the State. Only four counties, out of 64 responding to the survey, had more assistants than Iredell. The four counties were Wake, Forsyth, Durham, and Mecklenburg. FIRE MARSHAL SALARY SURVEY FINDINGS Johnston 44,424 Mecklenburg 50,736 Orange 39,755 Iredell 38,736 Iredell 38,736 Catawba 35,046 Alamance 38,556 Lincoln 28,548 Union 35,542 Davie 27,994 Rockingham 33,202 Cabarrus 27,858 Craven 31,436 Rowan 26,212 Robeson 30,972 Wilkes 23,416 Randolph 28,908 Yadkin 23,364 Cabarrus 27,850 Alexander N/A Cleveland N/A Wayne N/A Source: "County Salaries in North Carolina" 1995 edition Also, -ommissioner Boone mentio1. ». that the City of Statesv__.e currently pays its fire marshal $33,405 per year. Mr. Mashburn mentioned that the assistant fire marshals free up time for Mr. Gallyon so he can do other things. The fire marshals have a curriculum of fire safety they teach in schools. One employee does plans review. Mr. Gallyon does much of the investigative work, plus some training. Mr. Mashburn also mentioned that OSHA was inspecting work places and fines were being levied for noncompliance of regulations. Commissioner Stewart asked how many hours a person would work if they were hired as a Safety Officer. Mr. Mashburn said it would take at least a half-time person. ADJOURN: Chairman Haire adjourned the meeting at 6:30 p.m. until 7:00 p.m. for the regular meeting. APPROVED: gh Glos Qan CA tp fZlerk to the Board Sav.min.b (2) SEP 05 1998 207 208 IREDELL COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS MINUTES SEPTEMBER 5, 1995 The Iredell County Board of Commissioners met in Adjourned Regular Session on September 5, 1995, 7:00 p.m., Commissioners’ Meeting Room, Iredell County Government Center, 200 South Center Street, Statesville, NC. Present for the meeting were: Sara K. Haire, Chairman David A. Boone, Vice Chairman Stephen D. Johnson C. Douglas Madison, Jr. Alice M. Stewart Staff present: Joel Mashburn, County Manager Jerry Lundy, Dir. of Services & Development Susan Blumenstein, Dir. of Fin. & Adm. Services Don Wall, Social Services Director Lisa York, DSS Program Administrator Ron Weatherman, Solid Waste Director Jean Moore, Clerk to the Board CALL TO ORDER: Chairman Haire INVOCATION: Commissioner Madison PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE ADJUSTMENT OF AGENDA: MOTION by Chairman Haire to adjust the agenda and allow Mr. John York to address the Board about junked vehicles in his neighborhood. VOTING: Ayes - 5; Nays - O. SPECIAL RECOGNITION & AWARDS: The county manager announced that the County Solid Waste Department had been presented an Outstanding County Program Award at the recent NCACC Annual Conference in Pinehurst, NC. Also, Mrs. Susan Blumenstein has been awarded a Finance Reporting Achievement Award. This is the seventh year the County has been recognized for financial reporting. Chairman Haire commended Mr. Ron Weatherman, Solid Waste Director, and Mrs. Blumenstein on their achievements. R E : R Mr. York mentioned that a wont of years ago the Saar started pursuing a junked yard ordinance. However, two junkyard owners became vocal and the ordinance was dropped. Recently, York stated, several of his neighbors again discussed their concern about a junkyard in their area. They are specifically concerned about the appearance of the junkyard from the highway. PUBLIC HEARINGS Chairman Haire declared the meeting in public hearing session. TO THE IREDELL COUNTY LAND DEVELOPMENT PLAN: Mr. Lundy explained that Mr. Richard W. Martin requests his property be rezoned from RA, Residential Agricultural to GB, General Business District. The property is located on Salisbury Hwy/70E near Hezekiah Road; more specifically identified as Lots (24-28), Block A of Iredell County Tax Map 5J-2. The Iredell County Planning Board recommended approval on 8/2/95 and also recommended amending the Iredell County Land Development Plan to include this area in a commercial node. The proposed usage of the 8.5 acres is an air-conditioning service and repair business. No one spoke for or against the issue. Chairman Haire declared the public hearing closed. MOTION by Commissioner Madison to approve the amendment to the Iredell County Land Development Plan for the purpose of expansion of the commercial node as described (700 ft. deep to the eastern most boundary of the referenced property). VOTING: Ayes - 5; Nays - 0. MOTION by Commissioner Stewart to rezone the Richard W. Martin property from RA, Residential Agricultural to GB, General Business District as recommended by the planning department. VOTING: Ayes - 5; Nays - 0. Chairman Haire declared the meeting in public hearing session. PROPOSED AMENDMENT TO ARTICLE VIII, SECTION 82.1 OF THE IREDELL COUNTY ZONING ORDINANCE: Mr. Lundy advised that the planning staff had been requested to prepare an amendment to section 82.1 to allow churches and their customary related use as a permitted use (or use by right); and delete churches and their customary related uses from Section 82.2 requiring a special use permit. An amendment was prepared and taken to the planning board on August 2, 1995. The planning board gave an unfavorable recommendation on the proposed amendment (Vote 8-1). Chairman Haire declared the public hearing closed. MOTION by Commissioner Madison to table this matter and return it back to the planning staff for further study. The planning staff should draft a new proposal to be reviewed by the Board at the November 7 meeting. VOTING: Ayes - 5; Nays - 0. APPROVAL OF FAMILIES FOR KIDS GRANT: Mr. Don Wall advised that this grant is for a three-year period and is in the amount of $265,000. A total of eight sites have been selected by the State for implementation of this program. It is described as "a program to change the processes by which our service systems operate to attain the goal of communities keeping families strong and children safe." MOTION by Commissioner Madison to approve the Families For Kids grant to be received by the Department of Social Services from the State of North Carolina. VOTING: Ayes - 5; Nays - 0. APPROVAL OF SURPLUS PROPERTY RESOLUTION AND SALE: Mr. Mashburn reminded the group that the Poulan chain saw had been removed from the list. It will be used by the maintenance dept. The defibrillator needs to be declared surplus and disposed of in the proper manner. MOTION by Commissioner Madison to adopt the following resolution and surplus property list with the exception of the Poulan chain saw and the defibrillator units. VOTING: Ayes - 5; Nays - 0. MOTION by Commissioner Madison to declare the 5 ea. monitor/defibrillator units surplus property to be disposed of in an appropriate manner. VOTING: Ayes - 5: Nays - 0. 2 SEP 05 1999 210 RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE SALE BY PUBLIC AUCTION OF CERTAIN SURPLUS PERSONAL PROPERTY WHEREAS, the County of Iredell has possession of the following items of personal property which are surplus to its needs and desires to dispose of same. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Board of Commissioners of Iredell County that Evie D. Caldwell, Purchasing Agent, pursuant to the provisions of G.S. 160A-270(b), is hereby authorized to dispose of the personal property as listed for cash or good check at public auction, and the said Purchasing Agent be further authorized and directed to execute the necessary functions associated with this sale. Hall of Justice Parking Lot Tradd & Stockton Streets Statesville, NC September 30, 1995, 8:00 A.M., Book Sale September 30, 1995, 10:00 A.M., Auction This 5th day of September, 1995. ITEMS FOR SURPLUS SALE Vehicles: 1992 Chevrolet Sedan 1G1BL83E8NR123173 1991 " * 1G1BL53E6MR121808 1991 - . 1G1BL53E7MR121803 1991 " 1G1BL53E1MR121876 1990 ” " 1G1BL54E5LA127434 1989 " * 1GLBL5171KA125023 1987 - * 1G1BL5127H9158958 1987 Dodge 15 pass.van 2B5WB3 1W3HK248528 1986 Chevrolet Sedan 1G1BL6962GX178416 1985 " Station wagon 1G1BN35H2FX140554 OTHER ITEMS: 300 Boxes surplus library books 44 pr. orange baseball/softball pants 16 pr. green gold baseball/softball pants 12 pr. white pants 47 pr. navy orange baseball pants basket wire clothes hangers 1 ea. box assorted color baseball stirrups 15 pr. new navy baseball stirrups 1 pr. new black stirrups 1 pr. new green stirrups kickball game kickball game 1 pr. burgundy stirrups box assorted tickets Cash box corner markers (football) new basketball goal new basketball goal new basketball goal tennis racquet canvas bag w/7 batting helmets 1 pr. baseball/softball grey/black pants 57 pr. navy baseball stirrups water jug paint wand aerobics - exercise mats KPR eed 1 bag / 11 bats 1 bag / 8 .bats assorted ping pong balls / badminton birdies, etc. 20 all-purpose bags 5 gal. field paint used gas grill (no tank or regulator) desk light 5 stacking baskets computer wrist rest assorted camping supplies radio shack calculator plant hanger 25 pr. grey baseball/softball pants 8 x 1 frame 21 burgundy hats 9 orange hats 25 green hats radio gas stove propane stove 2 ea. sleeping bags clothes pin hangers camp fry pan 3 trays 4 ea. storage bin lantern (battery) aluminum storage bin w/camp supplies radio (needs antenna) backpack (external frame) 2 ea. typing stands assorted office supplies monitor cover double spray can marker 18 ea. bicycles aerotron handi/talkie & charger paint marker 6 ea. tents 2 bags tent poles tent (damaged, no poles) dome tent (all parts) bag of tent rainflys (2) tent (no poles) small dome tent (minor damage) bag w/2 tents (both damaged - no poles) small wood desk table lift hand pressurized spray painter copy machine attachment copy machine attachment Poulan chain saw Samsung computer system field conditioner small office desk yoyo kit (parts missing) gas tree (leaks) calculator, Borroughs, ID 4390 wooden podium asst. telephones 2 ea. slide viewers Webcor reel to reel tape recorder, S/N 362453 projector screen baby scale, ID 3017 world globe asst. chairs video cassette rewinder 5 drawer card file cabinet laminator, IC 2123 Aerotron radio s/n 10102366 Aerotron radio s/n 10040426 Motorola radio s/n GHO760 Model T43RTN3100A Motorola radio 303CGA0052 Model 01507A 4 SEP 05 1995 211 / \ 212 IRERELL COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS MINUYES SEPTEMBER 99 TRNe Iredell County Board of Commissioners met in Adjourned Regular\Session on September 5, 1995, 7:00 p.m., Commgssioners’ Meeting oom, Iredeli County Government Center, 200 gouth Center Street, Statesville, NC. Present for the meeting wefe: Sara K. Haire, Chairman David A. Boone, Vice Chairman Stephen D. Johnson C. Douglas Madison, Jr. Alice M. Stewart Staff present:\ Joel Mashburn, County Manager Jerry Lundy, Dir. of Services &#/Development Susan Blumenstein, Dir. of Finf & Adm. Services Don Wall, Social Services Direfttor isa York, DSS Program Adminigtrator Ren Weatherman, Solid Waste Mirector J@an Moore, Clerk to the Boagd CALL TO ORDER: Chairman Haire INVOCATION: Commiss\oner Madison PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE MOTION by Chairman Haire to adjust the agenda and allow Mr. Jo York to addreZgs the Board about junked vehicles in his neighborgood. VOTING: Ayes - 5; Nays - O. ECOGN . AWARDS: The cPunty manager announced that the County Solid Waste DepaRtment hgd been presented an Outstanding County Program AYard at¥ the recent NCACC Annual Conference in Pinehurst, NC. \Alsof Mrs. Susan Blumenstein has been awarded a Finance Reporting hievement Award. This is the seventh year the County has beé ecognized for financial reporting. Chairman Haire comm@fded Mr. Ron Weatherman, Solid Waste Director, and Mrs. Blumen . on their achievements. OHN YORK APPEARAN BEFORE THE BOARD Mr. York mentioned that a couple of years "ago ‘the County stated pursuing a junked yard ordinance. However, two ju ard oWmers became vocal and the ordinance was dropped. Recg@htly, Yok stated, several of his heighbors again discussed their conce&p about a junkyard in their area. They are specifical concerned\about the appearance of the junkyard from the higway. Chairman Haire d@lared the meeting in\public hearing session. CHARD W. MARTIN PWOPER SE _N k MROPOSED AMENDMEN’ [oO THE IRED OUM AND D EVE OPMENT PLAN: b Lundy explained that Mr. "Richard Martin requests his propertyNbe rezoned from RA, Residential Agricultural to GB, General Busin&ass District. The property is Jocated on Salisbury Hwy/70E near Rezekiah Road; more specificaly identified as Lots (24-28), Block\A of Iredell County Tax Map £J-2. The Iredell County Planning Bo&ard recommended apfroval on 8/2/95 and also recommended aRending the Iredell Coun Land Development Plan to include this akea in a commercial de. The proposed usage of the 8.5 acres is an air-conditigning service and repair business. Motorola radio IC 5499 Motorola radio s/n 303CGA0053 Model 01507A Postage meter IC 5344 Motorola pager IC 5826 Motorola pager IC 6290 Epson printer FX 286 s/n 15005062 Pitney Bowes postage meter base IC 5344 Asst. pistol holsters & magazine holders GE tape recorder High wooden stool Wood desk IC 4590 Metal secretary’s desk IC 1688 yellow Metal secretary’s desk (yellow) Calculator IC 3152 Calculator IC 161C Panasonic 1300 copier s/n LFA6023980 Sheriff’s dept. Canon Calculator 1013D Radio telemetry unit S/N 7C83302L02 Photograph enlarger John Wood Co. air compressor, S/N 445906, 5 HP - from landfill A-frame 25 ft. ladder 50 ft. extension ladder Assortment of maps and frames Asst. lights and fixtures Asst. area heaters Asst. door closures fire alarm panel card file asst. cabinets asst. casters AM/FM radio receiver with 8-track tape players small wooden desk janitorial sink asst. of sinks combination heater & A/C unit file cabinet IC 9550 electric connectors and controls metal book rack w/rollers asst. of chairs 4 ea. vacuum cleaners shower stall, fiberglass 2 ea. refrigerator IC 5472 false flooring, 40-50 pes, 24 x 24 in. asst. doors asst. electric motors asst. hand rails television 3 ea. area oil heaters asst. trash cans mop wringer Jacobson 2 cycle lawn mower IC 5426 (runs) Eddleman lawn mower, model 79SP (runs) Eddleman lawn mower, model 65Sp (runs) Jacobson lawn mower Jacobson lawn mower turbo back T20 s/n J10300181 Maytag clothes dryer Kenmore clothes dryer scrap lumber asst. rolls chain link fence, posts, and gates 1 ea. aluminum 18 x 24 in. sheets asst. windows audio tape display projector screen Dukane projector model 28A9A, S/N 437300 Dukane projector IC 2039 Dukane projector IC 2534 work shop table 1 drawer metal cabinet Ic 1319 John Deere 318 tractor with mowing deck S/N M00318X320391 Carrier window air conditioner S/N D829710 5 P 05 1999 SE 13 214 card catalogs IC 2486, 2487, 2355,2356,2142,2315, 2317, 2316 2 ea. wooden tables wooden rack asst. nuts & bolts HP computer terminal, model 2626A, S/N 2425V68631 IBM Quitewriter III, S/N 13182007085707 wooden desk 2 ea. medical exam tables Canon calculator IC 2988 Casio calculator IC 2934 Desk lamp IC 2947 Surveyor’s tripod floor scale IC 3014 Metal desk gray Radio console IC 5491 Dental chair Surveillance equipment with monitors Wooden card catalogue IC 4439 ??? (component of another item) Asst. venetian blinds VCR recorder & player Asst. photograph developing supplies Asst. Maps Asst. display racks Asst. nurses black bags Medical examination lamp 5 ea. Laerdal suction units Asst. dictation equipment 2 ea. IBM typewriters 5 ea. monitor/defibrillator units REQUEST FOR RECLASSIFICATION OF COUNTY FIRE MARSHAL: The county manager said that recently the County’s personnel consultant, David M. Griffith Company, was requested to evaluate the classification of Mr. Chuck Gallyon, County Fire Marshal. This evaluation request stemmed from the County needing someone to devote a considerable amount of time and attention to OSHA regulations and develop a safe-working environment for the employees. Mr. Gallyon assumed the role of County Safety officer around two years ago. The consultant’s recommendation would be to increase the grade from 71 to 73. The county manager recommends approval as of September 1, 1995. MOTION by Commissioner Stewart to approve the reclassification of the County Fire Marshal from a pay grade of 71 to 73 effective September 1, 1995. Commissioner Boone mentioned this was a difficult agenda item. He mentioned he had a problem with pay adjustments on principle. If a commissioner is opposed to a specific pay adjustment then the employee might begin to think it has something to do with them rather than the general principle. The bottom line is when you compare the pay for this position and the staff support in similar-sized counties, Iredell pays, and has more staff support, than in similar-sized counties. Commissioner Boone said he could not justify to the taxpayers how he can spend more of their money to raise the pay on a position that already compares very favorably to similar positions elsewhere. VOTING: Ayes - 4; Nays - l (Boone). APPROVAL OF RESOLUTION IN SUPPORT OF HOUSE RESOLUTION 475, A BILL REPEALING TITLE VI OF THE CLEAN AIR ACT: MOTION by Commissioner Johnson to adopt the following resolution: RESOLUTION IN SUPPORT OF HOUSE RESOLUTION 475, A BILL REPEALING TITLE VI OF THE CLEAN AIR ACT WHEREAS, the Board of Commissioners of Iredell County desires to seek a balance between the needs for a clean, pollution free environment and the needs of business and private citizens to pursue a prosperous and comfortable lifestyle; and WHEREAS, the Congress of the United States amended the Clean Air Act in 1990 to accelerate the phaseout of the use of freon, a primary refrigerant for automobile air conditioners, household appliances, and a host of industrial and agricultural uses; and WHEREAS, the cost of this phaseout will be a heavy burden on businesses, the farming community, homeowners, and the automobile-driving public; and WHEREAS, no suitable alternative to freon has been developed that is as effective or not cost prohibitive; and WHEREAS, scientific evidence that freon is environmentally hazardous is inconclusive at best. THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the Iredell County Board of Commissioners petitions the Congress of the United States to enact House Resolution 475, a bill that would repeal Title VI of the Clean Air Act, and restore common sense and balance to the efforts to protect the environment and serve the citizens of the United States. This the 5th day of September, 1995. IREDELL COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS Sara K. Haire, Chairman Commissioner Johnson said that it is his belief that the Clean Air Act of 1990, as it relates to fluorocarbons is a joke. He mentioned he had sat through numerous clinics that the EPA sponsors. The EPA contracts with individuals to go out and approve people for the handling of mono and the dichlorofluorocarbons which are R12 and R22. The individuals are under contract so the more people that sign up the more money they make. Their mission is to sign up as many people for the classes as possible. Commissioner Johnson said that if anyone wanted to be qualified, within 30 days, to handle R12 or R22 he could schedule a class in which a 15-minute filmstrip would be shown. A test will be given; however, the answers will be given to you. The instructor for the class will guarantee that you pass the test. "This is nothing more then a bunch of demagogues who decided that they were going to collect a bunch and confiscate a bunch more of money from the taxpayers. In the meantime they will look like they are protecting the environment. It is a ludicrous piece of legislation, and it’s a joke on the U.S. taxpayer." VOTING: Ayes - 5; Nays - 0. REQUEST FOR APPROVAL OF BUDGET AMENDMENT #4: Mrs. Blumenstein advised that this amendment is to reappropriate funds committed at June 30, 1995, but were not spent because the goods or services were not received until the current fiscal year. The items are as follows: Existing Change Amended 10-430-0033 Elections-Dept. Supplies 4,500 244 4,744 10-450-0045 Tax Assess.Contracted Srvs. 80,911 1,350 82,261 10-450-0033 Tax Assess.Printing 9,430 316 9,746 10-460-0004 Tax Coll-Professional Srvs. 2,500 400 2,900 10-465-0016 Data Process-M&R Equipment 55,475 180 55,655 10-475-0015 Courts-M&R Bldg. & Grounds 9,665 5,848 15,513 10-480-0074 Reg of Deeds-Capital Outlay 2,300 4,325 6,625 10-500-0015 Main-M&R Bldg. & Grounds 130,310 8,577 138,887 7 SEP 05 199 215 10-510-0032 10-510-0015 10-510-0036 10-510-0017 10-510-0018 10-550-0074 10-551-0016 10-551-0074 10-600-0012 10-600-0015 10-600-0016 10-600-0019 10-600-0030 10-600-0033 10-600-0039 10-600-0045 10-600-0049 10-600-0060 10-600-0074 10-602-0015 10-616-0004 110-616-0015 10-616-0582 10-616-0578 10-630-0074 110-630-0030 10-705-0036 10-705-0041 10-705-0057 10-399-00 40-399-00 40-552-0045 95-399-10 95-800-0031 95-800-0031 95-800-0033 95-800-0074 LawEnf-Ammun&Evid Supplies LawEnf-M&R Bldg & Grounds LawEnf-Uniforms LawEnf-Autos & Trucks LawEnf-M&R-Radios EMS-Capital Outlay ECOM-M&R Equipment ECOM-Capital Outlay Health-Printing Health-M&R-Bldg.& Grounds Health-M&R-Equipment Health-Training & Develop. Health-Library Materials Health-Supplies Health-Medical Supplies Health-Contracted Services Health-Recording Materials Health-Community Awareness Health-Capital Outlay Coop Ext-M&R Bldg & Grounds DSS-Professional Service DSS-M&R-Bldg. & Grounds DSS-Other Foster Care DSS-AFDC Foster Care Library-Capital Outlay Library-Library Materials Rec-Uniforms Rec-Rec. Supplies Rec-Adventure Camp Fund Balance Appropriated Fund Balance Appropriated 911 Contracted Services 19,000 7,000 57,345 62,600 6,000 111,530 14,500 45,000 11,800 9,775 14,855 35,325 3,210 29,550 150,490 166,355 500 11,260 42,370 16,500 26,000 48,257 105,480 220,440 17,500 201,200 7,115 26,110 8,210 0 50,000 Retained Earnings Appro. (1,266,474) SWDF-Main & Repairs/Equip. 140,000 SWDF-Auto Supplies SWDF-Dept. Supplies SWDF-Capital Outlay 130,000 76,760 458,900 545 3,055 376 264 3,335 16,859 615 149 483 865 660 611 64 992 6,560 300 500 1,579 8,035 2,380 500 968 150 1,200 1,550 1,705 2,728 527 249 (79,044) (4,750) 4,750 495 9,525 14,058 582 19,545 10,055 57,721 62,864 9,335 128,389 15,115 45,149 12,283 10,640 15,515 35,936 3,274 30,542 157,050 166,655 1,000 12,839 50,405 18,880 26,500 49,225 105,630 221,640 19,050 202,905 9,843 26,637 8,459 (79,044) (4,750) 54,750 (24,660) (1,291,134) 140,495 139,525 90,818 459,482 MOTION by Commissioner Johnson to approve Budget Amendment #4 as presented. VOTING: Ayes - 5; Nays - 0. APPROVAL OF 8/15/95 BRIEFING MINUTES; 8/15/95 REGULAR; & 8/28/95 MINUTES: MOTION by Commissioner Stewart to approve the referenced minutes with a correction indicated. VOTING: NOTIFICATION OF VACANCIES: Ayes - 5; Nays - 0. Chairman Haire announced that the Home & Community Care Block Grant Committee had a position that needed to be filled as well as the Lake Norman Marine Commission. APPOINTMENT TO REGION F AGING ADVISORY COMMITTEE: Commissioner Madison to table this appointment until the September 19 meeting. VOTING: Ayes - 5; Nays - 0. MOTION by APPOINTMENT TO DOMICILIARY HOME COMMUNITY ADVISORY COMMITTEE: MOTION by Commissioner Madison to table this appointment until the September 19 meeting. VOTING: Ayes - 5; Nays ~ 0. 216 COUNTY MANAGER’S REPORT: The county manager advised that recently an updated population figure of 100,786 (as of July l, 1994) was received from the Office of State Planning. The unincorporated area for the purposes of distributing state shared revenues will be 65,441. Commissioner Madison asked if this amount would give Iredell County a special designation, e.g., MSA? Mr. Mashburn said he planned to look into this. Mr. Lundy said that there was around three other criteria an area had to meet for this designation. The County has received a grant from the Scrap Tire Disposal Account in the amount of $8,501.19. This still does not cover our costs for last year. We have been trying to cut down on the amount of illegal tires coming into the landfill. The landfill director has stated that we will, hopefully, break even this year on tire disposal. The following is a breakdown of county employee statistics for the month of August: 1 new hire/5 terminations/4 promotions/ and 1 transfer. Recently, the county manager met with representatives from Sedgwick James, Blue Cross Blue Shield, and the NCACC about Iredell County being a pilot site for a Managed Care for Workers Compensation Program. A few years ago, Iredell County started on a modified program of managed care. The State association became aware of this and has asked the County to be a pilot for the State. A proposal will be brought back to the commissioners in the near future. The latest State Planning newsletter shows that Iredell County has the second highest median income of non-metropolitan counties in the State. Much of the work has been completed on planning for the Youth Home and upcoming changes i.e., selecting new personnel, operating procedures. A meeting is scheduled on September 8 with representatives of Youth Home, Inc., of Charlotte, NC. Our current Youth Home operators (Tom & Grace Delaney) will be retiring on September 30, 1995. The jail planning process is continuing. A discussion was held today with J.N. Pease. A schematic design is due to be completed on September 15, 1995. On September 19, 1995 the design will be presented to the Board. The manager advised that he did not want to rush the presentation. Commissioner Boone asked about the time frame on the jail. He mentioned that something would need to be done with the sheriff’s offices before work started on the jail. The county manager said the time frame would be close. He said that everything is on schedule to his knowledge. In reference to the administrative offices, Pease is looking at a pre-engineered metal building. It may be necessary to locate some temporary offices for the people located in the white building. The Troutman EMS building is complete. The moving date is for the middle of September. The maintenance dept. has relocated in the old Animal Shelter. The old maintenance building is being prepared for the bookmobile. MOTION by Commissioner Madison to adjourn the meeting at 7:50 p.m. until Thursday, September 7, 1995, 8:00 a.m., South Wing Conference Room, Iredell County Government Center. VOTING: Ayes - 5; Nays - 0. APPROVED: Gi li d an l hore @lerk to the Board SEP 05 1995 217 218 EREVELL COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS MINUTES SEPTEMBER 7, 1995 The Iredell County Board of Commissioners met at 8:00 a.m., Thursday, September 7, 1995, South Wing Conference Room, Iredell County Government Center, 200 South Center Street, Statesville, NC. Present for the meeting were: Sara K. Haire, Chairman David A. Boone, Vice Chairman Stephen D. Johnson C. Douglas Madison Alice M. Stewart Staff present: Joel Mashburn, County Manager Susan Blumenstein, Dir. of Fin. & Adm. Services Ron Weatherman, Solid Waste Director Evie Caldwell, County Purchasing Agent Jean Moore, Clerk to the Board CALL TO ORDER: By Chairman Haire LAKE WAY ROAD IMPROVEMENT BIDS: The county manager briefly explained this project. Originally the bids were to be opened on August 29, 1995; however, only two bids were received. Since three bids were required, the bids were not opened and another advertisement requesting bids was published. On September 6, 1995, bids were opened and read. The following bids were received: BASE BID ALTERNATE 1 ALTERNATE 2 (deduct) (deduct) APAC Carolina $ 234,000 $ 14,000 $ 13,000 Gilbert Engineering 202,530 14,602 13,576 Johnson Brothers 261,911 11,850 11,250 The bids include grading, paving, curbing, and guttering. Also included is a portion of the water and sewer service. -The estimates from Municipal Engineering for this portion of the project were: $134,628 Road Improvements 20,000 Portion of Water Service Budget 12,450 Portion of Sewer Service Budget 10% Contingency $183,786 TOTAL The county manager advised that Gilbert Engineering is the low bid and that a meeting had been held with Mr. John Gilbert to seek some savings. There was nothing really feasible that came out of the discussion. Commissioner Stewart asked if the road would be cut up while other construction work was being done. Mr. Mashburn and Ron Weatherman advised that the road was designed for heavy-duty trucks. Commissioner Madison asked if anyone had talked to Mayor Joe Knox of the Town of Mooresville about the cul-de-sac. Mr. Mashburn mentioned that Jim Woodie of Municipal Engineering had talked to Mooresville officials. Commissioner Madison suggested that Chairman Haire discuss the matter with Mayor Knox. Madison further suggested that any future talks (about this project) to Mooresville be done by one of the commissioners. (At this time, Mrs. Caldwell left the meeting to contact Mr. John Gilbert to see if any money could be deleted for the curbing, guttering, and paving from the cul-de-sac.) Commissioner Madison asked if any more information had been obtained about the gravity sewer line. The county manager advised that the engineer for the Town of Mooresville was working on an estimate. The deduct is in the bid if the Town of Mooresville agrees. Mrs. Caldwell returned to the meeting and advised that Mr. Gilbert said he could deduct $2,832 for some of the curbing and paving on the cul-de-sac. Mr. Mashburn advised that the bid will now be $199,698 -- this includes alternate 2, but it cannot be deducted at this time. Commissioner Madison asked when Gilbert would need to be advised about alternate 2, and Mr. Mashburn advised before work began on the curbing and paving. The county manager mentioned that the Town of Mooresville had been approached about deleting the curbing all together; however, the town has ordinances that it must enforce. Commissioner Madison said that if the project isn’t started within the next 30 days it might have to wait until the spring. Chairman Haire suggested that the Board approve the full amount of $202,530 and then work on the gravity sewer line. Mr. Mashburn advised that this would be permissible. We will just add alternate #3 in the amount of $2,832 as a deduct. MOTION by Chairman Haire to award the Lake Way Road Improvement bid to Gilbert Engineering in the amount of $202,530. VOTING: Ayes - 5; Nays - 0. -DUTY L. BI EMEN' PFICERS ABILITY COVERAGE: Mrs. Blumenstein advised that the WFMX Homecoming Event is scheduled soon. In the past, officers who worked providing security were covered under the radio station’s insurance umbrella. This year, however, this will no longer be correct. Currently, the County’s insurance will not cover the officers since alcohol will be allowed on the event’s premises. The prices from Sedgwick James to purchase additional coverage would be: $5,000 for $1 million in coverage or $3,200 for $.5 million coverage. Mr. Mashburn suggested that the County not pay for the coverage unless the radio station pays the County first. (Sedgwick James cannot enter into a contractual arrangement with the sponsor since this company primarily works with governmental entities). Mrs. Blumenstein said she would talk to Sheriff Redmond and advise that a check from the sponsor (WFMX) needed to be obtained in order to get a rider with Sedgwick James. MOTION by Commissioner Johnson to purchase a rider with Sedgwick James contingent upon obtaining payment from the sponsor (WFMX) first. VOTING: Ayes - 5; Nays - 0. : MOTION by Chairman Haire to adjourn the meeting. Next meeting: Tuesday, September 19, 1995, 5:00 P.M. (agenda briefing) in the South Wing Conference Room, Iredell County Government Center. { \ Approved: oli4 /G 3 Vila (| Yer 7 7(Clerk to the Board) V SEP 07 1995 219 220 IREDELL COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS BRIEFING MINUTES SEPTEMBER 19, 1995 Present for the meeting were: Sara K. Haire, Chairman David A. Boone, Vice Chairman Stephen D. Johnson C. Douglas Madison, Jr. Alice M. Stewart Staff present: Joel Mashburn, County Manager Susan Blumenstein, Dir. of Fin. & Adm. Services Jerry Lundy, Dir. of Services & Development Sheriff Phil Redmond & Chief Dep. Rodney Proctor Larry Dickerson, Director of ECOM Judy Clayton, Library Director Al Upton, EMS Director Evie Caldwell, County Purchasing Agent Janet Blaufuss, Health Nursing Director Brent Weisner, Tax Assessor Chairman Haire called the meeting to order. REQ R ENDORSEMENT OF WORKERS COMPENSATION MANAGE E PROGRAM: Bill Griggs, Sedgwick James; Scott Wallace, Blue Cross Blue Shield; and Pat Marshall, NCACC, each spoke about Iredell County being selected as a pilot site for a managed care program. Marshall mentioned that Iredell had been selected as a pilot site because it had been very proactive already. Being a pilot designation would not incur any additional costs. Basically, the purpose of the program would be to negotiate for reduced fees from health care providers. wha Mr. Mashburn mentioned that two or three years ago the County noticed some problem areas when employees were injured. An agreement was entered into with Statesville Medical Group. Now, if a person is injured, unless it’s an emergency, they report to Statesville Medical Group and this facility determines the course of action. Commissioner Madison asked for a projection on savings. Griggs said there was not a data base available to assist in determining costs. The county manager mentioned that costs can’t exceed what the state rate already occurs to be. With managed care the physicians should charge a lower rate. Mr. Mashburn further mentioned that the county could pay out more if there are more injuries, but if everything else remains the same there should not be a downside to this program. Commissioner Boone asked about any increased work for the county employee responsible for workers comp. Mrs. Blumenstein answered that this person’s time might be reduced since she will not have to interact with Statesville Medical Group as much under the proposed program. Commissioner Haire said she felt the managed care program sounded very efficient. Commissioner Madison asked if an analysis could be obtained by comparing the pilot program and the current program. Griggs replied that both the BCBS and Sedgwick James would be monitoring this program. Commissioner Johnson mentioned that he would also like to stay abreast of the program. Griggs said the program could be operational within 60 days. Commissioner Stewart emphasized that she wanted county employees to receive quality care. By consensus of the Board it was agreed that the Workers Compensation Managed Care Program could proceed. ‘8 OFFIC SION (LOC N): Sheriff Phil Redmond and Chief Deputy Rodney Proctor advised that they had interviewed an architectural firm about building a one-level facility on Tradd & Stockton. Previously, discussions had been about expanding the Bondurant Building; however, this would have necessitated the installation of an elevator (approx. $100,000). Commissioner Madison mentioned that the Bondurant Building could be used by some of the departments currently occupying leased space. TOWER REMOVAL FOR JAIL EXPANSION: Larry Dickerson, ECOM Director, advised that he was looking for authorization to proceed with negotiations in having the radio tower removed that is behind the jail. This is a necessary action so that the jail can be expanded. Dickerson said he had talked to Mr. Jeff Watts, Chief Engineer with WFMX, about the possibility of using tower service from their Cool Springs site. This action would cost around $250 per mo. This is the most cost efficient method Dickerson said he had found. The Cool Springs site would serve the northern end of the county. The tower at Rinehardt Rd. would still be necessary for the southern end. The county manager mentioned that originally an estimate of $200-250,000 had been estimated to remove the tower and build a new one. If the old one is taken down it cannot be relicensed. The estimated total cost to use an existing tower is around $115,000. Boone asked if 175 kw was needed. He also asked about radio coverage. Dickerson said that 175 kw was a great amount; however, it takes 135 for the one at the EOC and it takes all of this. The coverage that would be given from the tower at Cool Springs would be equal if not greater in coverage. : Mrs. Blumenstein briefed the board about this contract. Commissioner Boone suggested a revision to a paragraph in the contract. REQUEST FOR APPROVAL © -96: Mrs. Judy Clayton, Library Director, advised that in past years the county manager signed this document; however, the state has a new director and the forms have changed. The signature page now requires the chairman of each county to sign. Clayton mentioned that everything was in order -- it is the same level of funding, and it is a part of the library’s 95-96 budget. Bs 39-14-38 POR : Commi . ssioner Madison advised COORDINATION IN IREDELL COUNTY that he would like for this item to be tabled and that the county staff seek other alternatives. The other commissioners agreed and this item was pulled from the agenda. BETWEEN DAVIS HOSPITA: AND EMS FOR CLINICAL PRACTICE & TRAINING: Mr. Al Upton advised that this is the standard contract that EMS has approved each year. The contents have been the same for basically the past three years. The formulary does have a few minor changes. te fs DA E AWAR SIXTH GRADE HEPA . UNIZA PROGRAM): Ms. Blaufuss, Nursing Director, said that the state’s immunization section had established a goal of ensuring 65% of North Carolina’s sixth-graders complete the 3-dose Hepatitis B series, in addition to a second MMR dose and Td dose. The state will 2 SEP 15 1999 provide the vaccine, sample educational materials, etc., to carry out this program. The health department will receive a $2 incentive award for each immunization administered at school clinics to eligible students. Up to $10 could be received for each participating student. A budget revision is requested. REQUES 2 APPROVAL OF FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT SOFTWARE Bibs Blumenstein and Evie Caldwell explained that this request was for financial software. Only one bid was received and it was for $104,538 (Computer Center Software). The amount of $95,350 was budgeted for this project. The finance dept. negotiated with the company and a price of $92,332 was received. Commissioner Stewart asked why only one company bid, and Caldwell replied it was because there’s not that much software available for governmental entities with encumbrance items. Blumenstein also mentioned that the software had to be compatible with Hewlett Packard equipment. R APPROVA REF 3 RELEASES: Mr. Weisner that all refunds and releases were in proper order. announced SEWER RESV 2 TRANSFER STATION: This item was added to the agenda by request of the county manager. Chairman Haire made a motion to adjourn the meeting at 6:35 p.m. for a recess until the 7:00 p.m. meeting. APPROVED: / ys fb = Oi. ( NK te oe to the Board) File:b.9.19 IREDELL COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS MINUTES SEPTEMBER 19, 1995 The Iredell County Board of Commissioners met in Adjourned Regular Session on September 19, 1995, 7:00 p.m., Commissioners’ Meeting Room, Iredell County Government Center, 200 South Center Street, Statesville, NC. Present for the meeting were: Sara K. Haire, Chairman David A. Boone, Vice Chairman Stephen D. Johnson C. Douglas Madison, Jr. Alice M. Stewart Staff present: Joel Mashburn, County Manager Tony Baker, Attorney, (substituting for Bill Pope who was out of town) Susan Blumenstein, Dir. of Fin. & Adm. Services Jerry Lundy, Dir. of Services & Development Jean Moore, Clerk to the Board CALL TO ORDER: Chairman Haire INVOCATION: Commissioner Johnson ADJUSTMENT OF AGENDA: The county manager explained that Mr. Bernie Reynolds had called Commissioner Johnson and requested to address the board at 7:00 p.m. (Note: Mr. Reynolds did not show up for the meeting.) The Workers Compensation Pilot Program was approved by consensus at the briefing so it was pulled from the agenda. Tower removal for jail expansion was pulled from the agenda. (Mr. Larry Dickerson was instructed to proceed in his work on this item, and a formal contract for tower removal will be brought to the Board at a later date.) A request for approval of a contract for recycling coordination in Iredell County was removed from the agenda during the briefing session. Sewer extension to the Mooresville Transfer Station was added to the agenda. MOTION by Commissioner Haire to accept the agenda changes. VOTING: Ayes - 5; Nays - 0O. SHERIFF’S OFFICE EXPANSION: The county manager reiterated that the Board had approved funds to expand the Bondurant Building. After further discussion, however, it appears that the most feasible location for the sheriff’s office would be at the corner of Tradd and Stockton Street. The grade of the land here is more level and would eliminate the requirement for an elevator. In addition, more office space for the same amount of money would be derived from this action. Since this is a change in location, the county manager requested approval for the new siting. MOTION by Commissioner Madison to approve the siting of the new sheriff’s facility at the corner of Stockton and Tradd Street as proposed by Sheriff Redmond. Commissioner Boone added that the County will be receiving more building for the money with this proposal. Currently, the County is renting space in the Exchange Bldg. and the Parlier Bldg. for probation and asst. district attorney offices. If the Board approves this option the Bondurant Bldg. could be used for these offices which would save the County annually on lease money paid out. This seems to be a win-win situation. VOTING: Ayes - 5; Nays - O. REQUEST FOR APPROVAL OF CONTRACT FOR SCHOOL RESOURCE 1 SEP 19 1995 R24 OFFICERS: Mrs. Blumenstein advised that this contract was devised by the school board’s attorney, Mr. Bedford Cannon. This contract will require that the school system reimburse Iredell County $30,000. During the briefing, Commissioner Boone requested the following be substituted for a paragraph in the contract: 4. ‘Funding. Partial funding for the resource officers, including salary and all related costs will be from School's local current expense funds and if available from grants from the Department of Public Instruction, from the Department of Crime Control and Public Safety, from other government sources, and from private sources. If no grant monies are received, reimbursement shall be $30,000.00. In addition to the $30,000.00 reimbursement, one-half of all grant monies received for the purpose shall be paid to the County, but the total reimbursement ($30,000.00 plus one-half of grant total) shall not exceed the total cost of the resource officers. County will initially pay the wages and other expenses of the Officers each month and the Schools will reimburse the County $2,727.27 @ month for eleven months. If grant monies are received, Schools will reimburse the County one-half of amount of grant within 30 days after receipt of grant money. Mr. Baker asked for a clarification. He wanted to make sure the Board didn’t intend to receive anything more than the actual cost of the resource officers. Commissioner Boone said this was correct. He (Boone) understands it probably will be unlikely the schools will receive a grant this large; however, if the school system does, it shouldn’t be used for other purposes. MOTION by Commissioner Boone to approve the resource officers’ contract with the referenced paragraph substitution. VOTING: Ayes - 5; Nays 0. REQUEST FOR APPROVAL OF ANNUAL APPLICATION FOR STATE AID TO PUBLIC LIBRARIES FOR 1995-96: Chairman Haire reminded the group that Mrs. Judy Clayton, Iredell Co. Library Director, had discussed this at the briefing. MOTION by Commissioner Stewart to approve the annual application for state aid and to authorize the chairman to sign the document. VOTING: Ayes - 5; Nays ~ oO. REQUEST FOR APPROVAL OF ANNUAL CONTRACT BETWEEN DAVIS HOSPITAL & EMS FOR CLINICAL PRACTICE & TRAINING: Mr. Al Upton, EMS Director, explained this contract at the briefing. MOTION by Commissioner Stewart to approve this annual contract and to authorize the chairman to sign on behalf of the County. VOTING: Ayes - 5; Nays ~ 0. REQUEST FOR APPROVAL OF USE OF STATE INCENTIVE AWARD MONIES (SIXTH-GRADE HEPATITIS B IMMUNIZATION PROGRAM): Ms. Janet Blaufuss discussed this item at the agenda briefing. MOTION by Commissioner Stewart to approve the incentive monies and approve Budget Amendment #5 for this item. VOTING: Ayes - 5; Nays - 0. REQUEST FOR APPROVAL OF FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT SOFTWARE BIDS: Mrs. Blumenstein said that bids were opened on July 27, 1995. Only one bid was received and it was from Computer Center Software in the amount of $104,538. Since $95,350 was budgeted, the staff made changes in the specifications, ©€-9-, reduced total users from 32 to 16, changed equipment specs ~~ eliminated a personal computer, and decided that one access point per department would be used. Blumenstein said she did not think the changes would compromise the integrity of the system. MOTION by Commissioner Madison to award the financial 2 management software bids to Computer Center Software in the amount of $92,332. VOTING: Ayes ~- 5; Nays - O. REQUEST FOR APPROVAL OF AUGUST REFUNDS & RELEASES: Mr. Brent Weisner advised during the briefing that all refunds and releases were in order. RELEASES FOR THE MONTH OF AUGUST, 1995 $ 140,035.33 County 109,960.15 Solid Waste Fees 23,598.00 E. Alexander Fire #1 9.70 Shepherd’s Fire #2 558.56 Mt. Mourne Fire #3 90.80 All County Fire #4 5,818.12 REFUNDS FOR THE MONTH OF AUGUST, 1995 $ 2,158.72 County 1,987.51 Shepherd’s Fire #2 45.76 All County Fire #4 125.45 MOTION by Commissioner Stewart to approve the releases and refunds for August, 1995. VOTING: Ayes - 5; Nays - 0. REQUEST FOR APPROVAL OF FARMERS HOME ADMINISTRATION (FHA) LEASE: Mrs. Blumenstein explained that this is for the FHA to continue to lease 1,341 sq. ft of space at the Agricultural Building for another five years. The county can only recover operating costs for the space because the federal government provided funding for the building. The new rent is recommended to be $8,217 a year or $685 monthly. Each year the rent will be adjusted based on the consumer price index. MOTION by Commissioner Madison to approve the Farmers Home Administration lease and authorize the chairman to sign the document. VOTING: Ayes - 5; Nays - 0. ADOPTION OF PROCLAMATION FOR HUNTING & FISHING DAY: MOTION by Commissioner Boone to approve the following proclamation: HUNTING AND FISHING DAY - SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 23, 1995 Hunting and fishing have always been an important part of the American tradition. While these activities may no longer be necessary for survival -- as they were in the early days of the nation -- they are still relevant today. Sportsmen and sportswomen recognize the critical role of habitat -- quantity and quality of air, land, water, adequate cover or shelter, appropriate space, and sufficient arrangement -- for the existence of all living things. For over 100 years, they have been in the forefront of the conservation movement. Not content with merely vocalizing their support, hunters and anglers requested special fees and taxes on their equipment to pay for scientific research, habitat acquisition and improvement, education, and enforcement. Over the years, funds raised a total of over $1 billion for conservation. Programs financed by the hunters and anglers have led to the dramatic comeback of many wildlife species. These included game species such as the wild turkey, tundra swan, snow geese, ducks, and white-tailed deer. However, these efforts also helped the comeback of non-game species as well, including the bald eagle, other raptors, songbirds, shore birds, alligators, fur bearers, and others. As individuals, and through their organizations, hunters and anglers volunteer countless hours of their own time for local conservation projects and to raise even more funds for conservation. We would like to take this opportunity to commend responsible hunters and anglers for their efforts on behalf of wildlife and for their contributions to conservation. Therefore, we the commissioners of Iredell County do proclaim Saturday, September 23, 1995, as Hunting and Fishing Day in Iredell County. We call upon our citizens to join with hunters, anglers, and other responsible conservationists to ensure the wise use and proper management of our natural resources to benefit future generations. IREDELL COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS 3 19 1995 SEP 205 226 Sara K. Haire, Chairman VOTING: Ayes - 5; Nays - 0. REQUEST FOR RELEASE OF LETTERS OF CREDIT: Mr. Lundy explained that CRESCENT RESOURCES, INC. had requested release of letters of credit the County holds for The Harbour, Phase I, Maps A-D. The Letters of Credit #40073, #40126, #40151, #40127, used by United Carolina Bank, were to cover the costs of street improvements, necessary engineering, and surveying costs. The developers have now completed the infrastructure. MOTION by Commissioner Madison to release Letters of Credit numbered 40073, 40126, 40151, and 40127 for Crescent Resources, Inc. in conjunction with The Harbour, Phase I project. VOTING: Ayes - 5; Nays - 0. Pertaining to Letter of Credit #119, Lundy explained that Genesis Developers, Inc. was requesting release because the street improvements have been completed. The project is for the Lake Vista Subdivision and the Letter of Credit was issued by Lincoln Bank of North Carolina. MOTION by Commissioner Madison to release Letter of Credit #119 for Genesis Developers for the Lake Vista Subdivision project. VOTING: Ayes - 5; Nays - 0. REQUEST FOR APPROVAL OF LETTERS OF CREDIT - Pinnacle Shores, Phase I, Maps 1-6: Mr. Lundy said that Crescent Resources was requesting the approval of Letters of Credit for a subdivision in Davidson Township off NC 150 West, River Highway, known as Pinnacle Shores. The Letters of Credit were issued by United Carolina Bank with an expiration of 9/7/96. Letter of Credit (#40382) is in the amount of $323,585.00 to cover the cost of street improvements and the necessary engineering/surveying costs. Letter of Credit (#40383) is in the amount of $251,037.00 to cover the cost of the installation of the water distribution systen. MOTION by Commissioner Madison to approve Letters of Credit #40382 and #40383. VOTING: Ayes - 5; Nays - 0. REQUEST FOR APPROVAL OF SEPTEMBER 5, 1995 MINUTES (BRIEFING & REGULAR) AND SEPTEMBER 7, 1995 CONTINUATION MINUTES: MOTION by Commissioner Madison to approve the 9/5/95 & 9/7/95 minutes. VOTING: Ayes - 5; Nays - 0. REQUEST FOR SEWER SERVICE APPROVAL TO MOORESVILLE TRANSFER STATION: The county manager recapped his comments made during the briefing. He said that basically he wanted some guidance as to which direction the staff should take to provide sewer service to the Mooresville Transfer Station which is currently in the planning phase. Two proposals have been presented. One would build a lift station and a force-main sewer which would accomodate only the needs of the transfer station. The estimated cost for this option is around $67,000. The other proposal is for extending gravity sewer. The Town of Mooresville currently has a pump station that is south of the proposed transfer station. The County would go gravity to this lift station and it would then be pumped into the Mooresville sewer system. This 4 would not only serve the County’s property but would also serve adjoining properties. The estimated cost would be $123,000. MOTION by Commissioner Madison to approve the $123,000 option (gravity system) with a stipulation that the County be able to recoup the additional costs through user fees, or tap fees, and that Mooresville would charge when people tap on to this line until the County is reimbursed the additional $60,000. Commissioner Boone added that it should be clear that before the County builds the line that an agreement be developed with the Town of Mooresville that says that no one be allowed to tap the line. Commissioner Madison said he felt it would be shortsighted to put in a lift station and then go back in the foreseeable future and basically disband it (force main) and go to a gravity system. This would be a misuse of funds. VOTING: Ayes - 5; Nays - QO. ANNOUNCEMENT OF VACANCIES ON BOARDS & COMMISSIONS: The Youth Services Advisory Board currently has Mr. Tom Delaney as an ex officio appointment. Mr. Delaney, Director of the Youth Home, will be retiring on September 30, 1995. When new management is installed at the Youth Home this position will be brought back to the Board for appointment. In addition, Mr. Don Farris, Relief House Parent for the Youth Home, and a past employee of the Counseling Center was serving in an ex officio role. Mr. Farris is taking a position with the school system. A clarification was needed as to whether Farris was a Couneling Center representative or just a regular appointment. Commissioner Stewart said it was her recollection that Mr. Farris’ appointment was not connected to his employment at the Counseling Center. Mr. Mashburn said that action on this matter did not need to be taken at this time. Someone from the Youth Home has always been on this board. Mr. Mashburn mentioned that Mr. Farris can represent the Youth Home as well as his individual appointment until a new director is appointed to the Youth Home. APPOINTMENTS TO BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS: LAKE NORMAN MARINE COMMISSION: MOTION by Commissioner Madison to table this appointment until October 3, 1995. VOTING: Ayes - 5; Nays - 0. HOME COMMUNITY CARE BLOCK GRANT COMMITTEE: MOTION by Commissioner Madison to table this appointment until October 3, 1995. VOTING: Ayes - 5; Nays - 0. : MOTION by Commissioner Madison to table these two appointments until October 3, 1995. VOTING: Ayes - 5; Nays - 0. REGION F AGING ADVISORY COMMITTEE: MOTION by Commissioner Madison to table this alternate appointment until October 3, 1995. VOTING: Ayes - 5; Nays - 0. COUNTY MANAGER’S REPORT: Mr. Mashburn mentioned that the EMS facility in Troutman is completed. The moving date will be September 22, 1995. The renovations of the old animal shelter are just about 5 sEP 19 1995 complete. The bookmobile will soon move into the old maintenance building which will eliminate the County having to rent storage space. The surplus property auction will be held September 30, 1995. ADJOURNMENT: MOTION by Commissioner Johnson to adjourn the meeting until Wednesday, September 20, 1995, 6:00 p.m., at the Blue Bay Restaurant in Salisbury for the purpose of meeting with the boards of Davie and Rowan Counties and the board of Tri- County Mental Health. VOTING: Ayes - 5; Nays - 0. In addition, Commissioner