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Board of Commissioners Minutes 1999-2000
IREDELL COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS MINUTES JULY 13, 1999 The Iredell County Board of Commissioners met in Regular Session on Tuesday, July 13, 1999, 7:00 p.m., in the Iredell County Government Center (Commissioners’ Meeting Room), 200 South Center Street, Statesville, NC 28677. Present: Chairman Sara K. Haire Vice Chairman Steve D. Johnson Tommy E. Bowles Alice T. Fortner Alice M. Stewart Staff Present: County Manager Joel Mashburn, County Attorney Bill Pope, Finance Director Susan Blumenstein, Planning Supervisor William Allison, and Clerk to the Board Jean Moore. CALL TO ORDER by Chairman Haire. The chairman announced that Prestige Vision 4 was covering the meeting “live” for the first time. She thanked the television station for the coverage. MOMENT OF SILENCE OBSERVED IN MEMORY OF MRS. KIMBERLY GALLYON: Kimberly Taylor Gallyon died, unexpectedly at the age of 41, on July 4, 1999. Mrs Gallyon had been employed with Iredell County since June 26, 1985. On April 18, 1994, Gallyon was appointed the Iredell County Recreation Director. INVOCATION by Commissioner Johnson PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE ADJUSTMENTS OF THE AGENDA: |MOTION)by Chairman Haire to adjust the agenda by: Deletion: * REQUEST FOR AN AMENDMENT TO THE IREDELL COUNTY LAND DEVELOPMENT PLAN AND REZONING REQUEST; VULCAN MATERIALS COMPANY, APPLICANT FOR THE ESTATE OF JOHNNY WHEELER, CASE NO. 9906-4 (The company sent a letter on July 9, 1999 requesting to withdraw this request.) Additions: * REQUEST FOR CONTRACT APPROVAL WITH CBSA, INC., FOR THE ARCHITECTURAL WORK ASSOCIATED WITH THE PROPOSED NEW AGRICULTURAL CENTER AT A 6% DESIGN/ENG. FEE REQUEST FOR ADOPTION OF A CAPITAL PROJECT ORDINANCE FOR THE RENOVATION OF THE BOGGS BUILDING THAT WILL EVENTUALLY HOUSE THE COUNTY’S MAINTENANCE, EMS, AND GARAGE DEPARTMENTS VOTING: Ayes - 5; Nays - 0. PRESENTATION OF SPECIAL RECOGNITIONS AND AWARDS RESOLUTION HONORING JUSTIN TAYLOR & JEREMY WALKER FOR OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT IN THE 1999 FORD/AAA STUDENT AUTO SKILLS COMPETITION: |MOTION| by Chairman Haire to adopt the following resolution in recognition of Justin Taylor and Jeremy Walker. VOTING: Ayes -5; Nays - 0. RESOLUTION HONORING JUSTIN TAYLOR & JEREMY WALKER FOR OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT IN THE 1999 FORD/AAA STUDENT AUTO SKILLS COMPETITION WHEREAS, the board of commissioners has always desired to recognize the young men and women of lredell County who have distinguished themselves among their peers and who have achieved success, and WHEREAS, each year, the Ford Motor Corporation and American Automobile Association sponsor a high school student auto skills competition; and WHEREAS, the competition begins with a written qualifying examination to select entrants for a state hands-on event; and WHEREAS, entrants in the state competition must quickly and accurately repair identically disabled automobiles in order to compete at the national level; and WHEREAS, at the national level, entrants from Canada, Australia, and all 50 states are required to take a written exam prior to a competition that consists of accurately diagnosing and repairing identically “bugged” vehicles; and WHEREAS, on June 21, 1999, in Washington, D.C., the 1999 Ford/AAA Student Auto Skills National Competition was held for entrants who had successfully mastered the precursory events and exams; and WHEREAS, Justin Taylor and Jeremy Walker, of iredell County, North Carolina, demonstrated exemplary math, computer, and electronic skills at the national student auto skills competition. NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, by the Iredell County Board of Commissioners as follows: 1. That Justin Taylor and Jeremy Walker be commended and applauded for their outstanding eighth place win in the national competition. 2. That the parents of Justin Taylor and Jeremy Walker along with Iredeli-Statesville Automotive Technology instructors Harold Jenkins, Martin Page, and Ed Troutman be praised and recognized for the education, motivation, and inspiration that was given in achieving this outstanding accomplishment. 3. That the achievements of Justin Taylor and Jeremy Walker be recorded in the minutes of the Iredell County Board of Commissioners for future generations. This the 13" day of July 1999. APPOINTMENTS BEFORE THE BOARD JOHN ROBERTSON, A REPRESENTATIVE OF THE KEEP IREDELL CLEAN/KEEP AMERICA BEAUTIFUL (KIC/KAB) ORGANIZATION DISCUSSES THE “VOICES AND CHOICES” PROJECT: John Robertson congratulated the county officials on the hiring of the new recycling coordinator, Carla Parks. Robertson then described a 14 county regional planning effort taking place primarily in Charlotte, N.C. The project has a budget of $100,000. To date, Mecklenburg County has contributed $40,000, Lancaster County has pledged $2,000, York County $10,000 and Chester County $5,000. Robertson did not request a specific amount, but he did ask for “significant” funding from Iredell County. He also asked for appointments to five action teams. These were: (1) Air Quality/Transportation (2) Water Quality (3) Resource Recovery/Recycling (4) Land Use and (5) Open Space. Chairman Haire asked for a clarification on the appointments. Robertson said he would like county employees with expertise in planning, soil and water, agriculture, industry, and forestry. Mr. Robertson said he didn’t have a specific number of individuals in mind. He said “any number” of people would be helpful. Chairman Haire said the board would make appointments at the August 3 meeting. PUBLIC HEARINGS Chairman Haire declared the meeting to be in public hearing session. REZONING REQUEST; ROBERT P. OLIPHANT, APPLICANT FOR THE ALMA L. OLIPHANT PROPERTY, CASE NO. 9906-1: Planning Supervisor William Allison said the applicant was requesting to rezone property located off Mazeppa Road, at Alo Drive (across from Bevan Drive), identified as PIN# 4668-14-6474 & 4668-25-1393 from M-2, Heavy Manufacturing District to Residential Agricultural Conditional Use District. The conditions outlined by Allison were: #1 No subdivisions containing residential homes for sale or rent shall be permitted on said property. #2 No more than two homes for immediate family members of the owner shall be added to said property. #3 The remaining portion of said property will be utilized for tree farming. Allison added that the surrounding land use was industrial and residential. He said that by placing conditions on the property pertaining to residential uses, it put the property in a holding pattern to allow the owner and family to live there for an extended period of time. On June 2, 1999, the planning board recommended approval in a 9-2 vote. No one else spoke regarding the matter, and Chairman Haire adjourned the public hearing. MOTION | by Commissioner Johnson to grant the rezoning request from M-2, Heavy Manufacturing District to RA (CUD), Residential Agricultural Conditional Use District with the referenced three conditions. VOTING: Ayes - 5; Nays - 0. Chairman Haire declared the meeting to be in public hearing session. REZONING REQUEST; TED & NORMA RITCHIE PROPERTY, CASE NO. 9906-3: Allison said the applicant was requesting to rezone a portion of property from R-20, Single Family Residential District to RO, Residential Office District. The proposed use would be for any/all uses in the RO district. The property is located on Williamson Road, 200 feet south of Sundown Road, and more specifically identified as a portion of PIN#4647-40-9027. Approximate size is 1.10 acres. Surrounding land use is residential, office, and institutional. The staff has recommended approval since the tract, and the church’s property lying to the north, are completely surrounded by Mooresville’s zoning jurisdiction. On June 2, 1999, the planning board unanimously recommended approval in a 11-0 vote. No one else spoke regarding the matter, and Chairman Haire adjourned the public hearing. MOTION} by Commissioner Bowles to grant the request from R-20, Single Family Residential District to RO, Residential Office District. VOTING: Ayes - 5; Nays - 0. ADMINISTRATIVE MATTERS REQUEST OF THE MONTICELLO VFD FOR AN ENDORSEMENT LETTER PERTAINING TO THE LEASE PURCHASE OF A NEW TRUCK: Wes Thompson, the Monticello VFD Chairman of the Board, said he was requesting endorsement of a letter of intent in reference to the lease purchase of a 1999 fire truck. Commissioner Bowles asked if the lease purchase involved anything other than the truck. Thompson said the letter was just for a fire truck MOTION| by Commissioner Johnson to authorize a letter of endorsement for Monticello Volunteer Fire Department regarding the lease purchase of a new truck. VOTING: Ayes - 5; Nays - 0. REQUEST FROM N.C. GENERAL ASSEMBLY REPRESENTATIVE FRANK MITCHELL FOR AN OFFICIAL RESPONSE REGARDING A SEWER COMMITMENT FOR THE PROPOSED NEW PRISON TO BE LOCATED IN WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA: Joel Mashburn, the county manager, said correspondence received from Representative Mitchell indicated that if Iredell County had any interest in trying to attract the new prison being proposed by the Department of Correction, a $400,000 commitment needed to be made for utility extension. The current prison site is large enough for the new facility, but it does not have adequate utilities for the sanitary needs. According to letters from Rep. Mitchell, the proposed facility would be built on state-owned property, by the private sector, and then leased to the state. The current 120 bed medium custody (inmates are allowed on road crews) prison is due to close in October 1999. The proposed new facility would have capacity for nearly 1,000 inmates and would be a close-custody facility (inmates would not be allowed to leave the premises). Commissioner Stewart said she felt the residents near the Hwy. 21 site, as well as the general public, should be offered an opportunity to express opinions on the matter. She mentioned that citizen input was important, especially due to the size of the proposed new prison, the fact that it would be close-custody facility, and the fact that an elementary school was in close proximity. Commissioner Fortner agreed with Stewart. Mashburn said he didn’t know when the state had to make a final site determination. He said the Hwy. 21 property would not need rezoning. A public hearing would not be necessary, but if the board wanted to receive public comments a hearing could be held. Commissioner Johnson read the following excerpt from House Bill 168, “The Secretary of Correction may enter into contracts with private for-profit or non-profit firms for the construction of three close security correctional facilities totaling up to 3,000 cells.” Johnson said he understood from this that the state could build its own facility. He said that if a $400,000 commitment occurred, there first needed to be a clear understanding on whether or not the facility would be a for- profit entity - - where the county’s tax money could be regained. Commissioner Bowles added that the commercial clients near the Hwy. 21 site needed to be contacted about financial participation. Chairman Haire said Rep. Mitchell had informed her that two property owners had been contacted, and they were willing to contribute $200,000 ($100,000 each). Mashburn said he understood, from the commissioners’ comments, that the project would have to generate taxes before the county would be interested. If it is found that it will generate taxes, a public hearing will be conducted for citizen comment. Should the county find out the prison will not generate ad valorem taxes, the matter will be dropped. (A public hearing would not be conducted.) Attorney Pope noted that some organizations classified as non-profits did pay taxes. Chairman Haire asked the manager to find out more information about the proposed prison and to share his findings at the first or second board meeting in August. CONSENT AGENDA MOTION | by Commissioner Fortner to approve the following 14 consent agenda items. VOTING: Ayes - 5; Nays - 0. REQUEST FOR ADOPTION OF A RESOLUTION FOR THE CLEAN NC 2000 INITIATIVE RESOLUTION IN SUPPORT OF THE CLEAN NC 2000 INITIATIVE WHEREAS, there is a need to improve the appearance of our roadsides by removing litter, unsafe structures, and other debris that create eyesores and harm the environment; and WHEREAS, a clean environment impacts economic development, travel and tourism, and our general quality of life; and WHEREAS, in an effort to renew a sense of pride and to recommit efforts to maintain a clean state, the Governor has announced the Clean NC 2000 Initiative; and WHEREAS, the Clean NC 2000 initiative aims to improve the appearance of North Carolina by removing litter and other debris from our roadsides, rivers, lakes and streams; and WHEREAS, Clean NC 2000 aims to educate all citizens about the harmful effects of litter, and WHEREAS, there should be a partnership between the state and counties to clean up the state. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the Iredell County Board of Commissioners endorses and supports the Clean NC 2000 initiative. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that Iredell County will assist in identifying a county- wide organization to identify the needs specific to the county. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the identified county organization will include a local coordinator that will work with the statewide coordinator. **e * NOTE: Commissioner Johnson stressed in the agenda briefing that he would approve the resolution with the stipulation that Iredell County maintain control of the program. REQUEST FROM THE AMERICAN RENAISSANCE MIDDLE SCHOOL FOR PERMISSION TO LEASE COUNTY PROPERTY FROM AUGUST 1 THROUGH NOVEMBER 1, 1999 The charter school desires to lease the former Bryant Supply Building from August | through November 1, 1999. A leasing amount of $500 per month, plus utilities, would be paid. In addition, the school representatives would paint and clean the building as needed. REQUEST FOR APPROVAL OF THE JUNE REFUNDS & RELEASES RELEASES FOR THE MONTH OF JUNE 1999 $ 49,600.07 County 25,012.50 Solid Waste Fees 117.00 E. Alexander Co. Fire #1 0 Shepherd's Fire # 2 25.64 Mt. Mourne Fire #3 108.98 All County Fire #4 548.93 Statesville 6,099.27 Statesville Downtown 14.31 Mooresville 14,178.73 Mooresville Downtown 0 Mooresville School 3,441.98 Harmony 23.26 Love Valley 0 Troutman 29.47 REFUNDS FOR THE MONTH OF JUNE 1999 County 429.35 All County Fire #4 27.84 Statesville 296.47 Mooresville 167.22 Mooresville School 41.80 Troutman 28.84 *eeeee REQUEST FOR APPROVAL OF PATROL CAR BIDS Bids were received from: A. Vic Bailey Ford 1999 Crown Victoria 21,377 ea. $128,262 B. Vic Bailey Ford 1999 Crown Victoria 21,588 ea. 129,528 Approval was given to waive the five percent bond and award the six patrol car bids to Vic Bailey Ford at a total cost of $128,262 or $21,377 per vehicle. REQUEST FOR APPROVAL OF A RESOLUTION THAT WOULD ALLOW A RETIRING LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICER TO PURCHASE HIS SERVICE SIDEARM AND FOR THE PURPOSE OF ALLOWING SAID RETIREE TO BE AWARDED HIS BADGE RESOLUTION REGARDING BADGE AND SIDEARM OF DEPUTY FRED LEFLER WHEREAS, Fred Lefler has served as Deputy in the Iredell County Sheriff's Office and has, upon his retirement, requested that he be permitted to keep his badge and to purchase his service sidearm. NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, by the Board of Commissioners of Iredell County, that said badge be awarded to Deputy Lefler at no cost and that his sidearm be sold to him for the sum of One Dollar ($1.00), as provided in G.S. 20-187.2. One (1) Glock, 40 Caliber Pistol Model 22, S/N ALF-237 eee REQUEST FOR APPROVAL OF AN E-911 EQUIPMENT LEASE Approval was given for a lease agreement (59 months) through CLG, Inc., for hardware/software from Emergency Services Integrators and authorization for the county manager to sign the agreement. CLG offered the lowest lease price of $31,763,29, per quarterly payment, or $127,053.16 annually. The budgeted amount was $160,155. The equipment will replace the BellSouth equipment and software now in use. An advantage of the new equipment is that it will interface with the Sheri ff’s information system by Vision Software. REQUEST FOR APPROVAL OF BUDGET AMENDMENT #56 (To Appropriate Additional Funds from the Health Care Benefits Fund for Payment of Employee Benefits) A telephone poll was conducted on July 1, 1999 and three commissioners gave approval to make this appropriation retroactive to June 30, 1999. REQUEST FOR APPROVAL OF A PROPOSAL FOR EXPENSE REDUCTION AND REVENUE ENHANCEMENT CONSULTING The firm of Robert S. Segal, CPA PA has made a proposal to review county financial records (phone service, insurance, sales tax, temporary employment services, etc.) to determine if cost savings can be found. The proposal will be for a two-year period, and Segal’s firm will be paid 50 cents on every dollar saved, credited, or refunded following implementation of any recommendations. (The county has to agree to the implementation.) REQUEST FOR APPROVAL TO ACCEPT A CRIMINAL JUSTICE PARTNERSHIP GRANT AWARD ($134,268 - APPROPRIATE PUNISHMENT OPTIONS/DAY REPORTING CENTER) Permission was given on March 16, 1999, for Appropriate Punishment Options to apply for continuation funds for the Iredell Day Reporting Center. Authorization was given to the county manager to sign the standard grant award contract. REQUEST FOR APPROVAL TO ACCEPT A CRIMINAL JUSTICE PARTNERSHIP GRANT (333,974 FOR SHERIFF’S DEPT. PROJECT) Permission was given on January 19, 1999, for the sheriffs department to apply for the grant funds. Funds in the amount of $33,974 have now been granted to a project entitled, “B.U.S.T.E.D,” for the purchase of mobile data units. REQUEST FOR THE SALE OF A STRUCTURE (HOUSE) LOCATED AT 2609 EBONY ACRES, STATESVILLE, NC Approval was given on June 1 to seek upset bids for the structure. Mr. William Summers previously offered $5,000. The bid legal notice was advertised, the appropriate time period lapsed, but no upset bids were received. Authorization was given to the county attorney to draw up the Bill of Sale for the dwelling. REQUEST FOR APPROVAL OF THE JUNE 15, 1999 MINUTES REQUEST FOR CONTRACT APPROVAL WITH CBSA, INC., FOR THE ARCHITECTURAL WORK ASSOCIATED WITH THE PROPOSED NEW AGRICULTURAL CENTER AT A 6% DESIGN/ENG. FEE (see briefing minutes for explanation) REQUEST FOR ADOPTION OF A CAPITAL PROJECT ORDINANCE FOR THE RENOVATION OF THE BOGGS BUILDING WHICH WILL EVENTUALLY HOUSE THE COUNTY’S MAINTENANCE, EMS ,AND GARAGE DEPARTMENTS Purchase of Building $275,000 Renovation Costs 125,000 $400,000 The ordinance reads that the $400,000 will be transferred from the capital reserve fund and this fund will continue until the project is complete. Payments from the fund will only be authorized by the county manager or his designee. Upon completion of the project, if any funds remain, they will revert to the Capital Reserve Fund. END OF CONSENT AGENDA FORMER COUNTY COMMISSIONER RECOGNIZED: Diane Hamby (county commissioner from 1992-1994) was welcomed to the meeting. REQUEST FROM THE IREDELL-STATESVILLE SCHOOL SYSTEM FOR A LETTER OF INTENT REGARDING THE LAKESHORE MIDDLE SCHOOL PROJECT (PHASE Il & lf!) & THE NEW SOUTHERN HIGH SCHOOL: County Manager Mashburn said correspondence from the school system had been received requesting a letter of intent for two projects. He said the letter would allow the school system to obtain architectural design work for the Lakeshore Middle School (Phase II & III) and the new southern high school. Certificates of Participation will be used to construct the facilities. Mashburn said the commissioners would have to approve the financing after the bids were received. Attorney Pope said the title to the projects would be held by the Iredell County Public Facilities Corporation. This entity was created in 1993 and currently holds title to the school projects (East Middle, Brawley Middle, Statesville Middle [renovations] and West Middle [renovations]) financed by the Certificates of Participation. MOTION| by Commissioner Fortner to direct the county manager to write a letter of intent to the Iredell Statesville School System for the Lakeshore Middle School (Phase II & Phase III) and the new southern high school. The commissioners then discussed whether or not a monetary figure should be in the motion. Mashburn and Fortner both said the board members would have final approval on the school projects. The projects will have to go out for bids. Commissioner Fortner said the letter of intent could be written using the monetary figures previously outlined by the school system ($7,850,000 for Lakeshore Middle Phase II/III and $24,200,000 for the new southern high school). She said the final decision would eventually come back to the commissioners. Commissioner Johnson said he would like the monetary figures in the letter of intent. Fortner said the board was only agreeing to fund the projects up to the amounts requested by the school officials and no more. She said a lesser amount might be needed. This will be known when the bids are received. Ifa lesser amount is needed, Fortner said she hoped the school system would use the money on other projects. VOTING: Ayes - 5; Nays - 0. REQUEST FOR APPROVAL OF THE SOCIAL SERVICES DIRECTOR’S CLASS SPECIFICATION: The county manager advised that on September 28, 1998, the N.C. State Personnel Commission approved a single level classification for county social services directors’ positions. Also, the commission abolished, effective July 1, 1999, the former classifications of County Social Services Director I, II, and III. Mashburn said the same stipulations applied to the health directors’ positions in the state. A June 10, 1999, memo from the Iredell County Board of Social Services, indicated that instead of having a set standard grade and salary range for director positions, the salary grade/range would be determined by the next highest paid position in the agency. The director’s salary range must be 20% higher than the salary range of the next highest paid position and can be up to 60% higher. In the past, the DSS Director’s position and the health director’s position were on the same salary grade classification (Grade 80). However, the local health director’s position had to be moved recently to a Grade 83 in order to be in compliance with the state requirements. The DSS board’s request is to now move the director’s present salary grade/range from Grade 80 - $48,876-$73,320 to Grade 83 - $57,336 - $86,004 effective July 1, 1999. Mashburn said there was not a legal requirement to increase the director’s grade, but there was a past history of the two department heads being on the same level. Mac Lackey, the Iredell County Board of Social Services Vice Chairman, said DSS Director Wall had worked 18 years for Iredell County. In total, he has 31 years in social work experience. Lackey said Wall was as high as he could go in his pay grade level. Mr. Lackey said the local social services office was probably the largest department operated by the county. He also said that any increase in Wall’s salary would be paid from county, state and federal funds. MOTION| by Commissioner Stewart to approve the request as presented. Commissioner Johnson said the statute read that the county’s “flexibility would be limited only by the requirement that the minimum of the salary range for the social services director be at least twenty percent higher, but not more than sixty percent higher, than the minimum of the salary range of the next highest level supervised by the social services director.” Johnson said Mr. Wall’s present salary was 25.3 % higher than the next person that he supervised. Commissioner Johnson said the county was not out of compliance with G.S. 108A-13. Johnson said he had problems adjusting an employee’s salary right after the 1999-2000 budget had been completed. He added that it was his understanding that Mr. Wall’s annual evaluation was currently taking place, and he (Wall) would probably receive the highest merit increase possible. SUBSTITUTE MOTION] by Commissioner Johnson to leave the pay for the DSS Director at the present Grade 80. Commissioner Stewart said the health director’s classification was taken into consideration during the FY 1999-2000 budget, and the DSS Director’s classification should have also been considered. Stewart said Wall was already at the top of his pay range, and the merit increase would have to be in the form a bonus. She said the bonus would not contribute to Wall’s retirement. SUBSTITUTE MOTION VOTING: Ayes - 4; Nays - 1 (Stewart) REQUEST FOR APPROVAL OF THE SERIES RESOLUTION FOR THE REFUNDING OF 1992 SPECIAL OBLIGATION BONDS: |MOTION| by Commissioner Fortner to approve the SERIES RESOLUTION OF THE BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS FOR THE COUNTY OF IREDELL PROVIDING FOR THE