Johnson made a MOTION to have a meeting at 4:00 p.m., Tuesday, October 3, 1995, South Wing Conference Room, Iredell County Government Center for the purpose of reviewing proposed jail plans by J.N. Pease & Associates. The briefing and regular meeting of the Board will immediately follow. VOTING: Ayes - 5; Nays - 0. Approved: 1) )45- Wy b Pleke— Por Clerk to the Board File:9.19 IREDELL COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS OCTOBER 3, 1995 4:00 P.M. MINUTES SCHEMATIC JAIL DESIGN PRESENTATION BY J.N. PEASE & ASSOCIATES The Iredell County Board of Commissioners met on October 3, 1995, 4:00 p.m., South Wing Conference Room, Iredell County Government Center. Present for the meeting were: David A. Boone, Vice Chairman Stephen D. Johnson C. Douglas Madison Alice M. Stewart Staff present: Joel Mashburn, County Manager Sheriff Phil Redmond Rodney Proctor & Rick Dowdle, Sheriff’s Dept. Jerry Lundy, Dir. of Services & Development Susan Blumenstein, Dir. of Finance & Adm. Serv. Jean Moore, Clerk to the Board Vice Chairman Boone called the meeting to order. The purpose of the meeting was to hear Mr. John Hill and Mr. Greg Pumphrey, both of J.N. Pease & Asso., describe the work that had been done during the schematic design phase for the jail renovation/addition. On August 1, 1995, this company was given approval to do the schematic design with a cost estimate of $3,479.840. Pease has reworked their statement of probable costs for this phase and it is: Site work $ 160,000 New Construction (20,500 SF) 2,808,500 Renovation ( 3,400 SF) 469,200 Total $3,437,700 Pumphrey explained the basic layout of the proposed building. Some items mentioned were: The building has become larger. Inmates will be brought into the jail in a designated area. The service area, attorney rooms, and public visitation areas, will be in separate areas. Control areas can be seen down each corridor. There is a separate location for a breathalyzer room, and if a person is found not to be above the legal limit they can be released without going into the main section of the jail. Commissioner Boone asked about the elevation of the expansion. Pumphrey said it would be the same as the old jail, or two feet lower than the courthouse. Boone also asked about how many staff people would be necessary to run the jail. Rodney Proctor advised it takes three people currently; however, with the new design it will probably take six to eight people. The jail is increasing from 66 to 173 beds. Commissioner Johnson asked about the new sq. footage estimate. Pumphrey said the commissary area had increased. There is additional lobby space, and a new corridor has been added. Hill added that the difference in cost from last time to now is that a larger building has been proposed and the sq. footage cost amount has been reduced. Mr. Mashburn asked about the tower removal. Hill said that the costs do include taking out the footings of the tower. Sheriff Redmond said the design was very workable to hin. Hill said the next step, assuming the schematic design was approved, would be the Design Development Phase (mechanical, roofing, and finishing) with an estimated cost of $61,000. Commissioner Madison asked about the possibility of having the meals prepared off site. This would eliminate the renovation of kitchen costs. Rodney Proctor said the meal costs could increase if the vendor had to find another location to cook. Also, the food has to be served at 140 degrees, it might be difficult to prepare and keep this warm. The current vendor is Service America; there’s no guarantee down the road that this company will be around and that another vendor could be found to prepare the food. If a kitchen was not available at the jail this could present a problem. The county manager mentioned that inmate labor is used in the food delivery. Mr. Proctor mentioned that on October 19 the jail would be toured by Prison Legal Services. This will be the first time this group has done this. The average jail population for September averaged about 95 per day; some days they had more than 100. Weekenders are not included in this count. Commissioner Madison said he would like a realistic projection on how many people will be needed to operate the jail using the schematic design. Proctor said the information would be obtained. OCTOBER 3, 1995 5:00 P.M. Briefing Meeting South Wing Conference Room MINUTES Commissioners present: Vice Chairman David A. Boone Stephen D. Johnson C. Douglas Madison Alice Stewart Staff present: Joel Mashburn, County Manager Jerry Lundy, Dir. of Serv. & Development Susan Blumenstein, Dir. of Fin. & Adm. Serv. Rodney Proctor, Sheriff’s Dept. Evie Caldwell, County Purchasing Agent Jean Moore, Clerk to the Board Vice Chairman Boone opened the meeting. The county manager advised that several items needed to be added to the agenda. The items are (1) Bids for Law Enforcement Division Building (2) Cash Bond Release (Portion) Request for Riverwalk Subdivision (3) Approval of Solid Waste Financial Assurance Letter (4) J.N. Pease Authorization to proceed with Design Development Phase for Jail Addition/Renovation and (5) Authorization for Vice Chairman to sign Gilbert Engineering Contract for Lake Way Road Improvements. BERNARD REYNOLD’S PAVING BUSINESS: Mr. Lundy explained that Mr. Reynolds (Rt. 10, Box 146-B, Statesville) began operating a paving business in the fall of 1993. The county-wide zoning ordinance was adopted in June of 1990. Several complaints (from neighbors) have been documented in the planning office pertaining to Reynolds operating his business in a residential area and the parking of equipment on the property. Mr. Tony Baker, attorney with the law firm of Mr. Bill Pope, negotiated an agreement with Reynold’s attorney (Bedford Cannon) for the construction of a building to house the equipment. Reynolds now seeks an extension of time for this construction to be completed. PROCLAMATION FOR "LET’S TALK MONTH": The month of October has been declared by the Adolescent Pregnancy Prevention Coalition of North Carolina as the time for individuals, community organizations and institutions to conduct special events which support parents in their efforts to give children 2 accurate and healthy information about sexuality. Commissioner Johnson raised a question as to why abstinence was not mentioned in the proclamation. Commissioner Stewart said this group did advocate abstinence. ANNUAL NC TRANSPORTATION IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM PRIORITY LIST: Mr. Lundy explained that the State had given very little notice about needing this year’s priority list for transportation improvements. Several weeks ago, there had been a request for the appointment of a county-wide committee to work together and establish one priority list for the entire county (municipalities included). Commissioner Madison said he would still like to see a committee such as this established. BIDS FOR ENFORCEMENT DIVISION BUILDING: Rodney Proctor and Evie Caldwell explained that bids were opened on August 30, 1995, for this project. On September 11, 1995, three firms of the five firms sending proposals, were interviewed. It is the recommendation of the staff to award this bid to Design Associates at six percent of the total building cost. Proctor further said that this firm is very interested in the project and is also interested in cutting costs as much as possible. AUTHORIZATION FOR VICE CHAIRMAN TO SIGN GILBERT ENGINEERING CONTRACT FOR ROAD IMPROVEMENTS FOR LAKE WAY ROAD / MOORESVILLE TRANSFER STATION: This contract was approved on September 7, 1995; however, at that time the chairman was authorized to sign. The contracts are now ready to be signed, but the chairman is out of town. The county manager mentioned that the Town of Mooresville had met on the cul de sac and has agreed for the County to delete the curbing, etc. Mooresville has also agreed to extend gravity sewer. A change order will be forthcoming. ADJOURNMENT: Vice Chairman Boone adjourned at 6:10 p.m. for a recess until the 7:00 p.m. meeting. Approved: Lolli tae fe Ape ate Z (Clerk to the Board) OCT 07 1995 231 232 IREDELL COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS MINUTES 9 The Iredell County Board of Commissioners met in regular session at 7:00 p.m., Tuesday, October 3, 1995, Commissioners’ Meeting Room, Iredell County Government Center, 200 South Center Street, Statesville, NC. Present for the meeting were: David A. Boone, Vice Chairman Stephen D. Johnson C. Douglas Madison Alice M. Stewart Staff present: Joel Mashburn, County Manager William P. Pope, County Attorney Jerry Lundy, Director of Services & Development Susan Blumenstein, Dir. of Finance & Adm. Serv. Jean Moore, Clerk to the Board Vice Chairman Boone called the meeting to order and moved to approve the additions to the agenda. VOTING: Ayes - 4; Nays - 0. “LET’S TALK MONTH PROCLAMATION": Mrs. Evelyn Funderburk, President of the Iredell Council on Adolescent Health stated that in 1994, 305 girls became pregnant in Iredell County. Funderburk said this was 305 too many. Another problem this council is seeing is that many young girls (ages 13, 14 & 15) are becoming pregnant. This group encourages abstinence. Various displays will be placed in areas of the county this month to emphasize the importance of a strong partnership between the community and the family in helping young people develop responsible and positive attitudes about sexuality. MOTION by Commissioner Stewart to adopt the following "Let’s Talk Proclamation." VOTING: Ayes - 4; Nays - 0. "LET’S TALK MONTH" 1995 WHEREAS, the Adolescent Pregnancy Prevention Coalition of North Carolina and the Iredell Council on Adolescent Health emphasizes that parents are the primary sources of sexual education for their children. Let's Talk -- National Family Sexuality Education Month -- encourages individuals, community organizations and institutions to celebrate October by conducting special events promoting family education about sexuality; and WHEREAS, "Let's Talk Month" notes the importance of a strong partnership between the community and the family in helping young people foster responsible and positive attitudes towards their sexuality. Religious organizations and community agencies are assuming leadership roles in this effort by providing information, resources and educational programs for parents and children; and WHEREAS, accurate education about sexuality will prepare today's young people to educate their children. An honest approach to sexuality and an ability to inform children in an appropriate manner aro elements that promote healthy sexual attitudes and behavior. Working together, parents and their communities can provide the information and support necessary to prepare today's young people for their responsibilities as adults and parents of tomorrow. NOW, THEREFORE, Iredell County joins the Governor of North Carolina, in proclaiming October, 1995, as "Let's Talk Month" in North Carolina and Iredell County and commend this observance to our citizens. IREDELL COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS David A. Boone Vice Chairman APPOINTMENT BEFORE THE BOARD ~ MR. BERNARD REYNOLDS: Mr. Reynolds explained that he was requesting an extension of time in constructing a building to contain his paving equipment. (This action stems from Mr. Reynolds operating a paving business in a residential area. Several complaints have been called in to the planning office about this business and specifically about several pieces of equipment being on/around his property.) Reynolds said that due to the court costs/attorney fees (several thousand) he was in debt. He said he fully intended to build the building, but he needed more than 180 days. 1 Commissioner Boone asked how much additional time was being requested. Reynolds said he wanted at least a year. Commissioner Stewart asked who had given him the 180 days. Reynolds said the county (Anthony Baker). County Attorney Bill Pope said a staff member of his negotiated the amount of time with Reynolds and his attorney, Bedford Cannon. Commissioner Boone asked Mr. Pope for an opinion as to what the Board could do and what the status was of the litigation. Pope said his concern would be that the Board might be setting a precedent if it agreed to an extension. He mentioned that Reynolds had been in violation of the law for some time. He has actually had about two years from the time it was first called to his attention to remedy the problem. The County was forced to take this case to court which incurred court/legal expenses for the County. An agreement was reached; however, Mr. Reynolds wanted more time. Now, he (Reynolds) is back for more time. Pope said the Board could give Mr. Reynolds more time; however, he was concerned with the precedent that might be set. Commissioner Johnson asked about a clarification on the initial time -- was the original requirement to remove the paving business from the premises or was it to erect a building of some type. Pope said an agreement was negotiated that Mr. Reynolds would erect a building on his property within 120 days. If this was completed, then the County could say he was conducting a customary home occupation. The law allows a customary home occupation of having a building of up to 2000 sq. ft. Reynolds then wanted more time so an extension from 120 to 180 days was given. Now, more time is being requested to erect the building. Erecting the building doesn’t solve the problem, but it puts Reynolds in technical compliance. Commissioner Stewart asked Mr. Reynolds if he had started on the building. He replied no. He said he would have built a building two years ago; however, he said he was told, at that time, that he had to remove all of the equipment from the premises. Reynolds mentioned that he had been having a problem with a neighbor who continually "tries to get the County on me." He said he didn’t want to build a building and then be told he couldn’t stay there. Commissioner Madison said that it looked like the problem was about to be resolved. He mentioned that six months appeared to be enough time to build a 2000 sq. ft. building. Madison said he didn’t want to get into a situation of setting precedents where individuals in violation of the zoning ordinance could go before the Board and try to negotiate different arrangements. Mr. Madison said he felt the actions of the County had been fair and that evidently, Mr. Reynolds felt so too because he had agreed to the negotiations. Reynolds said his work was seasonal and again mentioned all of the money he had spent on court costs. Mr. Madison reminded him that if he didn’t comply with the agreement his court and legal fees might continue to increase. Commissioner Johnson mentioned that he had discussed the problem extensively with the planning office. He mentioned that one problem the staff has advised about is that if too long of an extension is granted the system becomes unmanageable. Mr. Johnson commented that he had talked to several people about trying to assist Mr. Reynolds, and he said he had told him (Reynolds) that he couldn’t use his friendship to circumvent the zoning ordinance. Commissioner Boone asked when the 180 days began. Mr. Reynolds said his attorney said it didn’t start until the judge signed the document. Pope said that probably the 180 days hadn’t 2 OCT 09 1995 233 even started. Boone also asked if the 180 days were for commencement of construction or completion. What happens if the building is three-fourths completed when the deadline occurs? Lundy said technically Mr. Reynolds would be in violation, but from a practical standpoint nothing would probably happen. If only ten percent was completed, this would be another story. NO ACTION TAKEN. RECOGNITION OF SEPTEMBER RETIREES: Tom and Grace Delaney, both employees of the Youth Home, retired after five years of service. Mr. Mashburn complimented the couple and wished them well in their retirement. Concerning the Youth Home a temporary arrrangement has been devised for the daily operation of the home. Public Hearing Vice Chairman Boone adjourned the meeting to public hearing. REZONING REQUEST; FREDERICK A. SAFRIET PROPERTY, CASE NO. 9509-1: Mr. Lundy explained that Mr. Safriet was requesting his property be rezoned from R~20, Single Family Residential to RA, Residential Agricultural District. The property is located on Branchwood Road, east of Wilkesboro Hwy.; more specifically identified as Lot 10, Block A, of Iredell County Tax Map 9N. It was explained that this tract of land was originally a part of the Trinity Acres area rezoning that was approved on July 18, 1995. Apparently, Mr. Safriet did not realize that the petition he signed for R-20 zoning included his property. The planning staff has found that rezoning the lot back to RA would have little impact on the Trinity Acres area and recommends approval. No one spoke in favor or against this request. Vice Chairman Boone closed the public hearing. MOTION by Commissioner Boone to grant Mr. Safriet’s request and rezone the property from R-20 to RA. VOTING: Ayes - 4; Nays -0O. REQUEST FOR PROPOSED EXPANSION OF A NONCONFORMING STRUCTURE (SECTION 60.5.2.B.1 OF THE IREDELL COUNTY ZONING ORDINANCE) ; CLAYBOURN B. LUNSFORD PROPERTY: Mr. Lundy explained that Mr. Lunsford requests an expansion of a nonconforming structure per section 60.5.2.B.1 of the zoning ordinance, by expanding an existing building. The property is located on Wilkesboro Hwy. north of Fletcher Road; more specifically identified as Lot 6, Block A, of Iredell County Tax Map 15J. Mr. Lunsford proposes to expand the roof line (21’x 49’) for an existing building to accommodate a bus (bus-port). The existing building is used for a music (practice) studio and storage facility for a non-profit religious singing group. The planning board voted in favor of this request on September 6, 1995. MOTION by Commissioner Madison to approve this request as recommended by the Planning Board. VOTING: Ayes - 4; Nays - 0. PRIORITY LIST FOR NC DOT ROAD IMPROVEMENTS: Mr. Lundy indicated that some direction needed to be given to county staff about preparing the annual road priority list. The list written last year is as follows: Priority I I-77/New Interchange Priority II U.S. Highway 21 Priority III I-77/Langtree Road Priority IV U.S. Highway 70 Priority V I-77/Cornelius Road Priority VI SR 1100, Brawley School Road MOTION by Commissioner Madison to approve the same list for this year’s submittal to the Department of Transportation. VOTING: Ayes - 4; Nays - 0. HOME & COMMUNITY CARE BLOCK GRANT COMMITTEE’S RECOMMENDATION FOR SUPPLEMENTAL GRANT FUNDS: The HCCBG committee has been informed that $7,352 can be obtained in supplemental grant funds. On August 17, 1995 the committee agreed to divide the money between DSS ($3,676) & the Council on Aging ($3,676). The funds will be used for in-home care workers. The total needed for a local match is $817. MOTION by Commissioner Stewart to approve the supplemental grant funds and approve Budget Amendment #6 for this iten. VOTING: Ayes - 4; Nays - 0. MINUTES OF SEPTEMBER 19, 1995: MOTION by Commissioner Madison to approve the briefing and regular minutes of September 19, 1995. VOTING: Ayes - 4; Nays - 0. REQUEST FOR APPROVAL OF ARCHITECTURAL SERVICES FOR A NEW ENFORCEMENT DIVISION BUILDING: Evie Caldwell & Rodney Proctor had mentioned in the briefing session that five architectural proposals were received for the design of the Sheriff’s Enforcement Division Building. The following three firms were interviewed: Design Associates - 6% of the total project cost. J.N. Pease, Inc. - Proposal was on a per hour basis not to exceed $30,000. B.K. Barringer, Inc. - 7.2% of the total project cost. The staff recommends Design Associates as the architectural firm to design the building. MOTION by Commissioner Johnson to award this contract to Design Associates at 6% of the total project cost. VOTING: Ayes - 4; Nays - 0. REQUEST FROM KEJ MARKETING cO., INC. TO RELEASE A PORTION OF CASH BOND ON RIVERWALK SUBDIVISION, SECTION I, 3, 6 S20 Thee request, in the amount of $10,580 leaves a balance of $114,200. The developer has completed 58.5% of the street construction. MOTION by Commissioner Madison to release a portion ($10,580) of the Cash Bond for Riverwalk Subdivision, Section I, IrI,& III. VOTING: Ayes - 4; Nays - 0. REQUEST FOR APPROVAL OF SOLID WASTE FINANCIAL ASSURANCE LETTER: Mrs. Blumenstein had earlier in the evening distributed a copy of a letter which will go to the Department of Environment, Health & Natural Resources/Solid Waste Section for the current fiscal year demonstrating that the County does meet a OCT 03 1995 the financial test for financial assurance for closure/post closure costs for the Sub-Title D Landfill. Mrs. Blumenstein said as finance officer she was assuring the State of financial compliance and showing ratio indicators of financial strength. MOTION by Commissioner Stewart to approve the financial assurance document. VOTING: Ayes - 4; Nays - 0. AUTHORIZATION FOR J.N. PEASE TO PROCEED WITH DESIGN DEVELOPMENT PHASE FOR JAIL ADDITION/ RENOVATION: Earlier in the day this firm presented their schematic design. The design phase has been estimated to cost $61,000. MOTION by Commissioner Johnson to proceed with the design phase for the jail addition/renovation project. Commissioner Boone asked if Mr. Johnson would accept an amendment stating that the architects should try to reexamine the cost of renovations and see if the cost of the existing facility renovations can be reduced. Commissioner Johnson was agreeable with the amendment being added to his motion. VOTING: Ayes - 4; Nays ~- 0. AUTHORIZATION FOR VICE CHAIRMAN TO SIGN THE GILBERT ENGINEERING CONTRACT FOR THE LAKE WAY ROAD IMPROVEMENTS: As was explained in the briefing session, this contract was approved on September 7, 1995 and permission was given to Chairman Haire to sign the contract when available. The contract is now ready; however, Ms. Haire is out of town. Commissioner Boone mentioned that in the last few days some developments had occurred where some money will be saved by the County over what was initially approved. The original design had a temporary cul de sac on the road and it is anticipated that this road will be extended. According to Mooresville’s town ordinance the County would have needed to pave the cul de sac and put curbing/guttering. Mooresville has now agreed for the County to put gravel on it and not curbing/guttering. Progress has also been made in extending sewer to the site. MOTION by Commissioner Madison to authorize Vice Chairman Boone to sign the Gilbert contracts. VOTING: Ayes - 4; Nays - 0. ANNOUNCEMENT OF VACANCIES OCCURRING ON BOARDS & COMMISSIONS: Youth Home Board - 4 appointments Tri-County Mental Health - 1 appointment Personnel Advisory Board - 2 appointments Region F Aging Advisory Committee - 1 appointment APPOINTMENTS TO BOARDS & COMMISSIONS: Lake Norman Marine Commission: MOTION by Commissioner Johnson to table this appointment until 10/17/95. VOTING: Ayes - 4; Nays - 0. Home & Community Care Block Grant Committee: MOTION by Commissioner Madison to table this appointment until 10/17/95. VOTING: Ayes - 4; Nays ~- 0. Domiciliary Home Advisory Committee: MOTION by Commissioner Johnson to table this appointment until 10/17/95. VOTING: Ayes - 4; Nays - 0. j dvi i : MOTION by Commissioner Madison to table this appointment until 10/17/95. ~ : MOTION by Commissioner Madison to suspend the Rules & Procedures of the Board of Commissioners and make an appointment to this advisory board since a Tri-County Board meeting is to be held on Wednesday, October 4, 1995. VOTING: Ayes - 4; Nays - 0. Commissioner Madison nominated Ms. Betsy Atkins as an appointment to the Tri-County Mental Health Board. MOTION by Commissioner Johnson to close the nominations and appoint Ms. Atkins by acclamation. (Four-year term: 10/1/95-10/1/99) VOTING: Ayes - 4; Nays - 0. COUNTY MANAGER’S REPORT: Mr. Mashburn mentioned that he would like two additional appointments to the Personnel Advisory Board, and he would like to delete the alternate appointment. The current composition is three board members and one alternate appointment. This would require an ordinance revision if approved. He mentioned that Mr. Jerry Burgdofer had served in the past and is agreeable to serving again if the Board agrees. ADJOURNMENT: MOTION by Commissioner Madison to adjourn the meeting at 7:45 p.m. Next meeting on October 17, 1995 at 5:00 p.m., South Wing Conference Room, Iredell County Government Center. Approved: SOL LDL GE Yun l Mer<— (Clérk to the Board) File: R.10 OCT 03 1995 IREDELL COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS OCTOBER 17, 1995 BRIEFING MINUTES The Iredell County Board of Commissioners met in Briefing Session, Tuesday, October 17, 1995, 5:00 P.M., South Wing Conference Room, Iredell County Government Center. Present for the meeting were: Sara K. Haire, Chairman David A. Boone, Vice Chairman Stephen D. Johnson C. Douglas Madison Alice M. Stewart Staff present: Joel Mashburn, County Manager Susan Blumenstein, Dir. of Finance & Adm. Serv. Jerry Lundy, Dir. of Services & Development Rodney Proctor, Sheriff’s Dept. Evie Caldwell, Co. Purchasing Agent Bill Mashburn, Health Director Kelly Sheeks, Health Dept. Dr. Mike Heinen, Health Board Michael Sexton, Health Board Dr. Ronald Milam, Health Board Brent Weisner, County Assessor Brenda Bell, Register of Deeds Chairman Haire called the meeting to order. ADJUSTMENT OF AGENDA: The county manager added a Deed of Conveyance in reference to the water/sewer lines at Brawley Middle School to the Town of Mooresville. One item (Request of Health Dept. for Approval of Supplemental State Immunization Action Plan Funds) was deleted from the agenda. REQUEST BY SHERIFF FOR FOUR OFFICE ASSISTANT III POSITIONS: Mr. Rodney Proctor informed the group that the sheriff was requesting new positions due to the following new legislation: (1) Effective December 1, 1995, Carrying Concealed Weapon Permits (CCWP) Law, (2) Effective April 1, 1996, Strengthening of the Domestic Violence Laws (3) Effective January 1, 1996, the Registration of Persons Convicted of Certain Criminal Sexual Offenses. The CCWP will require personnel to: a. accept applications for gun permits b. conduct background checks c. determine that applicants do not violate any of the 11 stated prohibitions dad. acquire & submit a full set of fingerprints e. issue emergency permits f. revoke or suspend permits where five specified conditions have occurred Commissioner Boone asked how much activity could be estimated after December 1, 1995, with the CCWP law. Proctor said they envisioned a flood of people in the beginning. Data from other states reveals a participation rate of between two and five percent of the population would seek a permit. Last year, the sheriff’s office issued 2700 permits for the purchase of pistols. Proctor mentioned he felt that with the county growing the permitting procedure would be on a continual basis. Commissioner Johnson asked how much training the employees would need. Proctor said he felt that two weeks would be sufficient. The department is evaluating how much decision making responsibility will be given to the employees. Commissioner Boone asked if office equipment was available, and Proctor said they had made some acquisitions out of the recent 1 surplus property list. Commissioner Johnson asked if some of the employees could be temporary. Proctor said the department would be agreeable to assessing this; however, in the beginning the employees needed to be full-time whether they were temporary or permanent. Johnson also asked if three new positions, rather than four, would suffice. Proctor said the department had envisioned that one would work in Mooresville along with the other staff person, and the other three people would be based in Statesville. REGISTER OF DEED’S REQUEST FOR ONE CLERK III POSITION: Mrs. Brenda Bell said she was making this request due to the following three items: (1) the public records law (GS 132-1) that became effective October 1, 1995. (Numerous requests have been received.) (2) medical information has to be deleted from birth certificates, etc. (The office currently has 78 volumes of birth certificates.) and (3) the work involved in real estate, marriage licenses, etc. is increasing. (State law no longer requires a physical for marriage so fewer people are going out of state.) Bell mentioned that she tries to run a "customer friendly" office. One that gives citizens (customers) top priority over desk work. This, however, can necessitate that staff work overtime. Commissioner Madison asked if the request stemmed primarily from changes in state laws. Bell said the new law was part of it, but that the county’s population was increasing also. Bell mentioned that her revenues “far exceeded" expenditures. One item of concern, however, is that under the new law, the citizen is only required to pay for the cost of the paper involved when making copies. A charge for the personnel time involved cannot be assessed. Commissioner Boone asked if the employees working overtime were being paid or taking the time off. Bell replied that they mostly take the time off; however, this is difficult since most of her employees have already accumulated much vacation. The work doesn’t get done when staff is out for comp time. Boone mentioned that in the private sector that employees were paid overtime and that they (employees) recognize it as a part of their work. Bell said that her department had been paid overtime in the past; however, employees reach a point to where they can’t work overtime and then put in their regular eight hours. Commissioner Madison commented that he visited this office often in his course of work, and from what he had seen the office was very efficient and busy. REQUEST OF HEALTH DEPT. FOR MODIFICATION TO ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH DIVISION’S USER FEE STRUCTURE: Dr. Michael Heinen, of the health board, primarily explained some new proposals. He was accompanied by Michael Sexton and Dr. Ronald Milam, also health board members. The Board of Health on September 14, 1995, approved two user fee proposals for the Environmental Health Division. This was done in an effort to seek a method to make the sewage disposal program 100% self-supporting through fees. The two proposals were: PROPOSAL ONE Improvement Permit Type I or II System $ 125.00 Type III System 275.00 Type IV, V, or VI System 500.00 Relayout of Improvement Permit Limited 50.00 Comprehensive Full Permit Fee Existing System Inspection 50.00 Tract Evaluation (per acre) 25.00 OCT 17 1995 740 Installer Fee For Uncancelled Appt. 50.00 Water Sample 30.00 Swimming Pool Permit Operating <8 months 50.00 Operating >8 months 75.00 Proposal Two Improvement Permit Type I or II System $ 150.00 Type III System 300.00 Type Iv, V, or VI System 375.00 Relayout of Improvement Permit Limited 50.00 Comprehensive Full Permit Fee Existing System Inspection 50.00 Tract Evaluation (per acre) 25.00 Installer Fee For Uncancelled appt $0.00 Water Sample 30.00 Swimming Pool Permit Operating <8 months 50.00 Operating >8 months 75.00 Additional recommendations were (1) Refund 50% of original fee in case of site turndown (2) Establish a two-week period to complete payment of permit. Commissioner Madison voiced his concern about collecting money upfront for a service to be obtained in the future. He felt that liability was being placed on future commissioners. Kelly Sheeks said that budget-wise he estimates revenues conservatively, and he has over estimated in the past few years. He said he would like to collect the entire amount upfront. In reference to liability, Dr. Heinen said he didn’t know if it made any difference about collecting the money upfront. Mr. Madison said that if a proposal was approved that revenues would again be overstated. When the income stream drops the environmental department will be in a hole; however, the service will have to be provided because the money was collected. Commissioner Johnson said he felt that problems would occur when there was an economic recovery. Kelly Sheeks said that everyone tried to keep the collection mechanism as simple as possible. The inspections department collects the fees. Commissioner Madison asked why the county couldn’t charge an installation fee and an improvement fee? Dr. Heinen mentioned a split fee to assign to each permit. Commissioner Madison requested that this item be returned back to the health board for a revised proposal. BIDS FOR SHERIFF’S PATROL CARS: Evie Caldwell and Rodney Proctor explained that on October 11, 1995 bids were opened for eleven patrol cars. Invitations were sent to eleven dealers, but only two bids were received. These were: Town & Country Ford $207,809.00 Negotiated to: 205,784.00 Mooresville Motor Co. 210,725.00 Caldwell explained that Town & Country had the low bid ($18,740.00 per marked car; $18,677.00 per unmarked car; $104 shop manual for a total of $205,784. Since only $193,600 was budgeted, additional negotiations have occurred. The dealer has a 1995 model demonstrator patrol car with 500 miles on it which can be purchased at $16,562. One marked vehicle can be eliminated making the package $185,074 plus $5,609.10 for tax and tags. This will bring the project under budget by $2,916.90. The price increase is due to a reduction in the dealer’s bid concession. The state contract for patrol vehicles is experiencing the same increase. Commissioner Madison asked if smaller cars could be an option. Caldwell said she had looked at the Ford Taurus and Chevrolet Lumina. A police package will not be available in the Taurus next year. Proctor said the sheriff would like to stay with the larger cars this year, but will review other options next year. SHERIFF’S ANNEX LEASE: Mrs. Caldwell explained that Southern Constructors Company in Mooresville had offered a three- year lease in the amount of $940 per month for housing of the Mooresville law enforcement office. The lease has been reviewed by the county attorney and is within budget. The facility, located at 378 Williamson Road, Suite 205, Mooresville, N.C. will offer approximately 1,198 sq. ft. of space for the sheriff’s dept. BLUE JEANS FOR BABIES/MARCH OF DIMES: The county manager explained that in the past a request to hold a fund raiser for the March of Dimes had been presented. The minutes did not reflect whether or not this project could be a regular on-going solicitation project, i.e., United Way. It was the consensus of the group to allow the March of Dimes organization to become a yearly fund-raising event. SEPTEMBER RELEASES & REFUNDS: Mr. Brent Weisner, County Assessor, explained that all documents were in order. Commissioner Madison made a request that the assessor and his staff be very cognizant of any releases and refunds being made to the commissioners. If this occurs, it is requested that the tax office notify the board member so that he/she doesn’t vote on the issue. Mr. Weisner said he and his staff would review future lists to make sure there were no conflicts of interest. ADJOURNMENT: Chairman Haire adjourned the meeting at 6:30 p.m. for a recess until the 7:00 p.m. meeting. Approved: U/- 41-95 eC 22247 K erk to the Board OCT 17 1995 2M R42 IREDELL COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS MINUTES OCTOBER 17, 1995 The Iredell County Board of Commissioners met in Regular Session at 7:00 p.m., Tuesday, October 17, 1995, Commissioners’ Meeting Room, Iredell County Government Center, 200 South Center Street, Statesville, NC. Present for the meeting were: Sara K. Haire, Chairman David A. Boone, Vice Chairman Stephen D. Johnson C. Douglas Madison Alice M. Stewart Staff present: Joel Mashburn, County Manager Tony Baker, Attorney at Law (Substituting for Bill Pope) Susan Blumenstein, Dir. of Finance & Adm. Serv. Jerry Lundy, Director of Services & Development Brenda Bell, Register of Deeds Rodney Proctor, Sheriff’s Dept. Jean Moore, Clerk to the Board Chairman Haire called the meeting to order. ADJUSTMENT OF THE AGENDA: MOTION by Chairman Haire to approve the changes to the agenda which were to add a Deed of Conveyance to the Town of Mooresville and delete an item for the health dept. (State Immunization Action Plan Funds). VOTING: Ayes - 5; Nays - 0. REQUEST OF SHERIFF FOR FOUR OFFICE ASSISTANT III POSITIONS: Rodney Proctor, of the sheriff’s department, had discussed this item during the briefing session. MOTION by Commissioner Madison to approve the four positions, but to designate two as regular positions and two as temporary positions until a workload assessment could be done. Commissioner Boone asked to amend the motion by designating that one of the four be a regular employee and that three be designated as temporary employees. After four months (from date first hired) the workload of the temporary employees will be re- evaluated). Commissioner Madison was agreeable with this amendment. This action will be Budget Amendment # 7. VOTING: Ayes - 5; Nays - 0 REQUEST OF REGISTER OF DEEDS FOR ONE CLERK III POSITION: MOTION by Commissioner Johnson to approve the request to hire one additional clerk and approve Budget Amendment # 8. Commissioner Boone mentioned that he had some problems hiring additional personnel. He said that from all his reports the Register of Deed’s office was very efficient and provides good service. He stressed, however, that it was difficult for him to approve additional personnel in the middle of the budget year, and "this might set a bad precedent." Commissioner Johnson said that the increased need for additional personnel resulted in some recent legislation and that if government didn’t have any contingency plans then the board of commissioners really wouldn’t need to be in place. VOTING: Ayes - 4; Nays - 1 (Boone). REQUEST FOR APPROVAL OF BIDS FOR PATROL CARS: MOTION by Commissioner Madison to approve the Town & Country Ford bid in the amount of $185,074 plus $5,609.10 for tax and tags. Commissioner Johnson thanked Mrs. Caldwell for her efforts in bringing the bids under budget by $2,916.90. VOTING: Ayes - 5; Nays - 0. REQUEST FOR APPROVAL OF LEASE FOR SHERIFF’S ANNEX IN MOORESVILLE: MOTION by Commissioner Madison to approve the Southern Contructors lease in the amount of $940 per month for three years and to authorize the Chairman to sign the lease. VOTING: Ayes - 5; Nays - 0. BLUE JEANS FOR BABIES/MARCH OF DIMES: It was the consensus of the board during the briefing session that earlier action of the board made this fund raiser a regular project that could be held yearly without board approval. REFUNDS AND RELEASES FOR MONTH OF SEPTEMBER: MOTION by Commissioner Johnson to approve the September releases and refunds as presented. VOTING: Ayes - 5; Nays - 0. RELEASES FOR THE MONTH OF SEPTEMBER, 1995 $31,724.00 Breakdown of Releases: County $ 30,235.62 Solid Waste Fees 369.00 E Alexander Fire # 1 43.310 Shepherd’s Fire # 2 76.24 Mt. Mourne Fire # 3 27.41 All County Fire # 4 1,002.63 REFUNDS FOR THE MONTH OF SEPTEMBER, 1995 $ 3,374.87 Breakdown of Refunds: County 3,103.75 Mt. Mourne Fire # 3 27.08 All County Fire # 4 158.90 Solid Waste Fees 85.14 REQUEST FOR APPROVAL OF AMENDED SPECIAL REVENUE FUND FOR PARKS PROJECT: MOTION by Commissioner Madison to approve the following amendment to the Special Revenue Fund for Parks Project: Be it ordained by the Board of County Commissioners of Iredell County, North Carolina: Section 1. This amends the Special Revenue Fund for Recreation parks for the County of Iredell. Section 2. This Special Revenue Fund is established to accumulate funds for the development of land, construction of parks, and purchase of equipment. Section 3. Funds will be provided by operating transfers from the General Fund, contributions, interest on investments, and all unspent funds from the Recreation Department’s annual budget. The operating transfers are subject to annual appropriation by the Iredell County Board of Commissioners. Section 4. All projects funded from this Special Revenue Fund are subject to approval by the Board of Commissioners and will be accounted for in a Capital Project Fund. OCT 17 1995 C66 Tt 190 243 244 Section 5. The Special Revenue Fund is established for the five-year period beginning with the 1991-92 budget year. Section 6. It is estimated that the following revenues will be available for the Special Revenue Fund for the period July 1, 1995, through June 30, 1996: Fund Balance, July 1, 1994 S 236,743 Unspent operating expenses 93/94 33,769 94/95 appropriation 35,500 Appropriation to S. Iredell Parks Fund (73,307) 95/96 appropriation 35,500 Unspent operating expenses 94/95 40,618 Total Revenues $ 292,791 Section 7. It is estimated that the amount reserved for construction of parks and purchase of equipment will be as follows: Available for appropriation $ 292,791 This Amended Ordinance being adopted this the 17th day of October, 1995. Chairman VOTING: Ayes - 5; Nays - 0. REQUEST FOR RELEASE OF TWO LETTERS OF CREDIT AND APPROVAL OF TWO LETTERS OF CREDIT: Mr. Jerry Lundy explained these requests. The releases pertain to Beacon Pointe (Map 1). Crescent Resources has requested release of Letters of Credit #40163 and #40164 issued by United Carolina Bank to cover the costs of street improvements, necessary engineering/surveying costs, and installation of the water distribution system. The developers have now completed all improvements. Crescent Resources has requested approval of two Letters of Credit for Pinnacle Shores (Phase IB, Maps 7 & 8). The letters were issued by United Carolina Bank with an expiration date of 10/5/96. Letter of Credit #40401 is in the amount of $106,342.00 to cover the cost of street improvements and the necessary engineering/surveying costs. Letter of Credit #40402 in the amount of $20,200.00 is to cover the cost of the installation of the water distribution systen. MOTION by Commissioner Madison to release Letters of Credit #40163 & #40164. VOTING: Ayes ~ 5; Nays - 0. MOTION by Commissioner Johnson to approve Letters of Credit #40401 & #40402. VOTING: Ayes - 5; Nays - 0. REQUEST FOR BOARD CHAIRMAN TO SIGN MOORESVILLE ANNEXATION PETITION IN REFERENCE TO SEWER FOR MOORESVILLE TRANSFER STATION: The county manager explained that the Mooresville Town Board approved the County’s request to connect their sewer to the transfer station. This action, however, was contingent upon the County agreeing to sign an annexation petition. This is the town’s standard procedure before utilities are extended. MOTION BY Commissioner Johnson to grant permission to Chairman Haire to sign the annexation petition. VOTING: Ayes - 5; Nays - 0. 3 REQUEST FOR COUNTY MANAGER TO BE DESIGNATED AS AUTHORIZING OFFICIAL TO SIGN CONTRACT & REQUEST FOR REIMBURSEMENT FOR CRIMINAL JUSTICE PARTNERSHIP ACT GRANT: Mr. Mashburn said that permission had been given in the past to apply for the grant. Notification has been received that the grant is forthcoming. MOTION by Commissioner Madison to authorize the county manager to sign contracts and requests for reimbursement for the Criminal Justice Partnership Act grant. VOTING: Ayes - 5; Nays ~ O. REQUEST FOR REVISION TO IREDELL COUNTY PERSONNEL ORDINANCE: Mr. Mashburn explained that the present personnel ordinance reads that the Personnel Advisory Committee (Section 9-207) will be composed of three members. The request is to increase the membership to five members. MOTION by Commissioner Madison to increase the membership of the Iredell County Personnel Advisory Committee (Section 9-207) from three members to five members. VOTING: Ayes - 5; Nays ~ 0. REQUEST FOR APPROVAL OF OCTOBER 3, 1995 BRIEFING AND REGULAR MINUTES: MOTION by Commissioner Johnson to approve the minutes. VOTING: Ayes - 5; Nays ~ oO. REQUEST FOR DEED OF CONVEYANCE TO THE TOWN OF MOORESVILLE: The county manager advised that when the County issued the Certificates of Participation to construct the Brawley Middle School it was necessary, in order to comply with statutes, for the title of the property to be transferred to the County. This js not normal procedure, however, special legislation had to be used for the certificates. The County technically owns the sewer and water line. Before the Town of Mooresville will operate and maintain a system they must have ownership. The request conveys the title that the County has to the Town of Mooresville. The Iredell-statesville School System, as well as the Iredell county Public Facilities Corporation, will also have to convey any interest they have to the Town of Mooresville. Attorney Baker stated the document was simply a quitclaim deed and, that as to form, it was in order. Commissioner Stewart made mention of the fact that monies went to fund the lines out of school capital expense money. She said it looked like there should be some way of reimbursing the schools for the lines through tap-on fees. Also, she said that she could envision areas being opened up for developers to tap on to the lines. The school system loses out because it used its funds. Commissioner Boone said that what he was hearing was that money appropriated for schools, or some portion of it, was going to fund a public utility for use by someone other than the school. MOTION by Commissioner Madison to approve the deed of conveyance which conveys the County’s interest in water and sewer lines for Brawley Middle School to the Town of Mooresville and authorize the Chairman to sign the document. VOTING: Ayes - 5; Nays ~ 0. ANNOUNCEMENT OF VACANCIES ON BOARDS & COMMISSIONS: The Nursing Home Advisory Board has one vacancy. APPOINTMENTS TO BOARDS & COMMISSIONS: OCT 17 1995 Commissioner Stewart nominated Sue McCann. Commissioner Boone nominated Mark Lancaster. There were no other nominations. According to the rules of procedure, these two nominees will be voted on at the next regular meeting of the board (November 7, 1995). OM Cc CK G co : MOTION by Commissioner Madison to table this appointment until November 7, 1995. iV : (2 appointments) Chairman Haire nominated Mr. Robert Kopper. MOTION by Commissioner Madison to close the nominations and appoint Mr. Kopper by acclamation. VOTING: Ayes - 5; Nays - 0. MOTION by Commissioner Madison to table the other appointment until the November 7 meeting. VOTING: Ayes - 5; Nays - 0. REGION F AGING ADVISORY COMMITTEE: (2 appointments) Commissioner Stewart nominated Mrs. Alice Fortner to serve in the unexpired term of Sue Walser (expiration: June 30, 1996). MOTION by Commissioner Madison to close the nominations and appoint Mrs. Fortner by acclamation. VOTING: Ayes - 5; Nays - 0. MOTION by Commissioner Madison to table the other appointment until the November 7 meeting. VOTING: Ayes - 5; Nays - 0. YOUTH HOME ADVISORY BOARD: (4 appointments) Chairman Haire nominated Mr. Gary Lavender, Judge Robert Johnson, and Laura Miller. MOTION by Commissioner Madison to close the nominations, accept them by acclamation and table the other appointment until November 7. VOTING: Ayes - 5; Nays - 0. PERSONNEL ADVISORY BOARD: (3 appointments) Since the membership on the personnel advisory committee was increased by two members at this meeting, it was decided to announce the vacancies and table all appointments until the November 7 meeting. COUNTY MANAGER’S REPORT: The county manager advised that the North Carolina Strategic Welfare Planning Committee would meet in Statesville on Wednesday, October 25, 1995, 7:00 P.M. at the Mitchell Community College Rotary Auditorium. This forum will be open to the general public. The NCACC was instrumental in arranging for the committee to meet with county commissioners (regional) on October 25, 1995, 2:00 p.m., Mitchell Community College Rotary Auditorium. Another committee called the School Capital Construction Committee was set up to evaluate statewide school construction 5 OCT 1 needs. Each school system will receive forms from the state that will need to be completed by December 15. The General Assembly School Capital Construction Committee will then examine school construction needs and other issues. Every school system is supposed to submit its findings to their respective board of commissioners before it is sent to the state. The county commissioners can either agree or submit their own estimates. In cases of disagreements, then both estimates have to be sent to the state. Also, this committee will be visiting different sites in the state. A meeting has been scheduled on November 9 in Winston-Salem, and a meeting will be held in Charlotte on November 14 (dutch-treat dinners at both sites from 5:30 - 7:30 p.m.). It is requested that anyone desiring to speak should submit written comments prior to the meeting. ADJOURNMENT: MOTION by Chairman Haire to adjourn the meeting at 8:00 p.m. Next meeting on Tuesday, November 7, 1995, 5:00 p.m. for the agenda briefing and 7:00 p.m. for the regular meeting. VOTING: Ayes - 5; Nays - 0. Kew C B72 ua /cierk to the Board APPROVED: 1-7-9 5 ~+I 19 (© 9 c 247 248 IREDELL COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS SPECIAL MEETING MINUTES OCTOBER 26, 1995 The Iredell County Board of Commissioners met in a Special Called Meeting on Thursday, October 26, 1995, 12 o’clock noon, South Wing Conference Room, Iredell County Government Center, 200 South Center Street, Statesville, NC. Present for the meeting were: Sara K. Haire, Chairman David A. Boone, Vice Chairman Steve Johnson Doug Madison Staff Present: Joel Mashburn, County Manager William P. Pope, County Attorney Jean Moore, Clerk to the Board LAKE WAY ROAD: The county manager advised that on October 23, 1995, he was called by Mr. Jim Woodie of Municipal Engineering. Woodie explained about a problem pertaining to the Lake Way Road easement and erosion control. On May 6, 1995, the County entered into a land swap agreement with Henry Campbell (now deceased); Margaret Campbell (Ohio); Chuck & Janet Moore (Iredell County); Robert & Mildred Amon (Iredell County) and Robert Holshouser and Carolyn Holshouser (both of Iredell County) about the road. Attorney Pope explained that he had recently talked to Robert Holshouser and he has advised that he will not be agreeable to any permanent erosion control measures on his property without compensation. Pope has talked to Attorney Pressley Brawley, who represents some of the Campbell heirs, and Brawley doesn’t feel there will be any problems in getting his clients to sign any additional documents. In addition, Pope has talked to Attorney John Massey who represents some of the Campbell family. It should be noted that maintenance of the headwall on the Campbell property would have to be a permanent fixture. Mr. Mashburn has talked to Chuck Moore and he has no problems with a temporary easement. MOTION by Commissioner Madison to give the county attorney authority to negotiate with the Campbell party and to let the contractor (Gilbert Engineering) begin work on the road. It should be stipulated that the County retain the frontage on Highway 150. It was also moved, that if the County was not able to work out the encroachment agreement with the Campbells, Moore, Amon and Holshouser, that Municipal Engineering Company be instructed to move the road over some at the curvature of the road but not on Hwy. 150. VOTING: Ayes - 4; Nays - 0. MOTION by Commissioner Johnson to adjourn the meeting at 12:30 p.m. Next meeting: Tuesday, November 7, 1995, 5:00 p.m., agenda briefing (South Wing Conference Room) and 7:00 p.n., regular meeting (Commissioners’ Meeting Room), Iredell County Government Center, 200 South Center Street, Statesville, NC. Approved: /f- 7-945" Qeend FIT ee / Clerk to the Board IREDELL COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS BRIEFING MINUTES NOVEMBER 7, 1995 The Iredell County Board of Commissioners met in Briefing Session on Tuesday, November 7, 1995, 4:00 P.M., South Wing Conference Room, Iredell County Government Center, 200 South Center Street, Statesville, NC. Present for the meeting were: Sara K. Haire, Chairman David A. Boone, Vice Chairman Steve Johnson Doug Madison Alice M. Stewart Staff Present: Joel Mashburn, County Manager Susan Blumenstein, Dir. of Finance & Adm. Ser. Jerry Lundy, Dir. of Services & Development Larry Dickerson, Dir. of ECOM & Emg. Mgt. Don Wall, Director of Social Services Ron Weatherman, Director of Solid Waste Judy Clayton, Library Director Jean Moore, Clerk to the Board ADJUSTMENT OF AGENDA: The county manager requested that a Closed Session (G.S. 143.318.11 (a) (3) - Davis Hospital vs. Iredell County) be added to the agenda. PUBLIC HEARING MATTERS: Mr. Lundy explained the various rezoning requests, the proposed amendments to the zoning ordinance, and a proposed extension of vested rights (Raymer Oil Company). Transmission tower amendments were discussed and it was requested that Mr. Lundy add another amendment (Proposed Amendment #6) pertaining to towers located in residential zoned districts. A legal notice will be printed for the latter amendment, and it will be presented for approval on a future agenda. REQUEST FOR AMENDMENT OF SOLID WASTE ORDINANCE: Mr. Ron Weatherman explained that the SafeWaste Corporation (Charlotte, NC) had entered into a contract with Iredell Memorial Hospital to microwave medical waste on-site two or three times per week. Weatherman said that an employee (Dr. Ernest Lawrence) of the Department of Environment, Health and Natural Resources in a memo dated October 11, 1995, had advised that microwaved treated waste (end product) was acceptable for municipal landfill disposal. Weatherman mentioned that this type of treatment was widely used in Europe, and that he had visited Buncombe County’s site. He is in favor of accepting this type of waste and noted that other hospitals in the County would probably seek this type of treatment measure for their waste. An amendment to the ordinance will be necessary to accept this type of waste. REQUEST FOR MUTUAL AID AGREEMENT BETWEEN IREDELL COUNTY AND MECKLENBURG COUNTY: Larry Dickerson advised that laws are in place which allows counties to assist in disaster situations; however, this agreement would simply put in writing a statement of mutual assistance between Mecklenburg and Iredell. REQUEST FOR APPROVAL OF LEASE AGREEMENT BETWEEN ADVENTURE COMMUNICATIONS & IREDELL COUNTY: Dickerson explained that Adventure Communications (WSIC/WFMX) owns a radio transmission tower located on Woodleaf Road in Rowan County. Due to jail expansion it will be necessary to dismantle the tower located near Water/Tradd Streets. The Woodleaf Road tower would then be used for county purposes. The agreement requires that Iredell County provide a diesel fueled generator (along with maintenance and fuel for the term of the lease) and an automatic power 1 NOV 07 1995 transfer switch. In addition, a concrete mounting pad (housing) will need to be installed for the generator. Commissioner Boone asked what happened in a worse-case scenario, or what happened if a hurricane came through and damaged the tower. He also asked about any problems that might occur in the future if the tower was sold. Dickerson said the county would still have the Rhinehardt Road tower located in the southern end. He emphasized that the Woodleaf tower was just in a prime location for the County. REQUEST OF IREDELL COUNTY LIBRARY FOR APPROVAL OF “SPECIAL PUBLIC LIBRARY GRANT": Mrs. Clayton explained that she was seeking approval for the acceptance of $15,445 (no matching funds required) from the State Library of North Carolina to purchase additional books (classics). REQUEST FOR INTERIM LEGAL SERVICES CONTRACT TO BE SIGNED FOR D8S8 (CHILD SUPPORT DIVISION): Don Wall explained that DSS previously employed a staff attorney, but this person has resigned. Recruitment is now underway for another staff attorney. During the interim period, Attorney Vicki West has agreed to provide legal services. A specific contract has been drawn up for the Child Support Enforcement Division and it will require the chairman’s signature. Commissioner Johnson asked if 30 days would be enough to find more interim assistance if Attorney West terminated the contract. Mr. Wall said that attorneys were plentiful in this area, and he didn’t foresee any problems. REQUEST FOR SOLICITATION BY IREDELL DSS CHAPTER OF NCSS8A: Mr. Wall explained that employees of his agency were requesting to hold a Thanksgiving Raffle and a Christmas Raffle. Tickets would be sold (before the work day began) and all monies collected would go back into the community. REQUEST TO CLOSE OUT CONSTRUCTION ACCOUNT FOR '92 & '93 SPECIAL OBLIGATION BONDS: Mrs. Blumenstein announced that final payments had been made from the Series 92 and 93 Special Obligation Bond construction accounts and that $500,000 remains. This money resulted from unused contingencies in the project and investment earnings during the construction period. She has secured legal advice and was told that the remaining funds could be used towards some other solid waste capital project. She recommends that the money be used to help finance the Hwy. 150 transfer station. REQUEST FOR APPROVAL OF ADDENDUM TO JUNE 30, 1995 AUDIT CONTRACT: Mrs. Blumenstein advised that the Local Government Commission was requesting that an addendum be added to the audit contract originally approved on February 7, 1995. The approved contract to audit was in the amount of $24,500. Funds were also included in the Finance and Solid Waste Disposal budgets for the audit and the preparation and typing of the comprehensive annual financial report. The total cost of preparation and typing the report is $7,000 which results in a total amount of $31,400 being due to the approved auditing firm. The total amount budgeted was $31,825. The audit report will be presented to the Board on November 17, 1995. REQUEST BY CENTRALINA COUNCIL OF GOVERNMENTS FOR RESOLUTION TO RECEIVE STATE FUNDS: Mr. Lee Armour, Centralina Executive Director, has requested a resolution be adopted by the Board whereby monies will be released to COGs. Mrs. Blumenstein explained this is normal procedure and that the money is to assist local governments in certain programs. REQUEST FOR RELEASE OF LETTER OF CREDIT - MONTEREY LANDING: Mr. Lundy explained that everything was in order for the release 2 of a Letter of Credit (#93104) in the amount of $5,000 which was issued by Central Carolina Bank. The developers have completed the roadway system. REQUEST FOR A LEAD AGENCY TO BE NAMED FOR THE HOME & COMMUNITY CARE BLOCK GRANT COMMITTEE: The county manager advised that his office had been the lead agency for this grant for several years. The primary functions the lead agency provides are: (1) provides leadership (2) assures the funding plan is prepared properly (3) assures that a public hearing is held with minutes recorded and (4) assures that a plan is submitted to the area agency (COG) in a timely manner. The county manager stated the Board could continue designating a lead agency every year or it could name a permanent lead agency. REQUEST OF IREDELL COUNTY FARM BUREAU FOR RESOLUTION IN SUPPORT OF SALE OF DEBENTURES: Mr. Jim Troutman, a Farm Bureau elected representative, and Mr. Howard Rhinehardt, field representative, stated that were requesting a resolution in support of their agency selling debentures to Farm Bureau members. The purpose of the sale would be to build an office in Mooresville on a lot purchased this past spring. Mr. Rhinehardt advised that this type of sale had been done in many counties. The debentures would be for a term of 10 years at 8% interest annually. The Statesville office, which was established in 1955, has legal representation located in Raleigh. REQUEST OF TROUTMAN RESCUE SQUAD TO PURCHASE A HEAVY DUTY CRASH TRUCK: Mr. Mark Hinson, Troutman Rescue Squad Chief; Mr. Gerald Clodfelter, Troutman Rescue Squad Captain; and Mr. Ken Everton, Troutman Rescue Squad Lieutenant explained their desire to obtain a heavy duty crash truck. The specs have been finalized on a vehicle estimated to cost around $150,000. A matching grant has been applied for from the N.C. Association of Rescue & Emergency Medical Service. Information has been received from banks indicating that a seven-year loan in the amount of $100,000 would require yearly payments of $18,500. The squad currently receives funding from the County in the amount of $15,753. Hinson said they would like to request an additional $3000 or $4000 per year, starting with the 96-97 budget and continuing for next the seven years, to aid them in case of any unforeseen problems. Chairman Haire asked Mrs. Blumenstein what formula was used in obtaining the funding amount. Blumenstein replied that about every four years she looked at the average amount funded per in- county fire department and multiplied it times three to come up with the total funding which is allocated between the rescue squads (50% on area covered and 50% on calls). Mrs. Blumenstein also mentioned that she would update the funding in the next fiscal year. Commissioner Boone asked for a description of the requested truck. Hinson said it had a regular truck chassis, and it had many added devices (hurst tools, backboards, etc.). The squad is currently using a Freightliner fire truck (102) and two ambulances. Their equipment is spread up between the vehicles. Clodfelter said their calls had increased significantly in the last few years. They respond to both fire and rescue calls. Mr. Boone said he understood the squad’s justification; however, he was concerned about a domino effect. In essence, he felt the other two rescue squads would request additional funding. Commissioner Johnson mentioned that funding formulas were in place and that it damaged their integrity when they were tampered with. He said that what he was hearing was that the squad needed a financial buffer. NOV 0” to96 251 R02 Commissioner Stewart asked how the squad had obtained a buffer amount. The squad representatives said they looked at prior budgets and how much funding increases had been given in past years. Commissioner Madison asked how many calls per year the squad received. Hinson said they received rescue dispatches of around 200-250 per year. First responder calls would be around 400-500 per year. He added that they respond to all of the fire department calls in their territory, and serve as backup for the Iredell and Mooresville squads. Also, since they receive state grants, it is necessary for them respond statewide when necessary. They cannot charge when transporting patients, but some OSHA technical types of emergency responses can be invoiced. Clodfelter said it was very expensive to comply with OSHA requirements, but they were trying as best they could. ADJOURNMENT: Chairman Haire adjourned the meeting at 6:10 p.m. for a recess until the 7:00 p.m. meeting. c Approved: fi- 24- GS i. Aine / Clerk to the Board IREDELL COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS MINUTES NOVEMBER 7, 1995 The Iredell County Board of Commissioners met in Regular Session on Tuesday, November 7, 1995, 7:00 P.M., Commissioners’ Meeting Room, Iredell County Government Center, 200 South Center Street, Statesville, NC. Present for the meeting were: Sara K. Haire, Chairman David A. Boone, Vice Chairman Steve Johnson Doug Madison Alice M. Stewart Staff Present: Joel Mashburn, County Manager William P. Pope, County Attorney Jerry Lundy, Dir. of Services & Development Susan Blumenstein, Dir. of Finance & Adm. Ser. Don Wall, Director of Social Services Ron Weatherman, Director of Solid Waste Jean Moore, Clerk to the Board RECOGNITION OF SPECIAL GUESTS: Members of Boy Scout Troop 176 of Oakdale Baptist Church, Statesville, North Carolina attended the meeting and led the Pledge of Allegiance. The young men were escorted by Mr. Gene Whitesides (Scout Master), and Mr. Scott Tutthill, (Assistant Scout Master). Mr. Joel Mashburn, county manager, is also an Assistant Scout Master of this group. The troop, which was organized in 1979, has produced 20 Eagle Scouts. ADJUSTMENT TO AGENDA: Chairman Haire moved to accept a revision to the agenda and to allow a closed session pursuant to G.S. 143.318 (a) (3) - Davis Hospital vs. Iredell County. VOTING: Ayes - 5; Nays - 0. PUBLIC HEARINGS Chairman Haire adjourned the meeting to public hearing. REZONING REQUEST: T. FRANK GUDGER PROPERTY, CASE NO. 9510- 1: Mr. Jerry Lundy explained that Mr. T. Frank Gudger had requested that his property be rezoned from RA, Residential agricultural to R-20, Single Family Residential District. The property is located on Langtree Road near Gudger Road; more specifically identified as Lot 13, Block A, of Iredell County Tax Map 2A. On October 4, 1995, the Planning Board unanimously recommended approval of this request. Mayor Joe Knox, of Mooresville, advised that his brother-in- law, Mr. T. Frank Gudger, a resident of Rowan County, was unable to be at the meeting. Knox said, however, that his company represented the Gudger family and that a single family residential subdivision was proposed for the area. No one else spoke in favor or against the rezoning request. Chairman Haire closed the public hearing. MOTION from Commissioner Madison to grant the rezoning request as recommended by the planning board. VOTING: Ayes - 5; Nays - 0. Chairman Haire adjourned to public hearing. NOV 07 1995 REZONING REQUEST: BONANZA ENTERPRISES, INC., CASE 9510-2: Mr. Lundy explained that Mr. H.C. Needham, of Bonanza Enterprises, requests this property to be rezoned from RA, Residential Agricultural to CB, Community Business District. The property is located on Promenade Drive off Brawley School Road (Lot #1 Peninsula Place); more specifically identified as Lot 9, Block A, of Iredell County Tax Map 2K-21. The area is .69 of an acre and is currently vacant. Surrounding land use is residential and commercial with duplexes to the south and commercial business to the north. In 1985, a tract of 14 acres was zoned CB, Community Business, and in 1990 a portion was rezoned back to RA, Residential Agricultural to accomodate duplexes. The planning staff felt this one lot was not significant enough to have any negative impact on the adjoining property. Staff recommends approval, as did the planning board on October 4, 1995. Mr. Curt Needham, owner of the property and Bonanza Enterprises, stated he had owned the property for a number of years. The property at one time was CB and it was rezoned back to RA a few years ago. The intention at that time was to construct another residential unit on the lot; however, in the intervening years commercial development has increased in the area. Adjacent to this lot there is an auto garage, and Needham said he felt it would be better to rezone the area back to CB. No one else spoke in favor or against the rezoning request. Chairman Haire closed the public hearing. MOTION by Commissioner Johnson to grant the rezoning of Case #9510-2 from RA, Residential Agricultural, to CB, Community Business District. VOTING: Ayes - 5; Nays - 0. Chairman Haire adjourned to public hearing. PROPOSED EXTENSION OF VESTED RIGHTS: RAYMER OIL COMPANY: Mr. Lundy explained that several years ago the Board had granted a number of vested rights to properties affected by the watershed ordinance. In reference to Section 105 of the Iredell County Zoning Ordinance, Raymer Oil Company has applied for a three-year extension on their Site Specific Development Plan which would entitle them to develop their property located on Charlotte Hwy/US 21 near Waterlynn Road; more specifically identified as Lot 151, Block A, of Iredell County Tax Map 2H-5. On December 7, 1993, the Iredell County Board of Commissioners approved a two (2) year vesting based on a planning board recommendation. Raymer Oil is now asking the County to extend its vesting an additional three years to a maximum allowance of five years. The planning staff feels the site plan meets the minimum requirements of the ordinance. The planning board on October 4, 1995, ona vote of 7-0, unanimously ~ecommended the approval of an additional three years vesting. No one spoke in favor or against this request. Chairman Haire closed the public hearing. MOTION by Commissioner Stewart to approve the extension of vested rights requested by Raymer Oil Company. VOTING: Ayes - 5; Nays - 0. Chairman Haire adjourned to public hearing. PROPOSED AMENDMENT TO THE IREDELL COUNTY ZONING ORDINANCE (CHURCHES IN THE R-20 DISTRICT): Mr. Lundy explained that the planning staff went to the planning board with an amendment 2 proposed on Section 82.2. This amendment would have: (1) shortened the period of time for approval of the construction of a church in a R-20 district by eliminating the need to go to the planning board (they could go directly to the board of adjustment for first and final approval) and (2) the exclusion of churches and their customary related uses on anything that was constructed prior to the adoption of the date of this proposed amendment. On October 4, 1995, the Planning Board reviewed the proposed amendment and on a vote of 5-2 recommended that the period be shortened and eliminate the planning board from the review process. The Planning Board, however, did not recommend that churches be exempted prior to the date of adoption for this ordinance. During the agenda briefing a definition of customary uses of a church was requested. A definition was sought to define customary related uses to the degree that would offer some protection for the neighboring area. County Attorney Bill Pope mentioned that he had discussed this matter with Mr. Lundy sometime ago. He mentioned that he was always in favor of defining things because there was less likelihood for confusion in the future. He felt that more charitable activities would be carried on by churches in the future. He mentioned that a definition would be determined by how much regulation the county wanted to impose on churches. Commissioner Madison said he didn’t want the County to regulate churches. He said that during the briefing session a case was brought up about a church that owned a piece of property that it intended to be used as a campground. Madison said he didn’t construe this as a customary related use in a residential zone without some kind of review. The concern about allowing this to go in place as it is worded is that any existing church, as of the date this ordinance takes place, would be able to put in a campground, etc. This prompted the question, "Can we define customary related uses of churches that would keep from penalizing the 100 to 200 churches in this County but yet afford the public protection?" Mr. Lundy said that what is considered customary varies between religions. The church that desired the campground commonly uses a facility such as this in its religious observances. Mr. Madison said he would like this issue defined, or dufine out the activities that are not allowed uses by churches. A housing unit for the elderly is an undertaking by some churches; however, this wouldn’t be permitted in a R-10 zone. zt would need to go into a multi-family zone. The church would need to go through the proper procedures. Mr. Pope mentioned that if churches wanted to do something other than religious services/structures they could apply for a special use permit. Guidelines could be given to the Board of Adjustment as to when the permits would be granted. He mentioned it was dangerous to try to restrict religious activities, however, unbridled permission shouldn’t be given. In addition, he said it was his understanding that the Board was in consensus that there is no problem if churches want to expand. The problem enters when a church wants to engage in an activity that might be disruptive to the neighborhood. Chairman Haire closed the public hearing. MOTION by Commissioner Madison to table this matter until the November 21, 1995 meeting. It was requested that Mr. Lundy and Mr. Pope do additional work on this amendment. VOTING: Ayes - 5; Nays - 0. NOV 67 1995 PROPOSED AMENDMENTS TO THE IREDELL COUNTY ZONING ORDINANCE; SECTIONS 41., 58., 80.1, 80.3, 81.2, 82.2, 93.1, 95.1 = TRANSMISSION TOWERS: Mr. Lundy advised that recently there had been litigation about cellular towers. This type of tower is becoming very common. It was previously requested that the planning board "clean up" the language in the ordinance and put in place more stringent requirements on cellular towers located in residential districts. The proposed amendments are: Proposed Amendment 1: to modify Article IV, Section 41 to include the following definition: Transmission Tower. A structure, either freestanding, supported by guywires, or attached to a building, and accessory equipment related to broadcast services, private radio services, cellular telephone services, and common carriers (as regulated by the Federal Communications Commission), including AM, FM, two-way radio, television and cable antenna television transmission, and microwave transmission. This definition does not include electrical transmission distribution poles, towers, and lines, antennae of amateur (ham) radio operators (licensed by the FCC), satellite dishes, or structures not more than 75’ in height. Proposed Amendment 2: to modify Article VIII, Section 80.1 (R-A Residential-Agricultural District - Permitted Uses) to amend "Public works and public utility facilities" by the addition of "transmission towers (not including radio and television towers)." A further amendment is the deletion of reference to "transmission lines" and to "essential" services so the planning staff would not be charged with determining if the facilities are "essential to the service of the area." To read as follows: Public works and public utility facilities, such as sewage treatment plants, water treatment/filter plants, power generating plants, transformer stations, pumping stations, water towers, sanitary landfills, telephone exchanges, and transmission towers (not including radio and television towers), provided, a. Transmission towers shall be set back at least half the length of the tower from all property lines and rights-of-way; b. In the case of transformer stations, pumping stations, water towers, and telephone exchanges, no vehicles or materials shall be stored on the premises, and no offices shall be permitted; c. All buildings shall be setback at least twenty (20) feet from all property lines and shall be designed and landscaped with a buffer strip (41.6) in such a way as to blend in with surrounding area; a. All structures shall be enclosed by a chain link fence at least eight (8) feet in height. Proposed Amendment 3: to modify Article VIII, Section 80.3 (R-A Residential-Agricultural District - Special Exceptions) and Section 81.2 (R-R Resort Residential District - Special Exceptions) by the addition of "Radio and television towers." To read as follows: Radio and television towers, provided: a. Radio and television towers shall be set back at least half the length of the tower from all property lines and rights- of-way; b. No vehicles or materials shall be stored on the premises, and no offices shall be permitted; c. All buildings shall be setback at least twenty (20) feet from all property lines and shall be designed and landscaped with a buffer strip (41.6) in such a way as to blend in with surrounding area; 4. All structures shall be enclosed by a chain link fence at least eight (8) feet in height. e smiss wer" ment: Section 82.2 R-20 Single-Family Residential District (Special Exceptions) - "Public works and public utility facilities" PROPOSED AMENDMENT 4: to modify Article VIII, Section 93.1 (G-B General Business District - Permitted Use) to delete the reference to "towers" after "Radio and TV stations." To read as follows: Radio and TV stations. Subsequent "Radio and TV Station" Amendment: Section 95.1 M-2 Heavy Manufacturing District - Permitted Use PROPOSED AMENDMENT 5: to modify Article V (Application of Regulations), Section 58, the public utility exemption, to delete reference to facilities," "sewage treatment plants," and "sanitary landfills" as they are specifically covered already under the public works and public utility facility section. To read as follows: Section 58. Exemption of Electric Transmission and Distribution Poles, Towers, and Lines The provisions of this ordinance shall not prohibit electric transmission distribution poles, towers and lines. In addition to these five proposals, another amendment (#6 will modify Article IX., Area, Yard and Height Requirements, Section 97 by adding (i) to read as follows: Transmission Towers located in a G.B., M-l or M-2 Zoning district shall be no closer to a residential zoned district than one half the length of the tower) and will be advertised and presented for approval at a future meeting. No one spoke either in favor or against the proposed amendments. Chairman Haire closed the public hearing. MOTION by Commissioner Madison to approve Amendments # 1, #2, #3, #4, and #5 as presented. VOTING: Ayes - 5; Nays - 0. REQUEST OF IREDELL COUNTY FARM BUREAU FOR RESOLUTION IN SUPPORT OF SALE OF DEBENTURES: MOTION by Commissioner Johnson to approve the following resolution: RESOLUTION WHEREAS, the Iredell County Farm Bureau was organized as a non-profit corporation for the purpose of advancing, improving, and promoting agricultural and community developments in Iredell County, North Carolina; and WHEREAS, the Iredell County Farm Bureau has for many years had an office in Iredell County with its current office being located at 1113 Davie Avenue; and WHEREAS, the Iredell County Farm Bureau, for the purpose of promoting agricultural and community developments and/or the improving or constructing of office facilities used for these purposes and located in Iredell County, North Carolina, proposes to issue total debentures not to exceed $150,000 and $1,000 per debenture; and WHEREAS, in connection with the above financing the Board of Directors has authorized the sale of debentures to North Carolina Farm Bureau members only; and NOV 07 1995 WHEREAS, in connection with the sale of said debentures, no commission or other remuneration is being paid or given directly or indirectly for soliciting any prospective buyer in North Carolina; and WHEREAS, the proceeds from the sale of said debentures will be used exclusively for the purposes set forth above. NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Iredell County Board of Commissioners, pursuant to the provisions of North Carolina General Statute 78A-17 (13) that the offer and sale of debentures by the Iredell County Farm Bureau, for the purposes herein set forth, are approved; provided, however, this approval shall in no way constitute an endorsement of these debentures by Iredell County to any prospective purchasers, nor create any liability whatsoever on the part of Iredell County. It is also stipulated that Iredell County, North Carolina shall not be obligated to pay the principal of or premium, if any, or interest on this indenture or any other costs incident hereto. Neither the faith and credit nor the taxing power of the State of North Carolina or of any political subdivision thereof including, without limitation, Iredell County, is pledged to the payment of the principal of or premium, if any, or interest on this indenture or any other costs incident thereto. IREDELL COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS SARA K. HAIRE, CHAIRMAN REQUEST OF TROUTMAN RESCUE SQUAD TO PURCHASE HEAVY DUTY CRASH TRUCK: During the agenda briefing representatives of this rescue squad expressed their desire to be funded more money in order for them to purchase a new vehicle. Mrs. Blumenstein did some projections prior to the 7:00 p.m. meeting using the existing formula. She advised that approximately $23,900 should be available for the Troutman Rescue Squad in the FY 96-97 budget. (This projection exceeds the amount the squad had requested during the agenda briefing.) REQUEST TO AMEND THE SOLID WASTE ORDINANCE (SECTION 12-16): Mr. Ronald Weatherman, Solid Waste Director, stated that he was requesting that the following paragraph be added at the end of Section 12-16 of the Iredell County Code: This section shall not apply to microwaved treated medical waste which has been approved by the North Carolina Department of Environment, Health, and Natural Resources for disposal in a municipal landfill. Weatherman explained during the agenda briefing that Iredell Memorial Hospital had entered into a contract with SafeWaste of Charlotte, NC to microwave medical waste, on-site two or three times per week. Commissioner Boone asked if Iredell Memorial Hospital had an incinerator. The county manager answered that the waste was hauled off due to some previous objections in the neighborhood about incineration. The county attorney asked if "sharps" would be microwaved, and the county manager replied yes and that they would be crushed in the microwave process. MOTION by Commissioner Madison to amend the ordinance as presented by staff. VOTING: Ayes - 5; Nays - 0. REQUEST FOR APPROVAL OF MUTUAL AID AGREEMENT BETWEEN IREDELL COUNTY AND MECKLENBURG COUNTY (EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT): MOTION by Commissioner Stewart to approve the following aid agreement: MUTUAL AID AGREEMENT BETWEEN IREDELL COUNTY, N.C. AND MECKLENBURG COUNTY, N.C. WHEREAS, standard operating procedures often require the Emergency Management Coordinator of Iredell County and/or Mecklenburg County to request assistance or aid from one another; and WHEREAS, the Counties concerned come within the scope of the Emergency Management mutual aid concept since they are adjacent. NOW THEREFORE, the governing bodies of Iredell County and Mecklenburg County, hereby grant to our respective Emergency Management Coordinators, the authority to use their resources to assist one another in disaster situations where the need arises with the understanding that the community extending such aid may withhold resources to the extent necessary to provide reasonable protection for its own jurisdiction; and FURTHERMORE, that the Emergency Management forces will continue under the command and control of their unit commanders; however, the unit commanders will receive directions from the Emergency Management Coordinator of the receiving county; and FURTHERMORE, the Counties agree that the operations cost will be the responsibility of the county receiving such aid and appropriate documentation shall accompany any request for reimbursement; and FURTHERMORE, if the Counties concerned are requesting aid for the purpose of providing manpower or equipment resources, the local Emergency Management Coordinator requesting such aid or assistance may make his request directly to the local Emergency Management Coordinator providing such aid or assistance. The Emergency Management Coordinator making a request will notify, as a matter of information, the Director, North Carolina Division of Emergency Management, of the intent to request "Mutual Aid" from an adjacent County. VOTING: Ayes - 5; Nays - 0. REQUEST FOR APPROVAL OF LEASE AGREEMENT BETWEEN ADVENTURE COMMUNICATIONS & IREDELL COUNTY: Mr. Larry Dickerson, Communications Director, explained this agreement during the agenda briefing. The agreement is for a transmission tower located on Woodleaf Road in Rowan County, N.C. MOTION by Commissioner Johnson to approve the Adventure Communications lease. VOTING: Ayes - 5; Nays - 0. REQUEST OF IREDELL COUNTY LIBRARY FOR APPROVAL OF SPECIAL PUBLIC LIBRARY GRANT: The county manager advised that this grant was in the amount of $15,445 and requires no matching funds. The intended usage of the money will be to purchase "classics" for adult readers. MOTION by Commissioner Stewart to approve the acceptance of the grant and to approve Budget Amendment #10 in the amount of $15,445. VOTING: Ayes - 5; Nays - 0. REQUEST FOR INTERIM LEGAL SERVICES CONTRACT TO BE SIGNED FOR DSS (CHILD SUPPORT DIVISION): The county manager advised that this contract would remain in force until a staff attorney could be hired at DSS. MOTION by Commissioner Stewart to approve the interim legal services contract with Attorney Vicki West until a staff attorney could be hired. VOTING: Ayes - 5; Nays - 0. REQUEST FOR SOLICITATION BY IREDELL COUNTY DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES CHAPTER OF NCSSA: The county manager said that members of this association had followed proper procedures in requesting permission to solicit at DSS. MOTION by Commissioner Madison to grant approval of a Thanksgiving Raffle (11/17/95) and Santa’s Bag Raffle (12/18/95) at DSS. VOTING: Ayes - 5; Nays - 0. REQUEST TO CLOSE OUT CONSTRUCTION ACCOUNT FOR ‘92 & °93 SPECIAL OBLIGATION BONDS: Mrs. Blumenstein explained this request during the agenda briefing. The county attorney asked the interest rate on the bonds, and Mrs. Blumenstein said it was at 6.7%. MOTION by Commissioner Madison to close out the construction account for the ’92 & ‘93 Special Obligation Bonds and to apply the $500,000 (remaining funds in this account) to the Highway 150 Transfer Station project. VOTING: Ayes - 5; Nays - 0. 7 NOV 07 1995 260 REQUEST FOR APPROVAL OF ADDENDUM TO JUNE 30, 1995 AUDIT CONTRACT: Mrs. Blumenstein also explained this request during the agenda briefing. MOTION by Commissioner Madison to approve the addendum as proposed and which was requested by the Local Government Commission. VOTING: Ayes - 5; Nays - 0. REQUEST BY CENTRALINA COUNCIL OF GOVERNMENTS FOR RESOLUTION TO RECEIVE STATE FUNDS: MOTION by Commissioner Johnson to approve the following resolution: RESOLUTION WHEREAS, in North Carolina the Lead Regional Organizations, as voluntary organizations serving municipal and county governments, have established productive working relationships with the cities and counties across the state; WHEREAS, the 1995 General Assembly recognized this need through the appropriation of $864,270 to help the Lead Regional Organizations assist local governments with grant applications, economic development, community development, and to support local industrial development activities and the activities as deemed appropriate by their local governments; and WHEREAS, these funds are not intended to be used for payment of member dues or assessments to a Lead Regional Organization or to supplant funds appropriated by the member governments; WHEREAS, in the event that a request is not made by the Iredell County Board of Commissioners for release of these funds to our Regional Council, the available funds will revert to the State’s general fund; and WHEREAS, in Region F, funds in the amount of $48,015 will be used to/for preparation of HOME and CDBG applications, regional data center, regional building permit tracking system, and other economic development activities that may deem appropriate; NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that the Iredell County Board of Commissioners requests the release of its share of these funds $4,520.31 to Centralina Council of Governments at the earliest possible time in accordance with the provisions of Chapter 324, House Bill 229 Section 94 of the 1995 Session Laws. Witnessed this the 7th day of November, 1995, in Iredeli County by: IREDELL COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS Sara K. Haire VOTING: Ayes - 5; Nays - 0. REQUEST FOR RELEASE OF LETTER OF CREDIT - MONTEREY LANDING: Mr. Lundy explained that the developers had completed the roadway system, and it is now in order to release Letter of Credit #93104 in the amount of $5,000 issued by Central Carolina Bank. MOTION by Commissioner Stewart to release Letter of Credit #93104 pertaining to Monterey Landing. VOTING: Ayes - 5; Nays - 0. REQUEST FOR LEAD AGENCY TO BE NAMED FOR THE HOME & COMMUNITY CARE BLOCK GRANT COMMITTEE: MOTION by Commissioner Stewart to designate the Iredell County Manager’s Office as the lead agency for the Home & Community Care Block Grant on a permanent basis. VOTING: Ayes - 5; Nays - 0. REQUEST FOR APPROVAL OF OCTOBER 17, 1995 MINUTES (BRIEFING & REGULAR) AND SPECIAL MEETING OF OCTOBER 26, 1995: MOTION by Commissioner Stewart to approve the captioned minutes with a correction to the briefing minutes. VOTING: Ayes - 5; Nays - 0. ANNOUNCEMENT OF VACANCIES OCCURRING ON BOARDS & COMMISSIONS: It was announced that the following have (or will have) vacancies occurring: Domiciliary Home Advisory Board (1 appointment) Nursing Home Advisory Board (2 appointments) Zoning Board of Adjustment (4 appointments) APPOINTMENTS TO BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS LAKE NORMAN MARINE COMMISSION: Two nominations were made to the Lake Norman Marine Commission on October 17, 1995 and these two nominees were slated to be voted on at this meeting, which is in accordance with the rules and procedures of the board. Sue McCann Mark Lancaster Sara K. Haire 1 David A. Boone 1 Stephen D. Johnson 1 C. Douglas Madison, Jr. 1 Alice M. Stewart 1 TOTAL VOTES 4 4 Mr. Mark Lancaster was appointed to a five (5) year term beginning October 1, 1995 and ending September 30, 2000. HOME & COMMUNITY CARE BLOCK GRANT COMMITTEE: Chairman Haire nominated Ms. Wanda Edwards for a one-year term on this board. MOTION by Commissioner Madison to close the nominations and appoint Ms. Edwards by acclamation. VOTING: Ayes - 5; Nays - 0. NURSING HOME ADVISORY BOARD: Commissioner Madison nominated Mrs. Betty Gabriel Lowrance to be reappointed to a three-year term on this board. MOTION by Chairman Haire to close the nominations and reappoint Mrs. Lowrance by acclamation. VOTING: Ayes - 5; Nays ~- 0. DOMICILIARY HOME ADVISORY BOARD: Commissioner Madison nominated Mrs. Clydia Holcombe for a one-year term on this board. MOTION by Chairman Haire to close the nominations and appoint Mrs. Holcombe to this board by acclamation. VOTING: Ayes - 5; Nays - 0. REGION F AGING ADVISORY COMMITTEE: MOTION by Commissioner Madison to table this appointment until the November 21, 1995 meeting. VOTING: Ayes - 5; Nays ~ 0. YOUTH HOME BOARD: Chairman Haire nominated Mr. Mason McCollough for a three-year term on this board. MOTION by Commissioner Madison to close the nominations and appoint Mr. McCollough by acclamation. VOTING: Ayes - 5; Nays - 0. PERSONNEL ADVISORY BOARD: Nomination by Chairman Haire of Alma Oliphant (Beacon Sweets, Human Resources Director) to this board with a one-year term expiring on October 7, 1996. 9 NOV 07 1995 261 262 Nominations by Commissioner Madison of Mr. Robert Foster and Mr. Jerry Burgdofer with three-year terms to expire on October 7, 1998 to this board. MOTION by Chairman Haire to close the nominations and accept Oliphant, Foster, and Burgdofer by acclamation. VOTING: Ayes - 5; Nays - 0. COUNTY MANAGER’S REPORT: Mr. Mashburn submitted a written manager’s report to the Board during the agenda briefing. He reminded everyone about the School Capital Construction Meeting on November 9, 1995 in Winston-Salem (Haire, Madison & Stewart). Commissioners Boone and Johnson stated they would attend the meeting in Charlotte on November 14. CLOSED SESSION: MOTION by Commissioner Stewart to enter closed session for an attorney-client consultation [G.S. 143.318.11 (a) (3)] in reference to Davis Hospital vs. Iredell County. VOTING: Ayes - 5; Nays - 0. MOTION by Chairman Haire to adjourn from closed session. VOTING: Ayes - 5; Nays - 0. ADJOURN: MOTION by Chairman Haire to adjourn the meeting until Friday, November 17, 1995, 8:00 a.m., at the Mooresville Citizen’s Center for the fall retreat. Time of adjournment: 8:55 p.m. Approved: J) [x ‘Ctrl Ye fo Clerk to the Board 10 IREDELL COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS RETREAT MINUTES NOVEMBER 17, 1995 The Iredell County Board of Commissioners met in Special Session on Friday, November 17, 1995 at the Mooresville Citizen’s Center, 211 North Main Street, Mooresville, NC. Present for the meeting were: Sara K. Haire, Chairman David A. Boone, Vice Chairman Steve Johnson Doug Madison Alice M. Stewart Staff present: Joel Mashburn, County Manager William P. Pope, County Attorney Jerry Lundy, Dir. of Services & Development Susan Blumenstein, Dir. of Finance & Adm. Services Jean Moore, Clerk to the Board Media present at various times during the day: Audrey Montgomery, Record & Landmark Annette Prevette, Mooresville Tribune Brad Clanton, Mooresville Tribune Jim Wrinn, Charlotte Observer-Iredell Neighbors Kevin Robinson, Lake Norman News Chairman Haire called the meeting to order at 8:30 a.m. HOME HEALTH: County attorney Bill Pope advised that recently he had met with Bill Mashburn (Health Dept.), Jeff Koeze (Institute of Government), Gary Bowers (J & G Consultants, Inc.), and the county manager to explore ideas about the home health agency. Pope mentioned that it was still the health department’s feeling that the home health agency needed to be transferred. The volume of service is not declining, but the market share is shrinking. Mr. Pope mentioned several options: 1. Form a home health alliance 2. Retain as is 3. Create a separate hospital authority (nonprofit organization) 4. Create a joint venture between the County and a hospital 5. Sell the agency Wake County utilized G.S. 131E-13 to sell its home health agency. The process took about four months and will take about six months to implement. Pope also mentioned that selling the agency would be very similar to the sale of Lowrance Hospital a few years ago. He learned from Jeff Koeze that restrictions incorporated in the sale documents can be "generic." Wake County simply asked what its bidders planned to do for indigent care. Chairman Haire mentioned that she had been contacted by Mr. Jeff Corbett who indicated that Davis Hospital was still interested in obtaining the agency. The county manager reminded the group that they needed to remember the present employees of the agency. Also, this agency currently occupies office space at the health department. Commissioner Madison stated that he favored an upset bid method for the disposal of the agency. He mentioned that this puts all potential buyers on a "level playing field," and the taxpayers would come out better. Pope said he didn’t recall anything in G.S. 131E about this type of method, but that he knew 1 « 499 Nov oe 263 264 it would take longer to resolve this way. The county manager stated that indigent care has to be provided by local governments. Pope mentioned that probably in the future that indigent care costs will be more than the value of the agency. MOTION by Commissioner Madison to sell the home health agency under 131E-13 and to instruct the proper authorities to draw up the resolution of intent to sell. VOTING: Ayes - 5; Nays - 0. The county manager advised that he would have the resolution at the December 5 meeting. Commissioner Madison also asked for a time table to be followed for the sale. IREDELL ALTERNATIVES PROGRAM: Mr. Mashburn passed out a memo from Mr. Joe Puett, of the Criminal Justice Task Force. This matter will be discussed at the November 21 meeting. COURT FACILITIES REPORT: A copy of this report was distributed. The manager said that he had worked with the Clerk of Court on its completion. AUDIT REPORT & FIRST QUARTER REPORT: Mr. Allen Rutherford, C.P.A., of the Foster & McLelland firm joined the meeting for this segment. Rutherford reviewed the audit report and stated that Iredell County was in very good financial shape. He mentioned that the County had received a financial achievement award for the past seven years and that it would probably do so again. A management letter was not written this year, as the CPA office did not feel it was necessary. Commissioner Boone asked if the same accounting methods were used in other counties, and Mrs. Blumenstein replied yes. UPDATE TO LAND DEVELOPMENT PLAN/ZONING ORDINANCE: Mr. William Allison, of the planning office, discussed these items. He mentioned that the costs for revisions to the land development plan would probably run between $35,000 - $40,000. A zoning ordinance update would probably run between $20,000 - $25,000. Commissioner Boone asked how important it was to update the Land Development Plan since amendments are added on a regular basis. Jerry Lundy stated that there would probably be two or three times more rezoning requests if the land development plan was not in place. Areas mentioned that needed to be reviewed were: Hwy. 150 corridor, Lake Norman area, Highway 90 area, and the 64/70 east area. It was the consensus of the Board to have the staff review the Land Development Plan and Zoning Ordinance with a stipulation that they be mindful of the costs. Also, to exclude the parts in the Land Development Plan that do not need to be updated, e.g., area past the South Yadkin River. Junkyards The group next discussed a possible ordinance pertaining to junkyards. Recently, a county citizen (Mr. John York) came before the Board requesting that something be adopted. The planning staff desires to have a more definitive answer on whether or not it should be drafting anything. Commissioner Haire asked if most counties had junkyard ordinances. Mr. Allison responded that three or four of the adjoining counties have an ordinance. Commissioner Boone said that future junkyards were regulated; however, he had a problem retroactively telling 2 Someone what to do with their junkyard. He mentioned that a draft ordinance presented to the planning board a few years ago was too restrictive. If there was a minimal ordinance with screening then there probably wouldn’t be much opposition. Mr. Lundy mentioned that most junkyards don’t start out as a junkyard. A vacant field just begins to accumulate junk over a period of time. It was the consensus of the Board to have the planning staff look at another junkyard ordinance. It should be written with reasonable restrictions. Mr. Mashburn asked what was considered to be a reasonable compliance time in this matter. Lundy said at least 12 months. The commissioners could decide if more time was allowed. JAIL INSPECTION BY LEGAL SERVICES: Mr. Mashburn reported that recently the Legal Services group had toured the jail. A total of 89 inmates were being housed during the inspection. Legal Services is questioning the overcrowding and advises of safety and constitutional issues. Other problems mentioned were: no exercise areas, and not adequate staff to take the inmates to the law library. Legal Services requests that a response be submitted by November 30, 1995. Commissioner Boone asked the purpose of Legal Services and how it was funded. Mr. Mashburn said the group receives public funding -- it is a nonprofit organization. The county manager stated that regardless of the group’s legal status it was very effective. Commissioner Johnson asked about the response going back to Legal Services. Mr. Mashburn stated if there were definite upcoming jail construction plans the agency would probably find this acceptable, but some areas they probably would not find acceptable, e.g., exercise opportunities and current staffing. The county manager said he felt that if the agency recognized that the County was serious with jail construction that it probably wouldn’t want to pursue any lengthy litigation. AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES (ADA) INSPECTION: Jerry Lundy reported that an advocacy group (Living Independently) from Catawba County recently toured many county buildings. Mr. James Bond, of the group, looked at the transition plan for the buildings and seemed satisfied. MOORESVILLE GRADED SCHOOL SYSTEM: The following individuals from this school system joined the group for lunch and a conversation pertaining to the Public School Facility Needs Survey. Mr. Frank Fields, Board of Education Chairman Dr. Jane Carrigan, Superintendent Dr. Bryce Cummings, Associate Superintendent Mildred Miller, Board of Education Member Karen Hart, Board of Education Member Laura Thompson, Finance Officer Dr. Cummings stated that this school system’s facility needs stemmed from the fact that the system is growing. He stated they were requesting a new elementary school large enough to house 650 students. The estimated cost of land per acre would be around $20,000. Dr. Carrigan voiced concern about the statistics arriving from the Department of Public Instruction in Raleigh. She mentioned the Raleigh office had undergone organizational changes and information being sent out sometimes changed from day to day. 266 Mr. Fields asked the possibility of the commissioners going along with: 1. A bond election for what the Mooresville system needs ($6 million) and what the Iredell-Statesville system needs currently. 2. A three-year plan. Next year land could be purchased. The following year an architect could draw up the plans, and during the third year the building could be built. 3. If the money for the land was obtained, would the commissioners build the building. Fields said, “If you want me to raise the money I will." Commissioner Boone said that it once again looked like the commissioners would have to be the scapegoats. In essence, the money the county would have to use would be the taxpayers. The tax rate would have to increase. Mr. Boone asked why the Mooresville supplemental tax couldn’t be increased. Fields replied that the general consensus appeared that the commissioners were "passing the buck." Mr. Boone stated that if the Mooresville system’s problems were occurring because of growth then it should look at a tax on new development. Another concern is the money that was borrowed by the system a few years ago. Dr. Carrigan mentioned that the system would be worse off today if the money hadn’t been borrowed. Commissioner Madison said he disagreed with the impact fees. He mentioned that when the two school systems and Mitchell Community College put in their bond request it will be about the same as the 1993 bond that was defeated. He stated he was doubtful that a new bond would be successful. He added that it might be more practical for the Mooresville School System to try for just a local bond. Commissioner Stewart reminded the representatives of the school system that the 1993 bond issue failed even in the Mooresville school district. J.N. PEASE & ASSOCIATES UPDATE ON JAIL PLANNING: Sheriff Phil Redmond, Rodney Proctor (Sheriff’s Dept.) and Mr. Greg Pumphrey and John Hill, of the J.N. Pease Company, joined the group. Hill said that very little had changed in the jail design since the last meeting. Pumphrey added that everything seemed to work from the schematic site plan. Hill said the pre-cast concrete provides (1) instant security (2) low maintenance (3) attractiveness and (4) a high success rate in past usage. Hill said he didn’t see any monetary changes since the last meeting ($3.4 million). He mentioned the Pease staff was still trying to keep the costs as low as possible in the kitchen area. The company is ready to proceed with construction documents. It will take six to eight weeks after the initial "go ahead" to be able to seek bids. Commissioner Madison asked if energy surveys had been done, and Hill replied not specifically. Mr. Madison also asked about an update on staffing needs. Proctor said that a minimum of 15 new employees would be needed. It will take about 30 people to operate the jail and currently there are 15 employees on staff. JAIL CONSTRUCTION PROJECT FUNDING: Mrs. Blumenstein presented the commissioners with two plans for the jail construction project. Plan A Appropriate fund balance $3,496,300 Fund balance after additional appropriation $7,447,877 Fund balance: General Fund Budget 11.71% kkkkke Plan B (Same plan as above except for appropriating $700,000 from Capital Reserve) Additional Funding Requirements (from above) $3,496,300 Appropriate 50% of Capital Reserve Fund ($700,000) Appropriate Fund balance $2,796,300 Fund balance after appropriation $8,147,877 Fund Balance: General Fund Balance 12.95% Susan Blumenstein said she preferred Plan B, and Commissioner Boone said he agreed. Blumenstein mentioned that by December 5, 1995, the staff should have a good cost estimate of what the expenses will be. The county manager mentioned that some furniture (desks and chairs) will be needed. There is a lobby area in the proposed jail design that will need furniture. IREDELL-STATESVILLE SCHOOL CAPITAL CONSTRUCTION STUDY COMMISSION SURVEY: The county manager distributed a copy of this survey to the commissioners but there was no discussion. FIVE-YEAR PROJECTED SPACE NEEDS SURVEY FOR IREDELL COUNTY: Mr. Mashburn had sought some projections from the department heads pertaining to equipment, space, and increased employee needs during the next five years. A copy of the results was shared. MOORESVILLE LIBRARY: Chairman Haire stated that the Mooresville-South Iredell Chamber of Commerce had voiced a desire for a better library facility. The group requested either more funding or a library satellite in Mooresville. The county manager said he had discussed this with Mrs. Clayton, Iredell County’s Library Director. Clayton has expressed an interest. Mr. Mashburn mentioned that space in a strip shopping center was an option. REQUEST FOR WATER/SEWER FOR NEW LAKE NORMAN REGIONAL MEDICAL FACILITY: Chairman Haire advised that Mayor Knox (Town of Mooresville) had requested that the commissioners discuss the possibility of assisting with water sewer for the new Lake Norman Hospital. The amount requested was $500,000. Commissioner Stewart said she felt this would be setting a precedent that the County couldn’t afford. "The hospital is not an industry." Mr. Mashburn mentioned that the County did not assist Davis Hospital when it built its new facility. Commissioner Madison said that if the County had assisted Davis then he could justify assistance; however, since Davis received no assistance he couldn’t see helping Lake Norman. Commissioner Johnson agreed that he didn’t feel the County should assist, and Commissioner Boone concurred. NOV 17 1995 268 TRI-COUNTY MENTAL HEALTH UPDATE: Commissioner Madison briefed the group on this agency. He mentioned that it will probably be a year or two before the agency really begins to look good. GOVERNOR HUNT LEADERSHIP SCHOOL: Chairman Haire mentioned that the next class for this school begins in April. It is a six-month program and she has the information if anyone is interested. There being no further business Chairman Haire adjourned at 3:45 p.m. Next meeting: Tuesday, November 21, 1995. VOTING: Ayes - 5; Nays ~ 0. Approved: JALx O/ as KA inl firth Pe Gierk to the Board IREDELL COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS BRIEFING MINUTES NOVEMBER 21, 1995 The Iredell County Board of Commissioners met in Briefing Session, Tuesday, November 21, 1995, 5:00 p.m., South Wing Conference Room, Iredell County Government Center, 200 South Center Street, Statesville, NC. Present for the meeting were: Sara K. Haire, Chairman David A. Boone, Vice Chairman Steve Johnson Doug Madison Alice M. Stewart Staff present: Joel Mashburn, County Manager Jerry Lundy, Dir. of Services & Development Ron Weatherman, Director of Solid Waste David Martin, ECOM & Emergency Management Evie Caldwell, Purchasing Agent Bill Mashburn, Health Director Kelly Sheeks, Environmental Health Jean Moore, Clerk to the Board Others present: Dr. Ronald Milam, Iredell Co. Health Board Tommy Williard, WECO Company ADJUSTMENTS OF AGENDA: The county manager requested that a continuance of a public hearing (churches in R-20 districts) be added to the agenda. In addition, a contract for Carolina Psych Group was requested to be added to the agenda. This contract relates to the Iredell Alternatives Program. (Initially, Commissioner Madison desired to have the contract discussed at the December 5 meeting since he had only received a copy of the contract on this date; however, it was later decided to place this item on the agenda.) FARM-CITY WEEK: Mr. Bob Dellinger spoke on behalf of the Kiwanis Club and their desire to have a resolution adopted proclaiming November 16 - November 23, 1995 as Farm-City Week. Dellinger apologized for having the banquet on the same evening as the commissioners’ meeting and expressed thanks for the recognition given to his group. REQUEST FOR APPROVAL OF REVISED ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH FEE PROPOSAL: Kelly Sheeks explained that this revision differs from the earlier proposal. The septic system permit fee is now split into a separate layout and final inspection fee in accordance with the results of a time study conducted to determine actual time spent issuing septic system permits. Sheeks also mentioned that this revision to the environmental health user fee structure will make the sewage program 100% self-supporting over a full fiscal year. Commissioner Johnson asked about fees for subsequent inspections, and Sheeks stated that no fee is currently charged. Commissioner Boone advised that the committee studying this matter felt they had been charged with making the environmental department fully self-supporting. Boone mentioned that the committee would understand if the commissioners felt the increases were too high. Dr. Ronald Milam, a member of the health board, agreed with Mr. Boone and stated they would understand if adjustments were made to the recommendations. REQUEST FOR APPROVAL OF BUDGET REVISIONS FOR PREVENTIVE HEALTH PROGRAMS: Mrs. Janet Blaufuss explained that this item will need a budget amendment if approved. She also mentioned a 1 NOV 2 1 1995 correction which ne Immunization Equipment Funds. 