ISSUANCE AND SALE OF A NOT EXCEEDING $5,000,000 SPECIAL OBLIGATION REFUNDING BOND (SOLID WASTE SYSTEM PROJECT, SERIES 1999 OF SAID COUNTY PURSUANT TO THE PROVISIONS OF SECTION 211 OF THE BONDS) (SOLID WASTE SYSTEM PROJECT) ADOPTED BY SAID BOARD ON APRIL 15, 1992. VOTING: Ayes - 5; Nays - 0. WHEREAS, under the Constitution and laws of the State of North Carolina, including, particularly, the North Carolina Solid Waste Management Loan Program, being Chapter 1591 of the General Statutes of North Carolina, as amended, the County of Iredell, North Carolina (the “County”) is authorized and empowered: (i) to borrow money for the purpose of financing or refinancing the cost of the acquisition or construction of solid waste management projects and to issue special obligation bonds and notes for such purpose; and (ii) to agree to apply to the payment of such special obligation bonds or notes any available source or sources of revenues of the County specifically identified for such purpose, and to the extent that the generation of such revenues is within the power of the County, to enter into covenants to take action in order to generate such revenues, provided that such agreement to use such sources of revenues to make such payments or any such covenant to generate revenues does not constitute a pledge of the County’s taxing power; and WHEREAS, pursuant to a bond order (the “Order”) and a series resolution duly adopted by the Board of Commissioners for the County (the “Board” on April 15, 1992, the County has heretofore issued $6,465,000 aggregate principal amount of its Special Obligation Bonds (Solid Waste System Project), Series 1992 (the “Series 1992 Bonds”) for, among other things, the purpose of financing the construction and 9 equipping of the Improvements (as defined in the Order), $5,010,000 principal amount of which remains Outstanding (as defined in the Order); and WHEREAS, Section 210 of the order authorizes, subject to compliance with the terms and conditions set forth therein, the issuance of additional special obligation bonds for the purpose of financing Additional Improvements (as defined in the Order); and WHEREAS, pursuant to Section 210 of the Order and a series resolution duly adopted by the Board on April 22, 1993, the County has heretofore issued $3,770,000 aggregate principal amount of its Special Obligation Bonds (Solid Waste System Project), Series 1993 for, among other things, the purpose of financing the Additional Improvements described in said series resolution, $1,715,000 principal amount of which remains Outstanding; WHEREAS, pursuant to Section 210 of the Order and a series resolution duly adopted by the Board on May 5, 1998, the County has heretofore issued its Special Obligation Bond (Solid Waste System Project), Series 1998, in the original principal amount of $1,000,000, for the purpose of financing the Additional Improvements described in said series resolution, $850,517.07 principal amount of which remains Outstanding; and WHEREAS, Section 21 1 of the order authorizes, subject to compliance with the terms and conditions set forth therein, the issuance of additional special obligation bonds of any series issued under the Order; and WHEREAS, the Board deems it necessary at this time to authorize the issuance of an additional special obligation bond pursuant to Section 21 1 of the Order for the purpose of refunding the Series 1992 Bonds in order to achieve debt service savings; now, therefore, The Board of Commissioners for the County of Iredell, North Carolina DOES HEREBY RESOLVE as follows: Section 1. Capitalized words and terms used in this resolution which are defined in the Order (hereinafter mentioned) shall have the same meanings in this resolution as such words and terms are given in the Order. In addition to words and terms elsewhere defined in this resolution, the following words and terms used in this resolution shall have the following meanings, unless some other meaning is plainly intended: “Escrow Agent” means First-Citizens Bank & Trust Company and any successor thereto under the Escrow Deposit Agreement. “Escrow Deposit Agreement” means the Escrow Deposit Agreement, dated as of August 1, 1999, by and between the County and the Escrow Agent. “Escrow Fund” means the fund created and so designated by the Escrow Deposit Agreement. Section 2. Under the authority of the North Carolina Solid Waste Management Loan program and pursuant to the provisions of Section 21] of the Order, the Board hereby authorizes a Special Obligation Refunding Bond (Solid Waste System Project), Series 1999 (the “Series 1999 Bond”) of the County for the purpose of providing funds, together with any other available funds, for paying the cost of refunding the Series 1992 Bonds and paying expenses incurred in connection with the issuance of the Series 1999 Bond. Section 3. The Series 1999 Bond shall be substantially in the form set forth in Exhibit A hereto, shall consist of a single bond registered in the name of Branch Banking and Trust Company of North Carolina shall be numbered R-1, shall be in such principal amount not exceeding $5,000,000, shall be dated, shall bear interest from its date at a rate not exceeding 4.77% per annum, payable on December 1, 1999, and thereafter semiannually on June 1, and December | of each year and shall mature on June 1 in the years (not later than June 1, 2012) and in the amounts set forth in a certificate of the Director of Finance and Administrative Services of the County. Interest on the Series 1999 Bond shall be calculated on the basis of a 360-day year consisting of 12 months of 30 days each and shall be payable to the Owner by check mailed to its address as set forth in the registration books maintained by the Bond Registrar. 10 Section 4. (A) Extraordinary Redemption. The Series 1999 Bond is subject to redemption in whole or in part at any time from Net Proceeds (as defined in the Order) which the Trustee shall transfer to a special account as provided in Section 708(c) or Section 708(d) of the order, plus, in the case of redemption pursuant to said Section 708(c), other available moneys as permitted by Section 708(a) of the Order, at least forty-five (45) days prior to the redemption date, at a redemption price equal to 100% of the principal amount of the Series 1999 Bond to be redeemed together with the accrued interest to the date fixed for redemption. (b) Optional Redemption. The Series 1999 Bond is subject to redemption, at the option of the County, in whole or in part on any date, at a redemption price equal to 101% of the principal amount of the Series 1999 Bond being redeemed, plus accrued interest to the redemption date. (c) Notice of Redemption. At least fifteen (15) days before the redemption date of the Series 1999 Bond or any portion thereof, the Bond Registrar shall cause a notice of any such redemption signed by the Bond Registrar to be mailed, first class, postage prepaid, to the Owner of the Series 1999 Bond or portion thereof to be redeemed. On the date fixed for redemption, notice having been mailed in the manner provided in the Order, the Series 1999 Bond or portion thereof called for redemption shall be due and payable at the redemption price provided therefor, plus accrued interest to such date. If there has been delivered to the Trustee or the Bond Registrar and the Trustee or the Bond Registrar is then holding, in trust, money or Defeasance Obligations, or a combination of both, sufficient to pay the redemption price of the Series 1999 Bond or portion thereof to be redeemed plus accrued interest to the date of redemption, interest on the series 1999 Bond or portion thereof called for redemption shall cease to accrue, such Series 1999 Bond or portion thereof shall cease to be entitled to any benefit or security under the Order or to be deemed Outstanding; and the Owner of such series 1999 Bond or portion thereof shall have no rights in respect thereof except to receive payment of the redemption price thereof, plus accrued interest to the date of redemption. Investment Obligations (as defined in the Order) acquired with money credited to any fund or account established under the Order shall be held by or under the control of the Trustee or a Depositary and while so held shall be deemed at all times to part of such fund or account in which such money was originally held. Except as provided in the Order or any Series Resolution, any interest accruing and any profit realized or loss resulting from the disposition of such Investment Obligations shall be credited to, or charged against, the fund or account of which it is a part. Section 5. The form, terms and provisions of the Bond Purchase Agreement, to be dated on or about August 2, 1999 (the “Bond Purchase Agreement”), by and between Branch Banking and Trust company of North Carolina (the “Purchaser”) and the Local Government Commission of North Carolina (the “LGC”) are hereby approved in all respects and the Chairman of the Board, County Manager or Director of Finance and Administrative Services of the County is hereby authorized and directed to approve, by execution and delivery, the Bond Purchase Agreement is substantially the form presented to this meeting together with such changes, modifications, insertions and deletions as he or she, with the advice of counsel, may deem necessary and appropriate; such execution and delivery shall be conclusive evidence of the approval and authorization thereof by the County. Section 6. The Board hereby approves the action of the LGC in awarding the Series 1999 Bond to the Purchaser at the price of par. Section 7. The proceeds of the Series 1999 Bond shall be applied by the Trustee as follows: (i) There shall be remitted to the Escrow Agent, for deposit to the credit of the Escrow Fund, the amount specified in the Escrow Deposit Agreement; and (ii) There shall be remitted to the County, for the purpose of paying the costs of issuance of the Series 1999 Bond, the balance. Section 8. The Trustee is hereby appointed Bond Registrar for the Series 1999 Bond. Section 9. Notwithstanding any other provisions of the Order or this Series Resolution, the Bond Registrar shall not register the transfer of the Series 1999 Bond to any person other than a bank, an insurance company or a similar financial institution unless the Series 1999 Bond is rated “BBB-“ or higher by Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services or “Baa3" or higher by Moody’s Investors Service, Inc. or such transfer has been previously approved by the Local Government Commission. This section may not be amended without the prior written consent of the Local Government Commission. Section 10. The County represents that it reasonably expects that it and all subordinate entities 11 thereof will not issue in the aggregate more than $10,000,000 of tax-exempt obligations (not counting private-activity bonds except for qualified 501(c)(3) bonds as defined in the Code) during calendar year 1999. In addition, the County hereby designates the Series 1999 Bond as a “qualified tax-exempt obligation” for the purposes of Section 265(b)(3) of the Code. Section 11. The Board hereby adopts those portions of the County’s budget ordinance for the fiscal year of the County ending June 30, 2000 establishing rates and assessments for the Solid Waste System (as defined in the Order) as its Rate Resolution under Section 501 of the Order and states its intent, which is not legally binding, to operate the Solid Waste System in such a manner as to generate Solid Waste System Revenues (as defined in the Order) in an amount sufficient to cover all expenses of the Solid Waste System, including Current Expenses (as defined in the Order), debt service, the maintenance of required reserves and capital outlay. Section 12. So long as the Purchaser is the registered owner of the Series 1999 Bond, the County covenants that it will send to the Purchaser, by first class mail, postage prepaid, a copy of each notice, report and document which it is required, pursuant to the Order, to provide to the Trustee. Section 13. The Chairman and Vice-Chairman of the Board of Commissioners, County Manager, Clerk to the Board of Commissioners and Director of Finance and Administrative Services are hereby authorized to perform the duties imposed on an Authorized Officer by the Order. Section 14. The officers, agents and employees of the County and the officers and agents of the Trustee and the Bond Registrar are hereby authorized and directed to do all acts and things required of them by the