210 eded to be made to the total for the The correct amount is $6,395. The health director explained that no matching funds were needed from the County. REQUEST FOR APPROVAL OF DEPARTMENT’S CLEANING SERVICE AND CUSTOD explained that on November 14, 1995, bid ct for the bid in the amount of ing this facility year cleaning contra Service was the low company has been clean for $3,700 per month. In fact, the comp buildings except for the Government Cent Social Services. Bids received were: Caldwell Janitorial Service Dun-Rite Cleaning Service Rainbow Cleaning Service The staff recommends Rainbow Cleani that they be allowed to use their discre contract at the end of the probation per not wish to continue and award the contr bidder. REQUEST FOR APPROVAL OF BI explained that on November 14, opened to partially re-line the balers Facility. The bids were: Crigler Services, Inc. Tri-State Process ed that Crigler was the l include freight. It was not quoted amount did not freight and they have a shor purchase order is all this company requi deposit needed for orders to Crigler. Commissioner Boone asked if it was parts for the baler would be ne said this was a budgeted item, year’s budget. The parts, however, and that FOR APPROVAL OF Caldwell advised that bids REQUEST LINK: Mrs. Health Center. DS FOR BALER PARTS: 1995, two bids for parts were ter delivery time. eded this soon. INFORMAL BIDS FOR HEALTH IAN: Jerry Lundy s were opened for a two- Rainbow Cleaning $2,995 per month. This for the past three years any cleans all of the er and the Department of $3,500 per mo. 4,712 - 2,995 = 8 ng with a stipulation tion to cancel the jod should either party act to the next low Mrs. Caldwell t the Solid Waste $43,399 Equipment 43,884 bid, however, the -State’s bid includes In addition, a a to a 25% ow Tri res compare anticipated that the Ron Weatherman it had been in last were not needed last year. BIDS FOR MICROWAVE COMMUNICATIONS were opened on October 31, 1995, for the microwave communications link for the Emergency Communications Center. A bid summary was: Base Bid Alternate Granger Telecom, Inc. $51.434 $50,914 Microwave Date Systems 35,536 44,207 # ° ° 43,718 " " " 49,342 Nutel Electronics a7 tae Orbacom Systems 69,775 Caldwell said that Nutel offered the low bid tions totaling $6,456 for a total of $34,188. ithin the budgeted amount ($42,000). op well w Mr. David Martin the meeting; however, there wer of ECOM/Emergency REQUEST FOR APPROVAL OF OCTOBER RELEASES AND REFUNDS: Brent Weisner announced that everything approval. He mentioned that originall but that the majority of them would be 2 of $27,732 with The total bid is Management was present at e no questions for him. Mr. was in order for y 2600 tax bills were incomplete, mailed on November 22. Around 192 are still incomplete and about 130 are under appeal with the Board of Equalization and Review. REQUEST FOR APPROVAL OF RELEASE OF A CASH BOND (PINE RIDGE SUBDIVISION): Mr. Lundy explained that earlier this month a request was made by Mr. Ernest Runge to release a portion of a Cash Bond that Iredell County holds ($65,000). The developers for this subdivision have now completed the road construction and request release of $61,200. The seeding of the shoulders and ditches needs to be done at an estimated cost of $3,800. Mr. Runge later delivered a signed letter to Mr. Dean Osborne, requesting that “all monies now held on my behalf for road paving and improvements" be paid to the paving contractor, Mr. Ronnie Sipes. Mr. Lundy expressed some concern and advised that the county attorney felt that both Mr. Runge and Mr. Sipes could be listed on a check. (A problem occurs, however, because Runge has advised he will be out of the area until November 28.) It was understood that Mr. Sipes was requesting the money as soon as possible. Commissioner Madison said he didn’t understand why the County could not issue the check to Mr. Sipes since there was a signed letter from Runge requesting this action. PUBLIC HEARING ITEM (CHURCHES IN R-20 DISTRICTS) & REQUEST FOR RELEASE OF A LETTER OF CREDIT (MORRISON COVE SUBDIVISION) : Mr. Lundy explained each of these items. NOTIFICATION OF GRANT CONTRACT & CONDITIONS FOR CRIMINAL JUSTICE PARTNERSHIP PROGRAM & CAROLINA PSYCH GROUP CONTRACT: The county manager advised that the commissioners needed to vote to receive the grant. If this is approved the contract for the Carolina Psych Group, which has requested to administer the Iredell Alternatives Program needs to be approved. Mr. Mashburn said that Carolina Psych would not treat anyone, but just administer the program and do assessments. REQUEST OF MRS. DONETTA WATKINS FOR CDBG (SCATTERED HOUSING) ASSISTANCE TO THE EAST GREENBRIAR ROAD COMMUNITY: Ms. Watkins, of 1911 East Greenbriar Road, Statesville, NC, stated that several people living in this area were on fixed incomes and that their homes were in disrepair. A neighborhood group has tried to do minor work; however, major repairs are needed for many homes, etc. Ms. Watkins submitted ten specific sites (most with photos) that she felt needed repairs. The county manager asked Mrs. Watkins if she knew the funding cycle for these grants. Watkins did not. Mr. Mashburn mentioned that a few years ago the County had applied for CDBG (concentrated) funds but was denied. It was requested that the staff determine the funding cycle for this type of grant and how much, if any, money was available. This information is requested by the December 5 meeting. ADJOURNMENT: Chairman Haire adjourned the meeting at 6:20 p.m. for a recess until the 7:00 p.m. meeting. Approved: 3p: SIGS st Go L. Durr _aiaies 7 Cierk to the Board NOV 21 4995 a1 R02 IREDELL COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS MINUTES NOVEMBER 21, 1995 The Iredell County Board of Commissioners met in Regular Session on Tuesday, November 21, 1995, 7:00 P.M., Commissioners’ Meeting Room, Iredell County Government Center, 200 South Center Street, Statesville, NC. Present for the meeting were: Sara K. Haire, Chairman David A. Boone, Vice Chairman Steve Johnson Doug Madison Alice M. Stewart Staff Present: Joel Mashburn, County Manager William P. Pope, County Attorney Jerry Lundy, Dir. of Services & Development Jean Moore, Clerk to the Board ADJUSTMENT OF AGENDA: MOTION by Chairman Haire to add the following items to the agenda: (1) Continuation of a Public Hearing on Churches in R-20 Districts (2) Contract for Carolina Psych Group in Reference to the Criminal Justice Partnership Program Grant (Iredell Alternatives Program) and (3) Announcement of a Vacancy Occurring on the Home Consortium Board of Directors. In addition, an item pertaining to software for the finance department was deleted. The agenda revisions were unanimously approved. RECOGNITION OF COUNTY EMPLOYEE: The county manager advised that a suggestion submitted by Mrs. Teresa Anstine, of the Recreation Department, had been deemed acceptable by the Employee Suggestion Committee. Anstine’s suggestion pertained to equipment sharing by county departments. A formal system will be devised whereby equipment will be loaned out when requested. Mrs. Anstine has been awarded either a day off from work or $150 for her idea. Chairman Haire congratulated Anstine. PUBLIC HEARING Chairman Haire adjourned the meeting to public hearing. PROPOSED AMENDMENT TO THE ZONING ORDINANCE- (CHURCHES IN R-20 DISTRICT): Mr. Lundy advised that sometime ago an amendment had been proposed to the planning board concerning the construction or expansion of churches in R-20 districts of the zoning ordinance. The planning board, after a couple of meetings, had recommended that the process of approval in a R-20 be shortened by amending Section 82.2 to only require that petitioners go to the Board of Adjustment rather than both the Planning Board and Board of Adjustment. The time involved will be cut in half. The second proposal that was submitted would have exempted churches that existed as of the date of adoption of this amendment. The Planning Board had not recommended to the commissioners that the second proposal be included in the ordinance. At the last commissioners’ meeting, the county attorney and the planning staff were charged with trying to define customary related uses. A proposed sentence reading: Customary related uses for purposes of this section includes religious schools, daycare for youth and elderly, cemeteries, traditional playgrounds, and structures used for the storage of church property would be the new amendment; plus a revision to the first paragraph in Section 82.2. Chairman Haire adjourned the public hearing. MOTION by Commissioner Madison to approve the amendments to Section 82.2 as presented by the planning staff. 1 VOTING: Ayes - 5; Nays - 0. FARM-CITY RESOLUTION: MOTION by Commissioner Stewart to adopt the following resolution: FPARM-CITY WEEK WHEREAS, the growth and development of the County and the well-being of all its citizens are dependent upon cooperation and exchange between the two essential environments of our society: farm and city people, and WHEREAS, the complexities of their individual problems and the divergence of their activities may lead to a widening gap of misunderstanding, and WHEREAS, any gap of misunderstanding must be eliminated, and each group must understand the other if our American way of life is to endure, and WHEREAS, Farm-City Week provides an unparalleled experience for farm and city people to become better acquainted, WOW, THEREFORE, the Iredell County Board of Commissioners does hereby proclaim the period of November 16 through November 23 to be Farm-City Week; and does further call upon all to participate in seminars, and civic and social events associated with a successful Farm-City Week in Iredell County. IREDELL COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS Sara K. Haire Chairman VOTING: Ayes - 5; Nays - 0. REQUEST FOR APPROVAL OF REVISED ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH FEE PROPOSAL: MOTION by Commissioner Madison to adopt the following fee schedule: Septic System Permit: Layout Final Inspection 1996 1997 1998 1996 1997 1998 Type I or II System $50 $75 $100 $100 $100 $75 Type III System $200 $100 Type IV,V,or VI System $250 $250 Relayout of Improvement Permit: Limited $50 Comprehensive Full Permit Fee Existing System Inspection $50 Tract Evaluation (per acre) $25 Installer Fee For Uncancelled Appt. $50 Water Sample $30 Swimming Pool Permit Operating <8 months $50 Operating >8 months $75 Additionally: 1. Refund 50% of original fee in case of site turndown. 2. Establish a two-week period to complete payment of permit. VOTING: Ayes - 5; Nays - 0. Implementation date will be January 1, 1996. (During pre-agenda it was requested by Commissioner Madison that a letter be sent out as soon as possible to the users of the environmental services division advising of the new fees. Mr. Sheeks, of the health department, responded this would be done.) REQUEST FOR APPROVAL OF BUDGET REVISIONS FOR PREVENTIVE HEALTH PROGRAMS: MOTION by Commissioner Johnson to approve this budget revision/budget amendment for the preventive health program. (Preventive health includes the following funds: Women’s Health Service Fund, Immunization Equipment Funds (corrected amount of $6,395 noted), State Immunization Action 2 NOV 2 11995 973 214 Plan Funds and Statewide Mini-Territory Immunization Follow-Up Initiative). VOTING: Ayes - 5; Nays - 0. REQUEST FOR APPROVAL OF INFORMAL BIDS FOR HEALTH DEPARTMENT ’S CLEANING SERVICE AND CUSTODIAN: As Mr. Lundy explained in the agenda briefing three bids were received for this bid. The staff recommends Rainbow Cleaning Service in the amount of $2,995. This will be for a two-year contract. The staff requests permission to use discretion to cancel the contract at the end of the probation period, should either party not wish to continue, and award to the next low bidder. The bids received were: Caldwell Janitorial Service $3,500 Dun-Rite Cleaning Service 4,712 Rainbow Cleaning Service 2,995 MOTION by Commissioner Johnson to award this bid to Rainbow Cleaning Service in the amount of $2,995 and to give the staff discretion to cancel the contract at the end of the probation period, should either party not wish to continue, and award to the next low bidder. VOTING: Ayes - 5; Nays - 0. REQUEST FOR APPROVAL OF BIDS FOR BALER PARTS: MOTION by Commissioner Madison to award this bid to Tri-State Process Equipment in the amount of $43,884. VOTING: Ayes - 5; Nays - 0. MOTE: A specific listing of all bids received can be found in the briefing minutes. REQUEST FOR APPROVAL OF BIDS FOR MICROWAVE COMMUNICATIONS LINK: MOTION by Commissioner Stewart to award this bid to Nutel Electronics in the amount of $27,732 with options totaling $6,456 for a total of $34,188. VOTING: Ayes - 5; Nays - 0. NOTE: A specific listing of all bids received can be found in the briefing minutes. REQUEST FOR APPROVAL OF OCTOBER RELEASES & REFUNDS: MOTION by Commissioner Stewart to approve the October releases and refunds as presented by the tax assessor. VOTING: Ayes - 5; Nays - 0. RELEASES FOR THE MONTH OF OCTOBER, 1995 $13,716.64 Breakdown of Releases: County 12,728.16 Solid Waste Fees 423.00 E Alexander Fire #1 36.34 Shepherd’s Fire #2 51.02 Mt. Mourne Fire #3 60.12 All County Fire #4 418.00 REFUNDS FOR THE MONTH OF OCTOBER, 1995 147.75 Breakdown of Refunds: County 146.03 Shepherd’s Fire #2 31 Mt. Mourne Fire #3 1.464 NOTIFICATION OF GRANT CONTRACT & CONDITIONS FOR CRIMINAL JUSTICE PARTNERSHIP PROGRAM AND REQUEST FOR APPROVAL OF CAROLINA PSYCH GROUP CONTRACT IF GRANT IS APPROVED: Mr. Joe Puett, of the 3 NOV Commissioner Johnson mentioned that earlier that Carolina Psych Group had proposed some methods for this program which were considered "unorthodox" by many members of the task force. Puett mentioned that the auricular acupuncture would not be used in treatment procedures. Additionally, Puett emphasized that Carolina Psych would not be doing any treatment. The county manager mentioned that the task force would be evaluating the program as it went along. Commissioner Boone said he saw one problem occurring when volunteers served on committees. He mentioned that, sometimes, when you have a professional staff and a volunteer board the professional staff has the upper hand. Professionals work on their presentations, etc., to make themselves look good. Volunteers are donating their time to serve; however, they don’t always have time to investigate the presentation or presenter. Any staff, unless they really mess up, usually has their way. It’s just difficult for volunteers to oversee everything. Commissioner Johnson asked Mr. Ed Dearman, another member of the Criminal Justice Task Force, if proposals could be obtained from other agencies. Dearman said this could be done, but that initially the task force was trying to get the program “off the ground." He also mentioned that the federal courts have a prediagnostic done on every offender going into this court. MOTION by Commissioner Johnson to receive the Criminal Justice Partnership Grant in the amount of $100,701. VOTING: Ayes - 5; Nays - 0. MOTION by Commissioner Johnson to award the contract for the administration of the Criminal Justice Partnership Program grant (Iredell Alternatives Program) to Carolina Psych. Commissioner Boone requested to amend the motion by deleting a segment in item H of the contract. He requested that the itemized listing of various human service providers be deleted. Item H should simply read: To monitor the IAP program effectiveness a “user board" will be established with representatives from human service providers. Commissioner Madison said that if the contract was accepted, as proposed, that he wanted a provision inserted that Dr. Powell, of Carolina Psych, as well as representatives of the task force, would give a quarterly report to the board of commissioners on the successes/failures of this group. Commissioner Johnson accepted both amendments. VOTING: Ayes - 5; Nays - 0. Commissioner Boone requested that the minutes reflect that he did not cast an audible vote. The reason for not casting an audible no vote was out of respect for the opinion of some of the people serving on the task force. Additionally, Boone said that he had misgivings about the contract. REQUEST FOR APPROVAL OF AMENDED LETTER OF CREDIT (#40068) - WORTH SHORE II, PHASE II, MAPS 1 &2: Mr. Lundy explained that Crescent Resources, Inc., was requesting the approval of this amended Letter of Credit for a subdivision in the Davidson Township off SR 1113, Isle of Pines Road known as North Shore II, Maps 1 & 2. The Letter of Credit was issued by United Carolina Bank with a new expiration date of March 1, 1996. The staff recommends approval of this request. MOTION by Commissioner Madison to approve this request for an amended letter of credit. 9 1 1995 275 216 VOTING: Ayes - 5; Nays - 0. REQUEST FOR APPROVAL OF RELEASE OF A LETTER OF CREDIT- MORRISON COVE SUBDIVISION: Mr. Lundy stated that B.V. Belk Investments was requesting the release of this Letter of Credit (#95092) in the amount of $250,500 which Iredell County presently holds to cover the cost of street improvements and utilities. On June 30, 1995 the Town of Mooresville annexed this property into the corporate limits of the Town of Mooresville. B.V. Belk Investments is requesting the Letter of Credit be released to the Town of Mooresville. Lundy advised that he had talked with the county attorney about assigning this Letter of Credit to the Town of Mooresville. The Letter of Credit does not have any language prohibiting assignment. The county attorney stated the assignment would be without recourse. MOTION by Commissioner Madison to assign Iredell County’s interest in Letter of Credit (#95092) to the Town of Mooresville, without recourse, and instruct the county attorney to draw up the proper assignment document. VOTING: Ayes - 5; Nays - 0. REQUEST FOR APPROVAL OF RELEASE OF CASH BOND-PINE RIDGE SUBDIVISION: Mr. Lundy stated that a request was received to release a portion of a cash bond that is currently held on this subdivision. The cash bond had been posted by Mr. Ernest Runge. The developers have completed the road construction (with the exception of seeding the shoulders) and request release of $61,200 (leaving a balance of $3,800). On November 17, 1995, Mr. Runge went to the zoning office and left a letter in which he requested that when the bond was released that a check be made to Pro-Seal Systems of N.C. Inc., Mr. Ronnie Sipes, President. The letter mentioned that Sipes would pick up the check. The county attorney said it was probably all right to handle this matter in this fashion. He did mention to Mr. Lundy previously that it is customary in construction situations that when there is a subcontractor and a materials supplier that a check payable to the supplier and the material man is issued. This doesn’t help in this situation, because Sipes wants the money as soon as possible, but it does assure that the money cannot be spent. MOTION by Commissioner Madison to release the cash bond and to issue the check in the manner requested by Mr. Runge. Commissioner Johnson asked Mr. Pope if the Board was exposing itself to any legal action by doing this. Mr. Pope said he did not know of anything. VOTING: Ayes - 4; Nays - 1 (Stewart). REQUEST FOR CALL FOR A PUBLIC HEARING ON DECEMBER 5, 1995, PERTAINING TO INDUSTRIAL REVENUE BONDS FOR THE SULLIVAN CORPORATION: Commissioner Madison asked if the Sullivan Corporation could lend $1.5 million of the bonds to an investment trust company to finance the building and lease it back to then. Mr. Pope said he had raised this question with the bond counsel, but that he did not have an answer at this time. MOTION by Commissioner Johnson to Call for A Public Hearing on December 5, 1995, pertaining to industrial revenue bonds for the Sullivan Corporation. VOTING: Ayes - 5; Nays - 0. REQUEST FOR APPROVAL OF MINUTES DATED NOVEMBER 7, 1995, (BRIEFING AND REGULAR): MOTION by Commissioner Boone to approve the minutes as presented. VOTING: Ayes - 5; Nays - 0. ANNOUNCEMENT OF VACANCIES OCCURRING ON BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS: Board of Health - 5 appointments Home & Community Care Block Grant Committee - 6 appointments Information & Referral - 1 appointment Recreation Advisory Board - 2 appointments Involvement Council - 4 appointments Youth Services Advisory - 1 appointment Carolinas Partnership Board of Directors - 1 appointment Home Consortium Board of Directors - 1 appointment APPOINTMENTS TO BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS IREDELL COUNTY ADULT CARE HOME COMMUNITY ADVISORY COMMITTEE: Nomination of Mrs. Fern Sexton by Commissioner Madison to be reappointed to a three-year term on this committee. MOTION by Chairman Haire to close the nominations and appoint Mrs. Sexton by acclamation. VOTING: Ayes - 5; Nays - 0. NURSING HOME ADVISORY BOARD: There are two appointments for this board. MOTION by Commissioner Madison to table these appointments to the next meeting of the Board. VOTING: Ayes - 5; Nays - 0. ZONING BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT: Chairman Haire nominated Carol Graham and James Wilson. Commissioner Madison nominated Darrell McKinney. MOTION by Commissioner Madison to close the nominations and appoint Graham, Wilson, and McKinney to the Zoning Board of Adjustment (regular appointments). VOTING: Ayes - 5; Nays - 0. Chairman Haire nominated Mr. Nick Carrington to serve in the alternate position for the Zoning Board of Adjustment. MOTION by Commissioner Madison to close the nominations and accept Mr. Carrington by acclamation. VOTING: Ayes - 5; Nays - 0. REGION F AGING ADVISORY BOARD: MOTION by Commissioner Madison to table this appointment for one alternate until the next meeting of the Board. VOTING: Ayes - 5; Nays - 0. COUNTY MANAGER’S REPORT: The county manager distributed a memo pertaining to the ten-year planning projections on the Public School Building Capital Fund. Next, the manager mentioned upcoming events for December. These were: December 1 - Tree Lighting at 6:00 p.m., in front of Old Courthouse December 7 - Recreation Advisory Christmas Dinner (an invitation will be sent to ell commissioners) December 22 - mmployee Christmas Luncheon (11:30 - 1:30 p.m.) at the Agricultural Building ADJOURNMENT: MOTION by Chairman Haire to adjourn the meeting at 8:15 p.m. The next meeting will be Tuesday, December 5, 1995, 5:00 p.m. (agenda briefing-South Wing Conference Room) and 7:00 p.m. (Commissioners’ Meeting Room) Iredell County Government Center, 200 South Center Street, Statesville, NC. Approved: _/7 [= [45° Lean Aire Fk 7 Clerk to the Board NOV 2 1 1995 2/8 IREDELL COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS BRIEFING MINUTES DECEMBER 5, 1995 The Iredell County Board of Commissioners met in Briefing Session, Tuesday, December 5, 1995, 5:00 p.m., South Wing Conference Room, Iredell County Government Center, 200 South Center Street, Statesville, NC. Present for the meeting were: Sara K. Haire, Chairman David A. Boone, Vice Chairman Steve Johnson Doug Madison Alice M. Stewart Staff present: Joel Mashburn, County Manager Jerry Lundy, Dir. of Services & Development Susan Blumenstein, Dir. of Finance & Adm. Serv. Ron Weatherman, Solid Waste Director Evie Caldwell, Purchasing Agent Carolyn Harris, Personnel Director REQUEST FOR APPROVAL OF QUALIFICATIONS STATEMENT & RFP FOR IREDELL COUNTY SOLID WASTE FACILITY’S UTILIZATION OF LANDFILL GAS: Ron Weatherman was accompanied by Mr. William Brinker, Director and President of the Enerdyne Power Systems, Inc. This company proposes to extract gas from both landfill sites and covert this into power. Brinker said he had worked with several other counties throughout the state (should have about ten current contracts). Pitt County’s gas goes to a hospital. Wake County has wells going into the mountains, and Henderson County has an agreement whereby its converted gas/power goes to Seneca Foods. A use for Iredell’s gas has not been determined, but Brinker mentioned there were numerous steam industrial operators in the area that could benefit. Brinker said they normally structure a contract (service) for a 15 to 20 year period. All of his agreements are structured about the same and payments are about the same. The Iredell contract would be in the amount of $6,000 per year paid by Enerdyne for: (1) gas rights (2) gas wells in ground (3) compressor station (4) contracted flare and (5) measurement controls. The State has set a deadline of December 31, 1995 for the paperwork to be received. Competition for the Enerdyne Company is very limited -- only about 13 gas developers in the 50 states. Mr. Mashburn mentioned that Henderson County’s attorney (Angela Scarrett) was assisting Bill Pope in the preparation of a contract for Iredell County. Evie Caldwell mentioned that she had talked to Frayda Bluestein of the Institute of Government. Bluestein has advised there are no statutes which govern this issue. This type of agreement would be close to an easement situation but not identical. She mentioned this type of arrangement would be similar to a “profit a prendre." Pertaining to environmental compliance, Brinker said his company’s goal would be maximum collection of the gas and the County’s goal would be minimum emission. MR. ROBERT L. DIRKS, AREA DIRECTOR OF TRI-COUNTY MENTAL HEALTH: Mr. Dirks, the new director and a 25-year employee of a mental health facility in Virginia, was accompanied by Mr. Sterling Wooten, the new finance director for Tri-County. Dirks spoke highly of the treatment programs currently in place. He mentioned that problem areas kept popping up, but nothing that he and Wooten saw as unfixable. Wooten previously was employed for 1 nine years at the Surry/Yadkin Mental Health facility. He mentioned that Tri-County has many "positives" and a very capable staff. One problem both gentlemen mentioned was that the facility had been broken into recently. The computer equipment was stolen along with backup tapes. Dirks mentioned that he planned to make some changes and that some of the staff might become disgruntled; however, he would try to make the transitions as smooth as possible. REQUEST FOR APPROVAL OF PROPOSED CHANGES TO THE COUNTY’S PERSONNEL ORDINANCE: Mrs. Carolyn Harris mentioned that changes were necessary to comply with revisions made by the State for competitive service employees. Changes are being proposed for the discipline and dismissal policy (Article VIII, Sections 4 and 5). The revisions include: 1. Defines unsatisfactory job performance and provides examples of failure in job performance. 2. Defines unacceptable personal conduct and provides examples of such behavior. 3. Eliminates the requirement for oral warnings in the progressive discipline procedure. 4. Sets the time frame for disciplinary suspensions to at least one full work day but not more than two full work weeks. 5. Changes investigatory suspensions from without pay to with pay and provides a 30-calendar day limit for such suspension. 6. Establishes a time frame for warnings to become inactive (18 months unless extended in writing or a second warning occurs during the 18-month frame). 7. Specifies time frame for corrective action (60 days unless management otherwise sets a specific time-frame.) 8. Requires predismissal conferences to be conducted by the agency director. 9. Defines disciplinary demotions as a reclassification to a lower grade with or without loss of salary and/or loss of salary in the same pay grade. REQUEST FOR CONSIDERATION OF CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES & ALCOHOL TESTING FOR EMPLOYEES WITH COMMERCIAL DRIVER’S LICENSE: Mrs. Harris said this change was due to comply with federal law. COUNTYLINES ARTICLE ON WILKES COUNTY HOTLINE: Commissioner Boone mentioned that recently he had read an article about Wilkes County implementing a "Hot Line" for the public to report suspected waste and welfare fraud. The county manager said he would look into this program. (The manager and finance officer did say the article was misleading. It actually cost about $400 plus an employee to staff the phone line.) ADJOURNMENT: Chairman Haire adjourned the meeting at 6:35 p.m. for a recess until the 7:00 p.m. meeting. r Approved: wh9 [45 Maun C.J gre rcs CYerk to the Board EC 051 NEC 65 1995 279 IREDELL COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS MINUTES The Iredell County Board of Commissioners met in Regular Session on Tuesday, December 5, 1995, 7:00 p.m., Commissioners’ Meeting Room, Iredell County Government Center, 200 South Center Street, Statesville, NC. Present for the meeting were: Sara K. Haire, Chairman David A. Boone, Vice Chairman Steve Johnson Doug Madison Alice M. Stewart Staff present: Joel Mashburn, County Manager William P. Pope, County Attorney Jerry Lundy, Director of Services & Development Susan Blumenstein, Dir. of Finance & Adm. Serv. Jean Moore, Clerk to the Board Chairman Haire called the meeting to order. REORGANIZATION OF BOARD: The county manager presided over the meeting for this segment. Nomination of Sara K. Haire for Chairman, Iredell County Board of Commissioners, by Commissioner Boone. Commissioner Madison moved to close nominations and elect Sara K. Haire by acclamation. VOTING: Ayes - 5; Nays - 0. Nomination of David A. Boone for Vice Chairman, Iredell County Board of Commissioners, by Sara K. Haire. Commissioner Madison moved to close the nominations and elect Commissioner Boone by acclamation. VOTING: Ayes - 5; Nays - 0. ADJUSTMENT OF AGENDA: MOTION by Chairman Haire to add two items pertaining to surplus property (Youth Home Items and Sheriff’s Annex Trailer). Also to add a Closed Session in reference to economic development - G.S. 143-318.11 (a) (4). VOTING: Ayes - 5; Nays - 0. MR. PAUL KENNEDY’S REQUEST FOR FIRE HYDRANTS: Mr. Kennedy of 119 Gilford Road, Harmony, N.C. (intersection of Hwy. 901 and Gilford Road) requested assistance with the installation of a fire hydrant at this intersection. Kennedy said the area had developed considerably in the last few years. He mentioned there were 14 residences and 2 churches within 1000 feet of the intersection. Commissioner Boone asked if there was a subdivision or mobile home subdivision at this location. Kennedy said about 12 lots on Hwy. 901 were laid out. There are about nine mobile homes there. He (Kennedy) mentioned there was supposed to be a sizable subdivision at Rimrock Road and Mt. Bethel Road. Commissioner Boone said this issue had been before the Board in the past. He felt that as the county continues to develop in rural areas more requests of this type will occur. Boone mentioned the Board might consider setting up a fund in the 96-97 budget for fire hydrants. Perhaps the local fire departments 1 could match the money. The issue came before the Fire Commission about two years ago, and it was determined that funding hydrants was not appropriate to come out of fire tax money. Several fire departments feel strongly that the fire tax money should go directly to the volunteer fire departments. Boone mentioned that he had discussed the possibility of requiring a fire hydrant in developments over a certain size if municipal water was being provided. Chairman Haire advised Mr. Kennedy that the county planning staff would review the subdivision ordinance for possible inclusion of hydrants, and that this matter might be in the 96-97 budget. PUBLIC HEARINGS Chairman Haire adjourned the meeting to public hearing. REZONING REQUEST OF PERRY W. & WAYNE C. JENKINS, LAUREEN KM. MCALLISTER, AND JAMES M. & HELEN M. MCCUNE PROPERTIES, CASE NO. 95ll-1: Mr. Jerry Lundy advised that the referenced parties request that a portion of their properties be rezoned from RA, Residential Agricultural to NB(CUD), Neighborhood Business Conditional Use District. The property is located on River Hwy/NC 150 east of Perth Road, more specifically identified as Lot 9, Portion of Lots 8 & 10, Block D, of Iredell County Tax Map 2P. The NB designation would be limited to restaurants, retail establishments, floral & gift shops, offices (business, professional, and public), nursery schools, kindergartens, and medical & dental clinics. The property consists of approximately 7.63 acres. Mr. Doug Rink, of Lake Norman Realty, spoke on behalf of the request. He said the request was twofold: (1) sell the outparcel to the investor, and (2) protect an $8 million residential project going on behind the parcel. Chairman Haire adjourned the public hearing. MOTION by Commissioner Madison to amend the Land Development Plan to show a commercial node in regard to Rezoning Case No. 9511-1. VOTING: Ayes - 5; Nays - 0. MOTION by Commissioner Madison to grant the rezoning from RA to NB(CUD) with usage being limited to restaurants, retail establishments, floral & gift shops, offices (business, professional, and public), nursery schools, kindergartens, and medical & dental clinics. VOTING: Ayes - 5; Nays - 0. Chairman Haire adjourned the meeting to public hearing. REZONING REQUEST OF FLOYD GREENE REALTY, INC. PROPERTY, CASE NO. 9511-2: Mr. Lundy explained that the Floyd Greene Realty Company requests that their property be rezoned from R-20, Single Family Residential to RO, Residential Office District. The property is located on Williamson Road north of the bridge; more specifically identifed as Lot 12, Block A, of Iredell County Tax Map 2J. The county previously denied a rezoning request for this property in 1983. On November 1, 1995, the planning board recommended on a vote of 8-2 the approval of this request. Attorney Bill Neel of Mooresville advised that he represented Floyd Greene Realty. Mr. Neel stated that a restaurant is right across the road from the referenced property. The Town of Mooresville designated this area commercial at its meeting on Monday, December 4, 1995. 2 DEC 051 995 981 n82 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~-THE 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 THE ISSUANCE BY THE IREDELL COUNTY INDUSTRIAL FACILITIES AND POLLUTION CONTROL FINANCING AUTHORITY OF NOT EXCEEDING $3,000,000 AGGREGATE PRINCIPAL AMOUNT OF ITS INDUSTRIAL REVENUE BONDS TO FINANCE AN INDUSTRIAL AND MANUFACTURING PROJECT IN IREDELL COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA FOR THE SULLIVAN CORPORATION AND APPROVING SUCH 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 3 Iredell County, North Carolina, and the acquisition and installation therein of machinery and equipment for the manufacture of finished ground metal components (the "Project") to be owned and operated by The Sullivan Corporation, a Wisconsin corporation (except the land and building portion will be owned by Gartland Real Estate Company, an affiliate of the Company, and leased to The Sullivan Corporation), the interest on said bonds to be excludable from gross income of the owners thereof for purposes of federal income taxation by virtue of the provisions of Section 103 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, or any successor thereto; and WHEREAS, the Authority intends to file an application for approval of the Project with the Secretary of the Department of Commerce (the "DOC"), as required by the Act; and WHEREAS, the DOC has, by regulation, provided that no application for approval of a project will be officially received until the governing body of the County from which the application is made has, by resolution after having held a public hearing, approved the issue of revenue bonds and approved in principle the proposed project and a certified copy of such resolution has been provided to the DOC; and WHEREAS, the Project will be located wholly within Iredell County; and WHEREAS, the Board of County Commissioners, pursuant to public notice duly given, has held a public hearing on the proposed industrial revenue bond issue and Project and has considered the comments of persons who requested to be heard; and WHEREAS, the Board of County Commissioners desires to approve the issuance of the industrial revenue bonds and approve the Project in principle; NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Board of County Commissioners of the County of Iredell as follows: (1) The issuance of industrial revenue bonds by the Authority in an aggregate principal amount not exceeding $3,000,000 to finance the Project is hereby approved. (2) The Project is hereby approved in principle. (3) The Clerk of the Board of Commissioners is hereby authorized and directed to provide a certified copy of this resolution to the DOC. (4) The Board of County Commissioners hereby requests that the State of North Carolina, pursuant to 143-433.7 of the General Statutes of North Carolina, or any other legislation or executive order relating to volume limitations on tax-exempt financing, allocate to the above-described industrial revenue bonds and Project $3,000,000 of “unified volume limitation" (as described in said Statutes or in any such other legislation or executive order), and acknowledges that any such allocation shall be only for purposes of said Project and that any portion of such allocation not utilized in connection with such bonds and Project or which terminates or expires as provided in said Statutes will, without future action, revert to the State of North Carolina, and there is hereby approved the application by the Authority for such an allocation. (5) This resolution shall take effect immediately upon its passage. REQUEST OF IREDELL-STATESVILLE SCHOOL SYSTEM FOR GENERAL OBLIGATION BOND ELECTION (SPRING 1995): Mr. Bill Long, Chairman of the I-S School System, stated that he had met with Mr. Frank 4 DEC 05 1995 284 Fields of the Mooresville Graded School System, and that they were both requesting that a committee be formed for the purpose of reviewing funding options for school facility needs. He mentioned that the committee could be composed of the chairman and vice chairman of both school systems as well as the board of commissioners. Long indicated that he felt a bond was still the correct method to be used to assist in facility needs; however, a requested amount has not been determined. Commissioner Johnson voiced concern over why the schools were not already air conditioned. He also said he didn’t understand why temporary air conditioning was being proposed instead of permanent measures. He stated he was against taxes and that when wealth was transfered, e.g. tax money to bonds, that it creates a "moral hazard." The monies derived will not be spent as wisely as by the person (taxpayer) who first earned then. Chairman Haire advised Mr. Long that the commissioners planned to continue this meeting until December 14, 1995, and that the school matter would be discussed at that time. REQUEST FOR CONSIDERATION OF A TIME SCHEDULE FOR THE SALE OF THE IREDELL COUNTY HOME HEALTH AGENCY: The county attorney briefed the group on this matter. It was determined at the November 17 meeting of the commissioners that the staff could begin the process for the sale of the agency. The first step of the process will be to have a public notice printed in the newspaper with certified copies going to the Department of Human Resources and the Office of State Budget and Management in Raleigh, N.C. MOTION by Commissioner Madison to authorize the Clerk to have a public notice printed which advises that the board of commissioners plans to adopt a resolution of intent of sale at its next regular meeting. VOTING: Ayes - 5; Nays - 0. REQUEST FOR PROPOSED CHANGES TO IREDELL COUNTY’S PERSONNEL ORDINANCE: This item was explained by the personnel officer during the briefing session. MOTION by Commissioner Stewart to approve the proposed changes to the ordinance with an implementation date of January 1, 1996. VOTING: Ayes - 5; Nays - 0. REQUEST FOR CONSIDERATION OF CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES & ALCOHOL TESTING FOR EMPLOYEES WITH COMMERCIAL DRIVER’S LICENSES: As Mrs. Harris explained during the briefing session, this policy request stems from fedsral law regulations. The county labor attorney has assisted in the wording of the policy. The regulations, which apply to every driver who operates a commercial motor vehicle, and who is subject to the commercial driver’s license requirements, becomes effective on January 1, 1996, for employers with fewer than 50 drivers. County employees covered by the regulations are in Recreation, Solid Waste, and the Library. MOTION by Commissioner Stewart to approve the controlled substances and alcohol testing for employees with commercial driver’s licenses effective January l, 1996. VOTING: Ayes - 5; Nays - 0. REQUEST FOR TRANSFER OF FUNDS FOR SOLID WASTE PAVING PROJECT: Ron Weatherman, earlier in the day, had stated that he was requesting a transfer of funds from the white goods account to capital outlay. The purpose would be to finance the set-up and paving of the road that leads to the white goods storage 5 area. At the present, the white goods account has $125,749.37 and the amount of $43,500 is requested. The white goods money can only be used for specific purposes: storage areas, buildings for white goods, roads to storage areas, freon extraction equipment, or savings for future white goods programs. MOTION by Commissioner Johnson to approve the transfer of $43,500 for the stated purpose and to authorize Budget Amendment #13 for this request. VOTING: Ayes - 5; Nays - 0. REQUEST FOR APPROVAL OF QUALIFICATIONS STATEMENT & RFP FOR IREDELL COUNTY SOLID WASTE FACILITY’S UTILIZATION OF LANDFILL GAS: This item was explained during the agenda briefing. It will be discussed at the December 14 meeting of the commissioners. REQUEST FOR APPROVAL OF RESOLUTION IN SUPPORT OF WATERCRAFT GASOLINE TAX PROCEEDS BEING REFUNDED BACK TO THE COUNTIES: Mr. Bill Raymer stated that he had been pursuing this issue for some time. He is concerned about boating safety and law enforcement on Lake Norman. Raymer estimated that a million gallons of gas per year is being used at Lake Norman. He feels that all of the tax money should be returned back to the counties. Additionally, he mentioned that he had contacted Representive Robert Brawley about the introduction of a legislative bill which would return the tax money back to the counties. MOTION by Commissioner Madison to approve the following resolution and to request that the Clerk send copies to the other counties in North Carolina, especially the ones with lakes and waterways. VOTING: Ayes - 5; Nays - 0. RESOLUTION IN SUPPORT oF GASOLINE TAX PROCEEDS BEING RETURNED TO THE VARIOUS COUNTIES IN NORTH CAROLINA WHEREAS, Lake Norman was built in 1963 and provides the largest body of fresh water in Morth Carolina encompassing 520 miles of shoreline and a surface area of more than 32,500 acres; and WHEREAS, many occupational, educational, and recreational opportunities abound in the Lake area; and WHEREAS, boating safety and the lack of funds for law enforcement are concerns for both the residents of Lake Norman and the many other people who utilize the Lake for occupational and recreational purposes. NOW THEREFORE, we the Iredell County Board of Commissioners hereby request that the General Assembly of North Carolina design and support legislation to designate that the tax on fuel used by the various watercraft vessels be refunded back to the Counties in which the sale of the fuel was transacted. The returned proceeds would then be used for boating safety and law enforcement services on the various lakes and waterways located both in Iredell County as well as in the other counties in the state of North Carolina. IREDELL COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS gara K. Haire Chairman REQUEST FOR APPROVAL OF UNIFORM FEE SCHEDULE FOR COUNTY RECORDS: Mrs. Susan Blumenstein explained that this fee schedule was done after the passage of G.S. 132.6 and 132.6.2 which gives the public more access to public records. She mentioned that the fee schedule, which has been approved by the county attorney, was designed to cover the costs for the duplication of a record but not to make a profit. The Geographic Information System (GIS) documents are considered public records; however, a statement can be signed that states the information received will not be sold 6 NEC os 1995 286 or used for commercial use. MOTION by Commissioner Madison to adopt the fee schedule as presented (effective January l, 1996); however, the staff will review the GIS charges between now and January. Commissioner Boone requested to amend the schedule by waiving the fee for documents containing four pages or less. VOTING - (Boone Amendment) : Ayes - 5; Nays - 0. Commissioner Madison’s motion, as amended, was unanimously approved. IREDELL COUNTY SCHEDULE OF FEES Photocopies $ .25 per page (This tee will be waived for four pages or less.) Uncertified copies of Vitals and Index Books $ 1.00 per page Certified Copies $ 3.00 Pocket size 5.00 ucc copies $ 1.00 per page Computer printouts $ .25 per sheet (greenbar, laser, etc.) Plats $ 2.00 per map Maps $ 2.00 18*x17" subdivision map $ 2.00 Planametric-plotter printer $ 5.00 Base Map $ 5.00 Planametric-blueprint paper $ 8.00 Historical Map $10.00 Index Map w/road names Microfilm $50.00 per roll Computer Tapes (either size) $50.00 (includes tape) Computer Diskette (if available) $10.00 either size (includes diskette) Audio Tapes $25.00 REQUESTS FOR INFORMATION TO BE PAXED, MAILED, OR SHIPPED: Fax - inside North Carolina $ 2.00 per page outside Morth Carolina $ 4.00 * ® Mail - inside Morth Carolina Copy charge plus actual post/ship charge outside North Carolina Copy charge plus actual post/ship charge aval lapl icy - Requests can be made Monday-Friday, Sa.m. to 5p.m., except holidays. All efforts wv to provide information within ten working days of request. Terme - Prepayment required prior to preparation of computer tapes, diskettes, audio recordings, a copying requests. All ether charges to be paid upon delivery of information reques . J.N. PEASE DESIGN DEVELOPMENT COST ESTIMATES: Mr. John Hill of J.N Pease briefed the group and advised that the updated cost estimate for the jail was $3,674.057. Hill mentioned several cost-saving measures that could be utilized. Some of the changes mentioned were: deletion of some painting, changes in lobby area, and re-using some of the existing food preparation equipment. Commissioner Boone asked about the warranty on the roof. Hill said this could be specified but that a general warranty would be 10 to 15 years. MOTION by Commissioner Johnson to authorize J.N. Pease to proceed into the final design stage. VOTING: Ayes - 5; Nays - 0. REQUEST FOR APPROVAL OF CONTRACT BETWEEN IREDELL COUNTY & CRESCENT RESOURCES TO ALLOW NON-STANDARD SIGNS IN SPECIFIC AREAS: Jerry Lundy explained that this request was to allow non-standard signs to be erected in specific subdivisions. There would be no liability on the County’s part. A contract has been prepared and it has been reviewed by the county attorney. MOTION by Commissioner Madison to approve the Crescent Resources contract as presented. VOTING: Ayes - 5; Nays - 0. REQUEST FOR APPROVAL OF RELEASE OF A PORTION OF CASH BOND - RIVERWALK SUBDIVISION, SECTION I, II, & III: Mr. Lundy explained that KEJ Marketing Company, Inc. was requesting the release of a portion of the Cash Bond that the County holds ($114,200). The developer has now completed the project except completion of Gardner Point Drive and requests relief of $51,352 (leaving a balance of $62,848). MOTION by Commissioner Madison to release $51,352 and retain $62,848 in the Cash Bond for Riverwalk Subdivision. VOTING: Ayes - 5; Nays - 0. REQUEST FOR APPROVAL OF NOVEMBER 21, 1995 MINUTES (BRIEFING AND REGULAR): MOTION by Commissioner Johnson to approve the captioned minutes. VOTING: Ayes - 5; Nays - 0. REQUEST FOR YOUTH HOME ITEMS TO BE DECLARED SURPLUS: During the briefing, Mrs. Evie Caldwell explained that the following items were no longer usable. One upholstered living room outfit purchased in 1977 Ic 1016 love seat Ic 1017 sofa Ic 1018 chair Ic 1019 chair Ic 1020 chair Five single bedding sets purchased in 1984 Ic 5694 Ic 5695 Ic 5696 Ic 5697 Ic 5698 Caldwell mentioned there were no statutes which govern the disposal of items that have zero value. The upholstered items would have to be sanitized before they could be sold or donated; wreetea Caldwell suggested the disposal of the items at the landfill. MOTION by Commissioner Madison to declare the referenced items as surplus and to dispose of them at the landfiil. VOTING: Ayes - 5; Nays - 0. REQUEST FOR APPROVAL TO SELL SHERIFF'S ANNEX TRAILER: Mrs. Caldwell had earlier explained that the Sheriff’s South Iredell Annex had moved into new offices and that the previous office (trailer) was now vacant. MOTION by Commissioner Stewart to adopt the following resolution which authorizes the sale of the mobile home. VOTING: Ayes - 5; Nays - 0. RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE PRIVATE SALE OF CERTAIN SURPLUS PERSONAL PROPERTY WHEREAS, the County of Iredell has possession of the following item of personal property which is surplus to its needs and desires to dispose of same. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Board of Commissioners of Iredell DEC 05 1995 D 987 238 County that Evie D. Caldwell, Purchasing Agent, pursuant to the provisions of G.S. 160A-267, is hereby authorized to dispose of the personal property as listed for cash or good check by private sale, and the said Purchasing Agent is further authorized and directed to execute the necessary functions associated with this sale. 1970 Contessa Mobile Home Serial No. 109247321 Ic #1999 ANNOUNCEMENT OF VACANCIES OCCURRING ON BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS: Chairman Haire announced that eleven vacancies would soon be occurring on the Community Advisory Program ~ Disabled Adults (CAP-DA). APPOINTMENTS TO BOARDS & COMMISSIONS BOARD OF HEALTH (5 appts.): Nomination of Iris Poston by Commissioner Boone for the Pharmacist term of office. Nomination of Dr. Ron Milam by Chairman Haire for the Optometrist term of office. Nomination of Dr. Michael Heinen by Commissioner Boone for the Veterinarian term of office. Nomination of Nancy Price by Chairman Haire for the Registered Nurse term of office. Commissioner Boone moved to close the nominations and appoint Poston, Milam, Heinen, and Price by acclamation. VOTING: Ayes - 5; Nays - 0. MOTION by Commissioner Boone to table the Engineering appointment to the December 19 meeting. VOTING: Ayes - 5; Nays - 0. HOME & COMMUNITY CARE BLOCK GRANT COMMITTEE (6 appts.) Nominations of Pat Stewart, Dot Blackwelder, Lucille Carter, Faye Setzer, Ethel Rash, and Barbara Barrier by Commissioner Stewart. Commissioner Madison moved to close the nominations and appoint Stewart, Blackwelder, Carter, Setzer, Rash, and Barrier by acclamation. VOTING: Ayes - 5; Nays - 0. Nomination of Mitzi McCurdy by Commissioner Stewart. Commissioner Madison moved to close the nominations and appoint McCurdy by acclamation. VOTING: Ayes - 5; Nays ~ QO. Nomination of Jim Head by Commissioner Johnson. Nomination of Barbara Thorsen by Commissioner Stewart. Commissioner Madison moved to close the nominations and appoint Head and Thorsen by acclamation. VOTING: Ayes - 5; Nays - 0. INVOLVEMENT COUNCIL (4 appts): Nominations of David Crosby, Lucille Carter, and Carolyn Nesbit by Commissioner Stewart. Commissioner Madison moved to close the nominations and appoint Crosby, Carter, and Nesbit by acclamation and table the other appointment to the December 19 meeting of the board. VOTING: Ayes - 5; Nays - 0. YOUTH SERVICES ADVISORY (1 appt.): Commissioner Madison moved to table this appointment until the December 19 meeting. VOTING: Ayes - 5; Nays - 0. : Nomination of iS PARTNERSHIP BOAK Commissioner Doug Madison by Commissioner Stewart. Chairman Haire moved to close the nominations and appoint Mr. Madison by acclamation. VOTING: Ayes - 5; Nays - 0. : Nomination of Commissioner Doug Madison by Commissioner Stewart. Chairman Haire moved to close the nominations and appoint Mr. Madison by acclamation. VOTING: Ayes - 5; Nays - 0. Commissioner Madison moved to table these two appointments until the December 19 meeting. VOTING: Ayes - 5; Nays - 0. REGION F AGING ADVISORY BOARD (1 alternate): Commissioner Madison moved to table this appointment until the December 19 meeting. VOTING: Ayes - 5; Nays - 0. OLD BUSINESS - CDBG FUNDING CYCLE: At the November 21, 1995 meeting, Mrs. Donetta Watkins appeared before the Board seeking assistance with housing renovations in the East Greenbriar Road area. The Board requested Mr. Lundy to research the funding cycle for the Community Development Block Grants. Lundy advised that November 27, 1995, was the deadline for applications for the HOME program. Centralina Council of Governments applied for $400,000. If this agency is funded, the money could be applied for through the COG office. The 1996 CDBG money will go to the agencies that requested money in 1995 but were denied. In essence, there are no CDBG monies available to the County at this time. Mr. Lundy will write a letter to Ms. Watkins sharing this information. NEW BUSINESS: Commissioner Johnson mentioned the School Capital Construction Study Commission Surveys. This item will be discussed at the December 14 continuation meeting of the Board. COUNTY MANAGER’S REPORT: Mr. Mashburn mentioned that the Youth Home had been closed since Thanksgiving. Improvements are being made to the home during this time. Also, the manager briefed the group on his response back to Legal Services about their recent inspection of the jail. Mr. Mashburn was told by a representative of Legal Services that immediate remedies to some 10 DEC 051 5 1995 289 290 of their recommendations would need to be made. CLOSED SESSION: Citing G.S. 143-318.11 (a) (4) Chairman Haire moved to enter into closed session to discuss economic/ industrial development. VOTING: Ayes - 5; Nays ~- 0. Chairman Haire moved to adjourn the closed session. VOTING: Ayes - 5; Nays ~- 0. ADJOURNMENT: Chairman Haire moved to continue the meeting until Thursday, December 14, 1995, 12 Noon at the Iredell County Government Center, 200 South Center Street, Statesville, NC. VOTING: Ayes - 5; Nays ~- 0. APPROVED: ls / G5 han 4 Dt7eKee 7Cierk to the Board a2 IREDELL COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS MINUTES DECEMBER 14, 1995 The Iredell County Board of Commissioners met in Continued Session on Thursday, December 14, 1995, 12 Noon, at the Iredell County Government Center, Commissioners’ Meeting Room, 200 South Center Street, Statesville, NC. Present for the meeting were: Sara K. Haire, Chairman David A. Boone, Vice Chairman Steve Johnson Doug Madison Alice Stewart Staff present: Joel Mashburn, County Manager William P. Pope, County Attorney Susan Blumenstein, Dir. of Fin. & Adm. Serv. Jean Moore, Clerk to the Board COMMITTEE APPOINTMENTS TO STUDY FUNDING OPTIONS FOR IREDELL~- STATESVILLE & MOORESVILLE GRADED SCHOOL SYSTEMS: At the December 5 meeting, the Iredell-Statesville School Board Chairman, Bill Long, requested that the chairman and vice chairman of the commissioners be appointed to a committee to study funding options for the two school systems. Commissioner Boone suggested that the Board declare its intention to pursue discussions with representatives of the school board concerning financing of school capital improvements. Also, to hold meetings as soon as possible after the holiday season and to authorize Chairman Haire to appoint two commissioners to attend the meetings. Mr. Boone mentioned that different commissioners could possibly attend the upcoming joint meetings. This would help in alleviating scheduling problems. He felt the commissioners and the school systems should be able to appoint anyone they choose to serve on a committee of this type. Commissioner Stewart asked for a clarification on the "choosing" of different commissioners to attend the meetings. Did this mean a rotation? Commissioner Boone stated not necessarily. It would just aid in avoiding any scheduling problems. He added that he had no problems with the school representatives doing the same thing. Commissioner Madison said it was fine to appoint representatives with him. He also mentioned that he was agreeable for the I-S School Board members and the commissioners to meet again; however, he knew it was very cumbersome to get everyone together. He mentioned that before any consensus could be reached the three boards would have to "iron out some differences." "We need to work together to come together." Godfrey Williams, of the I-S School Board, mentioned there was no particular reason in requesting the chairman and vice chairman to serve on this committee. He said the school board basically wanted a concept for funding. Commissioner Stewart mentioned that before the commissioners could expedite anything that all three Boards needed to come to some sort of agreement. She mentioned that she favored joint meetings with attendance by all members; at least once per month. Decisions needed to be made soon, especially if a bond was being requested. 292 Commissioner Johnson mentioned that timing was of the essence and this justifies why just a few representatives should be appointed to the referenced committee. He mentioned that it was easier to accomplish goals when there were fewer people involved and the meetings were as informal as possible. Commissioner Boone mentioned that the reason the school board and commissioners hadn’t been meeting that much was because it was difficult to coordinate schedules. MOTION by Commissioner Haire to appoint Vice Chairman Boone and Commissioner Johnson as the appointees to this committee and for them to report back with their findings. Commissioner Madison requested that all commissioners be notified of all upcoming meetings prior to their actual occurrence. Commissioner Johnson requested that the school systems be given discretion in appointing their members to this committee. Chairman Haire was agreeable to both of these requests and added them to her motion. VOTING: Ayes - 5; Nays - 0 NORTH CAROLINA STATE CAPITAL CONSTRUCTION STUDY COMMISSION SURVEYS: The county manager gave cost estimates that had been prepared by the State for a new school building for the Mooresville Graded School System. An estimate of $7,846,384 has been recommended. Priority I is a K-6 school with estimated construction costs of $6,072,341. Land acquisition has been estimated to be $340,000 and furnishings/equipment is $572,862. In reference to the Iredell-Statesville survey, Commissioner Boone mentioned that the task force estimates and the State’s estimates were different because the State was figuring a higher price per square foot. This occurred with Mooresville also. Commissioner Johnson, who served on the Iredell-Statesville Task Force, had been asked to come up with an estimate showing the capital needs of the I-S School System. He mentioned that his estimates were lower than the task force’s recommendation. Johnson also added that he wasn’t trying to say that his recommendations covered all of the needs of this school system over the next few years. He said the shortcomings that he saw in the facilities task force report were: (1) it was the total of what the committee saw to be the needs over the next several years. The report didn’t prioritize the needs. (2) a large number of projects contained in the report could be accomplished out of annual capital improvements. Commissioner Johnson said he attempted to list the most pressing needs and he came out with a figure of 25.8 million dollars. This is around the same amount that Mr. Godfrey Williams, of the school board, came up with ($25 million). Johnson stated the school system approached its needs by coming up with a certain amount of money where as the commissioners had to approach matters by looking at what money was available. Commissioner Madison asked what period of time Commissioner Johnson was recommending. Mr. Johnson said he didn’t know exactly what the State was recommending as a time frame. The county manager mentioned that the State’s study was for a ten- year period. Commissioner Stewart said she didn’t ever recall voting on a request for Mr. Johnson to do his report. She mentioned she had compared Johnson’s report with the school’s report and what Mr. Johnson had worked up would work well if the commissioners decided to proceed with a pay-as-you-go basis without a school 2 bond. She said she saw the matter as two different issues. The school system presented their request that was dependent on a bond and the one that Commissioner Johnson presented was without a bond and on a pay-as-you-go basis. She asked Mr. Johnson if her analogy was correct. Mr. Johnson said it depended on timing. An example would be for a $25 million bond, there’s a gap of a couple of years before available revenues permit one to service the debt from a bond this large. Johnson advised that his proposal wasn’t totally on a pay-as-you-go basis. He mentioned that he did try to determine what could be done without a tax increase. Commissioner Boone mentioned that the facility task force study called for two bonds as well as a five-cent supplementary tax. Commissioner Stewart noted that the five-cent tax was based on a vote of the people. Stewart said she felt the facilities task force put together an accurate prioritization of the needs of the school systen. Commissioner Madison said he had heard the facilities task force had put together a PR piece for a bond package. Mr. Madison said he felt the task force didn’t prioritize anything. Their report just put something in for everyone. He mentioned that if prioritization had been done efforts could begin to start correcting the problems at the top of the list. This would be something similar to the Department of Transportation’s road improvement program. Chairman Haire said that when she realized the Board was not going to go along with the task force report she decided the commissioners needed to pull something together because the deadline to have something in Raleigh was December 15. The Department of Public Instruction previously advised that if the commissioners didn’t approve their school systems’ reports then they were supposed to submit their own. Commissioner Madison said the commissioners were not approving the spending of any money. He asked Commissioner Johnson if his report would satisfy the capital needs of the Iredell-Statesville School System for the next 7-10 years. Commissioner Johnson said probably not -- there was very little in the report for future growth. He (Johnson) mentioned that circumstances change, and he wanted to get past the point where there was discussion on all of the needs and just focus on what the number one need occurred to be. When revenues become available then they should be dedicated to the top need. Commissioner Boone said he graduated from Statesville High School in 1967 and that enrollment from grades 1 - 12 (not counting kindergarten because this didn’t exist in the sixties) was higher at this time than the number of public school children in Iredell County enrolled today. The distribution, however, is different because more students reside in the southern end of the County. MOTION by Commissioner Madison to adopt Mr. Johnson’s schedule of needs for the Iredell-Statesville School System and submit on the proper forms to the State of North Carolina. VOTING: Ayes - 4; Nays - 1 (Stewart) Chairman Haire briefed the group on Mooresville’s request. The county manager said the square footage requested for the new K-6 school would be 73,783 at $82.30 per sq. ft. Vice Chairman Boone said he felt the square footage amounts given to the State for Mooresville should be consistent with the 3 DEC 14 1995 293 294 amounts used for the I-S system. Mrs. Blumenstein stated that the 73,783 sq. ft. x $77 (amount used by Mr. Johnson) brought the total for construction to $5,681,291. The total project would be $7,455,334. There’s administrative costs, demolition, land acquisition of $340,572 and furnishings and equipment as well as contingency ($284,065). MOTION by Commissioner Johnson to approve $5.6 million for the Mooresville Schools’ Capital Needs for the State study. VOTING: Ayes - 5; Nays - 0. (The information sent to the State for I-S & Mooresville is as follows.) IREDELL - STATESVILLE SCHOOLS CELESTE HENKEL $ 1,433,740 New Construction & Classroom & Media Center Site Work & Demolition 17,000 sq. ft. CENTRAL SCHOOL 44,520 sq. ft. new construction $ 4,571,388 Site Work & Demolition BORTH IREDELL HIGH SCHOOL $ 2,425,500 57,800 sq. ft. renovated Install HVAC SHEPHERD $ 400,000 4,000 sq. ft. for addition to cafeteria & new equipment for cafeteria SOUTH IREDELL HIGH SCHOOL $ 2,425,500 57,800 sq. ft. renovated Install HVAC COOL SPRINGS $ 3,480,610 30,000 sq. ft. new construction @ $77 sq. ft. Site Work & Demolition of 29,021 sq. ft. HARMONY $ 1,383,273 New Construction 13,740 sq. ft. @ $77 sq. ft. Renovations 5000 sq. ft. Demolition 8600 sq. ft. Mr. MOURHE $ 942,451 New construction 11,200 sq. ft. @ $77 sq. ft. Contingency RORTH IREDELL HIGH SCHOOL $ 900,000 11,200 sq. ft. (new) Classrooms (6) WORTH IREDELL MIDDLE SCHOOL $ 611,153 7560 sq. ft. (new) Construction SHEPHERD $ 719,880 6 new classrooms TROUTMAN MIDDLE SCHOOL $ 611,153 7,980 sq. ft. of new construction UNION GROVE $ 3,480,610 32,480 sq. ft. of new construction 29,021 sq. ft. demolition, site work, cafeteria equipment & media WEST IREDELL HIGH SCHOOL $ 2,425,500 6,000 sq. ft. new construction 60,000 sq. ft. renovated $§ 25,810,758 MOORESVILLE GRADED SCHOOLS New Elementary School $ 5,600,000 TOTAL BOTH SYSTEMS $31,410,758 UTILIZATION OF LANDFILL GAS BY ENERDYNE: William Brinker, the manager of Enerdyne, reviewed several corrections on the contract discussed at the December 5 meeting. He mentioned that his company would not place any above-ground well heads on the soccer fields. The wells would be underneath with the piping going laterally to the side and controlling the gas to the side. Brinker said there were three advantages for the County in the contract: (1) capital for a system that had to be done whether Enerdyne did it or the County did (2) operation of a system and (3) the County would be the co-insurer on the insurance policy. Mr. Pope said he was comfortable with the contract. MOTION by Commissioner Madison to approve the Landfill Gas Rights Contract. VOTING: Ayes - 5; Nays - 0. YOUTH HOME UPDATE: The county manager reminded the commissioners that the home had been closed since Thanksgiving. One staffing matter that is recommended by the Youth Home Board is to abolish part-time employees. The home desires to have six children in residence at all times. The new staff at the home will be teaching parents. Two new positions are being requested. This will make a total of four full- time employees at the home and all of them would have a 59 pay grade. There would be a difference in the budget of $3,420 with the County’s part being $1,539. MOTION by Chairman Haire to accept the Youth Home Board’s recommendation and to reorganize the staffing to four full-time employees at pay grade 59. Commissioner Boone stated that he thought the Youth Home program needed to be discussed before making this decision. VOTING: Ayes - 4; Nays - 1 (Boone) DEC 14 1995 295 296 PRISONER LEGAL SERVICES UPDATE: Mr. Mashburn advised that he was proceeding to accomplish some of the recommendations given by this group. One measure is to provide an exercising site for inmates. Some options that could be used to remedy some of the problem areas are: 1) Pouring a concrete slab (exercise) 2) Setting aside a section for a library 3) Transporting some of the inmates to the Burke Co. Facility ($40 per bed -- to get them off the floor) 4) Seeking other ways to reduce the population. Mr. Mashburn mentioned there was a manufacturer that makes mobile units that can house several inmates; however, the unit would have to be placed near the present facility. Inmates housed in these would have to incarcerated for minor offenses due to lessened security. A unit could be purchased for $50,000, but this doesn’t include power and set-up costs. The City of Statesville has agreed to give a temporary permit. ADJOURNMENT: Chairman Haire moved to adjourn the meeting at 2:00 p.m. Next meeting: December 19, 1995, 5:00 p.m., Iredell County Government Center, South Wing Conference Room, 200 South Center Street, Statesville, NC. APPROVED: UP » 4.4K LA Biss, Clerk to the Board decidmin IREDELL COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS BRIEFING MINUTES DECEMBER 19, 1995 The Iredell County Board of Commissioners met in Briefing Session on December 19, 1995, 5:00 p.m., South Wing Conference Room, Iredell County Government Center, 200 South Center Street, Statesville, NC. Present were: Sara K. Haire, Chairman David A. Boone, Vice Chairman Steve Johnson Doug Madison Alice M. Stewart Staff present: Joel Mashburn, County Manager Jerry Lundy, Dir. of Serv. & Dev. Susan Blumenstein, Dir. of Fin. & Adm. Serv. Sheriff Phillip Redmond Rodney Proctor, Sheriff’s Dept. Rick Dowdle, Sheriff’s Dept. Brent Weisner, Tax Assessor Don Wall, DSS Director Lisa York, DSS Program Administrator Jean Moore, Clerk to the Board Chairman Haire called the meeting to order. ELIZABETH JONES’ PROPOSAL FOR JAIL SPACE: Jones proposed to either sell or lease the IGA Building (old Food Lion site) on Shelton Avenue as a possible remedy for jail overcrowding. She mentioned the 50,000 sq. ft. of space had a good refrigeration system, adequate security (only windows are in front) and good lighting. The county manager advised that the only gain he saw in having this space would be the floor itself. The jail would have to be rebuilt inside the building. Food preparation would have to be worked out as well as transportation to and from the present jail site. Mr. Mashburn said that DSS might find this site a viable option for its space needs. BLUEFIELD ROAD RECREATIONAL FACILITY: Mr. Bill Benfield and Mr. Mike Griffin, both of the Recreation Advisory Board, presented two separate concepts for this park. Benfield mentioned the two concepts were alike except for the road placement and the drop off in the front near a powerline. Mr. Benfield said the group was to the point where the National Guard could soon start grading and an engineer could be asked to stake out the property. Mr. Griffin mentioned that the plans had not been presented to the community yet. Commissioner Stewart asked how much money had been raised in the community. She mentioned that concrete figures needed to be presented and that the recreational fund was supposed to be divided into the four quadrants of the County. Mr. Griffin said that the figures did exceed what was alloted. Mr. Benfield said he hoped the grading would be done at no charge. Chairman Haire mentioned that fund raising was normally done in phases. Mr. Benfield stated the community was behind the development of the park. Commissioner Madison said that both concepts looked good and that he was in favor of taking the plans to the community. Commissioner Johnson said he had talked to several people and they were ready to start raising the money. DEC 1% 1995 997 298 Commissioner Stewart mentioned that the Recreation Advisory Board needed to approve a concept and a fund raising plan. Kim Gallyon, Recreation Director, advised that the recreation advisory board wanted the community involved first and that an environmental survey needed to be done. It was the consensus of the commissioners to allow the concepts to be presented to the community. REQUEST FOR APPROVAL OF THE FAMILY PRESERVATION GRANT FOR DSS: Mr. Don Wall and Ms. Lisa York, both of DSS, explained they were requesting permission to submit an application for this $75,000 grant. The Dept. of Human Resources targeted Iredell and Richmond County for this grant since both counties were participating in the Families for Kids initiative. Wall mentioned that normally his agency started to work with families after problems had been found and children removed. This grant tries to prevent children from ever being removed from the home. Commissioner Boone mentioned that during the second year the grant would require a 25% match. Mr. Wall stated he didn’t feel any money would be needed from the County. REQUEST FOR APPROVAL OF ADDITIONAL PERSONNEL FOR IREDELL COUNTY JAIL: Sheriff Redmond said he regretted having to make this request. He mentioned the Prisoners Legal Services tour of the jail and its findings of understaffing and lack of exercise areas for the inmates. Commissioner Boone asked how many people were needed to supervise the exercising of the inmates. Rodney Proctor said it would take four people. Proctor mentioned that by law the inmates should exercise one hour a day three times per week. There is no stipulation as to whether the exercise needed to be done inside or outside. Commissioner Madison mentioned that Prisoners Legal Services was funded to a degree with State money. Representative Frank Mitchell advised that the House deleted any funding; however, the Senate put the funding back in for this agency. Madison said he had no problems looking at additional staff if the sheriff requested this; however, he did have a problem when “liberal lawyers" started interfering. Commissioner Boone said he agreed and that no additional jailers had been requested in the past three years, but now it was being dictated to the County what had to be done. Commissioner Johnson said he shared Madison and Boone’s concerns, however, the Board had to act in the best interest of the taxpayers. Sheriff Redmond stated that whatever route the commissioners took that he wanted to mention that it normally takes about eight to ten mcaths to adequately train a new jailer. A positive point in hiring the jailers now would be that they would be trained by the time the new jail opens. Commissioner Madison mentioned the home monitoring program. Leg irons were purchased in the past and an arrangement with the State had been worked out. Proctor said he would look into this matter. Chairman Haire adjourned the meeting at 6:30 p.m. Approved: COC hyr~— iF erk to the Board ain.D IREDELL COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS MINUTES DECEMBER 19, 1995 The Iredell County Board of Commissioners met in Regular Session on Tuesday, December 19, 1995, 7:00 p.m., Commissioners’ Meeting Room, Iredell County Government Center, 200 South Center Street, Statesville, NC. Present were: Sara K. Haire, Chairman David A. Boone, Vice Chairman Steve Johnson Doug Madison Alice M. Stewart Staff present: Joel Mashburn, County Manager Bill Pope, County Attorney Jerry Lundy, Dir. of Serv. & Development Susan Blumenstein, Dir. of Fin. & Adm. Serv. Jean Moore, Clerk to the Board Chairman Haire called the meeting to order. (There were no adjustments to the agenda.) DSS FOOD STAMP EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING AWARD: Commissioner Stewart presented a plaque received from the North Carolina Department of Human Resources for excellent performance in the Iredell County DSS Food Stamp Program. Mr. Don Wall, Mrs. Lisa York, and Mrs. Donna Rufty of the DSS department accepted the plaque. A letter from the State office advised that, "the 1994 award was given for having the highest rate of entered employment of the 58 counties that participated in the program. The standard for the county was to have 70 participants enter employment during the year. One-hundred seventeen (117) participants entered employment. This is almost twice as many as the standard for this size county." REQUEST FOR APPROVAL OF BUDGET AMENDMENT #14 FOR THE FIRE COMMISSION: Mr. Tommy Bowles, Fire Commission Chairman, said he was seeking this budget amendment in order to move $27,500 from unappropriated fund balance to restricted for a truck purchase (pumper tanker). This money will be used for the Wilkes-Iredell VFD. About 50% of this VFD’s district is in Iredell County. Bowles stated this VFD has said this is the only appropriation they will need for this truck. Commissioner Boone moved to approve Budget Amendment #14 in the amount of $27,500 for the Wilkes-Iredell VFD truck. VOTING: Ayes - 5; Nays - 0. REQUEST FOR APPROVAL OF CBA FUNDING PROPOSALS: Mr. Greg LeTourneau said he had two revisions from the Youth Services Advisory Committee. A total of five programs were funded this year and Home Based Services (Exchange Club) and the Iredell County Youth Home were both seeking additional CBA money. The home-based caseworker’s hours are requested to be increased from 30 to 40. The caseworker provides intensive home-based counseling services for six to ten families that are directly linked to juvenile court. The increase requested is $6,093. The Iredell County Youth Home is requesting an additional $7500 ($2500 for a new copier and $5,000 for two additional employees). Chairman Haire moved to approve these two CBA funding revision requests and to authorize Budget Amendment #15. 1 DEC 15 1995 300 VOTING: Ayes - 5; Nays - 0- REQUEST FOR APPROVAL OF BARRINGER & FALLSTOWN FIRE DISTRICT BOUNDARY: Chuck Gallyon, Iredell County Fire Marshal, R.C. Clodfelter, (Chief /Chairman of the Board/Troutman Fire Department) and Mr. Dale Walker, Troutman Fire Department Board Member, were present at the meeting to present this request for approval of a revised five-mile insurance boundary for the Troutman Fire Department. Mr. Pope asked how much of the County was still not covered by a fire insurance district. Mr. Gallyon said he didn’t know how many square miles or households that were not covered, but there were still some outside protected areas. These people get a Class 10 on their insurance rating. He mentioned, however, there were only a few. He added that to get everyone at least four more fire stations would have to be built. The addition of substations has helped tremendously. Commissioner Boone moved to approve the description and map of the Barringer & Fallstown Fire District Boundary. VOTING: Ayes - 5; Nays ~ 0. BARRINGER & FALLSTOWN FIRE INSURANCE DISTRICT SERVED BY: TROUTMAN FIRE DEPARTMENT IREDELL COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA Beginning at a point (1) the junction of US 21 & NC 115 North and the Statesville City Limits; thence in a eastern direction along the city limits to a point (2) at the junction of Amity Hill Road (2342) and the statesville City Limits; thence in an eastern direction to & point (3) at the dead end of Whites Mill Road (2341) including all property along Whites Mill Road (2341); thence in a southeastern direction to a point (4) on US Interstate Highway I- 77 1.5 mile north of Amity Hill Road (2342) thence in a goutheastern direction to a point (5) at the dead end of Dover Road (2351); thence in southeastern direction to a point (6) on Amity Hill Road (2342) 4 tenths mile west of intersection with Tucker Road (2367); thence east by south direction to 4 point (7) on Pilch Road (2366) 2 tenths mile south of the intersection with Hillandale Road (2525) excluding all property along Amity Hill Road (2342) and Pilch Road (2366) between this point and the preceding point; thence in a southeastern direction to & point (8) at the Intersection of Amity Hill Road (2342) and Oswalt Amity Road (1001); thence in a gouthwestern direction to 4 point (9) on Overcash Road (2378) 2 tenths mile south of intersection with Kendall Road (2377); thence in a southwestern direction to 4 point (10) on Houston Road (2375) 4 tenths mile south east of intersection with Simpson Road (2391); thence in a gouthwestern direction to a point (11) the intersection US 21 & WC 115 South and Flower House Loop (1312); thence in a western direction to a point (12) at the intersection of Flower House Loop (1312) and Rankin Hill Road (1311) excluding all property on south side of Flower House Loop (1312) from Us 21 & NC 115 to Rankin Hill Road (1311); thence in a gouthwestern direction to & point (13) on US Interstate I-77 5 tenths mile gouth of Flower House Loop Road (1312); thence in a southwestern direction to a point (14) on Fern Hill Road (1300) 1 mile west of intersection with Rankin Hill Road (1311); thence in a southwestern direction to a point (15 ) on Perth Road at the intersection of Perth Road (1303) and Judas Road (1378); thence in a western direction to point (16) at the intersection of Fern Hill Road (1300) and Marietta Road (1432); thence in a northern direction to a point (17) on Tennessee Circle Road gouthern loop (1471) 4 tenths mile from Fern Hill Road (1300) excluding all property on Tennessee Circle Road between this point and the previous point; thence in a northern direction to a point (18) on Tennessee Circle Road northern loop (1471) 4 tenths mile from Fern Hill Road (1300); thence in @ northern direction to a point (19) at the dead end of Neill Farm Road (1403); thence in a northern direction to a point (20) one tenth mile from preceding point at the shoreline of Lake Norman; thence in a northeastern then a southwestern direction to a point (21); one tenth west of point (22) thence in western direction to 4 point (22) on Stillwater Road (1447) 4 tenths mile gouth of intersection with Dayvault Cut Road (2716) ; thence in a south by west direction to a point (23) on Morrison Farm Road (1321) three tenths mile south of intersection with Abington Lane (2713); thence in a northern direction to a point (24) at the dead end of Abington Lane (2713); thence in a northwestern direction to & point (25) one tenth mile west from the preceding point at the shoreline of Lake Norman; thence in northwestern direction following the shoreline of Lake Norman a point (26) at the junction of Buffalo shoals Road (1004) and the shoreline of Lake Norman; thence in a northern direction to a point (27) 4 tenths mile from the dead end of Carriage Road (1375); thence in a northwestern direction to a point (28) at the intersection of Celeste Eufola Road (1368) and Eufola Road (1333); thence in a northeastern direction to point (29) at the intersection of Old Mountain 2 Road (1005) and Buffalo Shoals Road (1004); thence in a northeastern direction to a point (30) at the intersection of Buffalo Shoals Road (1004) and Davidson Road (1382); thence in a northern direction following Buffalo Shoals Road (1004) to a point (31) at the intersection of Buffalo Shoals Road (1004) and Arey Road (1337) excluding all property between this point and the preceding point along Buffalo shoals Road (1004); thence in a northeastern direction to a point (32) at the dead end of Salisbury Avenue (1341); thence in a eastern direction to a point (33) junction of Lynnwood Drive (1340) at the Statesville City Limits including all property along Salisbury Avenue; thence in a eastern direction following the Statesville City Limits to the Point (1) the beginning. REQUEST FOR APPROVAL OF FAMILY PRESERVATION GRANT FOR DSS: Mr. Don Wall explained that his agency requested to submit an application for this prevention program grant. He noted that his agency was recently approved for a Families for Kids Initiative grant and that the family preservation grant would enhance this. Commissioner Johnson asked if the County was under any statutory obligation during the second year. Mr. Wall said the grant was a two-year grant and during the second year "in-kind" could be used for the 25% match. Wall said the County was not obligated beyond the grant period, and that he did not anticipate coming back before the commissioners seeking funds for the family preservation grant. Commissioner Stewart moved to allow DSS to complete an application for the Family Preservation Grant. VOTING: Ayes - 5; Nays - 0. REQUEST FOR APPROVAL OF ADDITIONAL PERSONNEL FOR IREDELL COUNTY JAIL: Chairman Haire mentioned that this matter was discussed at length during the briefing session. Commissioner Boone asked if Mr. Pope had any comments concerning Prisoner’s Legal Services. Mr. Pope said he and the county manager had talked to one of the foremost authorities in the State on legal requirements for jails, etc. This individual advised that one area that the courts do look at is the level of jail staffing. Prisoner’s Legal Services feels that inmates sleeping on floors creates unrest and violence, and that it takes more staff to police an overcrowded facility. Adequacy of personnel is a significant factor that the courts review in lawsuits. MOTION by Commissioner Johnson “with a great deal of reluctance" to approve eight additional jailer positions and to authorize Budget Amendment #16 for this request. Commissioner Madison mentioned that the sheriff had said during the briefing session that 97 people were in the jail this morning, and that 27 of these were eligible for shipment to the Department of Correction. This would have left 70 people in the jail that is rated for 66. Mr. Madison said this sounded like an unfunded state mandate and that if the DOC would do its job that Iredell County wouldn’t be as needy for a jail. Madison mentioned that the State funds the "liberal left-wing lawyers" to come in and try to take credit for building a new jail. He said a jail would be built, without going into debt, because the County had been frugal with its funds. Commissioner Boone said he didn’t feel there were any good options. It appeared that the taxpayers were going to be ripped off because prisoners had more rights than the average citizen. The county manager mentioned that this request has been reduced because the new employees would only need two radios. (This will bring the total for the eight employees and their benefits to $116,576). Commissioner Johnson was agreeable to this revision to his motion. DEC 19 1995 301 302 VOTING: Ayes - 4; Nays - 1 (Boone) REQUEST FOR APPROVAL OF NOVEMBER, 1995 RELEASES & REFUNDS: MOTION by Commissioner Madison to approve the following releases and refunds: Breakdown of Releases: County $18,885.92 Solid Waste Fees 1,098.00 E. Alexander Fire #1 9.49 Shepherd’s Fire #2 111.47 Mt. Mourne Fire #3 236.41 All County Fire #4 711.40 TOTAL $ 21,052.69 Breakdown of Refunds: County 1,472.84 Shepherds Fire #2 18.06 Mt. Mourne Fire #3 30.01 All County Fire #4 47.35 Late Charges 6.49 TOTAL $ 1,574.75 VOTING: Ayes - 5; Nays - 0. REQUEST FOR ADOPTION OF RESOLUTION OF INTENT FOR THE IREDELL COUNTY HOME HEALTH AGENCY: The county manager mentioned that he had received at least four different inquiries from companies seeking information about the home health sale. Mr. Pope distributed draft copies of a Request for Proposais for the transfer of the home health agency. Commissioner Boone asked if the draft included the leasing of office space in the present facility and provisions for the current employees and their benefits. Mr. Pope said that both were included. Commissioner Boone said he would like the terms of payment included in the RFP. Mr. Pope said it might be possible for a proposal to be submitted advising of a cash payment and some ongoing royalty for some ongoing percentage of profit. Commissioner Madison said that what he had in mind was putting together a bid package. This package would include a financial history and would ask for a dollars and cents amount as to what a purchaser would pay to have the home health agency. If the purchaser wanted to rent space, then the County would rent at such and such per square foot. Mr. Madison said he felt that the draft RFP, as submitted, might have 20 proposals and not have any real way of comparing them other than listening to what a consultant says. Mr. Madison advised that he would instruct the county manager on what he felt needed to be included in the RFP. MOTION by Commissioner Madison to approve the following resolution of intent: RESOLUTION OF INTENT WHEREAS, the Iredell County Health Department began providing home health services in 1974 to meet an unmet need for home health services in the County; and WHEREAS, there are now nearly a dozen non-public home health agencies serving Iredell County; and WHEREAS, other non-public entities may be interested in assuming the County’s home health program and its commitment to indigent care; and WHEREAS, the County determines that the need for home health services can be fulfilled by non-public entities that do not 4 require public support; NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the Iredell County Board of Commissioners intends to transfer the ownership of the Iredell County Home Health Agency through a Request for Proposals (RFP) process. The County shali directly solicit RFPs from as many interested parties as possible, but not less than five prospective buyers. The County shall conduct a public hearing on this resolution of intent on Tuesday, January 16, 1996, at 7:00 p.m., at the Iredell County Government Center, Commissioners’ Meeting Room, 200 South Center Street, Statesville, NC. All interested persons shall be heard at the public hearing. IREDELL COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS VOTING: Ayes - 5; Nays - 0. REQUEST FOR RELEASE OF LETTER OF CREDIT FOR GRAND BAY PHASE IIs Mr. Lundy advised that Thomas Wilson Properties was requesting that Iredell County release a Letter of Credit (#41166) presently being held to insure the completion of road way improvements. Lundy recommended that the letter of credit be released since the improvements had been completed. MOTION by Commissioner Johnson to release Letter of Credit #41166 pertaining to Grand Bay Phase II. VOTING: Ayes - 5; Nays - 0. REQUEST FOR APPROVAL OF NOVEMBER 17, 1995 RETREAT MINUTES AND DECEMBER 5, 1995, BRIEFING & REGULAR MINUTES: MOTION by Commissioner Boone to approve the captioned minutes with corrections noted. VOTING: Ayes - 5; Nays - 0. ANNOUNCEMENT OF VACANCIES OCCURRING ON BOARDS & COMMISSIONS Nursing Home Board (1 announcement) Youth Services Advisory Board (1 announcement) Involvement Council (3 announcements) APPOINTMENTS TO BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS Commissioner Madison nominated the following individuals who are agreeable to serving another two-year term: Melanie Ellenburg, Davis Hospital Janet Blaufuss, Health Department Terry Poovey - Tri-County Mental Health Carolyn Lamb - DSS Lynn Phelps - Kimberly Quality Care Kevin Allan - Iredell Memorial Hospital Rhonda Deitch - Council on Aging Anne Johnson - DSS Martha Webster - Retired Nurse Renee Karriker - Brian Center Health & Retirement Annette Kiser - Hospice Chairman Haire moved to close the nominations and appoint Ellenburg, Blaufuss, Poovey, Lamb, Phelps, Allan, Deitch, Johnson, Webster, Karriker and Kiser to the CAP-DA Committee. VOTING: Ayes - 5; Nays - 0. : Commissioner Madison nominated Gerald Grant for the engineering term of office. DEC 19 1995 303 Commissioner Boone moved to close the nominations and appoint Mr. Grant by acclamation. VOTING: Ayes - 5; Nays - 0. Involvement Council: Commissioner Madison moved to table this appointment until the January 2 meeting. VOTING: Ayes - 5; Nays - 0. Youth Services Advisory Board: Commissioner Madison moved to table this appointment until the January 2 meeting. VOTING: Ayes - 5; Nays - 0. Nursing Home Advisory Board: Commissioner Madison nominated Ms. Helen Simpler to this advisory board. Chairman Haire moved that the nominations be closed and appoint Ms. Simpler by acclamation. VOTING: Ayes - 5; Nays - 0. Region F Aging Advisory Board: Commissioner Madison moved to table this nomination to the January 2 meeting. VOTING: Ayes - 5; Nays - 0. COUNTY MANAGER’S REPORT: The county manager advised of a memo he had received from the NCACC announcing that Iredell County could host a teleconference sponsored by NACo. The broadcast, out of Washington, D.C., will be January 24, 1996, and will discuss the implications of block grants. If the county chooses to host (Mitchell College) then representatives would need to be invited to attend. There would be no charge. It was the consensus of the commissioners to decline sponsorship of the broadcast. ADJOURNMENT: Chairman Haire moved to adjourn the meeting at 8:00 p.m. Next meeting: Tuesday, January 2, 1996, 5:00 p.n., Iredell County Government Center, Commissioners’ Meeting Roon, 200 South Center Street, Statesville, NC. A f. Dyipw— Clerk to the Board APPROVED: IREDELL COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS BRIEFING MINUTES JANUARY 2, 1996 The Iredell County Board of Commissioners met in Briefing Session on January 2, 1996, 5:00 p.m., South Wing Conference Room, Iredell County Government Center, 200 South Center Street, Statesville, NC. Present were: Sara K. Haire, Chairman David A. Boone, Vice Chairman Steve Johnson Doug Madison Alice M. Stewart Staff present: Joel Mashburn, County Manager Jerry Lundy, Dir. of Serv. & Dev. Susan Blumenstein, Dir. of Fin. & Adm. Serv. Sheriff Phillip Redmond Rick Dowdle, Sheriff’s Dept. William Allison, Planning Dept. Janet Blaufuss, Health Dept. Fay Brincefield, Health Dept. Dr. Ronnie Milam, Board of Health Jean Moore, Clerk to the Board Chairman Haire called the meeting to order. PUBLIC HEARING ITEMS: Mr. Allison explained the various public hearing matters. Concerning the rezoning case of #9512-3 (Wiggins) Allison advised that he had a valid protest petition against the rezoning, but he had not had time to discuss with the Wiggins family and their attorney (Bob Randall). He also has a petition in favor of the rezoning. Allison described what was used by his office to determine if an area qualified for spot zoning. DISCUSSION OF PROPOSED CONTRACT BETWEEN BURKE-CATAWBA DISTRICT CONFINEMENT FACILITY AND IREDELL COUNTY FOR INMATE BED SPACE: Mr. Rick Dowdle explained that the superintendent of the Burke-Catawba facility could supply up to 25 beds to ease the overcrowding of the Iredell jail. Dowdle said that the inmates waiting for DOC time would be the best group to be transported to this facility. This is because inmates with a court appointed attorney would have to travel back to Iredell to have their legal meetings. The Burke-Catawba superintendent has advised that he will hold open the beds for a little while. The commissioners were reminded; however, that Gaston County is experiencing the same problems and might try to contract with this facility. Sheriff Redmond said he preferred to use modular units instead of contracting with Burke-Catawba. Redmond feels it will be less expensive to house all inmates near the present jail. He advised that Prisoners’ Legal Services had given an extension of up to January 31, 1996, in order to find a way to get the inmates off the floor. Mr. Mashburn distributed information about a modular unit. He expressed some concern about where any units would be placed. A potential site would be the gravel parking area on Harrill Street. City zoning would give a temporary permit. A unit (as discussed by the county manager) could house 24 inmates. Commissioner Johnson asked if the modular unit would appease Prisoners’ Legal Services. The county manager said he had talked to Bob Lewis (NC Division of Prisons (Jails), and he was advised that as long as all codes are met that everything would be satisfactory. «a-7¢ JAN 02 1996 305 90€ Dowdle mentioned that it would take two employees to man a unit. The inmates housed here would have to be misdemeanants. Sheriff Redmond reminded everyone that the North Carolina prison cap was being lifted soon. Mr. Mashburn said it would be difficult to place two separate modular units close to the present jail site. He reminded everyone about the Shelton Avenue (IGA) facility; however, the drawbacks here are that the food would have to be transported and plumbing would have to be done. Sheriff Redmond mentioned electronic monitoring. The State will discuss this next week with the sheriff’s department. Dowdle mentioned that the current equipment they have for the monitoring will have to be modified. The county manager requested that a surveyor or engineer look at the area around the jail for the best placement of a modular unit(s). The information obtained will be brought back to the January 16 meeting. Commissioner Boone asked if bids would have to be solicited for the modular units. Blumenstein answered that if the project is under $50,000 and deemed construction, that bids would not be required; however, if the project is not deemed construction and the work is over $20,000 then bids are required. REVIEW OF DRAFT RFPS FOR IREDELL COUNTY HOME HEALTH TRANSFER: The county manager explained the draft proposals submitted for the transfer of the home health agency. Commissioner Madison said that his main intentions on the sale of this agency were to protect the County and to protect against future indigent care. Commissioners Boone and Johnson stated that they would like the commitment to indigent care in the RFP to be stronger. Janet Blaufuss said it was her understanding that the home health agency could revert back to the County in the future. Commissioner Boone said there was a reversionary clause in the Iredell Memorial agreement. The county manager stated that he would like to see the RFPs go out by the end of this month. Past discussions centered on closing out this transfer by the end of this fiscal year. Commissioner Madison said that he didn’t want to rush the process. If the transfer went into FY 96-97 this was alright. He wanted to make sure the sale was done right. The county manager mentioned that for the home health employees it would be best to get the transfer done as soon as possible. It was decided to establish a working committee to review this process and establish some criteria for the RFPs. This committee will meet and a report of findings will be given at the January 16 meeting. Chairman Haire adjourned the meeting at 6:30 p.m. Lid ul VY) wr /) Clerk to the Board Approved: Jan 23 IREDELL COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS MINUTES JANUARY 2, 1996 _ The Iredell County Board of Commissioners met in Regular Session on Tuesday, January 2, 1996, 7:00 p.m., Commissioners’ Meeting Room, Iredell County Government Center, 200 South Center Street, Statesville, NC. Present were: Sara K. Haire, Chairman David A. Boone, Vice Chairman Steve Johnson Doug Madison Alice M. Stewart Staff present: Joel Mashburn, County Manager Bill Pope, County Attorney Jerry Lundy, Dir. of Services & Dev. Susan Blumenstein, Dir. of Fin. & Adm. Serv. William Allison, Planning Dept. Jean Moore, Clerk to the Board Chairman Haire called the meeting to order. ADJUSTMENTS TO THE AGENDA: The county manager adjusted the agenda to include a closed session following the regular meeting. MOTION to accept the agenda adjustments by Chairman Haire. VOTING: Ayes - 5; Nays - 0. PUBLIC HEARINGS Chairman Haire declared the meeting to be in a public hearing. REZONING REQUEST: JOHN A. COOK PROPERTY, CASE NO. 9512-2: Mr. Allison advised that Mr. Cook requested that a portion of his property be rezoned from RA, Residential Agricultural to HB, Highway Business District. The property is located at the intersection of Taylorsville Hwy. and Woodbridge Road; more specifically identified as a portion of Lot 14, Block B, of Iredell County Tax Map 9D. The property is located at an intersection and has existing nonconforming businesses on it. The planning staff recommends approval as did the Planning Board on December 6, 1995, on a 9-0 vote. No one spoke in favor or in opposition. Chairman Haire closed the public hearing. MOTION by Commissioner Boone to grant this request and rezone the property from Residential Agricultural to Highway Business District. VOTING: Ayes ~- 5; Nays - O. Chairman Haire declared the meeting to be in a public hearing. REZONING REQUEST; HARRILL 8S. & KAREN B. WIGGINS PROPERTY, CASE NO. 9512-3: Mr. Allison explained that this couple requests that a portion of their property be rezoned from RA, Residential Agricultural to GB, General Business District. The proposed use would be kart works and sales. The property is located on Wiggins Road, north of Oakridge Farm Hwy/150E; more specifically identified as a portion of Lots 12 & 141, Block A, of Iredell County Tax Map 1N. The property consists of approximately 6 1 ‘JAN 0 2 1996 307 308 acres with 475’ of road frontage on Wiggins Road. The surrounding land uses are residential, with well drilling and kart works businesses to the south. Allison stated that a request of this type is not consistent with the Land Development Plan of Mooresville and Iredell County. The planning staff recommends denial. The Planning Board on a 9-0 vote recommended that the Iredell Co. Land Development Plan be amended to show this property and the entire Wiggins property to be placed ina commercial note. Also, (9-0 vote) to recommend the rezoning to GB(CUD), General Business (Conditional Use District) for machine and welding shops (including kart works) and all uses permitted to NB, Neighborhood Business; HB, Highway Business, and CB, Community Business Districts. The attorney for the family, Mr. Bob Randall, has stated that the family would be agreeable to these conditions. Mr. Allison said his office had received numerous calls in opposition. Two calls have been in favor of the rezoning. He mentioned that he had a petition of 53 names in opposition. A petition of well over 100 names has been received in favor of the request. A valid protest petition has been checked by his office. Section 131 of the Iredell County Zoning Ordinance states that when 20% or more of the adjoining property owners, or owners within 100 ft. are in opposition, it is required to have a three-fourths favorable vote by the board of commissioners. Mr. Bob Randall, Attorney for the Wiggins family, described the area in detail and explained the type of land usage. Randall stated that the Wiggins business had outgrown their present building. He said the family has no intention to build and then sell to an outside developer. The style of the proposed new structure would not offer a visual problem. Mr. Wiggins would operate a first-shift operation with a minimal amount of noise being emitted. Randall submitted the following items in his presentation (a) floor plan of proposed building (b) photo illustrating type of proposed building (c) recent photos of area (fence) (da) photo of product (karts) that Wiggins hopes to build. Randall read an excerpt from a statement presented by Mr. Wiggins, Jr. It stated the family would like to have the rezoning approved to prevent them from selling the land. The neighborhood will not be harmed (noise will actually be reduced because they will be able to close the doors in the summer with a more efficient building). Daily traffic will not change. Mr. Robert Brawley (Opponent): Stated he was against the rezoning and not the building. He mentioned that circumstances change and what the family wants today might be different in the future. Brawley would like an alternative to the rezoning. Wayne Orbison (Proponent): Stated he lived about six miles from the site. Mentioned the industrial growth in the area and some of the incentives given to the new businesses and mentioned that the Wiggins family were not asking for any “breaks." Avery Cherry (Opponent): Property owner directly behind the site. Wanted to delay any action for approximately 30 days. : A part-time employee of the Wiggins’ kart operations and stated he was proud to work for them. Currently being sent to school by Wiggins family to learn machinery. Virginia Blackwelder (Opponent): Lives on Wiggins Road. Presented additional petition with 92 names on it. Adament that neighborhood remain RA. Paul Bean (Proponent): Lived in area (within a mile) since 1964. Stated he had done his own investigation and found the current operation to be excellent (clean working environment) . 2 Felt that his rights to work on lawn mowers in the community, in his shed, might be infringed upon if the Wiggins family could not expand and rezone. Harold Hansen (Opponent): Owns 18 acres across from Oakridge Highway (NC150). His home was built in 1871, and he is concerned about the neighborhood. Asked about a potential variance. Stated that spot zoning was a sore spot with him. : Resident of Kannapolis, NC and is a National Director for the World Karting Association. In karting for past 12 years, and considers this to be a family oriented sport. William Tulbert (Opponent): Lives about one-tenth of a mile from the Wiggins property. Harbors no ill feelings towards the Wiggins family but has a problem with the rezoning. Frank Alexander (Opponent): Lives about one-fourth of a mile from property in question. Mentioned the community did not have any axes to grind with the Wiggins family -- its just that the community does not want zoning for businesses in this area and they want to have input into the process. Would like the matter delayed. : Asked difference in Wiggins business and the Carrigan Farms business. Chairman Haire said she understood his point; however, Carrigan Farms was not the matter being discussed at the meeting. Chairman Haire adjourned the public hearing. MOTION by Commissioner Boone to table this matter until January 16, 1996. He mentioned that both sides had presented valid points. He praised the Wiggins family for their growing business but mentioned he understood the community’s concern, i.e., if the area is rezoned basically any type of commercial business could be placed on the six acres. In the future, Someone else could own the land. Mr. Boone said he desired to see the kart business expand, but there should be a guarantee that this would not bring in anything else. Voting: Ayes - 5; Nays - 0. Chairman Haire suggested that between now and January 16, 1996, both sides work with Mr. Allison on a solution. Chairman Haire declared the meeting to be in a public hearing. REZONING REQUEST; PHILIP & JANIS SPARKS PROPERTY, CASE NO. 9512-4: Mr. Allison advised that Mr. & Mrs. Sparks request that their property be rezoned from RA, Residential Agricultural to CB, Community Business District for a proposed Bed & Breakfast or Inn. The property is located on Memorial Hwy/NC901 W across the road from Chestnut Oak Road; more specifically identified as tax parcels 16H-3-A-2, 16L-2-B-36, 16L-A-23, and 16L~-A~-43. The property consists of approximately 10 acres. The planning staff recommends approval and advises that this request is consistent with the Land Development Plan. The planning board on December 6, 1995, recommended approval to CB, Community Business on a 7-2 vote. Mr. Leroy Templeton, Realtor for the Sparks couple, indicated he had received letters from three property owners (close proximity) that had expressed no opposition. The letters were from: Union Grove Milling, Somers Lumber, and the Union Grove Christian Church. JAN 0.2 1996 309 310 Commissioner Johnson expressed some concern he had received from Mr. Harper Van Hoy. Specifically, Van Hoy is concerned about alcoholic beverages being sold. Templeton mentioned that he had talked to the purchaser and seller and they both have stated this will not occur. Chairman Haire adjourned the public hearing. Commissioner Madison requested to be excused from this vote. MOTION by Commissioner Boone to grant Mr. Madison’s request. VOTING: Ayes - 4; Nays - 0. MOTION by Commissioner Johnson to grant this request and to rezone the property to CB, Community Business District, with a stipulation that no alcoholic beverages be sold on this site. VOTING: Ayes - 4; Nays - 0. Chairman Haire declared the meeting to be in a public hearing. PROPOSED AMENDMENT TO THE IREDELL COUNTY ZONING ORDINANCE: TRANSMISSION TOWERS: Mr. Allison mentioned that at the commissioners’ meeting on November 7, 1995, proposed additional amendments for review regarding transmission towers were discussed. The additional amendments proposed are: Proposed Amendment #6, to modify Article IX. Area, Yard, and Height Requirements, Section 97 by adding (i) to read as follows: Transmission towers located in a GB, M-1, or M-2 soning district shall be no closer to a residential soned district than one half the length of the tower. Proposed Amendment #7, to modify Article VIII, Section 94.1 (M-1 Light Manufacturing District) to delete “subject to the conditions listed under subsection 80.1 of Section 80," after "Public works and public utility facilities," to read as follows: Public works and public utility facilities, including service and storage yards. Chairman Haire adjourned the public hearing. MOTION by Commissioner Madison to approve Proposed Amendments #6 and #7 pertaining to transmission towers. VOTING: Ayes - 5; Nays - 0. DISCUSSION OF PROPOSED CONTRACT BETWEEN BURKE-CATAWBA DISTRICT CONFINEMENT FACILITY AND IREDELL COUNTY FOR INMATE BED SPACE: This item was discussed at length during the briefing session. No action was taken. REVIEW OF DRAFT RFPs FOR IREDELL COUNTY HOME HEALTH TRANSFER: It was the consensus of the Board to establish a committee to determine the priorities and conditions to be set for the home health transfer. MOTION by Commissioner Madison to establish a seven-person committee to prepare a RFP and a system of receiving the proposals whether this is a pre-qualification of bidders or an evaluation procedure of the proposals, etc. The committee to be comprised of: Bill Pope Joel Mashburn Susan Blumenstein Janet Blaufuss *Dr. Ronnie Milam Alice Stewart Doug Madison (Chairman Haire nominated Doug Madison) (*Dr. Milam would like to have the prerogative to serve himself or appoint another health board member if necessary.) Voting: Ayes - 5; Nays - 0. MOTION by Commissioner Boone to instruct the committee to: 1. Establish a procedure to pre-qualify the bidders. 