provisions of the Series 1999 Bond, the Order, the Bond Purchase agreement and this Series Resolution for the full, punctual and complete performance of the terms, covenants, provisions and agreements therein and herein. Section 15. This resolution shall take effect immediately upon its passage. eke REQUEST FOR APPOINTMENT OF A VOTING DELEGATE FOR THE NCACC ANNUAL CONFERENCE ON AUGUST 19-22, 1999, IN ASHEVILLE, N.C.: |MOTION| by Commissioner Bowles to nominate and appoint Sara K. Haire as the voting delegate. VOTING: Ayes - 5; Nays - 0. ANNOUNCEMENT OF VACANCIES OCCURRING ON BOARDS & COMMISSIONS HOME & COMMUNITY CARE BLOCK GRANT COMMITTEE (1 announcement) APPOINTMENTS TO BOARDS & COMMISSIONS MITCHELL COMMUNITY COLLEGE BOARD OF TRUSTEES (1 appt.): At the June 15 meeting, two individuals were nominated. One position is open on the board. A vote was taken and the results were: Carol Neill Wally Riddle Sara K. Haire v Steve D. Johnson Tommy E. Bowles Alice T. Fortner Alice M. Stewart v Totals Z 3 Mr. Wally Riddle was appointed to the Mitchell Community Board of Trustees for a four- term expiring on June 30, 2003. IREDELL COUNTY PLANNING BOARD (2 appointments): At the June 15 meeting, a tie vote occurred for two seats on the planning board. The tie was between David Boone, Max James, and Sandy McCurdy. Commissioner Fortner asked to suspend the board’s rules of procedures for the purpose of adding another candidate. VOTING: Ayes - 4; Nays - 1 (Bowles) Commissioner Fortner added Alan Williams to the list of candidates for the planning board. The commissioners then voted, on the four individuals, and the voting results are as follows. David Boone Max James Sandy McCurdy Alan Williams Sara K. Haire y T Steve D. Johnson y Tommy E. Bowles v Alice T. Fortner Alice M. Stewart v v Totals 2 Z 3 a Sandy McCurdy and Alan Williams were then appointed to the planning board for four-year terms to expire on June 30, 2003. xk eK * Commissioner Johnson said he would like to see the board suspend the rules of procedures only when it was imperative for the conducting of county business. He said he would like candidates to be nominated prior to the first vote. Chairman Haire agreed. FIRE TAX DISTRICT BOARD (1 appointment): |MOTION} by Commissioner Johnson to postpone this appointment until the August 3 meeting. VOTING: Ayes - 5; Nays - 0. REGION F AGING ADVISORY COMMITTEE (2 appointments): {MOTION Chairman Haire to postpone these two appointments until the August 3 meeting. VOTING: Ayes - 5; Nays - 0. HAZARDOUS WASTE & LOW LEVEL RADIOACTIVE WASTE MANAGEMENT BOARD (1 appointment): |MOTION| by Chairman Haire to postpone this appointment until the August 3 meeting. VOTING: Ayes - 5; Nays - 0. ADULT CARE HOME COMMITTEE (1 appointment): Commissioner Fortner nominated Joann Fulp. Chairman Haire |moved| to close the nominations and appoint Fulp by acclamation. VOTING: Ayes - 5; Nays - 0. COUNTY MANAGER'S REPORT: A written report was distributed during the agenda briefing. The manager said nothing official had been received, but he understood that West Iredell Water had been approved for a $330,225 expansion grant for the Sharon Road area. In addition, the Town of Troutman was recently awarded a grant. The manager then requested permission to seek bids for a new sound system to be located in the Commissioners’ Meeting Room. Commissioner Stewart asked if funds had been approved in the 1999-2000 budget. The manager said contingency funds could be used. MOTION] by Chairman Haire to grant permission for the county manager to seek bids for a new sound system. VOTING: Ayes - 5; Nays - 0. ADJOURNMENT: |MOTION| by Chairman Haire to adjourn the meeting at 8:35 p.m. NEXT MEETING: August 3, 1999, at 5:00 p.m. for an agenda briefing and 7:00 p.m. for the regular meeting. Both meetings to be held in the Iredell County Government Center, 200 South Center Street, Statesville, NC. VOTING: Ayes - 5; Nays - 0. Approval: 2 LZ S999 =. c Von Lp) EE ae Yj ae Clerk to the Board IREDELL COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS BRIEFING MINUTES AUGUST 3, 1999 The Iredell County Board of Commissioners met in Briefing Session on Tuesday, August 3, 1999, 5:00 p.m., in the South Wing Conference Room of the Iredell County Government Center, 200 South Center Street, Statesville, NC 28677. Present: Chairman Sara K. Haire Vice Chairman Steve D. Johnson Tommy E. Bowles Alice T. Fortner Alice M. Stewart County Staff Present: County Manager Joel Mashburn, County Finance Director Susan Blumenstein, Planning Supervisor William Allison, Planner Jim King, Purchasing Agent Evie Caldwell, Tax Collector Joe Ketchie, Social Services Director Don Wall, Cooperative Extension Director Ken Vaughn, and Clerk to the Board Jean Moore. STAFF COMMENTS IN REFERENCE TO THE HIGHWAY 70 WIDENING & PARTIAL RELOCATION: Planning Supervisor Allison said a public hearing was held on July 22, 1999 by the N.C. Department of Transportation regarding the Hwy. 70 road improvements. A diagram was provided indicating three alternate routes. The route most favored by the DOT was explained by Allison. The county manager said Wayside School would not be impacted that much. The improvements will not affect the school’s drain fill; however, one modular unit might need to be moved. Allison said 2001 was the projected date to obtain rights of way, and 2003 was the projected construction year. The Statesville Business Park will be altered, however, the city will probably not be concerned since more areas wiil be opened up with road frontage. It was mentioned that some emergency response offices and area residents expressed concern at the public hearing about the controlled access. The board members did not have any comments to share with the DOT about the road improvements. REQUEST FOR DISCUSSION ABOUT THE WELFARE REFORM OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE: DSS Director Don Wall said the commissioners could delegate responsibilities relating to the welfare reform plan (electing counties) with the exception of: @Establishing county outcome and performance goals based on county economic, educational, and employment factors and adopting criteria for determining the progress of the county in moving persons and families to self-sufficiency. @ Ensuring compliance with applicable state and federal laws, rules, and regulations for the Work First Program. @ Developing, adopting and submitting to the Department of Health & Human Services a biennial county plan. Wall said he had called eight electing counties to see how they were handling the oversight. Responses included a variety of ways, e.g., Macon County combined the first and second appeal and then the appeals go straight to court. Caldwell County has not implemented a system. Forsyth delegated the oversight to the DSS Director, and in Davie County, the board of commissioners provides the oversight. Commissioner Fortner asked what the oversight work involved. Wall said progress and problems would be discussed. He said the first level of appeals were handled in-house at DSS. The DSS Board has been reviewing requests for time extensions. Wall said, so far, he had received six appeals and three time extension requests. Out of the time extensions, the DSS board denied two and approved one. The board of commissioners agreed to meet on August 17, 1999 at 4:00 p.m., to consider oversight items presented by Mr. Wall. DISCUSSION AND/OR ACTION ON THE FAIRGROUNDS LEASE WITH THE KIWANIS CLUB: The county manager briefed the board about the fairgrounds lease with the Kiwanis Club. The leasing arrangement has been effect for several years. A question was raised about the possibility of holding the annual fair at the site of the proposed livestock and cooperative extension facility. Mashburn said there would not be enough space. Ken Vaughn said the fairgrounds were in good repair - - probably the best condition in several years. He recommended a lease renewal. Vaughn said the lease contained a 12-month termination clause. This length of time is needed because fair operators sign contracts a year in advance. Mr. Vaughn suggested a revision be made to the contract stipulating that the inspections committee meet on the first Monday during the months of April and October of each year. ADJOURNMENT: Chairman Haire recessed the meeting a 6:35 p.m., for a refreshment break prior to the 7:00 p.m. meeting. pore gue dz J949 a 0, Dime L770 x. Clerk to the Board Vi IREDELL COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS MINUTES AUGUST 3, 1999 The Iredell County Board of Commissioners met in Regular Session on Tuesday, August 3, 1999, 7:00 p.m., in the Iredell County Government Center (Commissioners’ Meeting Room), 200 South Center Street, Statesville, NC 28677. Present: Chairman Sara K. Haire Vice Chairman Steve D. Johnson Tommy E. Bowles Alice T. Fortner Alice M. Stewart Staff Present: County Manager Joel Mashburn, County Attorney Bill Pope, Finance Director Susan Blumenstein, Planning Supervisor William Allison, and Clerk to the Board Jean Moore. CALL TO ORDER by Chairman Sara K. Haire INVOCATION by Vice Chairman Steve Johnson RECOGNITION OF BOY SCOUT CHASE HATCHET: Commissioner Johnson introduced Chase Hatchet. Johnson said Chase lived in the Statesville community and was working on his merit badge for scouting. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE led by Boy Scout Chase Hatchet ADJUSTMENTS OF THE AGENDA: |MOTION| by Chairman Haire to approve the following agenda adjustments. Deletion: @Staff Comments in Reference to the Highway 70 Widening and Partial Relocation Additions: @Request from the Sheriff's Department for Approval to Accept two Donated Motorcycles from Tilley Harley-Davidson. @Request for Approval of Budget Amendment #3 for the Recognition of Rent Income Received from the Lease (former Bassett Furniture Bldg.) to WMC Corp. and for the pass-through to the Greater Statesville Development Corporation © Approval for Gaston College to receive four Cardio Pulmonary Resuscitators (thumpers) PRESENTATION OF SPECIAL RECOGNITIONS AND AWARDS MR. MIKE BREWER retired from the Iredell County EMS Dept. on June 1, 1999. Chairman Haire presented a plaque and wished him the very best in his retirement years. EMS Director Larry Ray said Brewer had been a “cornerstone” for his department and would be missed. MR. FRED LEFLER, retired from the Iredell County Sheriff's Dept. on July 30, 1999. Lt. Harlan Templeton said Lefler had been associated with the Sheriff's Office since 1963. Templeton said Lefler was an exemplary employee. He also said Lefler was thorough in his law enforcement work and had always been a gentleman. Chairman Haire presented a plaque to Mr. Lefler and wished him a happy retirement. ADOPTION OF A PROCLAMATION IN OBSERVANCE OF THE 85™ ANNIVERSARY OF THE NORTH CAROLINA COOPERATIVE EXTENSION SERVICE AND THE DESIGNATION OF AUGUST 27, 1999 AS “EXTENSION HERITAGE DAY”: MOTION| by Chairman Haire to approve the following proclamation. VOTING: Ayes - 5; Nays - 0. PROCLAMATION IN OBSERVANCE OF THE EIGHTY-FIFTH ANNIVERSARY OF THE NORTH CAROLINA COOPERATIVE EXTENSION SERVICE 1999 WHEREAS, eighty-five years ago, the North Carolina Cooperative Extension Service was established as a partnership of county, state, and federal governments; and WHEREAS, the essence of the North Carolina Cooperative Extension Service has long been to help people put knowledge to work so that they can improve their lives, and WHEREAS, Extension has been a supportive partner of other county programs, including but not limited to social services and natural resources, and WHEREAS, throughout its history, Extension has focused on providing people with educational programs that meet their needs, providing decision makers with objective information and providing the framework for successful individuals, families, and communities; and WHEREAS, Extension takes the research of North Carolina’s two land-grant institutions: North Carolina State University and North Carolina A&T State University and develops educational resources based upon the needs of North Carolinians; and WHEREAS, Extension centers are located in all 100 counties and on the Cherokee Reservation. NOW, THEREFORE, the Iredell County Board of Commissioners hereby proclaims August 27, 1999 as “EXTENSION HERITAGE DAY” and urges all county citizens to use, visit, and support their local Extension Service, and encourages all North Carolinians to join in celebration of this anniversary. Let us honor those who have served us with appropriate activities and ceremonies, and let us remember this great heritage. The proclamation was presented to Kenneth Vaughn, the County Extension Director. APPOINTMENTS BEFORE THE BOARD MR. DON PARKER OF THE IREDELL COUNTY FIRE TAX DISTRICT BOARD: (Parker was scheduled to speak; however, he and the other fire tax board members decided to wait and present their plans/goals after their annual retreat to be held in January 2000. ) PUBLIC HEARINGS Chairman Haire declared the meeting to be in public hearing session. NON-OWNER REZONING REQUEST; SEVERAL PROPERTY OWNERS (94%) IN THE TAYLORSVILLE HIGHWAY/NC90 AREA, CASE NO. 9907-1: Planning Supervisor Allison said several property owners (94% initially) in the Taylorsville Hi ghway/NC 90 area (from Lippard Farm Road north to Wildhurst Lane) were requesting to rezone properties from RA, Residential Agricultural to RU-R, Rural Residential District. The approximate size of the property is 266.45 acres. On July 7, 1999, the planning board unanimously recommended approval by an 8-0 vote. At that time, 94% of the property owners signed the petition in favor (54 different property owners signed and three property owners did not). There was a total of 97 parcels with 94 owners being in favor (96%). Recently, a request to withdraw from the petition was submitted to the planning office from Prichard Partners. The withdrawal request was submitted prior to the seven-day deadline. Another withdrawal request was submitted by the Sherrill family on August 2, 1999. This request was not received within the seven-day period. Attorney John Lewis said he represented the Prichard family (60 acres) and the Sherrill family (26 acres). Lewis recommended that the rezoning be sent back to the planning board. He said his clients were concerned about the 30,000 sq. ft. minimum lot size in the RU-R zoning compared to the 20,000 in the RA designation. Judy Hager asked if deed restrictions could be placed on the Prichard and Sherrill properties if they were allowed to withdraw from the petition. Allison said the 30,000 sq. foot restriction was in the RU-R designation. It could not be reduced. It could, however, be increased - - 35,000 sq. ft. or 40,000 sq. ft. Commissioner Johnson asked Eugene Hager, the individual that circulated the petition, if he had problems allowing the withdrawal of the Sherrill family. Mr. Hager said he had no problems allowing the Sherrill family to withdraw. Chairman Haire adjourmed the public hearing. MOTION| by Commissioner Johnson to grant the rezoning request from RA to RU-R with the exclusion of the Reginald and Carolyn Sherrill property (26 acres) and the Prichard Partners property (60 acres). Commissioner Fortner mentioned the zoning ordinance’s seven-day ruling regarding changes to non-owner petitions. She said the Sherrill family’s withdrawal request was not submitted within the proper time frame. Chairman Haire said that if the county allowed the Sherrill family to withdraw, a precedent would be set, but the board members needed to take each case on its own merit. VOTING: Ayes - 4; Nays - | (Fortner) Chairman Haire declared the meeting to be in public hearing session. REQUEST FOR PROPOSED AMENDMENT TO THE IREDELL COUNTY LAND DEVELOPMENT PLAN; REZONING REQUEST FOR FRANCIS & MARY COSENTINO PROPERTY, CASE NO. 9907-2: Allison said the applicants were requesting to rezone a portion of property from NB, Neighborhood Business to RA, Residential Agricultural District and to amend the Iredell County Land Development Plan. The property is located at 5275 Taylorsville Highway near the Alexander County line; more specifically identified as a portion of PIN#3797 53 1099. On July 7, 1999, the planning board unanimously recommended amending the land development plan and to the rezoning in an 8-0 vote. Brian Summerell spoke and said the best usage for the property was residential. Chairman Haire adjourned the public hearing. MOTION| by Commissioner Stewart to amend the Iredell County Land Development Plan and to approve the rezoning request for Case No. 9907-2 from NB, Neighborhood Business District to RA, Residential Agricultural District. VOTING: Ayes - 5; Nays - 0. ADMINISTRATIVE MATTERS CONSENT AGENDA MOTION] by Commissioner Johnson to approve the following 12 consent agenda items. VOTING: Ayes - 5; Nays - 0. REQUEST FOR RELEASE OF A CASH BOND FOR THE HARMONY COUNTRY ESTATES PHASE II SUBDIVISION AND REQUEST FOR APPROVAL OF A LETTER OF CREDIT FOR THE KYLES WOOD SUBDIVISION PHASE III (located off Buffalo Shoals Road on Braeburn Lane): Cash Bond #30959 for $10,000 was for installation of a water line extension and fire hydrant for the Harmony Country Estates Phase II Subdivision. The work has been completed and the developer requested the bond’s release. Letter of Credit #99-178 was submitted for approval in the amount of $26,861 for completion of surveying and street improvements in the Kyles Wood Subdivision Phase IIT. DISCUSSION AND/OR ACTION IN REFERENCE TO THE THIRD CREEK WATERSHEDS: A delegation consisting of Commissioner Tommy Bowles, County Manager Joel Mashburn, Soil & Water District Staff Member James Summers, and a Soil & Water District Commissioner will approach the Rowan County Board of Commissioners about financial assistance with the flood control structures. All of the structures are located in Iredell County, but some of the land being protected lies in Rowan County. REQUEST FOR DISCUSSION ABOUT THE WELFARE REFORM OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE: The board of commissioners will meet at 4:00 p.m., on August 17, 1999 to discuss items arising from the welfare reform plan. REQUEST FOR ACCEPTANCE OF THE ANNUAL TAX SETTLEMENT (1998-99 FISCAL YR.) & APPROVAL OF THE 1999-2000 COLLECTION ORDERS FOR THE TAX COLLECTOR & SHERIFF: A computerized listing of the settlement was presented at the agenda briefing. The orders for the tax collector and sheriff are as follows. STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA ( ) {( @RDER ) COUNTY OF IREDELL ( ) TO: THE TAX COLLECTOR OF THE COUNTY OF IREDELL You are hereby authorized, empowered, and commanded to collect the taxes set forth in the tax records filed in the Office of Tax Assessor and in the tax receipts herewith delivered to you, in the amounts and from the taxpayers likewise therein set forth. Such taxes are hereby declared to be a first lien upon all real property of the respective taxpayers in the County of Iredell, and this order shall be a full and sufficient authority to direct, require and enable you to levy on and sell any real or personal property of such taxpayers, for and on account thereof, in accordance with law. STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA ( ) ( ORDER } COUNTY OF IREDELL { ) TO: THE SHERIFF OF THE COUNTY OF IREDELL You are hereby authorized, empowered, and commanded to collect the taxes set forth in the tax records filed in the Office of Tax Assessor and in the tax receipts herewith delivered to you, in the amounts and from the taxpayers likewise therein set forth. Such taxes are hereby declared to be a first lien upon all real property of the respective taxpayers in the County of Iredell, and this order shall be a full and sufficient authority to direct, require and enable you to levy on and sell any real or personal property of such taxpayers, for and on account thereof, in accordance with law. DISCUSSION AND/OR ACTION ON THE FAIRGROUNDS LEASE WITH THE KIWANIS CLUB: The lease is for five years, however, there is a termination clause with a 12-month notice. A revision will be made to the document indicating that the inspection of the fairgrounds will be on the first Monday in April and October of each year. REQUEST FOR APPROVAL OF HEAVY EQUIPMENT TIRE BIDS: Bids were received on July 27, 1999 for eight solid rubber tires for two loaders for the Solid Waste Facility. The following vendors offered bids. Brad Ragan Tire & Service $40,584.00 STECO 44,086.92 Wholesale Tire Co. 41,200.00 Following the staff's recommendation, the board approved the low bid from Brad Ragan Tire & Service in the amount of $40,584.00. REQUEST FOR APPROVAL OF A RESOLUTION FOR THE TRANSFER OF SURPLUS PERSONAL PROPERTY (Seven Thumper Cardio Pulmonary Resuscitators to Catawba Valley Community College [total of three] and Gaston College [total of four]): RESOLUTION FOR TRANSFER 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 since Catawba Valley Community College and Gaston College have requested the following equipment, it shall be transferred to them, as provided in G.S. 160A-274. Seven (7) Thumper Cardio Pulmonary Resuscitators (Three to Catawba Valley Community College and four to Gaston College) REQUEST FOR PERMISSION TO ACCEPT A $330,225 GRANT TO BE USED BY WEST IREDELL WATER CORPORATION FOR A WATERLINE PROJECT ON SHARON SCHOOL ROAD: Permission was given by the board of commissioners on March 16, 1999 to apply for the grant funds. Official notice was recently received indicating grant approval by the state representatives. REQUEST FOR ADOPTION OF A RESOLUTION THAT WILL ALLOW THE COUNTY TO REIMBURSE ITSELF FROM THE PROCEEDS OF A FINANCING MADE IN CONJUNCTION WITH A NEW HIGH SCHOOL IN SOUTHERN IREDELL COUNTY, THE COMPLETION OF LAKESHORE SCHOOL, PHASES Il & 111, AN ADDITION TO THE MOORESVILLE SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL, AND ALL OTHER PROJECTS AS APPROVED BY THE COMMISSIONERS: WHEREAS, Iredell County will make expenditures on an after the date hereof with respect to expenses incurred (the “Expenditures”) in connection with the acquisition of land, construction, renovation, and or equipping of a new high school in southern Iredell County, the completion of Lakeshore School, Phases II & Ill, and an addition to Mooresville Senior High School, and all other school projects as approved by the board of commissioners (the “Projects”), and WHEREAS, the Iredell County Board of Commissioners or the Issuer (the “Board”) has determined that the funds advanced from the General Fund and to be advanced to pay Expenditures are, or will be, available for a temporary period and it is necessary to reimburse the Issuer for Expenditures made on and after the date hereof with respect to the Projects from the proceeds of one or more County financings under Section 160A-20 of the General Statutes. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE BOARD AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. The Board hereby adopts this declaration of official intent under Treasury Regulation Section 1.103-18(c)(2)(i) and declares its intent to reimburse the Issuer with the proceeds of a financing for Expenditures made on and after the date hereof with respect to the Projects. Section 2. The maximum principal amount of debt expected to be issued for the expenditures of the Projec.s is Thirty Seven Million Five Hundred Thousand ($37,500,000) Dollars. Section 3. This resolution shall take effect immediately upon its passage. REQUEST FOR CONSIDERATION OF THE OFFICIAL CLOSURE OF THE CONSTRUCTION ACCOUNT FOR THE SERIES 1998 SPECIAL OBLIGATION BONDS (FOR LINED LANDFILL CELL AT A COST OF $1,000,000): This action was taken to accept the final documentation for the closure of the construction account that was established for the proceeds of the Solid Waste Special Obligation Bond Series 1998. REQUEST FROM THE SHERIFF’S DEPARTMENT FOR APPROVAL TO ACCEPT TWO DONATED MOTORCYCLES FROM TILLEY HARLEY- DAVIDSON: The sheriff's department would like to use the following two donated motorcycles for funerals and parade processions. 