2. Use as a model the Draft A RFP (Wake County) presented and revise as needed. 3. That a detailed description be given of the assets that are to be sold. 4. The RFP make clear that a primary concern is that the successful bidder make a commitment to provide for indigent care and put in place some type of guarantees that this commitment will be met. Commissioner Johnson said his major concern was to what extent the County will be obligated and exposed to costs in the future on indigent care. Johnson said he realized that whoever buys this agency would probably be under some state statutory rules. He said he didn’t know how extensive a contractual obligation could be written up; however, he would like for this to be as stringent as the law allows. Boone made this a part of his motion. VOTING: Ayes - 5; Nays - 0. (TIME FRAME - The committee should report back with their findings at the January 16, 1996 meeting.) REQUEST FOR APPROVAL OF MINUTES FOR DECEMBER 14, 1995, & DECEMBER 19, 1995, BRIEFING & REGULAR: MOTION by Commissioner Stewart to approve the captioned minutes. VOTING: Ayes - 5; Nays - 0. ANNOUNCEMENTS OF VACANCIES OCCURRING ON BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS: : Five terms will expire at the end of this month. APPOINTMENTS TO BOARDS & COMMISSIONS INVOLVEMENT COUNCIL: Nominations by Commissioner Madison to appoint Norma Rife (Health Department), Billy Thompson (Housing Authority), A’Lisa Tello (Recreation Department), Robert Dirks (Tri-County Mental Health), Lisa York, (DSS), and Brenda Wilson (Iredell-Statesville Schools) to this council. Chairman Haire moved to close the nominations and appoint the referenced individuals by acclamation. VOTING: Ayes ~- 5; Nays - O. : Nominations by Commissioner Madison to YOUTH SERVICES ADVISORY: appoint Mr. Christopher Hight (Counseling Center) and Ms. Sherri Lott (Guardian Ad Litem Program) to this committee. “JAN 0.2 1996 311 312 Chairman Haire moved to close the nominations and appoint Hight and Lott by acclamation. VOTING: Ayes - 5; Nays - 0. NURSING HOME ADVISORY BOARD: MOTION by Commissioner Madison to table these appointments until the January 16 meeting. VOTING: Ayes - 5; Nays - 0. REGION F AGING ADVISORY BOARD: MOTION by Commissioner Madison to table these appointments until the January 16 meeting. VOTING: Ayes - 5; Nays - 0. COUNTY MANAGER’S REPORT: Mr. Mashburn mentioned the NACo Legislative Conference to be held in Washington, D.C. in March. Any commissioners desiring to attend should notify the clerk as soon as possible. CLOSED SESSION: Citing G.S. 143-318.11.(a) (6) Personnel and G.S. 143-318.11.(a) (5) Real Property Acquisition, Chairman Haire made a MOTION to enter into closed session. VOTING: Ayes - 5; Nays - 0. Chairman Haire adjourned the closed session. VOTING: Ayes - 5; Nays - 0. ADJOURNMENT: Chairman Haire adjourned the meeting at 9:00 p.m. NEXT MEETING: Tuesday, January 16, 1996, 5:00 p.m., South Wing Conference Room, Iredell County Government Center, 200 South Center Street, Statesville, NC. APPROVED: G}4Y Vent /ira— fierk to the Board Jan2Rr IREDELL COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS BRIEFING MINUTES JANUARY 16, 1996 The Iredell County Board of Commissioners met in Briefing Session on January 16, 1996, 5:00 p.m., South Wing Conference Room, Iredell County Government Center, 200 South Center Street, Statesville, NC. Present were: Sara K. Haire, Chairman David A. Boone, Vice Chairman Steve Johnson Doug Madison Alice M. Stewart Staff present: Joel Mashburn, County Manager Jerry Lundy, Dir. of Ser. & Dev. Susan Blumenstein, Dir. of Fin. & Adm. Serv. William Allison, Planning Dept. Don Wall, DSS Director Lisa York, DSS Program Administrator Brent Weisner, Tax Assessor Evie Caldwell, Purchasing Agent Jean Moore, Clerk to the Board Chairman Haire called the meeting to order. REZONING REQUEST: HARRILL 8. & KAREN B. WIGGINS PROPERTY, CASE NO. 9512-3: Mr. William Allison reported that little progress had been made in trying to find a workable solution for this case that was continued from the January 2 meeting. Several discussions have taken place with the Wiggins’ attorney, Mr. Bob Randall. Allison stated that originally the proposed building was supposed to be 5,000 sq. ft., however, he now understands the size is up to 7,200 sq. ft. Commissioner Boone asked what was discussed with the attorney in order to resolve the matter. Allison said that sizing down the operation was one idea. He mentioned that if the planning staff became too specific this matter could be referred to as "contract zoning." The following is a brief history submitted by the planning dept. 6/19/90 - County adopted County-Wide Zoning. At this time, the Harrill Wiggins property and the Wiggins Road area was given the zoning classification of RA, Residential Agricultural District. 9/10/90 - Harrill Wiggins applied for a permit to build a pole building for farm storage. The County Inspection Department issued a permit for 2,520 sq. ft. 1/7/91 - Complaint was filed by the owner of parcel 1N-A~-13F (Satterwhite) who stated that a go-kart business was being run out of the new building. Rural Home Occupations are permitted in that district subject to restrictions identified in Section 77. Only a portion of the building was being used for the kart works business, and no zoning violation was found at that time. 11/16/95 - Harrill S. & Karen Wiggins applied to rezone six acres of their property from RA, Residential Agricultural to GB, General Business District. Subject to Section 60. (Nonconformances), the Wiggins family would not be eligible for an expansion of a nonconforming use, due to the business not being in place prior to June 19, 1990. However, they would be eligible to apply for a special use permit 1 JAN 1¢ 1996 313 314 allowing them to have up to 3,500 sq. ft. of available space. DISCUSSION OF G.S. 130A-301.2 & SMALL CONSTRUCTION AND DEMOLITION LANDFILLS: The county manager advised that he had received a memo from the NCACC informing of a new law (Senate Bill 9) that allows individuals to bury construction and demolition debris on their own land. The five permitting requirements necessary for a small private demolition debris landfill are: 1. The landfill must be located at least one-quarter of a mile from any other landfill of any type. 2. The perimeter of the landfill must be at least fifty feet from the boundary of the property. 3. The perimeter of the landfill must be at least 500 feet from the nearest drinking water well. 4. The waste disposal area of the landfill must be at least four feet above the seasonal high ground water table. 5. The landfill must comply with all applicable federal, state & local laws, regulations, rules, and ordinances. The permitting of the landfills will be the responsibility of the county. Ron Weatherman said he would develop a permitting procedure and return it to the Board for approval. He stated that the new requirements would not place a burden on his staff since many of the items were already being accomplished. Further, he mentioned that 197 dumping sites were cleaned up in the County last year. A question was raised about the Fox Mountain dump site and Weatherman responded that several tickets had been issued. REQUEST FOR APPROVAL OF DECEMBER REFUNDS & RELEASES: Mr. Brent Weisner stated that the refunds and releases were in order and he recommended approval. DISCUSSION OF POTENTIAL REFINANCING OF THE 1992 SPECIAL OBLIGATION BONDS AND INSTALLMENT NOTE: Susan Blumenstein advised that she had been investigating the refinancing of the health department installment note. She has found that $533,863 could be the amount of interest saved from refinancing. The current interest rate is 6.71% and a refinanced rate would be 4.75% (subject to change). BB&T Leasing offers the lowest finance charges known at this time. Commissioner Madison suggested that Blumenstein contact First Union to see if this institution would offer a feasible refinancing package since this bank did the original note. In addition, Blumenstein has been looking at the 1992 issue of Special Obligation Bonds for the Solid Waste Disposal Facility. The refinancing on this project would be more difficult and would require the assistance of the original financing team (Alex Brown & Sons, Inc., Brown & Wood, and BB&T Leasing Corp.). There would not be any costs incurred during the work period. If the Local Government Commission was not satisfied with the financing team’s efforts, they would not pursue the refinancing. REQUEST FOR APPROVAL OF COMPUTER EQUIPMENT LEASE FOR MAPPING DEPARTMENT: Jerry Lundy explained that computer network equipment consisting of one file server and seven work stations was in the 95-96 budget for this department. Since the rental payments are on a multi-year basis, approval is needed from the Board. A total rental charge of $40,143.84 is being asked for the leasing. This is broken down into $3,345.32 per quarter for the next three years. The reason the hardware is being leased is because it becomes obsolete in a very short period of time due to software changes. REQUEST FOR EASEMENT ACROSS COUNTY PROPERTY IN REFERENCE TO AMON, MOORE & HOLSHOUSER: The county manager indicated that the specific area for this easement could not be identified at the present; however, in the past the Board had discussed this matter. The manager is just requesting an intent at this time until it is known where the Town of Mooresville will be installing its sewer lines. REQUEST FOR ADDITIONAL DISCUSSION PERTAINING TO FAMILY PRESERVATION GRANT: Mr. Don Wall advised that the State had approved a grant request in the amount of $69,310 for the family preservation program. Wall requests formal approval by the Board. DSS would rent space in the Goldstein building and the program would begin February 1, 1996. Commissioners Boone and Madison suggested that the offices for this program be equipped with items out of surplus property if available. Madison mentioned that Tri-County Mental Health had office equipment /furniture that might be obtainable. APPROVED: Yh Y Ae MU/L “gee to the Board min.J16 JAN 16 1996 315 316 IREDELL COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS MINUTES JANUARY 16, 1996 The Iredell County Board of Commissioners met in Regular Session on Tuesday, January 16, 1996, 7:00 p.m., in the Commissioners’ Meeting Room, Iredell County Government Center, 200 South Center Street, Statesville, NC. Present were: Sara K. Haire, Chairman David A. Boone, Vice Chairman Steve Johnson Doug Madison Alice M. Stewart Staff present: Joel Mashburn, County Manager Jerry Lundy, Dir. of Services & Dev. Susan Blumenstein, Dir. of Fin. & Adm. Serv. William Allison, Planning Dept. Don Wall, DSS Director Jean Moore, Clerk to the Board Chairman Haire called the meeting to order. PUBLIC HEARINGS RESOLUTION OF INTENT TO TRANSFER OWNERSHIP OF IREDELL COUNTY HOME HEALTH AGENCY: Chairman Haire declared the meeting to be in public hearing session. This resolution of intent was adopted on December 19, 1995. A legal notice was published in the Record & Landmark on December 22, 1995 advising of this public hearing. No one spoke in favor or in opposition of this resolution. Chairman Haire adjourned the public hearing. PROPOSED AMENDMENT TO THE IREDELL COUNTY LAND DEVELOPMENT PLAN IN REGARD TO CASE NO. 9512-3: William Allison, of the planning staff, mentioned that he had talked to the Wiggins’ attorney (Bob Randall) three times trying to seek a solution to this rezoning request, but nothing has been worked out. Commissioner Johnson asked Mr. Randall the proposed size of the building, and Randall replied about 5,000 sq. ft. Randall also mentioned an overhang. If this part was enclosed, it would be about 6,000 sq. ft. MOTION by Commissioner Stewart to deny the proposed amendment to the Iredell County Land Development Plan in regard to Case No 9512-3. VOTING: Ayes - 4; Nays - 1 (Madison) REZONING REQUEST; HARRILL 8. & KAREN B. WIGGINS PROPERTY, CASE NO. 9512-3: MOTION by Commissioner Stewart to deny this rezoning request. Commissioner Johnson said he was a strong believer in personal property rights; however, it seemed the building was getting larger and larger. Johnson mentioned he had reviewed the request extensively and looked at the property, but there seemed to be no flexibility in finding a workable solution. Mr. Randall stated he felt the family had tried to be flexible. Chairman Haire mentioned that the commissioners and staff had tried to come up with a compromise. Commissioner Stewart added that she had received cards and letters from both sides and that the neighbors just wanted to protect the neighborhood. VOTING: Ayes - 4; Nays - 1 (Madison) REQUEST FOR FINAL APPROVAL OF INDUSTRIAL REVENUE BONDS FOR THE SULLIVAN CORPORATION: Commissioner Johnson introduced the following resolution, a copy of which has been distributed to each Commissioner and the title of which was read: “RESOLUTION APPROVING THE ISSUANCE OF $3,000,000 REVENUE BE IT RESOLVED by the Board of Commissioners for the County of Iredell: Section 1. ‘The Board of Commissioners has determined and does hereby declare as follows: (a) The Board of Commissioners of The Iredell County Industrial Facilities and Pollution Control Financing Authority (herein referred to as the *Autbority") has met and taken the following action in connection with the proposed issuance and sale of the Authority's Industrial Revenue Bonds (The Sullivan Corporation Project), Series 1996 (the "Bonds"), in the aggregate principal amount of not in excess of $3,000,000; (1) approved the form of Loan Agreement, to be dated as of January 1, 1996 (the “Loan Agreement"), between the Issuer and The Sullivan Corporation (the "Company"), including the form of promissory note (the *Note*) attached as Exhibit A thereto; (2) approved the form of Trust Indenture, to be dated as of January 1, 1996 (the *Indenture"), by and between the Issuer and Branch Banking and Trust Company, as trustee (the Trustee") with the form of the Authority's $3,000,000 Industrial Revenue Bond; (3) approved the form of Letter of Credit, to be dated the date of delivery of the Bonds (the "Letter of Credit"), from Bank One, Milwaukee, National Association, as issuer of the Letter of Credit (the "Bank"); (4) approved the form of Pledge and Security Agreement, to be dated as of January 1, 1996 (the "Pledge Agreement"), from the Company to the Bank; (5) approved the form of Reimbursement Agreement, to be dated as of January 1, 1996 (the "Reimbursement Agreement"), between the Company and the Bank; (6) approved the form of Remarketing Agreement, to be dated as of January 1, 1996 (the “Remarketing Agreement"), among the Company and Bank One, Colunbus, NA (the "Remarketing Agent"); (7) approved the form of Deed of Trust and Assignment of Leases and Rents Agreement, to be dated as of January 1, 1996 (the "Deed of Trust"), from the Company to a trustee for the benefit of Bank One, Milwaukee, National Association; (8) approved the form of Security Agreement, to be dated as of January 1, 1996, between the Company and Bank One, Milwaukee, N.A.; (9) approved the form of Promissory Note of Gartland Real Estate Company, LLC ("Gartland*") dated as of January 1, 1996 from Gartland to the Bank (the *Gartland Note"); (10) approved the form of Bond Placement Agreement, to be dated the date of delivery thereof (the "Bond Placement Agreement"), among the Issuer, the Company and the Remarketing Agent; and (11) approved the form of Preliminary Offering Memorandum, to be dated the date of delivery thereof, to be used in connection with the offering and sale of the Bonds. (b) The Board of Commissioners for the County of Iredell has reviewed the action to be taken by the Board of Commissioners of the Authority in connection with the issuance and sale of the Bonds and has made such other examination and investigation as it deems necessary and relevant as the basis for the approval set forth herein. Section 2. Pursuant to and in satisfaction of the requirements of Section 1s9Cc-4(d) of the General Statutes of Morth Carolina, the Board of Commissioners for the County of Iredell hereby approves the issuance by the Authority of its Industrial Revenue Bonds (The Sullivan Corporation Project), Series 1996 in the aggregate principal amount of not in excess of $3,000,000. Section 3. ‘This resolution shall take effect immediately upon its passage. Commissioner Johnson moved to pass the foregoing resolution, and the resolution was passed by the following vote: Ayes: 5 Noes: 0O DISCUSSION OF G.8S. 130A-301.2 AND SMALL CONSTRUCTION AND DEMOLITION (C&D) LANDFILLS: The county manager advised that under Senate Bill 9 there are some new provisions that will require county governments to issue permits and to provide certain monitoring of landfills to be used for demolition debris disposal. Under the new law, a property owner desiring to "JAN 16 1996 | 917 318 establish a construction/demolition debris landfill on a tract of land (less than an acre) will be required to obtain a county permit. MOTION by Commissioner Boone to authorize the Solid Waste Director to administer the County’s responsibilities in issuing permits as well as insuring compliance with the State Regulations pertaining to small landfills. VOTING: Ayes - 5; Nays - 0. REQUEST FOR APPROVAL OF DECEMBER REFUNDS & RELEASES: MOTION by Commissioner Madison to approve the following releases and refunds for December. VOTING: Ayes - 5; Nays ~ RELEASES FOR THE MONTH OF DECEMBER, 1995 49,332.96 Breakdown of Releases: County 46,902.55 Solid Waste Fees 900.00 E. Alexander Fire # 1 --- Shepherd’s Fire #2 60.23 Mt. Mourne Fire #3 212.84 All County Fire #4 1,257.34 REFUNDS FOR THE MONTH OF DECEMBER, 1995 1,609.72 County 1,311.30 Shepherd’s Fire #2 61.30 Mt. Mourne Fire #3 72.7 All County Fire #4 29.35 Solid Waste Fees 135.00 DISCUSSION OF POTENTIAL REFINANCING OF THE 1992 SPECIAL OBLIGATION BONDS AND INSTALLMENT NOTE: Susan Blumenstein advised that she was looking at two debt instruments for potential refinancing. One instrument pertains to the health building and is structured under G.S. 160A-20. The other pertains to the 1992 Special Obligation Bonds for the Solid Waste Disposal Facility authorized under G.S. 159(i). MOTION by Commissioner Stewart to authorize the County Finance Officer to proceed with the Local Government Commission in the endeavor to refinance the Note. VOTING: Ayes - 5; Nays - 0. MOTION by Commissioner Stewart to authorize the County Finance Officer and the financing team of Alex Brown & Sons, Inc., Brown & Wood, and BB&T Leasing Corporation to proceed with applications to the Local Government Commission in an effort to refinance the VOTING: Ayes ~- 5; Nays - 0. REQUEST FOR APPROVAL OF COMPUTER EQUIPMENT LEASE FOR MAPPING DEPARTMENT: MOTION by Commissioner Madison to approve the mapping computer equipment lease (Lease No. 20386001) with a correction noted at item 6(a). VOTING: Ayes - 5; Nays ~- 0. DISCUSSION OF ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICE OF THE COURTS CONVERSION TEAM’S ACCOUNTING CODE ERROR: The county manager advised that he had received a letter from the Clerk of Court indicating that an error was made when a new financial management system for the clerk’s office was implemented. Each municipality that provides a court facility receives court facility fees to partially offset the cost of operating the courts. Up until the financial system 3 t/ New . was installed in October of 1994 the proceeds for the court facilities went to both the Town of Mooresville and Iredell County. After the installation of the package, some of the proceeds that should have been paid to Mooresville came to Iredell County. The total amount in error is $30,101. MOTION by Commissioner Madison to approve Budget Amendment #17 and issue reimbursement to the Clerk of Court’s office in the amount of $30,101 for the conversion team’s error. VOTING: Ayes - 5; Nays - 0. REQUEST FOR APPROVAL OF RELEASE OF CASH BOND FOR COOLWOOD SUBDIVISION, PHASE II: Jerry Lundy explained that Silverwave Properties, Inc., was requesting release of a Cash Bond that Iredell County holds in the amount of $12,920. The developer has completed all of the necessary work and the planning staff recommends approval of this request. MOTION by Commissioner Stewart to approve the Cash Bond release in the amount of $12,920 in reference to the Coolwood Subdivision, Phase II. VOTING: Ayes - 5; Nays - 0. REQUEST FOR EASEMENT ACROSS COUNTY PROPERTY FOR AMON, MOORE & HOLSHOUSER: The county manager discussed this item during the agenda briefing. MOTION by Commissioner Madison to let the record reflect that the Board of Commissioners has a desire to show its intent to grant to the referenced property owners (Amon, Moore & Holshouser) a willingness to grant them access to the Mooresville sewer line at a location to be determined by mutual consent (at a later date) when it is known where the Mooresville line will be located. VOTING: Ayes - 5; Nays - 0. REQUEST FOR ADDITIONAL DISCUSSION PERTAINING TO THE FAMILY PRESERVATION GRANT: Mr. Wall, DSS Director, advised that his agency had been approved for this grant in the amount of $69,310. DSS requests permission to implement the program, establish two Social Worker III positions, lease office space, and purchase office equipment. Commissioner Johnson congratulated the DSS office on acquiring this grant. He did, however, voice a concern about a possible shift of funding (from federal to the local level) in the future. Mr. Johnson stated that he would vote to accept the grant, however, this in no way committed to future funding by the county if the funds were curtailed at the federal level. Mr. Johnson said he would not impose a higher tax rate on county citizens in order to continue this grant program. Commissioner Boone concurred with Johnson’s statements. MOTION by Commissioner Madison to approve Budget Amendment #18 for the acceptance of the Family Preservation Grant and for its implementation. VOTING: Ayes - 5; Nays - 0. REQUEST FOR APPROVAL OF MINUTES FOR JANUARY 2, 1996 (REGULAR & BRIEFING: MOTION by Commissioner Boone to approve the captioned minutes. VOTING: Ayes - 5; Nays - 0. ANNOUNCEMENT OF VACANCIES OCCURRING ON BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS 4 JAN 1.6 1996 319 320 - Town of Troutman Board of Adjustment (Outside Board Members) (2 appts.) - Tri-County Mental Health Board (1 appt.) (Commissioner Madison advised that the General Statutes stipulate that the commissioner appointee to this board should appoint the other Tri-County board members from this County. It was decided that the board of commissioners, in the future, would make recommendations to the commissioner appointed to this board advising of possible board members. ) - South Iredell Community Development Corporation (2 appts.) - Board of Equalization & Review (1 alternate) APPOINTMENTS TO BOARDS & COMMISSIONS : Commissioner Boone nominated Robert Vance Privette, Daniel Schmidt, Dick Pierce, L.W. Lambert, Jr., and Hal Jolly to be reappointed for a one-year term on this board. Commissioner Madison moved to close the nominations and appoint the five individuals by acclamation. VOTING: Ayes - 5; Nays - 0. MOTION by Commissioner Madison to appoint Mr. Robert Vance Privette as Chairman for the Board of Equalization & Review and Mr. Daniel Schmidt as Vice Chairman. VOTING: Ayes - 5; Nays - 0. : MOTION by Commissioner Madison to table these appointments until the February 6 meeting. VOTING: Ayes - 5; Nays - 0. (NOTE: Clerk to contact Nursing Homes for appointment recommendations. ) Region F Aging Advisory Board (]_ alternate); MOTION by Commissioner Johnson to table this appointment until the February 6 meeting. VOTING: Ayes -5; Nays ~ O. COUNTY MANAGER’S REPORT : Mr. Mashburn advised that Governor Hunt signed a proclamation designating Iredell County as among several counties determined to be in a state of disaster as a result of the snowfall received last week. The county finance officer will complete the necessary forms for any funds that can be obtained for the snow removal. Worker’s Compensation Managed Care Program. This program was approved in September of 1995. At that time, it was estimated that the managed care program could be implemented in 60 days. However, several delays have occurred. BCBS & Sedgwick James are working on this program, but nothing has been worked out so far. MODULAR UNITS FOR JAIL: Specifications are being looked at, however, nothing is available at this time. WILKES COUNTY FRAUD HOTLINE: A letter and a phone call were used to obtain more information about this program, however, 5 nothing has been received to date. ADJOURNMENT: MOTION by Chairman Haire to adjourn until 3:00 p-m., on Tuesday, February 6, 1996, for a discussion about the FY 411 be following by the briefing 1996-97 budget. This meeting w session (5:00 p.m) and the regular meeting at 7:00 p-m. VOTING: Ayes ~- 53 Nays - 0. Approved: LAD: Wg OU / j Clerk to the Board cow. JAN 16 1996 32T IREDELL COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS SPECIAL MEETING MINUTES The Iredell County Board of Commissioners met in Special Session on Tuesday, January 30, 1996, 7:45 a.M., South Wing Conference Room, Iredell County Government Center, 200 South Center Street, Statesville, NC. Present were: Sara K. Haire, Chairman David A. Boone, vice Chairman Steve Johnson Doug Madison Alice M. Stewart Staff present: Joel Mashburn, County Manager Sheriff Phil Redmond Rodney Proctor, Sheriff's Dept. Rick Dowdle, Sheriff’s Dept. Jerry Lundy, Dir. of Serv. & Dev. Susan Blumenstein, Dir. of Finance & Adm. Serv. Evie Caldwell, Purchasing Agent Jean Moore, Clerk to the Board DISCUSSION OF MODULAR JAIL BUILDING: The county manager advised that the meeting was called to discuss the possible utilization of a modular unit for jail purposes. There were 107 inmates housed at the county jail last night. Evie Caldwell has looked at leasing vs. purchasing a modular building (35’ x 70’) to be placed on the northside of Stockton Street (left of the sheriff's office). The building could house up to 35 inmates. The following are costs projections assembled by Caldwell: TO LEASE: Costs for bunks, tables, chairs, etc. $10,085 Fence, gravel, grading, plumbing, electrical, etc. 7,800 Upfront charges to deliver blidg., set up, ramps, etc. 10,755 10% contingency __ 2,864 Total one time charges $31,504 Monthly lease payments for 18 months $31,962 ($1775.60 per mo. after 18 mos.) TOTAL COST TO LEASE $63,466 TO BUY: Costs to purchase this building $71,500 Furniture, fence, grading, plumbing, electrical, etc. 17,885 10% contingency 8,939 Total charges 98,324 PLUS - Cost to house 35 inmates in other facilities for 22 days while formally bidding project ($40 ea. per day) $30,800 TOTAL COST TO BUY $129,124 (To break even, we would need to sell the building for $65,658.) Commissioner Madison asked if the lease had to be for 18 mos., and Caldwell replied that she had looked at other options. Madison also inquired about bid statutes and the provision for emergencies. Caldwell said that a disaster would have to occur at the jail before this criteria could be used. MOTION by Commissioner Madison to accept the modular jail lease arrangement as presented. VOTING: Ayes - 5; Nays ~ 0- HALL OF JUSTICE PARKING: The county manager briefed the group on how difficult it was to locate parking at the Hall of Justice on court ” 10°28: -saar an 4nnn days. He has been looking at areas around this site that might be available for parking on a lease basis. INCLEMENT WEATHER & MOBILE HOME PERMITS: Commissioner Johnson advised that had received calls from citizens about these permits. Johnson asked if there was some way a temporary occupancy permit could be obtained when inclement weather prevented the issuing of a regular permit. The county manager said he would discuss this with the Inspections Director. ADJOURNMENT: MOTION by Chairman Haire to adjourn the meeting at 8:15 a.m. Next meeting: Tuesday, February 6, 1996, 3:00 p.m., South Wing Conference Room, Iredell County Government Center, 200 South Center Street, Statesville, NC. Approved: HY [4¢ Y al Nm— r [pierk to the Board File: 4.16 re JAN 3 0 1996 IREDELL COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS FY 1996-97 BUDGET MEETING MINUTES FEBRUARY 6, 1996 The Iredell County Board of Commissioners met in Budget Session on February 6, 1996, 3:00 p.m., South Wing Conference Room, Iredell County Government Center, 200 South Center Street, Statesville, NC. Present were: Sara K. Haire, Chairman David A. Boone, Vice Chairman Steve Johnson Doug Madison Alice M. Stewart Staff present: Joel Mashburn, County Manager Susan Blumenstein, Dir. of Fin. & Adm. Serv. Jean Moore Clerk to the Board Chairman Haire called the meeting to order. FY 96-97 BUDGET: The county manager advised that budget packages would be distributed to department heads and special appropriation agencies on Wednesday, February 7, 1996. He mentioned that federal funding was still uncertain in some areas at this time. Sales tax revenues continue to look optimistic. » Commissioner Stewart asked about capital needs and Mr. Mashburn mentioned that the Clerk of Court would be addressing court facility needs at the evening meeting. Mashburn mentioned that court offices and the Register of Deed’s office do not have anywhere to expand. Parking around the Hall of Justice is a problem. In addition, there continues to be more of a demand for courts in Mooresville. Commissioner Madison asked about discussing with the city of Statesville the possibility of marking some spaces on Stockton Street to be used for parking when on court business. The county manager said this was a possibility. Commissioner Madison also mentioned the usage of pagers by the citizens on jury duty. A system would be set up whereby they would only be called if needed. This would alleviate so many cars being in the parking lot at one time. Mr. Mashburn mentioned that DSS still does not have adequate space. Commissioner Madison reminded the group that with the transfer of home health this would open up some office space. Also, Tri-County Mental Health might have some space available in the health building since it recently did some downsizing. The library continues to have high patron usage. The county manager mentioned that the house next door was still on the sales market. Chairman Haire mentioned that she received many requests from citizens asking that a better library service be available in the Mooresville area. Commissioner Boone asked Chairman Haire if she thought the Town of Mooresville would consider building a satellite library if the county assisted a little in funding. Haire said she felt the town officials would be delighted. Mrs. Blumenstein distributed: 1) seven month ending balance sheets for the County 2) a 95-96 expenditure listing, and 3) a tax collector’s report for January, 1996. She mentioned that the capital reserve fund would just about be depleted (due to jail project) in March of this year. About $700,000 will then be available in non-committed funds. 324 LANDFILL: Mr. Mashburn mentioned that some equipment will be needed at the landfill. Also, initial plans will need to be devised concerning the construction of a new cell. He mentioned it was his understanding that the money would have to be borrowed. Mrs. Blumenstein added that additional personnel (weighmaster) would need to be added to the Hwy. 150 Transfer Station. : Mr. Mashburn asked about the responsibility for the operation and maintenance of recreational parks in the future. Commissioner Johnson said he had met with Mike Griffin and Bill Benfield, both of the Recreation Advisory Committee, about this issue. Commissioner Madison said the parks would be less expensive if volunteers were used. Commissioner Stewart mentioned the problem of public vs. private funds and the need to not co-mingle funding for the parks. Commissioner Johnson said he felt the general consensus of the Board was that local recreation associations take more responsibility for the operation of the parks once they are built. Pertaining to the Bluefield Road site, Mr. Johnson mentioned that drilling (16’) was to be done to insure that future work wouldn’t be hampered by ground rock. : Commissioner Madison voiced concern about the proposed school bond referendum. He mentioned that the county had an excellent tax rate and that if the County had a feasible priority list of needs from the school systems a4 pay-as-you-go method would be more economical than a bond. He mentioned that children entering school next year would be paying off the bond. Also, that it wasn’t right to place bond debt on a future Board of Commissioners. SUGGESTIONS FOR 1996-97 BUDGET: Some ideas mentioned for the upcoming budget were: BOONE: Any excess funds should be put in the capital reserve fund. If a property becomes available, at a low price, then the County could try to acquire it for space needs. Hold the budget down - hold additional personnel increases down as much as possible. Scrutinize requests from DSS & Health thoroughly. Special appropriations should be frozen - hold the line. Suggested that it might be a good idea to setup a fund for fire hydrants. Many citizens have talked to him about this. The fire departments do not want to use their money for fire hydrants. An arrangement could possibly be worked out wherein the county paid one-half and perhaps the fire departments, citizens/corporations located near a hydrant might pay some on the balance. MADISON: Mr. Madison, who has chosen not to seek re-election in November of 1996, said he felt the compensation for Board members should be increased. Also, that a survey of surrounding counties should be done. The county manager said he would work on this. Commissioners Boone & Johnson voiced problems in increasing their compensation. It was mentioned that any increase could go into effect in the future, e.g., December, 1998. ADJOURNMENT: The budget meeting adjourned at 4:58 p.m. APPROVED: 2ha0 44 ee Myo File: bud.2.6 7 / jrierk to the Board FEB 06 1996 326 IREDELL COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS AGENDA BRIEFING FEBRUARY 6, 1996 The Iredell County Board of Commissioners met in Briefing Session on February 6, 1996, 5:00 p.m., South Wing Conference Roon, Iredell County Government Center, 200 South Center Street, Statesville, NC. Present were: Sara K. Haire, Chairman David A. Boone, Vice Chairman Steve Johnson Doug Madison Alice M. Stewart Staff present: Joel Mashburn, County Manager Susan Blumenstein, Dir. of Fin. & Adm. Serv. William Allison, Planning Department Don Wall, DSS Director Al Upton, EMS Director Jean Moore, Clerk to the Board Chairman Haire called the meeting to order. REZONING MATTERS: Mr. Allison briefed the group on the two rezoning matters. He mentioned that pertaining to the Austin R. Hunt rezoning that current zoning requirements would require Hunt to buffer the western boundary line and install a fence. There are not any stipulations in the ordinance about the materials that should be used for the fence. There is a valid protest petition about this rezoning. Mr. Allison mentioned that the Troutman & Sherrill rezoning request had also produced some opposition. DISCUSSION OF REIMBURSEMENT FOR SAFE SCHOOL OFFICERS FROM IREDELL~-STATESVILLE SCHOOL SYSTEM: In a letter dated January 26, 1996, Dr. Jesse Register advised that the school system had recently received a State grant to be used for the School Resource Officers. It had previously been agreed that if the school system received a grant, it would reimburse the County for the 1995-96 funding. Dr. Register, in his letter, requested that the school system retain the money and use it in the At-Risk Student Services/Alternative School program since the State funding for this program was reduced by $129,845. Commissioner Johnson stated that the County’s agreement with the school system was not contingent upon what the State did in funding. REQUEST FOR APPROVAL OF ANNUAL COOPERATIVE EDUCATION AGREEMENT BETWEEN DAVIS COMMUNITY HOSPITAL & DEPARTMENT: Al Upton advised that this agreement was the standard annual agreement signed every year. Upton mentioned there would be no additional costs/liabilities and the implementation of the agreement would be immediately. REQUEST FOR APPROVAL OF DSS LEASE AGREEMENT WITH EXECUTIVE OFFICES, INC: Mr. Don Wall, DSS Director, requested to delay discussion on this agenda item until the February 20 meeting. REQUEST FOR APPROVAL OF DSS CRISIS INTERVENTION PROGRAM (CIP) FUNDING: Mr. Wall advised that on October 16, 1995, his department received a funding authorization from the State in the amount of $38,138. Applications were taken and processed in the amount of $37,093. On January 9, 1996, his agency received an amended funding authorization in the amount of $30,307. The Social Services Board has approved a request to transfer $6,786 in 1 expenditures (difference in applications processed and funding received) from Crisis Intervention Funds to General Relief. The General Relief Fund covers emergency expenditures not available under other programs. Commissioner Madison requested that Mr. Wall send this information to House Representatives Frank Mitchell and Robert Brawley as well as State Senators Forrester and Smith. Mr. Madison wanted this done to show that it appears that an unfunded state mandate has occurred. REQUEST FOR APPROVAL OF REVENUE FROM ATTORNEY GENERAL'S OFFICE FOR DSS: Mr. Wall explained that recently his agency had received $10,000 to assist the Crisis Intervention Program. The money is part of a settlement between the Attorney General’s Office and two propane companies. Wall requested that the funds be incorporated in the FY 95-96 budget. The funds, however, cannot be used to supplant other funds. APPROVED: ~~ /2e/%¢ Ca Oe bY Clerk to the Board File: bri2.6 FEB 06 1996 IREDELL COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS MINUTES FEBRUARY 6, 1996 The Iredell County Board of Commissioners met in Regular Session on Tuesday, February 6, 1996, 7:00 p.m., in the Commissioners’ Meeting Room, Iredell County Government Center, 200 South Center Street, Statesville, NC. Present were: Sara K. Haire, Chairman David A. Boone, Vice Chairman Steve Johnson Doug Madison Alice M. Stewart Staff present: Joel Mashburn, County Manager William P. Pope, County Attorney Susan Blumenstein, Dir. of Fin. & Adm. Serv. William Allison, Planning Dept. Don Wall, DSS Director Jean Moore, Clerk to the Board Chairman Haire called the meeting to order. ADJUSTMENTS TO THE AGENDA: MOTION by Chairman Haire to make two revisions to the agenda: 1) Deletion of DSS Lease Agreement with Executive Offices, Inc., and 2) Addition of An Announcement of Vacancy Occurring on a Board and Commission - Recreation Advisory Committee (1 resignation). VOTING: Ayes - 5; Nays - 0. APPOINTMENTS BEFORE THE BOARD Mrs. Rena Turner, Iredell County Clerk of Court, advised that the court system was stretched for adequate space. This past November a State survey was completed in an effort to receive a grant. Turner advised that she was requesting that a broad-based committee be established to study the needs of the courts. The objective of the committee would be to develop a plan of action for the court facilities. This would alleviate the problem of having to react to a crisis in the future. Chairman Haire thanked Mrs. Turner for her appearance and advised that the Board, through the county manager, would consider this request and respond soon. Mrs. Debi Lee, Centralina Council of Governments (COG) Ombudsman, presented the annual reports of the Adult Care Home Advisory Committee and the Nursing Home Community Advisory Committee. She also passed out updated copies of : 's Housing and Long Term Care. A copy of this guide is provided to the Iredell County and Mooresville libraries. In addition, it may be purchased from the COG office. Lee praised the 140 volunteers in the eight-county COG region for their valued assistance. She mentioned that the volunteers not only do mandated visits of facilities, but they also do "friendly" visits and they interact in many other activities that the facilities provide. They act as advocates for older adult citizens’ rights. Chairman Haire thanked Lee, as well as the numerous county citizens serving on the adult care home and nursing home committees, for their work in ensuring that proper care and attention are being given to the residents of these facilities. RECOGNITION OF MR. MEBANE HENDERSON & MR. LYLE CASSELL, IREDELL COUNTY RETIREES: A plaque was presented to Mr. Mebane Henderson, the past Veterans Service Officer, for his 20 years of employment with Iredell County. Henderson said it had been his 328 privilege to assist the veterans of the County. Mr. Lyle Cassell currently resides in Virginia. He was recognized for his six years of service as an Agricultural Extension Agent. Cassell was presented his plaque on January 31, 1996, his last date of employment. RECOGNITION OF JEAN JACKSON-RECIPIENT OF EMPLOYEE SUGGESTION PROGRAM (ESP) AWARD: Mr. Don Wall advised that Ms. Jackson, an employee of DSS, was unable to attend the meeting due to an injury she recently received in an automobile accident. Jackson has made a suggestion pertaining to the processing of AFDC checks. The ESP Committee has deemed this suggestion worthy, and Ms. Jackson is to receive $150 and a certificate. PUBLIC HEARINGS Chairman Haire declared the meeting to be in public hearing session. REZONING REQUEST; AUSTIN R. HUNT PROPERTY, CASE NO. 9512-1: William Allison, of the Planning Department, advised that Austin R. Hunt was requesting his property be rezoned from R-20, Single Family Residential to GB, General Business District for proposed sawmill, log and lumber storage, general office, and related uses. The property is located on Hickory Hwy. near Stamey Farm Road; more specifically identified as Lot 6, Block B, of Iredell County Tax Map 8K. An existing structure was destroyed by fire earlier this year and subsequent permits were issued in April to rebuild the mill. A portion of the original mill was built on Lot#6 (zoned residential) as is the office. Allison stated that nonconforming structures could be completely rebuilt when destroyed by fire, however, they cannot be enlarged without Planning Board and Board of Commissioner’s approval. The planning office records indicate that the replacement structure was built larger and further into Lot#6, thus creating a zoning violation. Mr. Hunt was notified on September 28, 1995, to take the necessary action to correct the situation and has opted to rezone the remaining property. On January 3, 1996, the Planning Board in a 4-4 vote referred this case on to the Board of Commissioners. Allison said that a valid protest petition had been presented. Ray Hunt (Proponent): Mentioned he was the son of Austin & Mary Hunt. Hunt stated that his father chose this site in 1966 and when fire destroyed the building it was rebuilt. He said they didn’t intend to encroach on other lots. Presented photos of the area and advised that power transmission lines extend across the site. Also, presented a July 31, 1995, letter from Mr. Mark E. Hawes, P.E., Regional Air Quality Supervisor with the NC DEHNR that stated an air permit was not required at the business site. : A property owner in the area. Stated he wanted no encroachment near lot #15. Dallas Hines (Opponent): Lived in area for number of years and that the Hunt family does not reside there. Mentioned that family life suffered due to the noise occurring at the site (sometimes after 9:00 p.m.). Desires that the site be cleaned up before it is rezoned. Stated the business was operating on temporary power. Paula Leonard Huffman (Opponent): Stated she was a Morrison property heir of land adjacent to the Hunt property. Not currently living in area, however, in process of building a house on the inherited property. Passed out material that contained a history of the zoning in the area. Also, mentioned the protest petition presented to the planning board. Reasons Huffman is opposed to change in zoning: 1) To protect residential development in the area 2) to protect the rights & property values of individual 2 FEB 06 1996 homeowners 3) To protect the children of the area 4) To insure the future of the area 5) To avoid rewarding blatant disregard for the laws of Iredell County 6) To avoid rewarding blatant disregard for property laws 7) To avoid setting a dangerous precedent. Desires that a fence be installed to protect children in area. Concerned about a deep hole that is filled with logs on the site. In addition, Huffman mentioned that property in the area had recently been surveyed and it was determined that Mr. Hunt was using about 20-25’ of her property for log storage; including a substantial area that has been dug out. Also, a buffer planted by Mr. Hunt is on Huffman property. Coyte Deal (Opposition): An adjacent property owner. Complained that his property was being washed away by the business and there were metal materials on his property. : Stated he had lived in the area for 22 years and owned a house valued around $150,000. : Mentioned this was a neighborhood of families. He said he had requested a rezoning a few years ago and it was approved; however, he tried to be a good corporate citizen and wants the Hunt business to do the same. Ray Hunt (Proponent): Advised that a fence would be installed and that the sawmill business would be a good neighbor. Paula Leonard Huffman (Opponent): Requested that whatever ruling occurred that specifics be placed on the type of barrier to be constructed. This would keep the business inside its own boundaries. Dallas Hines (Opponent): Again mentioned that the business sometimes operated late at night. Wanted a stipulation that the business would cut off at a decent time (6:30 a.m. - 5:30 p.m.) Said he had heard the mill running at 9:30 and 10:00 p.m. in the past. Ray Hunt (Proponent): Stated the business normally shuts down at 4:30 p.m. Chairman Haire adjourned the public hearing. MOTION by Commissioner Madison to approve the rezoning request of Austin Hunt from R20 to General Business. MOTION by Commissioner Boone to amend Commissioner Madison’s motion to make the request a conditional use rezoning. The conditions being: 1) Mr. Hunt will be required to erect an opaque, solid wooden fence, 8’ in height, along the lines of the Morrison heirs’ property and the Lonnie Wooten property. On the northern boundary line, a fence that meets the requirements of the Iredell County goning Ordinance will be erected. (This fence, obviously, should be located on the confines of the Hunt property - Lot #6.) 2) A vegetative buffer be placed on the property facing Stamey Farm Road and on the northern portion of the property that has been requested to be rezoned -- this would abut the Hunt property that is rezoned R20. 3) A time period of 120 days shall be given to meet this criteria. Commissioner Boone mentioned that with these conditions the people in opposition would have more protection then what they currently have in place. Commissioner Madison asked Mr. Hunt if he accepted this criteria and Hunt responded yes. Commissioner Madison then accepted Commissioner Boone’s amendment. Commissioner Johnson asked Mr. Allison about the northside of the property. Specifically, doesn’t the present ordinance require that Mr. Hunt erect a fence on this side? Allison said the ordinance does address this matter -- if Hunt stores any materials (logs) on this side it is required. Commissioner Stewart mentioned she had a concern about the hours of operation. Chairman Haire asked the county attorney if the Board could legally impose restrictions on the hours of operation. Mr. Pope advised it was his opinion the Board could do this. He mentioned that the opaque fence might reduce the noise. Commissioner Madison said he felt that some matters could be overly restricted. Mr. Madison said that a reasonable commitment from Mr. Hunt stating the business would operate with reasonable business hours would satisfy hin. Commissioner Johnson said he had a philosophical problem with government telling someone in private industry what hours they could operate. Agreed with Mr. Madison that if the Hunt family agreed to operate with reasonable hours he would be satisfied. Commissioner Stewart said she wasn’t asking unreasonable hours for the business; however, listening to a sawmill operation at 9:30 or 10 p.m. at night was not reasonable. Commissioner Madison asked if 6:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m., would be acceptable. Mr. Ray Hunt responded that sometimes in business one is asked to get a product out on a specific time. He mentioned that normally his business could comply with these hours, but that he didn’t want his hours of operation to be too restrictive. Further, he mentioned that his business was trying to eliminate any late night hours. Commissioner Stewart withdrew her request contingent upon the word of Mr. Hunt that he would not make a habit of operating his machinery at all hours of the night. Mr. Hunt agreed. : Mentioned again that his property was being washed away and that materials owned by Mr. Hunt were on his property. Commissioner Johnson advised that Mr. Hunt was not requesting to rezone this particular property. Therefore, the Board of Commissioners couldn’t do anything. VOTING: Ayes - 5; Nays - 0. Chairman Haire declared the meeting to be in public hearing session. REZONING REQUEST; J. SAM & JAN W. TROUTMAN AND C. LYNN & SUSAN H. SHERRILL PROPERTY; CASE NO. 9601-1: Mr. Allison stated the property owners requested that a portion of their property be rezoned from RA, Residential Agricultural to GB, General Business. The property is located on Houston Road near S. Main Street (US21/NC115 Hwy); more specifically identified as a portion of Lot 83, Block A, of Iredell County Tax Map 4F. The size is approximately eight acres, existing land use is vacant, and surrounding land use is residential and commercial. On October 6, 1992, the Board of Commissioners rezoned the first 500’ of this property (fronting S. Main Street US21/NC 115) to General Business. The Land Development Plan shows only the 4 FEB 06 1998 331 first 500’ as general commercial. Mr. Allison stated that the staff felt that due to the close proximity of homes in the area, that the timing of the request was not yet appropriate. On January 3, 1996, the Planning Board unanimously recommended approval of this request. Cliff Homesley, attorney for the Troutman and Sherrill property owners, mentioned that the owners had a tract of land of about 16 acres. The surrounding area is of a business type atmosphere with quick access to I-77. Photographs were presented showing the area. Mr. Troutman and Mr. Sherrill currently operate New South Electrical Constructors and have been in business since 1986. Around 170 people are employed in the business that is located in the General Business area of the 16 acre tract. Homesley mentioned that the rezoning request is the last of the property that adjoins the residential triangle that has not been zoned General Business. Warren Neel (Opposition): Mentioned that he resided directly across from the land up for rezoning. He mentioned that in 1992 "we" agreed to have the front 500’ rezoned, because it didn’t affect any homes in the area. Stated that the traffic in the area was heavy. Sewer and water are not in the area. Requested that the rezoning be denied. Chairman Haire adjourned the public hearing. MOTION by Commissioner Johnson to grant the rezoning from RA, Residential Agricultural to GB, General Business. VOTING: Ayes - 5; Nays - 0. DISCUSSION OF IREDELL-STATESVILLE BOARD OF EDUCATION & MOORESVILLE GRADED SCHOOL DISTRICT BOARD OF EDUCATION’S PETITION FOR A GENERAL OBLIGATION BOND REFERENDUM FOR MAY 1996: Chairman Haire thanked Commissioners Johnson and Boone; William A. Long and Godfrey Williams of the Iredell-Statesville Board of Education; along with Frank Fields and Karen Hart of the Mooresville Graded School District Board for serving on the ad hoc School Facilities Task Force and for coming up with reasonable solutions for school needs. Commissioner Madison voiced disapproval with the bond item. He mentioned that more could be accomplished on a pay-as-you-go basis rather than putting a financial burden on future generations and future boards of commissioners. Further, he stated that the problems the Mooresville School System was facing occurred because of entering into debt a couple of years ago. Iredell-Statesville is in better condition simply because there’s not all that existing debt. Madison felt it was misleading to say the bond would not cause a tax increase. Commissioner Boone said he wanted to reiterate past comments he had made about the rights of people to vote on important matters. He referred to the past school consolidation in 1990 and the fact that the people were not given a chance to vote on the matter. Boone said he would never impose this large of a debt on his own. Boone also mentioned that this bond issue is substantially different from the $42 million bond issue voted on in 1993. The $22.1 million bond is much more realistic. If the bond passes, and if the Boards of Education make wise use of the money, there should be enough money to air condition existing classrooms and to get everything in shape. However, there will not be enough for any future growth. Commissioner Johnson said he felt that unless something drastic happens, the County can service the debt of the bond without a tax increase. He acknowledged that alternatives in the 5 332 future are limited. Anytime you raise taxes you make it harder for people to choose work over leisure. Commissioner Stewart advised that anytime someone wanted to place a debt on her that she wanted a chance to vote on the matter. MOTION by Commissioner Madison to continue to the next agenda item. VOTING: Ayes - 1 (Madison); Nays - 4 MOTION by Chairman Haire to express the Board of Commissioner’s intent to conduct a referendum on May 7, 1996, as requested by the Iredell-Statesville Board of Education and the Mooresville Graded School Board of Education. VOTING: Ayes - 4; Nays - 1 (Madison) DISCUSSION OF REIMBURSEMENT FROM IREDELL-STATESVILLE SCHOOL SYSTEM FOR SAFE SCHOOL OFFICERS: Commissioner Johnson said it was his understanding that the County would finance the resource officers; however, if the school system received a grant that it would repay the County. He said that a deal was a deal. Commissioner Boone referred to the commissioners’ meeting of September 19, 1995, when the contract for the school resource officers was approved. The initial contract presented by the schools’ attorney was approved contingent upon revisions being made. The revisions stipulated that the school system would reimburse one-half of the money if a grant was received. MOTION by Commissioner Johnson to deny the Iredell-Statesville School System’s request to retain the money. William Long, Chairman of the Iredell-Statesville School Board of Education, voiced concern that this was reducing the per pupil funding. Commissioner Boone said this was not reducing the per pupil allocation. VOTING: Ayes - 4; Nays - 1 (Stewart) REQUEST FOR AN AMENDMENT TO THE APRIL 6, 1996, BOARD OF COMMISSIONER’S MINUTES PERTAINING TO WW II WAR DEATHS: Chairman Haire announced that recently a local newspaper had ran an article about World War II that listed the names of soldiers who had designated Iredell County as their place of residence at the time of death. Two separate families found the article in error and advised that they had a relative that needed to be added. Mr. Mebane Henderson has checked his records, along with the records at the Register of Deed’s Office, and concurs that this is correct and that the following two names should be added: Mr. Frank Link Johnson, Jr., Merchant Marine Mr. Woodrow Bennett Army Commissioner Madison asked for a clarification from the county attorney. Specifically, was it correct for one board to amend the minutes of a past board. Mr. Pope said he was uncomfortable with this request. He mentioned that the commissioners’ clerk could make a notation on the 1964 minutes advising that individuals should refer to the minutes of this meeting. In addition, a rn pa listing should be recorded at the Register of Deed’s Office. MOTION by Commissioner Madison to adopt a revised and corrected list of citizens who were residents of Iredell County who died in World War II, and that the Clerk to the Board be directed to make a notation on the April 6, 1964 minutes, that persons might 6 FEB 0 6 1996 be directed to the minutes of Feb. 6, 1996, concerning this matter. Voting: will now be: NAMES OF IREDELL COUNTY CITIZENS WHO LOST THEIR LIVES IN THE Ayes - 5; Nays - 0. SERVICE OF THEIR COUNTRY DURING WORLD WAR ITI Alley, Jay Edgar Anthony, William F., Jr. Baker, Herbert R. Ballard, Herman B. Beaver, Herman P. Beck, Charles S. Beckham, William M. Belk, William G. Bennett, Woodrow Blackwelder, Keith W. Brady, Thrent Earl Brewer, Ernest Brewer, James C. Brooks, Charles E. Brotherton, Douglas F. Brown, Plato J. Broyhill, James Luke Burgess, William A. Byers, Mack N. Caldwell, Ralph H. Cates, John Glenn Cooper, Joseph W. Cockrell, Forrest Earl Cowan, Robert L. Denny, Hugh S. Earle, Julius B., Jr. Estes, William Cc. Freeze, Raymond Edsel Forsyth, Bill F. Foutz, Kenneth J. Fox, Parks F. Freeze, Nathan A. Frontis, Rovell Frye, Arthur J. Gantt, John F. Garrison, James Alexander Gilliam, Thomas S. Hager, Paul M. Harris, Clarence R. Harris, William D. Hartline, Roy C. Heath, Harry Gordon Holler, Lewis W., Jr. Holmes, Robert W. Hoover, Osborne A. Hoover, Voight B. Howard, Elmer Hutchens, Joseph Daniel Jenkins, James L. Johnson, Bristol Reece Johnson, Billy Winfred Johnson, Frank Link, Jr. Johnston, James D. Jolly, David R., Sr. Jones, Arthur M. Josey, George W., Jr. Joyner, Max W. Kerley, Lemual S. Kerr, John P. King, Albert M. Kluttz, Martin Luther Lloyd, Robert William SEPP SEP RE re EAAEE ENP PEPER EY EE reer SREP ee eee eee eer eRe eee eS Lowrance, Fred J. Lowrance, Paul J. Lyone, Judson A. Malcomb, Walter C. Marlow, Ross I. Mayberry, Charles P. Mayberry, Paul R. McDaniel, Clyde E. McLelland, Donald L. McLelland, Graham N. Messick, Richard Miller, Joseph H. Mills, Richard W. Moore, Don P. Moore, James C. Moore, Johnnie D. Moore, Paul S. Moose, Robert N. Morrison, Henry C. Munday, Craig L. Murdock, Jasper Lee Myers, Richard W. Moser, Edward M. Orren, Johnnie C. Overcash, Everette F. Patterson, Charles F. Payne, James E. Peacock, Lester L. Pledger, Peat Poston, Paul B. Prevette, Noble R. Reavis, Fred N. Redmond, Cecil R. Reep, J.R. Roberts, Harold H. Royster, Ira G. Safrit, Harian V. Scott, Alvin, Jr. Scott, Edgar E. Shaver, D.C. Sherrill, William T. Shook, Grover G. Sipes, Ralph Easly Smith, George Hoyle Smith, John Brem Smith, Lee R. Smoot, James T. Somers, Harry Young Souther, Junior Speaks, Huie Stack, Fred A. Swann, R.C. Sykes, Harry Hugh Tayse, William P. Tucker, Ernest E. Waller, William T. Watts, Herbert M. Weaner, James L. Webster, Clarence W. Weston, John S. White, George G. Whitener, Eugene T. Williams, Thomas W. York, Samuel G. A revised and complete listing PLP PrP rr rr EP LTPP rrr rrr ATP KATP rrr rrr TP rrr rrr PP PAP Pr rH Err rrr Kr Er PRY YY YY f ti. \ ‘ans fm ee 4 x } eet ~—- REQUEST FOR APPROVAL OF ANNUAL COOPERATIVE EDUCATION AGREEMENT BETWEEN DAVIS COMMUNITY HOSPITAL & EMS DEPT: The county manager briefed the commissioners on this on-going agreement. MOTION by Commissioner Madison to approve this contract effective February 7, 1996. VOTING: Ayes - 5; Nays - O. REQUEST FOR APPROVAL OF DSS CRISIS INTERVENTION PROGRAM FUNDING: This matter was explained by Mr. Don Wall during the agenda briefing. MOTION by Commissioner Stewart to approve the transfer of $6,786 in expenditures from Line Item 554, Crisis Intervention Funds, to Line Item 586, General Relief. VOTING: Ayes - 5; Nays - O. REQUEST FOR APPROVAL OF REVENUE FROM ATTORNEY GENERAL’S OFFICE FOR D88: Mr. Don Wall explained this request at the agenda briefing. MOTION by Commissioner Stewart to approve Budget Amendment #19 for the purpose of recognizing revenue ($10,000) from the Attorney General’s Office and to appropriate the funds to the Crisis Intervention Program. VOTING: Ayes - 5; Nays - 0O. COMMENDATION FROM BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS AND COUNTY MANAGER TO D888 STAFF: The county manager, and Chairman Haire, thanked Mr. Wall and the DSS staff for their recent efforts in keeping the DSS offices open with no heat and power. REQUEST FOR APPROVAL OF RESOLUTION PERTAINING TO COUNTY BOUNDARY LINES: William Allison advised that in 1992 the State Geodetic Survey Office contacted Iredell County regarding the need for identifying county lines, monuments, and control corners. With the help of the State Office, locations or points were finally established and agreed upon. A final resolution is needed to indicate that Iredell County accepts the points and agrees that the work is suitable. The planning staff recommends a resolution of this nature. MOTION by Commissioner Madison to adopt the following resolution and to authorize that a signed copy of it be sent to The Honorable Frank Mitchell (N.C. House of Representatives) who aided in this project when he served as a commissioner. VOTING: Ayes - 5; Nays - O. RESOLUTION PERTAINING TO COUNTY BOUNDARY LINES Having reviewed the evidence and survey information provided by the North Carolina Geodetic Survey (NCGS) concerning the county boundary between Iredell, Cabarrus, Davie, Mecklenburg, Rowan, Wilkes, Yadkin and Alexander counties that was established under the guidelines of North Carolina General Statute 153A-18 and a resolution adopted by Iredell and its adjoining counties on July 7, 1992 That Iredell County accepts a plat provided by NCGS and further agrees, That the Counties of Iredell and Alexander accept the monuments labeled as Iredell 1, Iredell 1A, Iredell 1B, Iredell 2, Iredell 3, Iredell 4, and Iredell 5 as being the common corners of the county boundary between the two counties, 8 FEB 06 1996 334 A That the Counties of Iredell and Alexander agree to the centerline of the county line road (SR 1638) from Iredell 1B to Iredell 2 is the boundary between the two counties, That the Counties of Iredell, Alexander, and Wilkes agree that the monument labeled as Iredell 6 is the common corner of all three counties, That the Counties of Iredell and Wilkes accept the monuments labeled as Iredell 7, Iredell 8, and Iredell 9 as being the common corners of the county boundary between the two counties, That the Counties of Iredell and Yadkin accept the monument labeled as Iredell 10 as the common corner of the county boundary between the two counties, That the Counties of Iredell, Yadkin, and Davie agree that the monument labeled as Iredell 11 is the common corner of all three counties, That the Counties of Iredell and Davie accept the monument labeled as Iredell 12 as being the common corner of the county boundary between the two counties, That the Counties of Iredell and Rowan accept the monuments labeled as Iredell 13 and Iredell 14 as being the common corners of the county boundary between the two counties, That the Counties of Iredell and Rowan agree that the centerline of Coddle Creek beginning at Iredell 14 to a point referenced by Iredell 15 is the boundary between the two counties, That the Counties of Iredell, Rowan, and Cabarrus agree that the centerline of Coddle Creek labeled as Iredell 15A and referenced by a monument labeled as Iredell 15 is the common corner of all three counties, That the Counties of Iredell and Mecklenburg accept the monuments labeled as Iredell 16A (reference by Iredell 16), centerline of Rocky Creek, Iredell 17, Iredell 18 and Iredell 19, That NCGS will submit the results of this survey to National Geodetic Survey for inclusion into the National Spatial Reference System; and that until NCGS receives the adjusted data from the National Geodetic Survey, the state plane coordinates determined by NCGS on the county line monuments will be labeled as preliminary, That the County of Iredell accepts the plat prepared by NCGS as being the true boundary between said counties and agree to record said plat in the Register of Deeds of each county and will make note of this resolution in the commissioners’ notes and also agree to submit a copy of said plat to the Secretary of State’s Office, That the County of Iredell will not record said plat until it receives from NCGS a plat properly certified and labeled “Final NAD 83 Coordinates." Iredell County Board of Commissioners REQUEST FOR RELEASE OF CASH BOND FOR PEAR TREE ESTATES, PHASE II SUBDIVISION: Mr. Allison advised that Olde Towne Mobile Homes, Inc., requests release of a Cash Bond that Iredell County presently holds in the amount of $2,000. Mr. Allison stated his office recommended approval of this request. The developer has completed the necessary improvements. MOTION by Commissioner Johnson to approve the $2,000 Cash Bond Release for Olde Towne Mobile Homes, Inc. VOTING: Ayes - 5; Nays - 0. DISCUSSION OF OVERAGE ON CONTRACT WITH COG REGARDING THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE PARTNERSHIP PROGRAM: The county manager had explained during the agenda briefing that when working on the Iredell Alternatives Program (Criminal Justice Partnership Grant) that Mr. McLaurin of the Centralina staff had incurred more hours of work then were originally estimated. The overage that Centralina is seeking is in the amount of $1202.50. The county manager recommends payment. MOTION by Commissioner Johnson to approve Budget Amendment # 20 in the amount of $1203 (contingency) to be used for this overage. VOTING: Ayes - 5; Nays - 0. REQUEST FOR AMENDMENT TO CASH MANAGEMENT PLAN: Susan Blumenstein explained that a cash management policy was approved on March 16, 1993. The document now reads that it will be reviewed annually by the finance director during budget preparation. As currently written, the policy gives the finance director the authority to amend the plan and report the changes to the Board at the next meeting. Blumenstein desires to change the policy by the following: The director of finance shall recommend changes to the Cash Management Policy to the Iredell County Board of Commissioners. Upon approval by the Board, changes will become effective immediately. MOTION by Commissioner Madison to approve the Cash Management Policy revision as recommended by the finance director. VOTING: Ayes ~- 5; Nays - 0. DISCUSSION/RECOMMENDATION FOR THE REFINANCING OF THE HEALTH BUILDING: Mrs. Blumenstein advised that she had received the following bid proposals for the refinancing that was discussed on January 16, 1996. Interest Rate Total Payments First Union 4.47% $2,985,987 (1) BB&T fixed 4.17% $3,015,868 var. 3.69 w/ $3,032,097 (2) 4.47 cap 1) First Union will waive their 2% prepayment penalty if they refinance the note resulting in a lower total payback even though the interest rate is higher. 2) The total payments for BB&T’s variable rate proposal were computed using the 3.69% interest rate for six months and the 4.47% rate thereafter. If the 3.69% rate was maintained for one year, the payback would be $3,020,234. Blumenstein’s recommendation is to refinance the note with First Union National Bank, maintain the same annual debt service payments as with the current note, and reduce the remaining life of the note from ten years to slightly over seven. The refinancing will save the County $589,968. Commissioner Madison asked if the new financing would have a pre-payment penalty. Blumenstein said it would have a penalty. This is standard practice. MOTION by Commissioner Madison to proceed with the refinancing of the Health Building note with First Union National Bank. VOTING: Ayes - 5; Nays - 0. 10 336 REQUEST FOR APPROVAL OF JANUARY 16, 1996, MINUTES (BRIEFING & REGULAR) and JANUARY 30, 1996, SPECIAL MEETING MINUTES: MOTION by Commissioner Stewart to approve the captioned minutes. VOTING: Ayes - 5; Nays - 0. ANNOUNCEMENT OF VACANCIES OCCURRING ON BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS Fire Prevention Code of Appeals - 1 appointment Recreation Advisory Board - 1 appointment APPOINTMENTS & RECOMMENDATIONS FOR APPOINTMENTS TO BOARDS & COMMISSIONS PP ge by Sounisalener Madison of Mr. "Prank Englebert for a three-year term on this board. Nomination by Commissioner Stewart of Mr. Leonard Byers as an alternate on this board with a one-year tern. MOTION by Chairman Haire to close the nominations and accept Englebert and Byers by acclamation. VOTING: Ayes - 5; Nays - 0. appointment): MOTION by Commissioner Madison to table this item until the February 20 meeting. VOTING: Ayes - 5; Nays - 0. South Iredell __ Community __ Deve lopment. ___ Corporation _(2 appointments: Nominations of Chairman Sara K. Haire, and County Manager Joel Mashburn by Commissioner Madison. MOTION by Commissioner Stewart to close the nominations and appoint Haire and Mashburn by acclamation. VOTING: Ayes - 4; Nays - O. Nomination of Mr. Ralph Shepherd as an alternate member with a one- year term by Commissioner Boone. MOTION by Commissioner Madison to close the nominations and appoint Mr. Shepherd by acclamation. VOTING: Ayes - 5; Nays - O. Nursing Home Advisory Board (2 appointments): MOTION by Chairman Haire to table these appointments until the February 20 meeting. VOTING: Ayes - 5; Nays - 0. Region F Aging Advisory Board (] alternate): MOTION by Commissioner Stewart to table this appointment until the February 20 meeting. VOTING: Ayes~- 5; Nays - 0. COUNTY MANAGER'S REPORT: Mr. Mashburn said that county offices were open on Friday, February 2, but closed at 3:00 p.n., due to the frozen precipitation. Some employees experienced difficulty in leaving due to trees/limbs falling and blocking the driveways. On this same evening, an emergency operations center was established. This center did not close until this afternoon. Governor Hunt proclaimed this area to be in a disaster state. Federal designation is being requested. Shelters were opened up at 11 the Agricultural Building, East Middle School, and Mooresville Junior High School. At one point, the Rescue Squad in Mooresville was being used; however, this shelter was moved to the War Memorial. Several churches also opened up shelters. The best estimates indicate that around 190 people were housed at county shelters. Many were elderly who had to be transported to the shelters by county departments and volunteers. The National Guard assisted by bringing in two large generators. These were used at nursing homes. The county experienced extended power shortages at DSS and the library. Also, one probation office did not have heat. CLOSED SESSION: MOTION by Chairman Haire to enter into closed session pursuant to G.S. 143-318-ll.(a) (6). VOTING: Ayes - 5; Nays - 0. MOTION by Chairman Haire to return to Regular Session. VOTING: Ayes - 5; Nays - 0. CONTINUATION OF MEETING: MOTION by Chairman Haire to end the meeting on this evening at 10:15 p-m., but to continue on Wednesday, February 14, 1996, 12 Noon, South Wing Conference Room, Iredell County Government Center, 200 South Center Street, Statesville, NC. Approved: H/ 20/4 & % a— Cyr ae Cle to the Board File:min.r.2.6 12 IREDELL COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS CONTINUATION MEETING MINUTES FEBRUARY 14, 1996 The Iredell County Board of Commissioners met on Wednesday, February 14, 1996, 12 Noon, Commissioners’ Meeting Room, 200 South Center Street, Statesville, N.C. The purpose of the meeting was to hear bond requests submitted by the two school systems. Present were: Sara K. Haire, Chairman David A. Boone, Vice Chairman Steve Johnson Doug Madison Alice Stewart School representatives included: Dr. Jane Carrigan, Frank Fields (Chairman), and Dr. Bryce Cummings, all of the Mooresville Graded School District; Dr. Jessie Register, William Long (Chairman), Jeff Tucker, Godfrey Williams, and Dr. John Nantz, Iredell-Statesville School System. County staff present: Joel Mashburn, County Manager Susan Blumenstein, Dir. of Fin. & Adm. Serv. Jean Moore, Clerk to the Board Chairman Haire called the meeting to order. IREDELL-STATESVILLE SCHOOL SYSTEM: Bill Long, Chairman of the I-S Board of Education, advised that the school staff had met with an engineer from Charlotte on February 12 about air conditioning. Dr. Register mentioned that the capital budget information included the complete construction of Shepherds School (main building). Central School is also slated for a new building. Wayside School has a short life expectancy, due to its close proximity to Hwy. 70. The materials submitted by this school system indicate that the $18,000,000 in bond monies would be used for: Construction Cost $15,124,484 Eng./Arch. Fees 1,161,273 Contingency 1,223,145 Permits, Fees, Licenses 490,429 TOTAL $17,999,331 Specific schools designated for improvements are as follows: ADR Elementary $ 139,541 Central - 4,499,030 Cool Springs " 206,349 Ebenezer " 679,120 North Iredell High 2,916,359 North View Elementary 974,846 Scotts ” 462,515 Sharon . 347,741 Shepherd ° 2,757,229 South Iredell High 2,916,359 Statesville High 730,158 Union Grove Elementary 206,837 Wayside e 122,100 West Iredell Middle 1,041,147 TOTAL $17,999,331 1 FEB 14 1996 340 Commissioner Johnson stated that close to $100,000 had been estimated for painting. He asked how much of this was intended for renovations or repair work. Dr. Register answered that basically all of this would occur due to the proposed air conditioning work. However, two high schools would have some refinishing done that was not related to HVAC work. Commissioner Johnson also asked about renovations and the estimated costs for toilets. Register responded that many facilities have wooden fixtures. There will be an effort made to bring up all of the toilet areas to ADA standards. Pertaining to the HVAC system at West Iredell High, Commissioner Johnson said he felt the building did not need to be redesigned. He would prefer to replace the a/c unit as it failed. Register mentioned that the school’s proposal didn’t tie them down to a particular method. Commissioner Boone advised that he was pleased with 80% of the requests. He mentioned that when there was less money to spend, that more productive usage of the money occurred. He did say, however, that some items could have been under’ capital improvements. Boone also said, he was disappointed that West Iredell High School’s roof was in the package. "It’s borderline as to whether or not roofing should be included in a bond package." Commissioner Johnson expressed his opposition to higher taxes. He mentioned that it would not be until the year 2003 or 2004 before the County’s undesignated revenue fund could equal what it was today. He said he didn’t think county taxpayers would go for another bond in the next few years. He asked if the I-S School System was satisfied with the money, and Mr. Long replied yes. Mr. Frank Fields, Board of Education Chairman for this system, as well as Dr. Jane Carrigan presented bond project requests. This system desires to purchase a 20-acre tract of land and place an option on 20 more acres for the construction of a new K-6 modular school. Core facilities would be built to house a media center, cafeteria and kitchen, multi-purpose room and administrative/storage areas. Dr. Carrigan mentioned that around $240,000 would be used for a complete heating and cooling system retrofit for the Mooresville Middle School. In addition, around $10,000 has been designated for work on the gymnasium at this same school. The gym area is used for school assemblies and community meetings and there is currently an accoustical problen. The materials submitted by this system indicate that bond monies would be used for the following: Construction Costs $ 2,615,726 * ” 250,000 (Middle School Renovations) Eng./Arch. Fees 205,000 Land and Rt. of Way 500,000 Administrative 30,605 Contingency 120,669 Mobile Classrooms/Furniture 458,000 Commissioner Boone asked if a total of 40 acres was actually needed, and Dr. Carrigan responded yes. She said they usually go by 1 acre for every 100 students, but she did not know if this was State required. It is, however, recommended. Carrigan mentioned that the Mooresville schools were in use all of the time by the community. The county manager asked the life expectancy of the modular unit, and Dr. Carrigan said she specifically did not know. Carrigan said they were durable and would last a long time, but the school system did not want to use them forever. Commissioner Madison asked when the COPS borrowing was done, and 2 Dr. Carrigan said it was 1994. Dr. Carrigan acknowledged that the system borrowed $11 million but was paying $17 million. Dr. Carrigan stated that Mooresville had built around 30 classrooms with the money. Commissioner Madison asked if borrowing more money would limit the system’s response to school needs in the future. Dr. Carrigan said it would; however, the COPS money was obtained during a time of growth and the borrowing needed to be done. Mr. Madison said that both school systems would be impacted by the borrowing. Each system would be limited as to what its options were in the future. He mentioned that when financing was done to fix commodes and to do painting that trouble was surfacing. He mentioned that the schools needed to have routine maintenance and that the proposed 1996 bond looked like a maintenance bond. Further, Mr. Madison said that to say the bond would not raise taxes was a lie. Commissioner Boone stated it was his opinion that unless there was a drastic economic downturn or interest rates rose sharply, that the bond could be paid without raising taxes. It could be done without raiding the County’s fund balance. Susan Blumenstein, County Finance Officer, explained that the specific bond projects were not legally binding. As a matter of fact, bond counsel recommends that projects not be too specific. She mentioned that on the 1992 bond proposal that the Board of Commissioners requested that projects be listed on the ballot. Commissioner Boone said he thought it would be good to put something on the ballot. Commissioner Johnson asked Blumenstein if being too specific would bind the school systems if an emergency occurred, and Blumenstein responded yes. The county manager said that in order to sell the bond to the public that the citizens would have to know where the money was supposed to be spent. The public would then, hold the school systems accountable. MOTION by Chairman Haire to authorize the County Finance Officer to submit an application for a Bond Referendum to the Local Government Commission. VOTING: Ayes - 4; Nays - 1 (Madison) ADJOURNMENT: MOTION by Chairman Haire to end this meeting but to continue on Tuesday, February 20, 1996, 4:00 p.m., for the purpose of hearing final jail plans by J.N. Pease and Associates. The meeting will be in the South Wing Conference Room, 200 South Center Street, Statesville, NC. VOTING: Ayes - 5; Nays - 0 Approved: Dube 4 SGIY le ae J ae 2 , J Clerk to the Board File: m.sch 341 IREDELL COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS JAIL EXPANSION/CONSTRUCTION MINUTES & BRIEFING MINUTES FEBRUARY 20, 1996 The Iredell County Board of Commissioners met on Tuesday, February 20, 1996, 4:00 p.m., for a jail presentation from J.N. Pease and Associates and at 5:00 p.m., for the agenda briefing. Both meetings were held in the South Wing Conference Room of the Iredell County Government Center, 200 South Center, Statesville, NC. Present were: Sara K. Haire, Chairman David A. Boone, Vice Chairman Steve Johnson Doug Madison Alice Stewart Staff present: Joel Mashburn, County Manager Susan Blumenstein, Dir. of Fin. & Adm. Serv. Sheriff Phil Redmond Rodney Proctor, Sheriff’s Dept. Jean Moore, Clerk to the Board Chairman Haire called the meeting to order. J.N. PEASE & ASSOCIATES JAIL PRESENTATION: Mr. John Hill of the Pease staff displayed diagrams of the proposed jail expansion and renovation. Hill explained that his documents were ready to go to the contractors. The jail plans have been reviewed by the sheriff, his staff, and the State. The building meets all of the appropriate codes. Cost saving measures were incorporated into the plans wherever possible, e.g., painting, dry wall, and the elimination of site costs wherever possible. Some of the kitchen equipment (pieces) could probably be reused; however, it would cost more to try to replace some of the equipment than to purchase new. Hill mentioned that the plans presented were almost identical to previous ones; however, a corridor has been devised near the magistrate’s office. Security-wise, Hill mentioned that it’s probably impossible to build a jail that is escape proof. Proctor agreed, and said that most newly built jails had to later have some fine tuning. A few other items mentioned by Hill were: - Amount of parking spaces would basically remain the same - An erosion permit will not need to be obtained (not enough land being disturbed) - Visiting booths are non-contact (will have voice boxes) - Around 18 monitoring cameras will be used - An assortment of items will be located on the roof; however, it will be difficult to see the items (sky lights, exhaust fans and heating units-gas fired) - Lighting on sallyport side has fixtures under the canopy. It was determined that more fixtures would need to be added to illuminate the driveway - Roof would be precast (similar to parking decks) - Subsurface soil borings did not show anything unusual - Roof insulation will have a R-19 insulation factor Hill mentioned that final cost estimates were not available but should be known in the next couple of days. He did say that demolition costs in the kitchen area were running slightly higher than anticipated. A five percent difference in cost estimates are what Hill predicts. 342 Commissioner Boone said he had shared the plans with an outside contractor. This individual felt that site preparation cost estimates were a little high. Also, case work seemed expensive. Hill advised that if the County had resources to do the case work this might save some money. MOTION by Commissioner Madison to authorize J.N. Pease & Associates to proceed with the jail planning, subject to the cost estimates being within the original budget. VOTING: Ayes - 5; Nays - 0. 5:00 P.M. AGENDA BRIEFING UPDATE FROM TOMMY BOWLES, FIRE COMMISSION CHAIRMAN: Mr. Bowles mentioned that he had met with several fire departments recently. Currently each fire department is being charged $400 per year for the air van. The departments do not like this charge, and, currently, the air van has some compression problems. Bowles mentioned that some departments had a large amount of debt. An estimate of the total debt would be around $1.1 million. This has been reduced from around $1.3 or $1.4 million. Much of the debt was in existence before the fire tax went into effect. Bowles asked whether or not the County could assist in some type of funding other than the fire tax. Commissioner Stewart asked how much of the debt was actually interest, and Bowles stated a sizable amount. Some departments have a 40-year debt on their building. Commissioner Stewart asked what was so important about becoming debt free. Bowles said, “they could all just rest more easily," and he felt it was his duty to advise the commissioners of the status of the departments. He mentioned that several of the departments were debt free, and it’s only four or five that have the majority of the debt. Commissioner Boone mentioned that he had considered the possibility of setting up a fund that would hold any lapsed funds from the Fire Marshal’s budget -~- something similar to the recreational parks fund. Bowles additionally said that some departments were experiencing problems in getting volunteers during the day. He said it might be premature; however, he wanted to mention the possibility of staffing the departments with two, paid employees from 8:00 — 5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday. The city or county would pay the labor costs. Bowles asked about the liability incurred for this type arrangement. Chairman Haire mentioned this was something the county attorney would have to research. Chairman Haire asked if the fire commission anticipated an increase in the fire tax. Bowles responded he didn’t think so, but he would need to talk to the county finance officer. REQUEST FOR APPROVAL OF RESOLUTION ADOPTING AN UPDATE TO THE IREDELL COUNTY TRANSPORTATION DEVELOPMENT PLAN: Mr. Ben Garrison, Director of the Vocational Workshop and Chairman of the Iredell Transportation Authority (ITA), along with Mike Rose of the Centralina staff, briefed the group on the status of the Transportation Development Plan. Rose explained that every four years the State required an update to the plan in order to continue to receive funding. A draft plan was presented that would exist through FY 1998-99. Currently, the ITA Steering Committee feels that the best design for future transportation services for clients of human service agencies in Iredell County would be to hire a coordinator and to contract with a private operator. A backup system would need to be worked out when the coordinator was absent. 2 FEB 20 1996 Rose mentioned that some Counties use one of their departments. Rose advised that the requested action of the commissioners was to indicate a belief in the planning concept and to give notice to proceed. It was the consensus of the commissioners that this item be tabled until the March 5 meeting. Rose indicated that any vehicles on order now might be delayed in arrival if there was too much of a delay in submitting a plan. DISCUSSION OF PROCEDURES INVOLVING MOBILE HOME UNDERPINNING & occuPANcY: The director of the inspections department, Mr. Lynn Niblock, recently surveyed adjoining counties to determine their procedures in allowing any occupancy of mobile homes before underpinning (under certain circumstances, €©-9-, inclement weather). Some counties do not give temporary occupancy before underpinning. Alexander County, however, allows an occupancy time of 30 days. After this period of time power is disconnected. The zoning department is responsible for the follow-up inspection. Commissioner Johnson asked if 30 days was reasonable time in getting the underpinning. Niblock responded yes, under most circumstances. It was the consensus of the Board to request that the inspections director come back with a procedure to be used somewhat similar to Alexander County. A combination of methods would be acceptable. Any extension should be with justification. The procedure should be as simple as possible, and the fee should be commensurate with the extra work needed to make the inspection to insure the underpinning was done. REQUEST FOR APPROVAL OF JANUARY REFUNDS & RELEASES: Mr. Brent Weisner advised that the releases were in order, and he recommended approval. Weisner noted that Commissioner Boone had a motor vehicle bill on the list of releases. Approved: Wi 5 /G% Qanwt ZEIT rc ' J Cierk to the Board File: min. b. £.20 344 IREDELL COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS MINUTES FEBRUARY 20, 1996 The Iredell County Board of Commissioners met on Tuesday, February 20, 1996, 7:00 P.M. in the Commissioners’ Meeting Roon, Iredell County Government Center, 200 South Center Street, Statesville, NC. Present were: Sara K. Haire, Chairman David A. Boone, Vice Chairman Steve Johnson Doug Madison Alice Stewart Staff present: Joel Mashburn, County Manager William P. Pope, County Attorney Jerry Lundy, Dir. of Serv. & Development Susan Blumenstein, Dir. of Fin. & Adm. Serv. Jean Moore, Clerk to the Board Chairman Haire called the meeting to order. ADJUSTMENTS TO THE AGENDA: MOTION by Commissioner Johnson to delete the Resolution Adopting the Update to the Transportation Development Plan and the Mobile Home Underpinning & Occupancy Item. Both items will be discussed at the March 5 meeting. VOTING: Ayes - 5; Nays - 0 CONSIDERATION OF RESOLUTION CONCERNING A GENERAL OBLIGATION BOND ISSUE FOR PUBLIC SCHOOLS & OTHER RELATED ITEMS: Mrs. Blumenstein described the procedures necessary for the adoption of the resolution required for the 1996 General Obligation Bond Issue. MOTION by Commissioner Madison to deny the adoption of the resolution and proceed with the next agenda item. VOTING: Ayes - 1 (Madison); Nays - 4 MOTION by Chairman Haire to adopt the resolution concerning the bond issue for public schools. VOTING: Ayes - 4; Nays - 1 (Madison) RESOLUTION CONCERNING A GENERAL OBLIGATION BOND ISSUE FOR PUBLIC SCHOOLS WHEREAS, the Iredell-Statesville Schools and the Mooresville Graded School District (the "Boards of Education") adopted resolutions requesting that the [Iredell County Board of Commissioners (the "Board") proceed to take all legal steps required for the issuance and sale of general obligation bonds in the amount of Twenty-Two Million One Hundred Eighty Thousand Dollars ($22,180,000) to fund certain public school facility construction and renovation projects; AND WHEREAS, the Board has considered the needs of the public schools in Iredell County; AND WHEREAS, it is the opinion of the Board that the voters of Iredell County should consider these needs in the total amount of Twenty-Two Million One Hundred Eighty Thousand Dollars ($22,180,000) ; FEB 20 1996 AND WHEREAS, the Board has made the following factual findings in regard to this matter: 1. Description of the undertaking: The undertaking for which the bonds are proposed is to provide funds for erecting additional school buildings and other school plant facilities, remodeling, enlarging and reconstructing existing school buildings and other school plant facilities and acquiring any necessary land and equipment. 2. Facts regarding necessity of proposed projects: The proposed projects are necessary because of overcrowding, physical deterioration of existing facilities, and the inadequacy of existing facilities to meet the needs of the public schools. 3. Facts supporting the amount of bonds proposed: The amount of bonds proposed is adequate for the proposed purposes inasmuch as the preliminary cost information prepared by the Boards of Education have estimated that the proposed bonds would provide funds to allow measures to be taken to address some of the problems surrounding the existing facilities. 4. Past debt management policies: Iredell County has in the past always appropriated funds in an amount sufficient to retire all principal and interest on indebtedness during each fiscal year in accordance with North Carolina law. Iredell County is not in default in any of its debt service obligations. 5. Past budgetary and fiscal manage policies: Iredell County has always adopted its budget in a timely manner in accordance with North Carolina statutory requirements and has obtained an unqualified opinion from a certified public accountant in connection with each annual audit. 6. Retirement of debt: Present valuation analysis indicates that no additional ad valorem taxes will have to be levied to retire the debt. NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE IREDELL COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS: A. The Director of Finance and Administrative Services has been directed to publish notice of intent to make application to the Local Government Commission of the State of North Carolina for approval of the bond issue in the amount of Twenty~Two Million One Hundred Eighty Thousand Dollars ($22,180,000) as required by the North Carolina General Statute 159-30. B. The Director of Finance and Administrative Services is further directed to file application for approval of the bonds with the Local Government Commission as required by North Carolina General Statute 159-51, and is designated the representative of this County for said purpose and other actions not inconsistent with this resolution. Cc. That a bond referendum be submitted to the qualified voters of Iredell County for said Twenty-Two Million One Hundred Eighty Thousand Dollars ($22,180,000) on the seventh day of May, 1996. D. That Brown & Wood be employed as bond counsel to represent the County in the authorization and issuance of bonds. This resolution is effective upon its adoption this the twentieth day of February, 1996. The motion to adopt this resolution was made by Chairman Haire and passed by a vote of 4-1. 346 (s) Sara K. Haire, Chairman IREDELL COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS INTRODUCTION OF BOND ORDER: MOTION by Commissioner Madison to deny the introduction of the bond order authorizing $22,180,000 in school bonds. VOTING: Ayes - 1 (Madison); Nays - 4 MOTION by Commissioner Stewart to introduce the bond order authorizing $22,180,000 in school bonds. VOTING: Ayes - 4; Nays - 1 (Madison) FILING OF SWORN STATEMENT OF DEBT: MOTION by Commissioner Boone to designate Susan Blumenstein as the officer to file the sworn statement of debt with the Clerk to the Board. VOTING: Ayes - 4; Nays - 1 (Madison) FIRST READING OF THE BOND ORDER: MOTION by Chairman Haire, seconded by Commissioner Johnson, to approve the first reading of the bond order authorizing $22,180,000 in bonds. VOTING: Ayes ~- 4; Nays - 1 (Madison) CALL FOR PUBLIC HEARING: MOTION by Commissioner Stewart, seconded by Chairman Haire, to call for a public hearing on the $22,180,000 bond order on Tuesday, March 5, 1996, 7:00 P.M., Commissioners’ Meeting Room, Iredell County Government Center. VOTING: Ayes - 4; Nays - 1 (Madison) ORDER AUTHORIZING $22,180,000 SCHOOL BONDS WHEREAS, the Iredell-Statesville Board of Education and the Mooresville Board of Education have petitioned the Board of Commissioners for the County of Iredell, North Carolina to provide additional school facilities in the Iredell-Statesville School Administrative Unit and the Mooresville Graded School Administrative Unit by erecting additional school buildings and other school facilities, remodeling, enlarging and reconstructing existing school buildings and other school facilities and acquiring necessary land and equipment therefor, the estimated aggregate cost of which is at least $18,000,000 for the Iredell-Statesville School Administrative Unit and $4,180,000 for the Mooresville Graded School Administrative Unit; WHEREAS, said petitions request said Board of Commissioners to provide the funds required for such school facilities; and WHEREAS, said Board of Commissioners, acting as an administrative agent of the State in providing a State system of public schools, has determined to order the issuance of bonds of the County of Iredell so that the school facilities mentioned in said petitions and in paragraph 1 of this order may be provided; now, therefore, BE IT ORDERED by the Board of Commissioners for the County of Iredell: de That, pursuant to The Local Government Bond Act, as amended, the County of Iredell, North Carolina, is hereby authorized to contract a debt, in addition to any and all other debt which said County may now or hereafter have power or authority to contract, and in evidence thereof to issue School Bonds in an aggregate principal amount not exceeding $22,180,000 for the purpose of providing funds, together with any other available 3 FEB 20 1996 347 funds, for erecting additional school buildings and other school facilities, remodeling, enlarging and reconstructing existing school buildings and other school facilities, and acquiring necessary land and equipment therefor in order to provide additional school facilities in the Iredell-Statesville School Administrative Unit ($18,000,000) and the Mooresville Graded School Administrative Unit ($4,180,000). 2. That taxes shall be levied in an amount sufficient to pay the principal of and the interest on said bonds. 3. That a sworn statement of the debt of said County has been filed with the Clerk to the Board of Commissioners for said County and is open to public inspection. 4. That this order shall take effect when approved by the voters of said County at a referendum as provided in said Act. The Board of Commissioners thereupon designated the Director of Finance and Administrative Services as the officer whose duty it shall be to make and file with the Clerk to the Board of Commissioners the sworn statement of debt of the County which is required by The Local Government Bond Act, as amended, to be filed after a bond order has been introduced and before the public hearing thereon. Thereupon the Director of Finance and Administrative Services filed with the Clerk to the Board of Commissioners, in the presence of the Board of Commissioners, the sworn statement of debt as so required. Thereupon the order entitled: "ORDER AUTHORIZING $22,180,000 SCHOOL BONDS" was passed on first reading. On motion duly made, seconded and carried by a four-one vote, the Board of Commissioners fixed 7:00 P.M., on March 5, 1996, in the Commissioners’ Meeting Room at the Iredell County Government, as the hour, day, and place for the public hearing upon the foregoing order, and directed the Clerk to the Board of Commissioners to publish said order, together with the appended statement as required by The Local Government Bond Act, as amended, once in The Statesville Record & Landmark not later than the sixth day before said date. CONSIDERATION OF PROPOSED FORM OF QUESTION TO BE USED BY THE BOARD OF ELECTIONS: Commissioner Boone mentioned that a title or caption should be inserted at the top of the ballot to let the voters know the purpose of the ballot. MOTION by Chairman Haire to approve the bond ballot question; however, the following should be in bold lettering, if it is permitted and approved by bond counsel: “and authorising the levy of taxes in an amount sufficient to pay the principal of and the interest on said bonds, be approved?" VOTING: Ayes ~- 4; Nays - 1 (Madison) REQUEST FOR APPROVAL OF RELFASES & REFUNDS FOR JANUARY, 1996: The tax assessor briefed the group on the referenced releases and refunds during the agenda briefing. Commissioner Boone asked to be excused from voting on the releases and refunds. MOTION by Chairman Haire to excuse Commissioner Boone on this matter. VOTING: Ayes - 4; Nays - 0 348 MOTION by Commissioner Madison to approve the January 1996 releases and refunds as submitted and certified by the Tax Assessor. VOTING: Ayes - 4; Nays ~ 0 RELEASES FOR THE MONTH OF JANUARY 1996 $74,728.75 Breakdown of Releases County 70,355.02 Solid Waste 234.00 E. Alexander Fire #1 Te Shepherd’s Fire #2 147.49 Mt. Mourne Fire #3 346.89 All County Fire #4 3,644.64 REFUNDS FOR THE MONTH OF JANUARY 1996 $15,569.85 Breakdown of Refunds county 15,184.32 Solid Waste 18.00 E. Alexander Fire #1 2.60 Shepherd’s Fire #2 111.00 Mt. Mourne Fire #3 24.62 All county Fire #4 229.31 REQUEST FOR CONSIDERATION OF RESOLUTION REGARDING THE PROPOSED REFINANCING OF THE INSTALLMENT PURCHASE CONTRACT FOR IREDELL COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT FACILITY: MOTION by Commissioner Johnson to adopt the following resolution: HEALTH DEPARTMENT FACILITY WHEREAS, the Iredell County Board of Commissioners desires to refinance the existing 160A~-20 installment purchase contract for the Iredell County Health Department facility; and WHEREAS, the Iredell County Board of Commissioners desires to refinance the existing contract with First Union National Bank; and WHEREAS, the Local Government Commission of the North Carolina Department of the State Treasurer requires that the Iredell County Board of Commissioners make certain findings before the Commission can grant approval to the County’s application for approval of this particular installment contract as authorized under North Carolina General Statute 160A, Article 3, Section 20; THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Board of Commissioners of Iredell County, North Carolina, in a regular meeting of the Board, finds as follows: 1. The proposed project is to refinance an existing installment purchase contract between Iredell County and First Union National Bank with principal remaining and estimated accrued interest until the time of closing of $2,539,128. 2. The proposed refinancing is necessary and expedient because the interest rate reduction from 6.71% to 4.49% will produce savings to the County of approximately $587,000 and will reduce the number of years to debt retirement from ten to seven. 3. The County will offer a Deed of Trust to First Union National Bank to fully collateralize the installment purchase contract and no deficiency judgment will be allowed in the event the County defaults on payments. Using this method of financing, there will be no pledge of the County’s taxing authority. 5 FEB 20 1996 4. The County Attorney has rendered an opinion that the project is authorized by law and is a purpose for which public funds may be expended pursuant to the Constitution and laws of North Carolina at this time. Ss. The proposed installment contract is preferable to alternative financing mechanisms because the costs of authorizing and issuing general obligation bonds would be greater than those associated with the installment contract and revenue bonds are inappropriate for this project. In addition, the current appropriations in the County’s General Fund are inadequate to retire the entire principal balance of existing debt at this time, and Iredell County does not retire enough debt annually to fund this project using the "two-thirds limitations" rule. 6. After receiving competitive bids for refinancing the outstanding principal debt, the Board of Commissioners has chosen, upon Local Government Commission approval, to refinance the debt with First Union National Bank at an interest rate of 4.49% and a term of 7.25 years. The total cost of the refinancing agreement is $2,988,885.58, including principal and interest, a savings of $587,000 over existing financing. 7. Examination of the audited financial statement for the past three fiscal years of Iredell County will show that the County’s debt management policies are in strict compliance with North Carolina law. 8. No increase in the property tax rate will be necessary to raise sums to fall due under this contract in each fiscal year during the term of the contract. Funding for the debt service payments will be through annual appropriation in the operating budget for the General Fund. 9. The County is neither in default nor has it ever been in default in meeting its debt service obligations. 10. The Board of County Commissioners hereby directs the Director of Finance and Administrative Services to file an application with the Local Government Commission for the project as described. This the 20th day of February 1996. (s) Sara K. Haire, Chairman IREDELL COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS VOTING: Ayes - 5; Nays - 0. REQUEST TO EXTEND BANKING SERVICE BID WITH FIRST CITIZENS BANK & TRUST THROUGH JUNE 30, 1997: Mrs. Blumenstein desires to extend this contract for one more year. A new financial software package will be implemented in the finance office in July, and Blumenstein prefers to remain with First Citizens to eliminate any potential banking changeover problems that might occur. First Citizens is willing to extend the service with a compensating balance of $390,000 (current contract for compensating balance is $410,000) and lockbox services are to be billed separately at $.15 per item (same as current contract). MOTION by Commissioner Madison to extend the banking service bid with First Citizens Bank. VOTING: Ayes ~- 5; Nays - 0. REQUEST FOR APPROVAL OF BUDGET AMENDMENT #21 TO ALLOCATE RESTRICTED SALES TAXES RECEIVED FOR FY 1994/95 IN EXCESS OF AMOUNT BUDGETED FOR SCHOOL CAPITAL: MOTION by Commissioner Johnson to approve Budget Amendment #21 which changes line item 10-339-00 by 6 350 ($83,561), changes line item 10-663-0700 by $67,467, and changes line item 10-663-0708 by $16,094. VOTING: Ayes - 5; Nays - 0. REQUEST FOR APPROVAL OF BUDGET AMENDMENT #22 TO APPROPRIATE ADDITIONAL FUNDS FOR THE 911 RURAL ADDRESSING FUND: Mrs. Blumenstein had stated in the briefing session that this request would be to appropriate additional funding in the 911 fund for repayment to the General Fund. The general fund advanced the cost of the rural addressing project. Repayment ($45,326) in full will be accomplished if approved. MOTION by Commissioner Stewart to approve Budget Amendment #22. VOTING: Ayes - 5; Nays ~- 0. REQUEST FOR APPROVAL OF BUDGET AMENDMENT #23 WHICH PERTAINS TO DSS ATTORNEY CONTRACTED SERVICES: The DSS director has requested to transfer $45,067.04 from line item 616-0002, Salaries & Wages - Regular, to Line Item 616-0045, Contracted Services. The referenced amount, plus an estimated amount for the remainder of 95-96, has been paid for attorney contracted services and temporary employees to fill vacancies. MOTION by Commissioner Stewart to approve Budget Amendment #23. VOTING: Ayes - 5; Nays - 0. APPOINTMENTS AND RECOMMENDATIONS FOR APPOINTMENTS TO BOARDS & COMMISSIONS ° : Commissioner Boone nominated Mr. Don Parker for a three-year appointment. Chairman Haire moved to close the nominations and appoint Parker by acclamation. VOTING: Ayes - 5; Nays - 0. RECREATION ADVISORY BOARD: Commissioner Stewart nominated Mr. Mike Heintz to serve on this Board (unexpired term of Delbert Dickens). Commissioner Madison moved the close the nominations and appoint Heintz by acclamation. VOTING: Ayes - 5; Nays - 0. TRI-COUNTY MENTAL HEALTH: MOTION by Commissioner Madison to table this recommendation until the March 5 meeting. VOTING: Ayes - 5; Nays - 0. NURSING HOME ADVISORY BOARD: MOTION by Commissioner Madison to table these two appointments until the March 5 meeting. VOTING: Ayes - 5; Nays - 0. REGION F AGING ADVISORY BOARD: MOTION by Commissioner Boone to table this alternate appointment until the March 5 meeting. COUNTY MANAGER'S REPORT: The county manager brought to the commissioners’ attention a public hearing on State & Local Fiscal Relations to be held on February 23, 1996, 10:00 a.m., in the Appropriations Committee Room. Senator Beverly Perdue & Representative Carrol Russell, who co-chair this committee, will allow five-minute presentations if advance notice is given. 7 FEB 20 t99p 301 302 Commissioner Stewart advised that she had been asked, by the Institute of Government, to serve on a three-member panel to set the guidelines for new board member training for Boards of Social Services. Stewart has agreed to serve on the panel and the first meeting is in March at the NCACC office. CLOSED SESSION: Citing G.S. 143-318.11. (a) (6) -Personnel, Chairman Haire moved to enter into closed session. VOTING: Ayes - 5; Nays - 0. MOTION by Chairman Haire to adjourn the closed session. VOTING: Ayes - 5; Nays - 0. ADJOURNMENT: Chairman Haire moved to adjourn the meeting. Next meeting: Tuesday, March 5, 1996, 4:00 p.m., South Wing Conference Room, Iredell County Government Center. VOTING: Ayes - 5; Nays - 0. Approved: 4 ee Goa Z- 27 — Jelerk to the Board File: r.