1 new 1999 Model #FLHPI Serial # 1HD1FHW14XY636027 white motorcycle 1 new 1999 Model #FLHPI Serial # 1HDIFHW12XY636057 white motorcycle REQUEST FOR APPROVAL OF BUDGET AMENDMENT #3 FOR THE RECOGNITION OF RENT INCOME RECEIVED FROM THE LEASE (FORMER BASSETT FURNITURE BLDG.) TO WMC CORP. AND FOR PASS-THROUGH TO THE GREATER STATESVILLE DEVELOPMENT CORP.: On November 17, 1998, the board accepted the donation of the Bassett Furniture Building and property. Bassett Industries had a stipulation that the proceeds from the property be used for economic development. On January 12, 1999, the board entered into a lease/purchase agreement with the WMC Corporation for the usage of the building with the proceeds to eventually pass to the GSDC. End of Consent Agenda UPDATE ON THE PROPOSED CORRECTIONAL FACILITY TO BE LOCATED IN WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA: The county manager advised that he had recently talked to Lynn Phillips, the Asst. Secretary for the Department of Corrections, a representative of the Statesville Auto Auction, and a local developer who owns property near the current prison facility located off Hwy. 21 about the proposed new prison. A state law requires for the new prison facility to be located in Alexander County, if a suitable site can be found. Ifthe state is unable to find a site in Alexander, Iredell County will then be reviewed as a possible location. Phillips advised that it would be a requirement for the state to hold title to the land on which the prison is constructed. The state could then contract with a private entity to construct and own the prison complex and lease it back to the state to operate. Tax Assessor Brent Weisner has stated that under this arrangement, the building would be taxable. If, however, the state chose a non- profit to build the facility, or if the state decided to build the structure, no taxes would be generated. The state cannot give a definitive answer, at the current time, as to which method will be used for the construction. In reference to the $400,000 needed by the state for water and sewer to the current prison site (if the new prison is built there), both the Statesville Auto Auction and Mr. J.C. Faw (local developer) appear willing to financially contribute. During the agenda briefing, Chairman Haire said the Statesville City Council had discussed the possibility of financially assisting with the water sewer line. Haire said three council members would meet with some of the commissioners about partnering on the water sewer expense. Chairman Haire mentioned the possibility of a four-way split on the $400,000 (Iredell County, City of Statesville, Statesville Auto Auction, and Mr. J.C. Faw could each contribute $100,000). Chairman Haire reminded the group that N.C. House Representative Frank Mitchell wanted an official response as to whether or not Iredell County was willing to participate in the water sewer extension. Commissioner Stewart said the public should have an opportunity to offer comments about the proposed prison. It was then decided that a public meeting would be scheduled on Thursday, August 26, 1999, 7:00 p.m., at either the Ebenezer Elementary School or the Ebenezer VFD. ANNOUNCEMENT OF VACANCIES OCCURRING ON BOARDS & COMMISSIONS JUVENILE CRIME PREVENTION COUNCIL (1 announcement) ADULT CARE HOME COMMITTEE (i announcement) APPOINTMENTS TO BOARDS & COMMISSIONS HOME & COMMUNITY CARE BLOCK GRANT COMMITTEE (1 appt.):| MOTION by Chairman Haire to postpone this appointment until the August 17 meeting. VOTING: Ayes - 5; Nays - 0. FIRE TAX DISTRICT BOARD (1 appt.): Commissioner Bowles nominated Billy Trivette. Chairman Haire |moved] to close the nominations and appoint Trivette by acclamation. VOTING: Ayes - 5; Nays - 0. REGION F AGING ADVISORY COMMITTEE (2 appts.): Commissioner Fortner nominated Ann Simmons. Chairman Haire }moved] to close the nominations, postpone the remaining appointment until August 17, 1999, and appoint Simmons by acclamation. VOTING: Ayes - 5; Nays - 0. HAZARDOUS WASTE W_LEVEL RADIOACTIVE WASTE MANAGEMENT BOARD (1 appt.): | MOTION] by Chairman Haire to postpone this appointment until the August 17 meeting. VOTING: Ayes - 5; Nays - 0. “VOICES WITH CHOICES” (no specific number of appts.): Commissioner Fortner nominated the following candidates who were recommended by John Robertson of Keep Iredell Clean/Keep America Beautiful. Steering Committee B.K. Barringer,104 Westfield Center, Mooresville, NC 28115 John Robertson, P.O. Box 442, Statesville, NC 28687 Water Quality Cindy Pitt, P.O. Box 442, Statesville, NC 28687 John Robertson, P.O. Box 442, Statesville, NC 28687 Air Quality Alice Fortner, 134 Bayfield Road, Troutman, NC 28166 Bill McMillan, P.O. Drawer 1776, Statesville, NC 28687 Open Space Dr. Jim Morrow, 718 S. Magnolia St., Mooresville, NC 28115 Rebecca Moose, P.O. Box 788, Statesville, NC 28687 7 rce Recovery & R 1 Carla Parks, 354 Twin Oaks Road, Statesville, NC 28677 Land Use David Pressley, Jr., 1180 Free Nancy Avenue, Statesville, NC 28677 Jim King, P.O. Box 788, Statesville, NC 28687 MOTION] by Chairman Haire to close the nominations and appoint Barringer, Robertson, Pitt, Fortner, McMillan, Morrow, Moose, Parks, Pressley, and King to the “Voices and Choices” project. VOTING: Ayes - 5; Nays - 0. COUNTY MANAGER'S REPORT: Mr. Mashburn updated the board about a survey recently conducted by the Employment Security Commission. A total of 65 employees from the Department of Safety & Emergency Services completed an opinion survey. This department is comprised of the fire marshal’s office, ECOM, EMS, and animal control. Several positive areas were mentioned and several negative areas were cited. Mashburn has developed an action plan to remedy some of the problem areas. Suggestions have been made to improve the working environment and the relationships between the staff members and their superiors. RECOGNITION OF RICHARD MCHARGUE, SUMMER INTERN FOR THE COUNTY MANAGER: Chairman Haire thanked McHargue for his interest in county government and wished him well as he continued his pursuit of a Masters in Public Administration Degree at Appalachian State University. The county manager said McHargue was an excellent example of what students could be, and that he would be an asset to any organization. ADJOURNMENT: |MOTION| by Chairman Haire at 8:50 p.m. to adjourn the meeting. NEXT MEETING: Tuesday, August 17, 1999, at 4:00 p.m., Iredell County Government Center, 200 South Center Street, Statesville, N.C., for the purpose of reviewing items stemming from the Welfare Reform Plan and 5:00 p.m. for the agenda briefing followed at 7:00 p.m., for the regular meeting in the Commissioners’ Meeting Room. VOTING: Ayes - 5; Nays - 0. Approved: Uayweet 44 / 999 fou go Yne LAC Clerk to the Board IREDELL COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS WELFARE REFORM OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE MINUTES & BRIEFING MINUTES AUGUST 17, 1999 The Iredell County Board of Commissioners met Tuesday, August 17, 1999, at 4:00 p.m., for the purpose of providing oversight for the Welfare Reform Plan. The meeting occurred in the Iredell County Government Center (South Wing Conference Room), 200 South Center Street, Statesville, NC 28677. Present: Chairman Sara K. Haire Vice Chairman Steve D. Johnson Tommy E. Bowles Alice M. Stewart Absent: Alice T. Fortner Staff Present: County Manager Joel Mashburn, Finance Director Susan Blumenstein, Clerk to the Board Jean Moore, DSS Director Don Wall, DSS Income Maintenance Administrator Lynn Deal, DSS Work First Supervisor Linda Bledsoe, DSS employees Debbie Miller, Marie Nesbit, Darlene Bell, and Dyane Carey. Record & Landmark Reporter Ginger Guy also attended the meeting. CALL TO ORDER by Chairman Sara K. Haire Second Level Hearing Officers Wall recommended that David Boone, David Culpepper, and David Poston be appointed as second level appeals hearing officers for the electing Work First Family Assistance Program. The three individuals are willing to serve, and they are familiar with the program since they served on the Welfare Reform Committee. Wall said that it would be difficult to predict the volume of appeals, and that more hearing officers might be needed. Overview of Work First Plan Deal said the intermediate mission statement for the plan was that, “All able-bodied welfare recipients would be required to work and be given opportunities and supportive services to enable them to gain permanent full-time employment and become tax-paying citizens.” Mrs. Deal said the actual implementation of the plan occurred in April of this year. She said the caseload had decreased; however, the workload remained constant and just as heavy. Deal said the state’s philosophy was that no one should be excluded from working. She noted, however, that there were barriers for some people, i.e., mentally low-functioning, crime convictions, housing problems, day care problems, transportation, and substance abuse. Implementation/Impact of the Electing County Plan Bledsoe said several changes had occurred during the last few months. She requested that the board of commissioners make one change to the plan. This pertained to eligibility review. Previously, it was established that the staff would review cases every three months. This has proved to be too cumbersome. The staff’s recommendation is to follow the standard county plan which is: *For families with an adult included, a review to occur once every 12 months *For child-only cases, within six months of the date of application and once every 12 months thereafter. (Both reviews to be face to face.) The county manager asked how the electing county welfare reform plan could be changed. Wall said the board of commissioners would have to approve the revisions and then send to the state. Commissioner Stewart asked if the $600,000 had been received from the state that was promised to the electing counties. Wall said it had not been received. Commissioner Johnson asked Wall when he was comfortable with the maintenance of effort percentages during a fiscal year. Wall said, “I didn’t think we would make it in June.” Mr. Wall said the maintenance of effort this year would probably be the same as last year (90%). A handout was distributed that showed $453,361 had been transferred to the Child Protective Services and Foster Care Programs, because the maintenance of effort for 1998-99 had been met. The handout also indicated that it was becoming more difficult to spend the MOE funds due to: edecreased caseload edecreased Emergency Assistance Program eabundance of day care funds, TANF funds competing with state day care funds eincorrect information being received from the state as to what is a valid MOE expenditure *local transportation authority experiencing difficulty in providing transportation for Work First clients *Iredell DSS did not begin the electing county plan until April of 1999 due to state’s delay in receiving federal approval During the remaining time, the DSS employees shared two recent cases. One case appeared to be a success story - - the client was working at Aeroquip. The other client has held numerous jobs and is not working - - Work First Assistance will soon be terminated. The DSS workers mentioned the lengthy range of assistance that is provided to clients in aiding them to find jobs. This assistance sometimes includes: locating a place for the client (and children) to live, assisting with transportation (Iredell Transportation Program, taxi, DSS employees driving the client to appointments, or assistance with the purchase of a vehicle), finding day care, finding clothing (for all members of the family), finding furniture and needed household items, coaching the client for job interviews, and advising the client about educational opportunities (General Education Diploma, etc.). 5:00 P.M., August 17, 1999 Agenda Briefing (South Wing Conference Room) All commissioners present with the exception of Mrs. Fortner. Staff Present: County Manager Joel Mashburn, Finance Director Susan Blumenstein, Planning Supervisor William Allison, Chief Deputy Rodney Proctor, Tax Assessor Brent Weisner, and Clerk to the Board Jean Moore. DISCUSSION IN REFERENCE TO THE 7:00 P.M. APPOINTMENT BEFORE THE BOARD (BILL SHERRILL, DEPUTY CHIEF OF THE IREDELL COUNTY RESCUE SQUAD) IN REFERENCE TO THE PURCHASE OF A NEW TRUCK: The county manager announced that this request should be deleted from the agenda. The matter will, however, be discussed at a future meeting. Commissioner Johnson requested that Mrs. Blumenstein share financial data on the rescue squad’s appropriation through the year 2000. REQUEST FROM CROSSROADS BEHAVIORAL HEALTHCARE FOR APPROVAL OF A RESOLUTION TO TAKE TITLE FOR RLAL PROPERTY: The county manager explained that G.S. 122C-147(c) allowed area authorities to hold title to real property, but all of the counties comprising the entity had to agree. The property Crossroads desires to hold title on involves land donated by the Town of Elkin. Crossroads plans to build a new office on the site. Mashburn said that even though Crossroads would have title to the property, that if the area authority was ever dissolved, all assets would be equally divided between the counties (Iredell/Surry/Y adkin) comprising the entity. (A complete description of the real property is included in the resolution.) REQUEST FOR APPROVAL OF BUDGET AMENDMENT # 4 IN THE AMOUNT OF $19,790 WHICH WILL ALLOW FOR THE TRANSFER OF COMMISSARY FUNDS FOR THE PURCHASE OF: 1. CSU/DSU & Router(s) (data circuit from Mooresville Annex to Statesville office) 2. Padded Restraint Chair for Jail 3. Police Patrol/Narcotics Detection Canine 4. Computer Workstation Chief Deputy Rodney Proctor explained the need for the four items. He also asked for a contract with BellSouth for T-1 service. This service would be for a circuit from the Sheriff's Department at 230 N. Tradd Street, Statesville, N.C. to the 378 Williamson Road, Mooresville, N.C. site. An initial installation cost would be incurred and there would be a monthly cost. The sheriff's department would like to have the T-1 contract extend for 49 months. The commissioners agreed to place the T-1 request on the consent agenda. REQUEST FOR RELEASE OF ONE (1) CASH BOND AND FIVE (5) SURETY BONDS: Planning Supervisor Allison explained the releases and recommended approval. (More complete description in the regular minutes.) REQUEST FOR APPROVAL OF THE JULY 1999 REFUNDS & RELEASES: Tax Assessor Weisner said the refunds and releases were in order for approval. Chairman Haire mentioned that she had received complaints about tax invoices being mailed out that were for small amounts of money. Weisner said no invoices were supposed to be mailed if the amount owed was under one dollar ($1.00). He added that the statutes allowed counties to set the amount up to five dollars; however, a past decision by the Iredell County Board of Commissioners established the one dollar guideline. Update on 1999 Tax Bills: Weisner said 75,246 tax invoices would be mailed during the last week of August. The county’s total amount due is $32,817,019.92 and for all jurisdictions it is $48,417,481.01. Weisner said this mailing would be the first notice for taxpayers on personal property. Thereafter, all appeals of personal property are to be made in writing to the Assessor within 30 days of the date billed. Approximately 4,200 bills are being held back for different reasons. FIRE TAX DISTRICT BOARD TO MEET WITH COMMISSIONERS AFTER JANUARY OF 2000: Commissioner Stewart advised that Don Parker, a member of the fire tax district board, was recently scheduled to appear before the commissioners. Mr. Parker did not attend the meeting, and Stewart said the reason was because the fire tax board desired to wait until after a planning retreat in January before an appearance was scheduled. ADJOURNMENT: Chairman Haire moved to adjourn the briefing session at 6:00 p.m. VOTING: Ayes - 4; Nays - 0. Approved: Aolnde 11? £,. € Dw. Gaie Clerk to the Board IREDELL COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS MINUTES AUGUST 17, 1999 The Iredell County Board of Commissioners met in Regular Session on Tuesday, August 17, 1999, 7:00 p.m., in the Iredell County Government Center (Commissioners’ Meeting Room), 200 South Center Street, Statesville, NC 28677. Present: Chairman Sara K. Haire Vice Chairman Steve D. Johnson Tommy E. Bowles Alice M. Stewart Absent: Alice T. Fortner Staff Present: County Manager Joel Mashburn, County Attorney Bill Pope, Finance Director Susan Blumenstein, and Clerk to the Board Jean Moore. CALL TO ORDER by Chairman Sara K. Haire INVOCATION by Commissioner Bowles PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE ADJUSTMENTS OF THE AGENDA: |MOTION| by Chairman Haire to approve the following agenda adjustments. Deletion: @ An Appointment Before the Board: Bill Sherrill, Deputy Chief of the Iredell County Rescue Squad, About Assistance in the Purchase of a New Truck. Additions: @ Approval of a Contract with BellSouth for T-1 Service for the Sheriff's Mooresville office to the Statesville office. @ Approval of a Change in the Electing County Welfare Reform Plan (Recommendation by the Social Services Staff to Follow the Standard County Plan for Reviewing eligibility). @ Announcement of a Vacancy on the Lake Norman Marine Commission. © Appointment of Three Second Level Hearing Officers for the Work First Family Assistance Appeals Process. ® Closed Session for the Purpose of Discussing Matters Related to G.S. 143.318.11(a)(3)-Legal and G.S.143.318.11(a)(6)-Personnel. VOTING: Ayes - 4; Nays - 0. ADMINISTRATIVE MATTERS MOTION] by Commissioner Stewart to approve the following seven (7) consent agenda VOTING: Ayes - 4; Nays - 0. REQUEST FROM CROSSROADS BEHAVIORAL HEALTHCARE FOR APPROVAL OF A RESOLUTION TO TAKE TITLE FOR REAL PROPERTY JOINT RESOLUTION OF THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF IREDELL COUNTY THE BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS OF SURRY COUNTY THE BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS OF YADKIN COUNTY APPROVING THE CONVEYANCE OF CERTAIN REAL PROPERTY FROM THE TOWN OF ELKIN, NORTH CAROLINA TO CROSSROADS BEHAVIORAL HEALTHCARE WHEREAS, the Town of Elkin, is a municipal corporation located in Surry County, North Carolina; and, WHEREAS, Crossroads Behavioral Healthcare is an area mental health, developmental disabilities and substance abuse authority as defined in NC § 122C-3; and, WHEREAS, the Town of Elkin has offered to convey to Crossroads Behavioral Healthcare, a tract of real property containing approximately 3.167 acres, more or less, located in the Town of Elkin, Elkin Township, Surry County, North Carolina along with a non-exclusive 60 foot wide right of way running from U.S. Highway 21 to said tract of real property in exchange for Crossroads Behavioral Healthcare, on or before January 1, 2002, constructing on said tract, improvements that cost a minimum of $1,000,000.00 and in exchange for Crossroads Behavioral Healthcare constructing a road or street according to North Carolina Department of Transportation specifications for an industrial access road or street on said 60 foot right of way; and WHEREAS, North Carolina General Statute 122C-147(c) provides that an area authority may hold title to real property with the approval of the boards of commissioners of all of the counties that comprise the area authority, which approval shall be by resolution of the boards; and, WHEREAS, Iredell County, Surry County and Yadkin County are the counties that now comprise Crossroads Behavioral Healthcare Area Authority. NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED JOINTLY BY THE BOARDS OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF IREDELL COUNTY, OF SURRY COUNTY, AND OF YADKIN COUNTY AS FOLLOWS: Pursuant to North Carolina General Statute North Carolina General Statute 122C- 147(c) Crossroads Behavioral Healthcare is hereby authorized to acquire and to hold title to the following described real property: (A-09782) Lying and being in Elkin Township, Surry County, North Carolina and being 3.167 acres, more or less of the Elkin Business Park along with a non-exclusive 60 foot wide right of way running from U.S. Highway 21 to said tract of real property, a legal description of which 3.167 acres and 60 foot right of way will be filed in the offices of the County Managers of Iredeli County, Surry County and Yadkin County. ADOPTED AND RATIFIED in three counterparts by the Boards of Commissioners of fredell County, Surry County and Yadkin County on the dates shown on each signature page. Adopted and Ratified by the Board of Commissioners of Iredell County. ese# eee REQUEST FOR APPROVAL OF BUDGET AMENDMENT # 4 WHICH WILL ALLOW FOR THE TRANSFER OF COMMISSARY FUNDS FOR THE PURCHASE OF: Part I 1. $4500 for a CSU/DSU & Router(s) (data circuit from Mooresville Annex to Statesville office) 2. $1,195 for a padded restraint chair to be used in the jail for situations where inmates might injure themselves due to intoxication, etc. 3. $9,995 for a police patrol/narcotics detection canine to be used in conjunction with activities at the jail and with patrol division assistance. 4. $4,100 for computer workstation/software/integrated printer to provide access to the Administrative Office of the Courts and Magistrates’ Computer System. The computer system will be donated to the Administrative Office of the Courts and may be returned to Iredell County in the future when all systems are fully integrated. This arrangement will allow deputies to complete legal documents without physically traveling to the magistrates’ offices. Part II Approval of a Contract with BellSouth for T1 Service for the Sheriff's Mooresville site to the Statesville office. The contract will be for 49 months. REQUEST FOR THE RELEASE OF ONE (1) CASH BOND AND FIVE (5) SURETY BONDS (All of the releases involve street improvements that have now been completed.) 1. Release of Cash Bond#23279 in the amount of $2,850 for the Wood Hills Subdivision. 2. Release of Surety Bond #B2755653 in the amount of $11,000 for The Harbour Phase II] Subdivision/Sanibell Lane. 3. Release of Surety Bond #B27555651 in the amount of $50,100 for The Harbour Phase III Subdivision/Shipyard Pointe Road - Map I. 4. Release of Surety Bond #B2755652 in the amount of $26,900 for The Harbour Phase VI Map Il/Cedar Bluff Lane. 5. Release of Surety Bond #B2738803 in the amount of $173,000 for The Harbour Phase V Subdivision/Bay Harbour Road. 6. Release of Surety Bond #B2755647 in the amount of $54,400 for The Harbour Phase IV Subdivision/Lake Mist Drive. REQUEST FOR APPROVAL OF THE JULY 1999 REFUNDS & RELEASES Breakdown of Releases: 14,451.01 County 8,652.26 Solid Waste 0 E. Alex. Co. Fire#1 4.11 Shepherd’s Fire #2 25.30 Mt. Mourne Fire #3 26.18 All County Fire #4 382.16 Statesville 2,172.09 Statesville Downtown 0 Mooresville 2,525.84 Mooresville Downtown 0 Mooresville School 572.40 Love Valley 0 Harmony 8.46 Troutman 82.21 Breakdown of Refunds: County 236.74 Solid Waste E.Alex. Co.Fire #1 Shepherd’s Fire #2 Mt. Mourne Fire #3 All County Fire #4 Statesville Statesville Downtown Mooresville Mooresville Downtown Mooresville School Love Valley Harmony Troutman REQUEST FOR APPROVAL OF BUDGET AMENDMENT #5 FOR THE APPROPRIATION OF FUND BALANCE RESERVED FOR ENCUMBRANCES AT JUNE 30, 1999: Change Amended 104880499500 General Fund-Appropriated Fund Balance (1,093,480.11) (1,093,480.11) 384880499500 911 Fund-Appropriated Fund Balance (4,717.00) (4,717.00) 524880499500 Solid Waste-Appropriated Fund Balance (367,795.80) (367,795.80) REQUEST FOR APPROVAL OF THE JULY 13, 1999 & AUGUST 3, 1999 MINUTES REQUEST TO APPROVE A CHANGE IN THE ELECTING COUNTY WELFARE REFORM PLAN (The DSS staff recommends that a change be made whereby the Standard County Plan will be used in reviewing eligibility). The review cycle will be as follows. *For families with an adult included, a review to occur once every 12 months. *For child-only cases, within six months of the date of application and once every 12 months thereafter. (Both reviews to be face to face.) END OF CONSENT AGENDA REQUEST FOR THE ADOPTION OF A SERIES RESOLUTION OF THE BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS FOR THE COUNTY OF IREDELL PROVIDING FOR THE ISSUANCE AND SALE OF A NOT EXCEEDING $5,000,000 SPECIAL OBLIGATION REFUNDING BOND (SOLID WASTE SYSTEM PROJECT): (Attorney Pope advised that this resolution rescinded the one adopted on July 13, 1999. He said the resolution was modified to reflect the correct name for Branch Banking and Trust Company of North Carolina.) Attorney Pope introduced the resolution by reading the following title: SERIES RESOLUTION OF THE BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS FOR THE COUNTY OF IREDELL PROVIDING FOR THE ISSUANCE AND SALE OF A NOT EXCEEDING $5,000,000 SPECIAL OBLIGATION REFUNDING BOND (SOLID WASTE SYSTEM PROJECT), SERIES 1999 OF SAID COUNTY PURSUANT TO THE PROVISIONS OF SECTION 211 OF THE BOND ORDER AUTHORIZING AND SECURING SPECIAL OBLIGATION BONDS (SOLID WASTE SYSTEM PROJECT) ADOPTED BY SAID BOARD ON APRIL 15, 1992 MOTION} by Commissioner Johnson, |seconded| by Commissioner Stewart, to approve the following resolution. VOTING: Ayes - 4; Nays - 0. WHEREAS, under the Constitution and laws of the State of North Carolina, including particularly, the North Carolina Solid Waste Management Loan Program, being Chapter 1591 of the General Statutes of North Carolina, as amended, the County of Iredell, North Carolina (the “County”) is authorized and empowered: (i) to borrow money for the purpose of financing or refinancing the cost of the acquisition or construction of solid waste management projects and to issue special obligation bonds and notes for such purpose; and agree to apply to the payment of such special obligation bonds or notes any available sources of revenues of the County specifically identified for such purpose, and to the extent that the generation of such revenues is within the power of the County, to enter into covenants to take action in order to generate such revenues, provided that such agreement to use such sources of revenues to