£.20 IREDELL COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS MARCH 5, 1996 MINUTES . The Iredell County Board of Commissioners met on Tuesday, March 5, 1996, 7:00 p.m., in the Commissioners’ Meeting Room, Iredell County Government Center, 200 South Center Street, Statesville, NC. Present were: Sara K. Haire, Chairman David A. Boone, Vice Chairman Steve Johnson Doug Madison Alice Stewart Staff present: Joel Mashburn, County Manager William P. Pope, County Attorney Jerry Lundy, Dir. of Serv. & Development Susan Blumenstein, Dir. of Finance & Adm. Serv. Jean Moore, Clerk to the Board Chairman Haire called the meeting to order. ADJUSTMENTS TO THE AGENDA: MOTION by Chairman Haire to add two items (Discussion of Estimates for Renovation/New Construction for the Jail and An Announcement of a Vacancy Occurring on the Tri- County Mental Health Board) and delete the item pertaining to the NC Rural Economic Development Center. Voting: Ayes - 5; Nays - 0 APPOINTMENT BEFORE THE BOARD Mr. Mike McLaurin, Centralina COG, personally invited the Board to a Yadkin River Basin Plan Workshop. There are two separate sites/dates available. The workshop is a joint effort of the Northwest Piedmont COG, Centralina COG, and the NC Division of Environmental Management, Water Quality Section. PUBLIC HEARINGS Chairman Haire declared the meeting to be in public hearing. BOND ORDER AUTHORIZING $22,180,000 IN SCHOOL BONDS: Chairman Haire announced that this was the date and hour fixed by the Board of Commissioners for the public hearing upon the order entitled: "ORDER AUTHORIZING $22,180,000 SCHOOL BONDS" and that the Board of Commissioners would immediately hear anyone who might wish to be heard on the questions of the validity of said order or the advisability of issuing said bonds. No one appeared, either in person or by attorney, to be heard on the questions of the validity of said order or the advisability of issuing said bonds and the Clerk to the Board of Commissioners announced that no written statement relating to said questions had been received, except Butch Bell, residing at Iredell County, North Carolina, who appeared in person and stated he was in opposition to the Bonds. He was in favor of good school facilities; however, the school system couldn’t effectively manage its money ; MAR 05 1996 except Buddy Hemric, residing at Iredell County, North Carolina, who appeared in person and stated he was in opposition to the bonds. Hemric felt the school maintenance department should do some of the maintenance work and that $18 million shouldn’t be handed over to the Iredell-Statesville School System; except Bedford Cannon, Esq., who stated he represented the Iredell-Statesville School Systen, located in Iredell County, North Carolina, and desired to seek a modification to the bond question. He felt that the entire ballot should either be all bold print or all regular print. Cannon felt the layout of the ballot should be neutral. He awknowledged there was no statute or case law in North Carolina that sets out the requirements for a similar bond matter (ballot lettering/print); except Michael Rhyne, residing at Iredell County, North Carolina, who appeared in person and stated he was in support of the bond; except Jeff Watt, residing at Iredell County, North Carolina, who appeared in person and stated he was in support of the bond; except Karen Bedinger, residing at Iredell County, North Carolina, who appeared in person and stated she was in support of the bond; except Rhyne Dowell, residing at Iredell County, North Carolina, who appeared in person and stated he was in support of the bond; except Gay Busque, residing at Iredell County, North Carolina who appeared in person and stated she was in support of the bond; except Eddie Guy, residing at Iredell County, North Carolina who appeared in person and stated he was in opposition to the bond; except Scott Neely, residing at Iredell County, North Carolina who appeared in person and was in favor of the bonds; except Reitha Gaither, residing at Iredell County, North Carolina who appeared in person and was in favor of the bonds. All of the foregoing statements were duly considered by the Board of Commissioners. Chairman Haire closed the public hearing. Chairman Haire advised that she felt it would be proper to act on Mr. Cannon’s request pertaining to the ballot. Commissioner Johnson mentioned that he sat on the Facilities Task Force during the past summer. The original proposal from this group varied from $81-145 million. It would have required the County to borrow $61.6 million. At that time, Mr. Johnson said he discovered that the maximum borrowing capacity of the County was $55 million. He mentioned that he voted against the task force’s recommendation, because he felt it was his duty to keep the County on a sound financial footing. The recommendation would have exceeded the County’s borrowing capacity plus it would have left the County without any borrowing capacity if an emergency occurred. It would have also amounted to an eleven percent tax increase. Mr. Johnson said he felt the citizens of the County spent enough time working for the government and not enough time working for themselves. Johnson mentioned that he had advised the school board that if an agreement could be reached that he would not speak either for or against the proposed bond. However, the newspaper 2 and the people in favor of this bond say this will not cause a tax increase. Johnson said this could not 100% be guaranteed. He mentioned that he and Commissioner Boone had met with the task force and advised that if the recommended bond package did not raise taxes, or deplete the County’s fund balance, they would agree to allow it on the ballot. There are, however, two qualifications that need to be met in order to not raise taxes. These are: 1) economy needs to stay relatively good and 2) it will be the year 2003 or 2004 before the County will approach the amount of annual undesignated unappropriated funds that it will currently have in 96-97. The school board will be unable to make another bond request for eight years. Commissioner Johnson said he just wanted the citizens to know there’s no guarantee there will not be a tax increase. The public is being constantly bombarded with information saying the bond will not raise taxes. Further, Mr. Johnson said he would consider the bond matter a more worthwhile request if he had a guarantee from the school system that they will not have their maintenance personnel to advocate (making signs) the passage of the bond. Thereupon, upon MOTION of Chairman Haire, seconded by Commissioner Stewart, the order introduced and passed on first reading on February 20, 1996 entitled: "ORDER AUTHORIZING $22,180,000 SCHOOL BONDS" was read a second time by title and placed upon its final passage. The vote upon the final passage of said order was: Ayes: (4) Commissioners Haire, Boone, Johnson, & Stewart Noes: (1) Commissioner Madison Commissioner Madison said that if the bond was approved it would plunge the County $22 million dollars further in debt and that it would require a tax increase. The Clerk to the Board of Commissioners was thereupon directed to publish said order, together with the appended statement as required by The Local Government Bond Act, as amended, once in The Thereupon Chairman Haire introduced the following resolution, a copy of which had been provided to each Commissioner and which was read by title. Chairman Haire announced that it was the consensus of the Board not to change the layout or design of the bond ballot. RESOLUTION CALLING A SPECIAL BOND REFERENDUM BE IT RESOLVED by the Board of Commissioners for the County of Iredell: Section 1. A special bond referendum is hereby called to be held between 6:30 A.M. and 7:30 P.M., on Tuesday, May 7, 1996, at which there shall be submitted to the qualified voters of the County of Iredell the question contained in the notice of special bond referendum set forth in Section 3 of this resolution. Section 2. For said referendum, (i) the regular registration books for elections in Iredell County shall be used and the registration books, process or records shall be open for the registration of qualified persons and for public inspection in the manner, under the conditions and at the times and places as provided in said notice set forth in Section 3 of this resolution, (ii) the chief judges, judges and other officers of election appointed by the Iredell County Board of Elections for the several precincts and voting places in said County shall be the election officers for such precincts and voting places and 3 MAR 05 1996 (iii) the precincts and voting places shall be those fixed by the Iredell County Board of Elections as provided in said notice set forth in Section 3 of this resolution, subject to change as provided by law. The Iredell County Board of Elections is hereby requested to conduct said referendum and to take all necessary steps to that end in accordance with the provisions of this section. Section 3. The Clerk to the Board of Commissioners shall cause a notice to be published in Landmark once at least fourteen days before April 12, 1996 (being the last day on which persons may register for said referendum except as otherwise provided in said notice set forth in Section 3 of this resolution) and once again not less than seven days before said day, such notice to read substantially as follows: NOTICE OF SPECIAL BOND REFERENDUM IN THE COUNTY OF IREDELL, NORTH CAROLINA A special bond referendum will be held throughout the County of Iredell, North Carolina, between 6:30 A.M. and 7:30 P.M., on Tuesday, May 7, 1996, at which there will be submitted to the qualified voters of said County the following question: Shall the order adopted on March 5, 1996, authorizing not exceeding $22,180,000 School Bonds of the County of Iredell, North Carolina, for the purpose of providing funds, together with any other available funds, for erecting additional school buildings and other school facilities, remodeling, enlarging and reconstructing existing school buildings and other school facilities and acquiring necessary land and equipment therefor in order to provide additional school facilities in the Iredell-Statesville School Administrative Unit ($18,000,000) and the Mooresville Graded School Administrative Unit ($4,180,000), and authorising the levy of taxes in an amount sufficient to pay the principal of and the interest on said bonds, be approved? The question hereinabove set forth contains a statement of the purpose for which the bonds are authorized by the order referred to in such question. If said bonds are issued, taxes in an amount sufficient to pay the principal and interest thereof will, to the extent necessary to make such payment, be levied upon all taxable property in the County of Iredell. For said referendum the regular registration books for elections in the County of Iredell will be used and the registration books, process or records will continue to be open for the acceptance of registration applications and the registration of qualified persons from 8:00 A.M. until 5:00 P.M., Monday through Friday, inclusive, of each week at the office of the Iredell County Board of Elections, Iredell County Government Center, 200 South Center Street, Statesville, North Carolina 28677, Telephone (704) 878-3140. In addition, registration applications may be obtained and will be accepted at the following libraries during normal business hours: (a) Iredell County Library, 135 East Water Street, Statesville, NC and (b) Mooresville Public Library, 304 South Main Street, Mooresville, NC. Registration applications may also be obtained and will be accepted during normal business hours at (a) the town halls in Mooresville and Troutman, (b) certain other governmental offices and other locations accessible to the public in Iredell County. 4 For information concerning the address of any of the above locations, please contact the Iredell County Board of Elections at its address or telephone number set forth above. Registration applications may also be obtained by qualified persons and may be filed by them at any Drivers License Examining Station located in the State of North Carolina during normal business hours when applying for, renewing or correcting their drivers licenses. Qualified persons may also register by mail or forms to be available at the above-mentioned places and otherwise as provided in Article 7A of Chapter 163 of the General Statutes of North Carolina. Please contact the Iredell County Board of Elections for further information. Furthermore, certain persons in the armed forces and their spouses, certain veterans, certain civilians working with the armed forces, and members of the Peace Corps may register by mail at any time prior to said referendum in the manner provided in Article 21 of Chapter 163 of the General Statutes of North Carolina and in person at any time, including the day of said referendun. The last day for new registration of those not now registered under Iredell County’s permanent registration system and who wish to register for said referendum is Friday, April 12, 1996, the last day on which registered voters who have changed residence from one precinct to another may transfer registration for such referendum is Friday, April 12, 1996, except as otherwise provided in Article 7A of Chapter 163 of the General Statutes of North Carolina. Voter registration forms must either be delivered to the Iredell County Board of Elections Office by 5:00 P.M., Friday, April 12, 1996, or be mailed in an envelope postmarked by Friday, April 12, 1996. Any qualified voter of the County who is qualified to vote by absentee ballot in said special bond referendum may apply to the Iredell County Board of Elections for an absentee ballot. Any qualified voter who is qualified to vote by military absentee ballot pursuant to Section 163-245 of the General Statutes of North Carolina may also apply for an absentee ballot as provided by Section 163-247 of the General Statutes of North Carolina. Persons who are not certain whether they are registered to vote or qualified to vote by absentee ballot or who desire information concerning the registration process for said referendum should contact the Iredell County Board of Elections at the office of said Board mentioned above. The registration books for elections in Iredell County will be open to inspection by any registered voter of the County during the normal business hours of the Iredell County Board of Elections on the days when the office of said board is open, and such days are challenge days. The chief judges, judges and other officers of elections appointed by the Iredell County Board of Elections will serve as the election officers for said referendun. The Iredell County Board of Elections will conduct said referendun. The precincts and voting places for said referendum, subject to change as provided by law, are as follows: PRECINCT VOTING PLACE MAR 05 1996 357 Barringer Wesley Chapel United Methodist Church Bethany Ebenezer Elementary School Chambersburg Wayside Elementary School Coddle Creek #1 Mooresville Middle School Coddle Creek #2 . National Guard Armory, Mooresville Coddle Creek #3 War Memorial Building Coddle Creek #4 Mooresville Golf Course Davidson #1 Brawley Middle School Davidson #2 Mt. Mourne Elementary School Eagle Mills Houstonville Community Center Fallstown Troutman Elementary School New Hope New Hope Community Center Olin Olin Fire Department Sharpesburg Central Elementary School Shiloh West Iredell High School Statesville #1 East Iredell Elementary School Statesville #2 Northview Elementary School Statesville #3 Mulberry School Building Statesville #4 National Guard Armory, Statesville Statesville #5 N.B. Mills Elementary School Statesville #6 Shiloh AME Zion Church Turnersburg Harmony Elementary School Union Grove Union Grove Fire Department James A. Dobson, Jr. Chairman of the Iredell County Board of Elections Jean Moore Clerk to the Board of Commissioners for the County of Iredell County, North Carolina Section 4. The form of the question to be used in the voting machines at said referendum and in the instructions to absentee voters shall be substantially as follows: the order adopted on March 5, 1996, authorizing not exceeding $22,180,000 School Bonds of the County of Iredell, North Carolina, for the purpose of providing funds, together with any other available funds, for erecting additional school buildings and other school facilities, remodeling, enlarging and reconstructing existing school buildings and other school facilities and acquiring necessary land and equipment therefor in 6 order to provide additional school facilities in the Iredell-Statesville School Administrative Unit ($18,000,000) and the Mooresville Graded School Adminis- trative Unit ($4,180,000), and authorizing the levy of taxes in an amount sufficient to pay the principal of and the interest on said bonds. FoR ° AGAINST. e ececeevovnneeneeeeeeeeeeeee0e000200e00020088208900808080080080080000880000008080080998080 Section 5. The Clerk to the Board of Commissioners is hereby directed to mail or deliver a certified copy of this resolution to the Iredell County Board of Elections within three days after the adoption hereof. Section 6. This resolution shall take effect upon its passage. Thereupon, upon motion of Chairman Haire, seconded by Commissioner Johnson, the foregoing resolution entitled: “RESOLUTION CALLING A SPECIAL BOND REFERENDUM" was passed by the following vote: Ayes: (4) Commissioners Haire, Boone, Johnson, & Stewart Noes: (1) Commissioner Madison Commissioner Johnson stated he would like to make a few comments. “There are many misconceptions about education and there is one thing I want you to be aware of. It is my humble opinion and the humble opinion of a whole lot of other folks, and this opinion is growing every day, that you don’t have public schools in this country anymore. You have government schools. If you think you own the schools, then go to the next PTA meeting and try to change the curriculum in your child’s school. You won’t have much luck, because the government owns it. The government is going to decide for you how to educate your children. You ‘don’t have much say so about it. You can fool yourself in believing you do, but, increasingly, in the last generation, control of the schools has steadily shifted away from the local level to Raleigh. With the advent of a buffoon like Jimmy Carter it finally got a cabinet level position. So they moved it further away so that you’ll be sure not to have any say so. What has this got for you? There’s two ways to distribute resources: the most efficient way is through the free market, the most inefficient way is through government monopoly. In public education, folks, you have a government owned monopoly. How many of you would buy an automobile if the government told you what kind of car you were going to buy? What options you were going to have. How much you were going to pay for the car. Where the car would be worked on and how much it would cost to get it fixed. You would be in Raleigh or Washington raising cain. You’d be upset. But, folks, everyday you send your children into an educational system that does just that to your children. You have very little, or no control over it. This is called government monopoly. People like me are constantly supporting education. I support education. I pay thousands of dollars per year in property tax. In addition to that, I pay for my daughter’s education twice, but I am not complaining about this. I will continue to do this as long as God gives me the strength and opportunity to pay for it twice. If anybody has a beef, it ought to be me because I am paying for it twice. I think that people less fortunate than myself ought to be afforded the opportunity to send their children to the place they want to send them. Rather than some high priced government bureaucrat telling them where they should send them. If you want to trust big government to educate your children you can go right ahead. Give me one successful episode of a government monoply, other than the military. It works, but you pay too much for it. This is the short and long of it. The people who are conservative like me are constantly 7 critized that we don’t have a vision for education. I have a vision for education. It’s a young boy or girl going in and sitting down at a computer, in front of the Internet, funded by private money, which will do it a whole lot cheaper and a whole lot quicker than some bubblehead bureaucrat down in Raleigh or Washington. They’ll do it better and cheaper. That child will have at their fingertips, in a matter of seconds, information that took you and me weeks when we were in school together. It will be a long time coming if you continue to trust the government. I have a vision for education. You know what it is? It’s young people who study the virtues of Western Civilization rather than multiculturalisn. Our civilization is far superior, you heard that! Far superior to any civilization in the history of this world largely because it was founded upon Christian principles. If you abandon these principles, you are relegating yourself to continued decadence and continued decline. Not only in education, but through out your whole society. I have a vision for education. It’s a system where people read James Madison rather than Malcolm X. I went to the school facility committee meetings. They have a dozen books on Malcolm X. A man who first of all advocated the violent overthrow of the U.S. government. He should have been hung as a traitor. He thought he was going to be beamed to the United States if he lived good enough and come back and kill white people. That’s a great American isn’t it? What did James Madison do? He just happened to write the U.S. Constitution. You know how many books they had on him? One! One book! I didn’t come here tonight to anger anybody. I have a vision where children sit down and read John Jay and the Committees of Correspondence. The people who were bold enough in 1769 to write the King of England that they would serve no king but King Jesus Christ. Those are the people who founded your’ republic. It wasn’t the educational establishment. It was men like that through legislative action. Now, through bureaucratic bumbling, and through political cowardice, we have relegated our children to an education that’s not fit for a Third World country and it’s getting worse every day. I gave you the requirements earlier that this bond will have to meet. I want to tell you folks that public education has both feet firmly planted in mid-air. The people who run it subscribe to moral relativism. They do not believe in absolute truth that has been a tradition of our society since its foundation. Those people aren’t fit to run anything. I think the only way to do it -- well I don’t think you can reform it. A bureaucracy never reforms itself, it only perpetuates itself. I want to see that power and authority are put back in the hands of the customer. The way you do that is give him his money back. You let them send their children where ever they want to go. Whether it’s public, private, parochial, or whatever. Who is better to decide how to educate your children than you? Is the government? Ask yourself that. Despite the fact that billions and billions of dollars have been pumped into this government monopoly is education getting better? You’ve had educators telling you for a generation if you gave them more money they would give you better education. You have and they haven’t. Are you going to trust them with more money?” Chairman Haire declared the meeting to be in public hearing. REFINANCING OF INSTALLMENT PURCHASE CONTRACT FOR THE IREDELL COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT BUILDING: Mrs. Blumenstein said the County had received a bid from First Union National Bank to refinance the existing debt that is in place due to the financing for the purchase/renovations of the health building. The refinancing will be at 4.49% interest compared to existing interest of 6.71%. The same collateral will remain in effect. Approximately $587,000 will be saved. The number of years of debt retirement will be reduced to about 7.25 from 10 years. Closing is scheduled for April 10, 1996. No one spoke in favor or in opposition to the refinancing. 360 Chairman Haire closed the public hearing. No action was needed by the Board. Chairman Haire declared the meeting to be in public hearing. Rezoning Request; Wayne C. Jenkins Property Case No. 9602-1: Mr. Allison said that Mr. Jenkins requested that his property be rezoned from HB(CUD) , Highway Business Conditional Use District to HB, Highway Business District. The property (2.75 acres) is located at 2141 Old Mountain Rd. (near Bradford Crossroads); more specifically identified as Lot 47, Block A, of Iredell County Tax Map 8M. The proposed use is manufactured housing, sales and display lot. The existing land use is mobile home sales & display lot. The surrounding usage is residential/commercial. On 9/1/93, the Planning Board recommended approval (by 8-2 vote) to rezone the property HB for manufactured housing sales lot. On 10/5/93, the Board of Commissioners rezoned the property to HB(CUD), to allow only four units displayed on the lot at one time. The applicant’s request to drop the condition stems from the need to store more units on the property. Due to the restrictive nature of the Watershed Act, the owner would be prohibited from covering more than 24% of the property. The storage of anymore units would increase his coverage very close to the maximum allowed. Staff recommends approval based on the Watershed restrictions; however, the Board might desire to examine what impact the rezoning would have on adjoining properties. On February 7, 1996, the Planning Board recommended approval to rezone to HB, Highway Business by a 7-1 vote. Chelcie Karn then spoke and advised that he owns the property in the back as well as a part up the southside of the Jenkins’ property. About three years ago, the Karn family bought this property to prevent mobile homes from being put there. He and his family do not like looking at the units. Any additional units would further degrade the appearance from his house (Island Ford Road) . Mr. Karn strongly objects to having additional units. There is no screening in the back to obstruct the view. Pressley Reece, of Bradfords Crossroads, then spoke and said he was in opposition to the rezoning. Reece said that Mr. Jenkins dia not abide by current zoning conditions on the property. Previously, Mr. Jenkins was told he could have three trailers and one office. He has been in violation of the requirements. Mr. Reece asked if Mr. Jenkins would place a used mobile home in any open spaces. The area is between two brick homes. One of the adjacent property owners is very close to the mobile units. Attorney Hugh West, representing Mr. Jenkins, said the request didn’t have anything to do with increasing the area. The Watershed Act basically prohibits Mr. Jenkins from extending beyond the area where the units are currently being displayed. Previously, Mr. Jenkins was of the impression he could display four units. He didn’t realize his mobile double-wide office would be counted as one of the four. West understands the maximum number of units that could go in the area would be six units. A buffer has been planted even though it has not grown sufficiently to screen the area. West said that no unit would be any closer than what is currently placed near the adjacent property owners. Commissioner Boone asked for a clarification on “area being used." Did Mr. West mean the area presently covered by gravel? West said this was correct. It’s basically the same area, but there is possibly a tiny bit more that could be within the watershed. Commissioner Boone asked how long the vegetative buffer had been planted. He mentioned the trees were only about a foot high. Mr. West asked Mr. Jenkins who said approximately one year. 9 w AAAS , | Lill 0 U igJO 361 362 Commissioner Johnson said he had looked at the trees and agreed there was not much growth to them. He asked Mr. Jenkins if he would agree not to store any used mobile homes on the property. Mr. West said it was his understanding that Mr. Jenkins couldn’t afford to have used homes on the lot. Commissioner Boone asked how far it was from the Jenkins’ property line, on Old Mountain Road, to the rear of the presently graveled area. Mr. West said approximately 250 feet. Commissioner Stewart asked how many units, in total, considering the watershed regulations, did Mr. Jenkins plan to place on the lot? Mr. West said it was his understanding the most that could be placed on the lot aside from the office was six units. There are three, plus the office now. A total of six units plus the office is as much that could be placed there. Commissioner Stewart then said that it was her understanding that the proposed additional three would be used for display and not transient moving in-and-out of the lot. Stewart asked if the term "display" meant a permanent display. Mr. West said if the units were sold they would be moved out. West said the units are there for purposes of display just like cars on a used lot for people to look at and select. Mr. West said all of the units were for sale. Pressley Reece said he had heard Mr. Jenkins say that at times there would be no units on the lot. Mr. Jenkins previously put more units on his lot than he was given permission to do. Will he continue to put more units on the lot? Mr. Reece said that Mr. Jenkins just recently moved some units out to get into compliance. Mr. Jenkins agreed and said that Mr. Allison had made him aware of this fact. Mr. Reece said he would never see the day when the shrubs would hide the mobile homes. He asked that a fence be installed. Commisioner Madison asked if Mr. Reece would be satisfied with a fence. Mr. Reece said it needed to be all the way around. Commissioner Stewart said she realized the neighbors wanted some type of screening relief in their lifetime. Chairman Haire declared the public hearing closed. MOTION by Commissioner Madison to rezone the property from HB (CUD) to HB, Highway Business. Commissioner Boone moved to amend Mr. Madison’s motion to make the rezoning conditional use. Condition # 1 being that any unit stored be new. Condition #2 being that no units be stored west of the border that is presently graveled. Commissioner Madison accepted Mr. Boone’s amendment. Commissioner Stewart requested to amend the motion and asked if a restrictive screening for the residents could be applied to the western boundary of the property. The residents would like a shield. A six-foot wooden fence along the back of the graveled area would appear to be sufficient. Commissioner Madison said he would accept this amendment. Chairman Haire requested that the MOTION be restated. Commissioner Madison stated the MOTION was to rezone from Highway Business (CUD) to Highway Business CUD that stipulates (1) no units but new units be placed on the property (2) the display area not extend any further back then what it is right now (3) a six foot high wooden fence along the western boundary between the Goble property and the Jenkins property. 10 oe Mr. Jenkins, who never actually went to the podium, but spoke from the audience area, asked to eliminate the conditional restrictions. Commissioner Madison asked Mr. Boone if he would reconsider his amendments. Commissioner Boone said he would amend the amendment if Mr. Jenkins would comply with the current watershed restrictions. The amended MOTION will now be to rezone from Highway Business (CUD) to Highway Business (CUD) and the conditions will be: 1. No used units 2. Comply with current watershed restrictions 3. A six foot wooden fence along the back of the property VOTING: Ayes - 5; Nays - 0. Chairman Haire declared the meeting to be in public hearing. Rezoning Request; CFS Investments, Inc. Property Case No. 9602-2: Mr. Allison stated that CFS Investments was requesting that a portion of its property be rezoned from RA, Residential Agricultural to HB, Highway Business District. The property is located at the intersection of the Charlotte Hwy. and Shinnville Road; more specifically identified as 1Q-3-A-12 and a portion of 1Q-3-A-15. The property consists of approximately 4 acres. The Land Development Plan shows this property frontage on the Charlotte Hwy. as being future commercial. The property sits at an intersection of a State Road and busy highway. Staff recommends approval. On February 7, 1996, the Planning Board unanimously recommended approval. Mr. Jim Coates spoke and advised that he was one of the principals involved in the request. He mentioned the property was in a major intersection of a U.S. highway and N.C. highway. He requested the property be rezoned for future business use. Commissioner Stewart asked what was currently on the property, and was advised that the property was vacant. Chairman Haire declared the public hearing closed. MOTION by Commissioner Johnson to rezone the property from RA, Residential Agricultural to HB, Highway Business District. VOTING: Ayes - 5; Nays - 0. Chairman Haire declared the meeting to be in public hearing. PROPOSED AMENDMENTS TO THE IREDELL COUNTY LAND DEVELOPMENT PLAN IN REGARD TO THE NEW US 64 HWY.: Mr. Allison stated that in October of 1995, a Land Use Study was done in connection with the Hwy. 64 to prepare for upcoming commercial development. The study was done in order to recommend needed changes to the land development plan. Allison described the intersections involved in the study. All four quadrants of Woodbridge Rd. were identified for future commercial growth. The northeast and northwest quadrants of Hwy. 64 and Tarleton Road were identified for future commercial growth. The southwest quadrant of Lippard Farm Road was identified as future commercial growth. In reference to East Lackey Farm Road all four intersections (northeast, northwest, southeast and southwest) have areas identified as future commercial growth. At the intersection of Lackey Farm West, the Board identified the southwest quadrant and a portion of property in the northeast quadrant that adjoins Hwy 90 to be future commercial. growth. Carolyn Houpe then spoke and asked about her property on East Lackey Farm Road. She asked for a clarification since she had 11 ~ APRA IN Vo i990 363 received a map which indicated that all of her property was to be considered as a "future planning area." Commissioner Boone asked Mr. Allison to explain the purpose of the land development plan. Allison stated that when the Planning Dept. was notified about the new Hwy. 64 it became the County’s responsibility to identify intersections that could become commercial. It is simply a mechanism to plan for future growth. Commissioner Boone stated the process doesn’t rezone anyone’s property. If a property owner in the future owns property that is already designated commercial, it’s more likely the request will be granted. Amos Smith advised that he had a 98-acre farm on Hwy. 64 that is landlocked. The State has a road up to the land; however, the road is blocked with a gate that is locked. Mr. Jerry Lundy then explained there is litigation occurring between Mr. Smith and the DOT at this time. Mr. Lundy stated that the Third Creek Water structure has nothing to do with the Land Development Plan that was being discussed. Wilma Babcock advised she owned 40 acres. The State landlocked around 20 acres. She mentioned that one area is landlocked and couldn’t be rezoned commercial. The State has informed Mrs. Babcock that it will not give a right-of-way. She mentioned the land had been purchased for $1100 per acre. The State offered to buy the land at $300 per acre. Chairman Haire closed the public hearing. MOTION by Commissioner Madison to approve the Land Development Plan as presented by the Planning Board in regard to the new Hwy. 64. VOTING: Ayes - 5; Nays - 0. Chairman Haire declared the meeting to be in public hearing session. PROPOSED ADOPTION OF THE COOLEEMEE WATERSHED, WSIV(PA): Mr. Allison said that in 1994, Iredell County was notified by the State that the Environmental Management Commission had inadvertently overlooked a watershed which was partially located in the eastern portion of the County. This portion of the watershed is classified as WSIV-PA (Protected Area) and extends into the County approximately one mile covering 3,450 acres of mostly agricultural land. On January 19, 1995, the Planning Board held a public meeting to seek input and later unanimously recommended approval at a February 1, 1995 meeting. No one spoke in regard to this matter. Chairman Haire adjourned the public hearing. MOTION by Commissioner Stewart to approve the adoption of the Cooleemee Watershed, WSIV(PA). VOTING: Ayes - 5; Nays - 0. Chairman Haire declared the meeting to be in public hearing session. PROPOSED TEXT AMENDMENTS TO THE IREDELL COUNTY WATERSHED PROTECTION ORDINANCE & SUBDIVISION ORDINANCE AND PROPOSED CHANGES TO EXISTING WATERSHEDS (CODDLE CREEK, HUNTING CREEK, SOUTH YADKIN, & COOLEEMEE): Mr. Allison explained that on August 1, 1995, the State amended the Watershed Act in an attempt to clarify certain sections and give local ordinances more flexibility. Both the Watershed and Subdivision Ordinances will need to reflect these changes. The majority of the revisions are of little significance, 12 364 however, the County will have the opportunity to replace the high density option with the 10/70 bonus program, where applicable. Bill Duston, with Centralina Council of Governments, said the State asked that local governments amend their regulations to coincide with what the State had done. Most of the changes that the State has enacted will "loosen up the regulations" for the County. The Planning Board on November 1, 1995, unanimously recommended these changes with the exception of retaining the high density option in the Lake Norman Watershed. No one else spoke in reference to this matter. Chairman Haire adjourned the public hearing. MOTION by Commissioner Madison to approve the proposed text changes to the Iredell County Watershed Protection Ordinance as presented and recommended by the Iredell County Planning Board. VOTING: Ayes - 5; Nays - 0. MOTION by Commissioner Madison to accept the proposed text changes to the Iredell County Subdivision Ordinance as presented and approved by the Iredell County Planning Board. VOTING: Ayes - 5; Nays - 0. REQUEST OF IREDELL-STATESVILLE SCHOOL SYSTEM FOR LETTER OF INTENT PERTAINING TO TROUTMAN MIDDLE SCHOOL RENOVATIONS: Chairman Haire explained that this matter was addressed during the briefing session. Commissioner Boone said he wanted to reiterate what Dr. Register said at the briefing session. Mr. Boone said the concern that he had was that the money from the sale of the Amity Hill Road property (former school offices) and property on Rickert Street was being applied to this project. It is a one-time windfall type source of income. There is a leaking roof at West Middle School and we recently learned of a leaking roof at North Iredell High School and there are probably some others. The proposed bond issue provides money for these projects. Boone mentioned that during the briefing session he asked Dr. Register in the event the people vote no on the bond issue how does he propose to come up with money to fix the roofs. Dr. Register said that at least over the next two years that he thought they would have sufficient money out of the annual capital improvements funds to pay for these roofing projects if the bond fails. Commissioner Madison added that this project started out in the amount of $992,000. Currently, the project amount is $1.667 million. This is about a 65% increase. MOTION by Chairman Haire to grant the request of the Iredell- Statesville School System for a Letter of Intent pertaining to the Troutman Middle School Renovations. VOTING: Ayes - 5; Nays - 0. REQUEST FOR APPROVAL OF RESOLUTION ADOPTING AN UPDATE TO THE IREDELL COUNTY TRANSPORTATION DEVELOPMENT PLAN: Chairman Haire explained that this matter was tabled from the February 20 meeting. = Ben Garrison briefed the group at the briefing session about the plan. MOTION by Commissioner Madison to approve the resolution as presented for the Iredell County Transportation Development Plan. VOTING: Ayes - 5; Nays - 0. 13 “Ann Jj IW90 WHEREAS, since that Executive Order, the Iredell County Board of Commissioners has adopted and updated its Transportation Development Plan (TDP) for Iredell County to coordinate and consolidate the provision of human service agencies and specialized transportation services for older adults and persons with disabilities; and wermas, the Morth Carolina Department of Transportation (™CDOT) Public Transportation Division requires that counties review and update their TOP documents every four years to determine if the “DP has been implemented as required in order to continue the County's eligiblity for State and/or Federal funding assistance for its transportation programs; and WHEREAS, in September, 1994, the Board of Commissioners appointed a TOP Steering Committee to participate in the required planning process to update the County's TOP; and WHEREAS , this update to the DP has been completed and has been reviewed and approved by the BCDOT Public Transportation Division, and is attached hereto es EXHIBIT A; and WHEREAS , approval and implementation of this plan will improve the effectiveness of the transportation delivery system in Iredell County and enable Iredell County te continue its eligibility for State and/or VYederal funding assistance; and WoEneaS, the Board feels that approval of this "DP update will be in the best interests of the citizens of Iredell County and to those agencies and organizations that contract for services through the Iredell Transportation Authority system. ROR THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Board of Commissioners for the County of Iredell as follows: i. what the Iredell County Board of Commissioners hereby adopts the Iredell County Transportation Development Plan for FY95-96 to FrY'98-99. 2. what the Board hereby directs its existing advisory body, the Iredell Transportation authority, to oversee the implementation of the TDP and to direct the development of the Iredell 3. ‘That this Resolution shall be effective upon its adoption. ADOPTED THIS 5 DAY OF A 1996. Ee DISCUSSION OF PROCEDURES INVOLVING MOBILE HOME UNDERPINNING & OCCUPANCY: Chairman Haire advised that this matter was addressed during the briefing. MOTION by Commissioner Johnson to adopt the presented policy pertaining to the granting of temporary occupancy for manufactured mobile homes and underpinning. VOTING: Ayes - 5; Nays - 0. REQUEST TO RECEIVE BIDS FOR GEO-TECHNICAL STUDY FOR BLUEFIELD PARK PROPERTY: Chairman Haire explained that a motion was needed to allow the recreation director to seek bids for the study. MOTION by Chairman Haire to grant this request to receive bids for the Geo-Technical Study for the Bluefield Park property. VOTING: Ayes - 5; Nays - 0. REQUEST FOR APPROVAL OF EASTER HOLIDAYS FOR LIBRARY: Chairman Haire announced that the library was requesting to be closed on the Saturday following the Good Friday holiday and the Easter Sunday which falls on April 7 of this year. MOTION by Commissioner Madison to set a permanent schedule for the public library in which it will be closed on Good Friday, the following Saturday and Easter Sunday. VOTING: Ayes - 5; Nays - 0. DISCUSSION AND/OR APPROVAL OF DRAFT RFP FOR HOME HEALTH: The county manager advised that some language changes (the term attachments will be used instead of schedules) had been made. He mentioned that the changes had previously been announced and that 14 366 } i the County always advertises that it reserves the right to reject all proposals submitted. Mr. Mashburn mentioned that the ad hoc committee could not reach a consensus pertaining to the clause * oF to offer all bidders an opportunity to upset by at least 5% of the highest bid." The county attorney said he had talked to the staff at the Institute of Government again. The IOG representatives were uncomfortable with the term "net worth." The reason being that bidders might be governmental agencies or other nonprofits who do not have net worth but have a fund balance. Also, the I0G staff was unenthusiastic about the upset bid idea. The Institute staff did not say it was unlawful; however, they said it was cumbersome and might lead to a court challenge. All statutory stipulations should be followed to minimize the chance of litigation. If the upset bid idea is abandoned, potential litigation liability will probably be lessened. Commissioner Boone asked if the I0G staff had a better term to be used instead of net worth. Mr. Pope said the Institute employees did not. He asked Mrs. Blumenstein her thoughts, and she recommended that equity be used. This will cover either net worth or fund balance. MOTION by Commissioner Boone to adopt the RFP as revised by the county manager with these two changes: (1) net worth be amended to read equity and (2) the phrase “or to offer all bidders an opportunity to upset by at least 5% of the highest bid be deleted." Commissioner Boone said it was his understanding that the upset bid process might present some legal problems. In addition, common sense shows that if there is an upset procedure the initial offer tends to be lower. Commissioner Madison said the final offer tends to be higher. He said he could abide by the RFP either way. He did feel that the upset bid process would get the County more money.’ Commissioner Johnson said his primary concern was to limit the County’s future liability for indigent care. VOTING: Ayes - 5; Nays - 0. REQUEST FROM REGISTER OF DEEDS FOR BUDGET AMENDMENT PERTAINING TO REMOTE ACCESS: Chairman Haire advised that this matter was discussed during the agenda briefing. MOTION by Commissioner Johnson to grant Budget Amendment #24 in reference to the request of the Register of Deeds pertaining to remote access. VOTING: Ayes - 5; Nays - 0. MOTION by Commissioner Johnson to restrict any excess revenues over expenditures for future system upgrades. VOTING: Ayes ~- 5; Nays ~- 0. DISCUSSION ON JAIL RENOVATION/CONSTRUCTION BIDS: The county manager said that the last time that John Hill of J.N. Pease did a presentation a final cost estimate was not available. The construction documents have now been through the estimators and a cost of $3,954,341 has been determined. The manager pointed out the estimators call this amount a mid-point of a range. It can be lower or higher. The original cost estimate by John Hill was $3.6 million. A reduction of $160,000 has been found by using a regular gray concrete that could be painted instead of using the white cement with the exposed aggregate ($120,000). (The present jail is a painted building.) Some other items ($40,000) could be deleted 15 MAR 05 1996 ‘s WVU ive 367 without impacting the project. Hopefully, the bids will come in at or near the estimates. Commissioner Boone said he was disappointed in J.N. Pease. It seems any time that public funds are used that the costs will be increased. The Pease company only made minor changes to reduce the costs. How competent are the Pease estimators when they are $280,000 off? Unfortunately, the fact that the County is under a court order for jail space is a factor in this matter. Commissioner Stewart asked how often a building with regular concrete had to be painted? The county manager said he was not aware of the County painting the Hall of Justice or the jail since he had been employed here. Commissioner Stewart asked for a clarification on the number of beds. Commissioner Boone said the net increase would be around 130. MOTION by Chairman Haire to authorize J.N. Pease to proceed with the bidding process. VOTING: Ayes - 5; Nays - 0. REQUEST OF TOWN OF MOORESVILLE FOR ASSISTANCE IN WATER-SEWER PROJECT (SOUTHERN CONTAINER CORP.): Chairman Haire advised that the County’s share of money for this request was $141,445. Willis Engineers had confirmed the total cost of extending the water and sewer lines to the Southern Container site as being $202,065. This exceeds the original estimate presented on June 6, 1995, by $9,425. MOTION by Commissioner Madison to approve Budget Amendment #25 in the amount of $141,445 to be used for water~-sewer assistance for the Southern Container Corporation. VOTING: Ayes - 5; Nays - 0. REQUEST FOR APPROVAL OF REIMBURSEMENT FOR WATER-SEWER EXTENSION TO STATESVILLE INDUSTRIAL PARK: MOTION by Commissioner Madison to approve Budget Amendment #26 in the amount of $508,939.50 for the water-sewer extension to the Statesville Industrial Park. The money should come out of the Capital Reserve Funds. VOTING: Ayes - 5; Nays ~ 0. REQUEST BY DUKE POWER FOR RIGHT OF WAY NEAR ANIMAL CONTROL DEPARTMENT: The county manager advised that the property requested by Duke Power has been determined to be unusable for any County purposes. The Statesville Crescent EMC is constructing a new substation on property adjacent to the County Animal Shelter. Crescent will take delivery of its bulk power from Duke Power’s 100Kv transmission line which crosses the County along its northerly property line. In order for Duke to make this delivery, a new 0.348 acre transmission line right of way must be acquired from Iredell County. The amount of compensation ($1,580) appears to be fair. The county attorney has suggested some changes to the right of way agreement. MOTION by Commissioner Madison to grant Duke Power’s request and approve the right of way agreement with the amendments as presented. VOTING: Ayes - 5; Nays - 0. DISCUSSION OF PROPOSAL FROM UTILITIES REDUCTION SPECIALISTS: The county manager advised that he was approached by this company to offer an audit of utility costs for the County. An agreement would be signed which stipulates that for a 24-month period the 16 368 County would pay 50% of any savings received during a monthly basis. There are no up-front fees. If no savings are found the company does not receive anything. Plus, if the savings from a recommendation is not quantifiable and to the satisfaction of the County, the County is not obligated to pay for the recommendation. MOTION by Commissioner Madison to approve the agreement for Utilities Reduction Specialists. VOTING: Ayes - 5; Nays - 0. REQUEST FOR APPROVAL OF RESOLUTION TO SEEK REIMBURSEMENT FOR DISASTER RELIEF: The county manager advised that no individuals can receive reimbursement; however, governmental agencies can apply. The financial relief sought would be to recover monies expended during the recent snow/ice storms. MOTION by Commissioner Madison to approve the following resolution: BE RESOLVED BY THE BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS OF IREDELL COUNTY THAT Joel Mashburn, County Manager is authorized to execute for and in behalf of Iredell County, a public entity established under the laws of the State of North Carolina all required forms and documents for the purpose of obtaining financial assistance under the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (Public Law 93-288 as amended by Public Law 100-707). VOTING: Ayes - 5; Nays - 0. REQUEST FOR APPROVAL OF JUNE 30, 1996 AUDIT CONTRACT: Mrs. Blumenstein advised that the total fee for the audit including preparation of the comprehensive annual financial report was $31,900. This is a $400 increase over the 1994-95 contract. MOTION by Commissioner Johnson to approve the audit contract with Foster, McLelland, Rutherford & McKenzie, PA, CPAs in the amount of $31,900. VOTING: Ayes - 5; Nays - 0. REQUEST FOR RELEASE OF TWO LETTERS OF CREDIT FOR NORTH SHORE II-PHASE II & NORTH SHORE II-PHASE III: Jerry Lundy explained the letters of credit and recommended approval of both letters. MOTION by Commissioner Stewart to approve the Release of Letter of Credit for North Shore II, Phase II, Maps 1 & 2 (#40068) in the amount of $51,295.00. VOTING: Ayes - 5; Nays - 0. MOTION by Commissioner Stewart to approve the Release of Letter of Credit for North Shore II, Phase III, Maps 1 & 2 (#40332) in the amount of $29,513.00. VOTING: Ayes - 5; Nays - 0. REQUEST FOR APPROVAL OF FEBRUARY 14, 1996 MINUTES & FEBRUARY 20, 1996 MINUTES (BRIEFING & REGULAR): MOTION by Commissioner Boone to approve the referenced minutes with two corrections noted. VOTING: Ayes - 5; Nays - 0. ANNOUNCEMENT OF VACANCIES OCCURRING ON BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS HISTORICAL PROPERTIES COMMISSION 1. Ms. Teresa Turner’s term expires on March 31, 1996. 2. Mr. R.C. Black’s term expires on March 31, 1996. __HAZARDOUS WASTE & LOW LEVEL RADIOACTIVE WASTE MANAGEMENT av 1996 ee 369 Term expirations occur on March 14, 1996, for the following four individuals: 1. Williard D. Blackwelder 2. Lislott Harberts 3. Kelly Sheeks 4. B.K. Barringer TRI-COUNTY MENTAL HEALTH Mr. Allen Eisele has submitted his resignation on this Board. APPOINTMENTS AND RECOMMENDATIONS FOR APPOINTMENTS TO BOARDS & COMMISSIONS Tri-County Mental Health Commissioner Madison recommended the appointment of Reid Morgan. Chairman Haire moved to close the nominations and appoint Mr. Morgan by accclamation. VOTING: Ayes - 5; Nays - 0. Nursing Home Advisory Board Commissioner Madison moved to table these two appointments until the March 19 meeting. VOTING: Ayes - 5; Nays - 0. Region F Aging Advisory Board Commissioner Madison moved to table this appointment until the March 19 meeting. VOTING: Ayes - 5; Nays - 0. MANAGER’S REPORT: The county manager distributed recent EMS statistical reports. The average response time for an EMS call is about 7.81 minutes. EMS calls/activity is on the increase. (The manager’s report was submitted in written form.) Copies of the Iredell County Directory pamphlet were passed out. ADJOURNMENT: Chairman Haire moved to adjourn the meeting until March 19, 1996, 5:00 P.M. for the agenda briefing to be held in the South Wing Conference Room of the Iredell County Government Center, 200 South Center Street, Statesville, NC. VOTING: Ayes - 5; Nays ~- 0. Approved: q Vz, acl et / Clerk to the Board File: Mar.min 18 370 IREDELL COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS AGENDA BRIEFING MARCH 5, 1996 The Iredell County Board of Commissioners met in agenda briefing session on Tuesday, March 5, 1996, at 5:00 p.m., in the South Wing Conference Room. Present were: Sara K. Haire, Chairman David A. Boone, Vice Chairman Steve Johnson Doug Madison Staff present: Joel Mashburn, County Manager Jerry Lundy, Dir. of Serv. & Dev. Susan Blumenstein, Dir. of Finance & Adm. Serv. Brenda Bell, Register of Deeds Lynn Niblock, Inspections Director William Allison, Planning Dept. Kim Gallyon, Recreation Director Judy Clayton, Library Director Chairman Haire called the meeting order. REQUEST OF IREDELL-STATESVILLE SCHOOL SYSTEM FOR LETTER OF INTENT PERTAINING TO TROUTMAN MIDDLE SCHOOL RENOVATIONS: Dr. Register said that originally this school was supposed to be used for expansion. Last summer his staff bid this project along with Lake Norman Elementary. The bid process was unsuccessful so the school system recently rebid. The scope of the project has changed -- it was first started about three years ago. The school board on February 12, 1996, accepted the bids for renovations, heating and air conditioning. The acceptance, however, is contingent upon approval of the commissioners. In a letter dated February 29, 1996, Dr. Register mentioned that the school board had held $257,130 of funds from the sale of the Amity Hill property and the Rickert Street property for construction purposes. Commissioner Boone referred to the $257,130 and he mentioned the roof conditions of West Iredell Middle and North Iredell High. He asked if the bond failed how the school office proposed to make the needed roof repairs. Dr. Register said they would continue to use public school building funds and sales tax revenues, etc. Commissioner Boone then specifically asked, "will you have money from the capital improvements fund to fix the roofs in the next few years?" Dr. Register replied, "Yes, over the next several years." Commissioner Madison asked if the County had already appropriated the funds. Mrs. Blumenstein answered that this project was a part of the three-year plan. REQUEST FOR APPROVAL OF RESOLUTION ADOPTING AN UPDATE TO THE IREDELL COUNTY TRANSPORTATION DEVELOPMENT PLAN: This request was tabled from the February 20 meeting. Mr. Ben Garrison explained that the TDP allows the County to receive funds from the State and Federal government. The proposed TDP defines "where we are now." Garrison mentioned that his committee is not near a final recommendation. There are many advantages in the TDP program. DSS meets ADA standards with the vehicles. It helps the County in overall costs to have a coordinated systen. Jerry Lundy stated that the TDP eliminates owning vehicles the County doesn’t necessarily need. 1 bf ars fh, “nor rey VY i900 371