make such payments or any such covenant to generate revenues does not constitute a pledge of the County’s taxing power; and WHEREAS, pursuant to a bond order (the “Order”) and a series resolution duly adopted by the Board of Commissioners for the County (the “Board”’) on April 15, 1992, the County has heretofore issued $6,465,000 aggregate principal amount of its Special Obligation Bonds (Solid Waste System Project), Series 1992 (the “Series 1992 Bonds”) for, among other things, the purpose of financing the construction and equipping of the Improvements (as defined in the Order), $5,010,000 principal amount of which remains Outstanding (as defined in the Order); and WHEREAS, Section 210 of the Order authorizes, subject to compliance with the terms and conditions set forth therein, the issuance of additional special obligation bonds for the purpose of financing Additional Improvements (as defined in the Order); and WHEREAS, pursuant to Section 210 of the Order and a series resolution duly adopted by the Board on April 22, 1993, the County has heretofore issued $3,770,000 aggregate principal amount of its Special Obligation Bonds (Solid Waste System Project), Series 1993 for, among other things, the purpose of financing the Additional Improvements described in said series resolution, $1,715,000 principal amount of which remains Outstanding; WHEREAS, pursuant to Section 210 of the Order and a series resolution duly adopted by the Board on May 5, 1998, the County has heretofore issued its Special Obligation Bond (Solid Waste System Project), Series 1998, in the original principal amount of $1,000,000, for the purpose of financing the Additional Improvements described in said series resolution, $850,517.07 principal amount of which remains Outstanding; and WHEREAS, Section 211 of the Order authorizes, subject to compliance with the terms and conditions set forth therein, the issuance of additional special obligation bonds for the purpose of refunding all or part of the Outstanding special obligation bonds of any series issued under the Order; and WHEREAS, the Board deems it necessary at this time to authorize the issuance of an additional special obligation bond pursuant to Section 211 of the Order for the purpose of refunding the Series 1992 Bonds in order to achieve debt service savings; now, therefore, The Board of Commissioners for the County of Iredell, North Carolina DOES HEREBY RESOLVE, as follows: Section 1. Capitalized words and terms used in this resolution which are defined in the Order shall have the same meanings in this resolution as such words and terms are given in the Order. In addition to words and terms elsewhere defined in this resolution, the following words and terms used in this resolution shall have the following meanings, unless some other meaning is plainly intended: “Escrow Agent” means First-Citizens Bank & Trust Company and any successor thereto under the Escrow Deposit Agreement. “Escrow Deposit Agreement” means the Escrow Deposit Agreement, dated as of August 1, 1999, by and between the County and the Escrow Agent. “Escrow Fund” means the fund created and so designated by the Escrow Deposit Agreement. Section 2. Under the authority of the North Carolina Solid Waste Management Loan program and pursuant to the provisions of Section 211 of the Order, the Board hereby authorizes a Special Obligation Refunding Bond (Solid Waste System Project), Series 1999 (the “Series 1999 Bond”) of the County for the purpose of providing funds, together with any other available funds, for paying the cost of refunding the Series 1992 Bonds and paying expenses incurred in connection with the issuance of the Series 1999 Bond. Section 3. The Series 1999 Bond shall be substantially in the form set forth in Exhibit A hereto, shall consist of a single bond registered in the name of Branch Banking and Trust Company, shall be numbered R-1, shall be in such principal amount not exceeding $5,000,000, shall be dated, shall bear interest from its date at a rate not exceeding 4.77% per annum, payable on December 1, 1999, and thereafter semiannually on June 1 and December 1 of each year and shall mature on June 1 in the years (not later than June 1, 2012) and in the amounts set forth in a certificate of the Director of Finance and Administrative Services of the County. Interest on the Series 1999 Bond shall be calculated on the basis of a 360-day year consisting of 12 months of 30 days each and shall be payable to the Owner by check mailed to its address as set forth in the registration books maintained by the Bond Registrar. Section 4. (a) Extraordinary Redemption. The Series 1999 Bond is subject to redemption in whole or in part at any time from Net Proceeds (as defined in the Order) which the Trustee shall transfer to a special account as provided in Section 708(c) or Section 708(d) of the order, plus, in the case of a redemption pursuant to said Section 708(c), other available moneys as permitted by Section 708(a) of the Order, at least forty-five (45) days prior to the redemption date, at a redemption price equal to 100% of the principal amount of the Series 1999 Bond to be redeemed together with the accrued interest to the date fixed for redemption. (b) Optional Redemption. The Series 1999 Bond is subject to redemption, at the option of the County, in whole or in part on any date, at a redemption price equal to 101% of the principal amount of the Series 1999 Bond being redeemed, plus accrued interest to the redemption date. Any redemption in part shall be in the inverse order of maturity of the principal installments of the Series 1999 Bond. (c) Notice of Redemption. At least fifteen (15) days before the redemption date of the Series 1999 Bond or any portion thereof, the Bond Registrar shall cause a notice of any such redemption signed by the Bond Registrar to be mailed, first class, postage prepaid, to the Owner of the Series 1999 Bond or portion thereof to be redeemed. On the date fixed for redemption, notice having been mailed in the manner provided in the Order, the Series 1999 Bond or portion thereof called for redemption shall be due and payable at the redemption price provided therefor, plus accrued interest to such date. If there has been delivered to the Trustee or the Bond Registrar and the Trustee or the Bond Registrar is then holding, in trust, money or Defeasance Obligations, or a combination of both, sufficient to pay the redemption price of the Series 1999 Bond or portion thereof to be redeemed plus accrued interest to the date of redemption interest on the Series 1999 Bond or portion thereof called for redemption shall cease to accrue, such Series 1999 Bond or portion thereof shall cease to be entitled to any benefit or security under the Order or to be deemed Outstanding; and the Owner of such Series 1999 Bond or portion thereof shall have not rights in respect thereof except to receive payment of the redemption price thereof, plus accrued interest to the date of redemption. Section 5. The form, terms and provisions of the Bond Purchase Agreement, to be dated on or about August 19, 1999 (the “Bond Purchase Agreement”), by and between Branch Banking and Trust Company (the “Purchaser”) and the Local Government Commission of North Carolina (the “LGC”) are hereby approved in all respects and the Chairman or Vice Chairman of the Board, County Manager or Director of Finance and Administrative Services of the County is hereby authorized and directed to approve, by execution and delivery, the Bond Purchase Agreement in substantially the form presented to this meeting together with such changes, modifications, insertions and deletions as he or she, with the advice of counsel, may deen necessary and appropriate; such execution and delivery shall be conclusive evidence of the approval and authorization thereof by the County. Section 6. The Board hereby approves the action of the LGC in awarding the Series 1999 Bond to the Purchaser at the price of par. Section 7. The proceeds of the series 1999 Bond shall be applied by the Trustee as follows: There shall be remitted to the Escrow Agent, for deposit to the credit of the Escrow Fund, the amount specified in the Escrow Deposit Agreement; and (ii) | There shall be remitted to the County, for the purpose of paying the costs of issuance of the Series 1999 Bond, the balance. Section 8. The Trustee is hereby appointed Bond Registrar for the Series 1999 Bond. Section 9. Notwithstanding any other provisions of the Order or this Series Resolution, the Bond Registrar shall not register the transfer of the Series 1999 Bond to any person other than a bank, an insurance company or a similar financial institution unless the Series 1999 Bond is rated “BBB’” or higher by Standard & Poor’s ratings Services or “Baa3" or higher by Moody’s Investors Service, Inc. or such transfer has been previously approved by the Local Government Commission. This section may not be amended without the prior written consent of the Local Government Commission. Section 10. The County represents that it reasonably expects that it and all subordinate entities thereof will not issue in the aggregate more than $10,000,000 of tax-exempt obligations (not counting private-activity bonds except for qualified 501(c)(3) bonds as defined in the Code) during calendar year 1999. In addition, the County hereby designates the Series 1999 Bond as a “qualified tax-exempt obligation” for the purposes of Section 265(b)(3) of the Code. Section 11. The Board hereby adopts those portions of the County’s budget ordinance for the fiscal year of the County ending June 30, 2000 establishing rates and assessments for the Solid Waste System (as defined in the Order) as its Rate Resolution under Section 501 of the Order and states its intent, which is not legally binding, to operate the Solid Waste System in such a manner as to generate Solid Waste System Revenues (as defined in the Order) in an amount sufficient to cover all expenses of the Solid Waste System, including Current Expenses (as defined in the Order), debt service, the maintenance of required reserves and capital outlay. Section 12. So long as the Purchaser is the registered owner of the Series 1999 Bond, the County covenants that it will send to the Purchaser, by first class mail, postage prepaid, a copy of each notice, report and document which it is required, pursuant to the Order, to provide to the Trustee. Section 13. The form, terms and provisions of the Escrow Deposit Agreement are hereby approved in all respects and the Chairman or Vice Chairman of the Board, County Manager or Director of Finance and Administrative Services of the County are hereby authorized and directed to approve, by execution and delivery, the Escrow Deposit Agreement in substantially the form presented to this meeting together with such changes, modifications, insertions and deletions as he or she, with the advice of counsel, may deem necessary and appropriate; such execution and delivery shall be conclusive evidence for the approval and authorization thereof by the County. Section 14. The Chairman and Vice-Chairman of the Board of Commissioners, County Manager, Clerk to the Board of Commissioners and Director of Finance and Administrative Services are hereby authorized to perform the duties imposed on an Authorized Officer by the Order. Section 15. The officers, agents and employees of the county and the officers and agents of the Trustee and the Bond Registrar are hereby authorized and directed to do all acts and things required of them by the provisions of the Series 1999 Bond, the Order, the Bond Purchase Agreement, the Escrow Deposit Agreement and this Series Resolution for the full, punctual and complete performance of the terms, covenants, provisions, and agreements therein and herein. Section 16. The resolution of like title to this Series Resolution adopted by the Board on July 13, 1999 is hereby repealed. Section 17. This Series Resolution shall take effect immediately upon its passage. kkeaeke ANNOUNCEMENT OF VACANCIES OCCURRING ON BOARDS & COMMISSIONS: Lake Norman Marine Commission (1 announcement) 7 APPOINTMENTS TO BOARDS & COMMISSIONS JUVENILE CRIME PREVENTION COUNCIL (1 appt.): Chairman Haire nominated Camille Moore. No other nominations were submitted and Chairman Haire moved to close the nominations and appoint Moore by acclamation. VOTING: Ayes - 4; Nays - 0. ADULT CARE HOME COMMITTEE (1 appt.): Chairman Haire |moved| to postpone this appointment until the September 7, 1999 meeting. VOTING: Ayes - 4; Nays - 0. HOME & COMMUNITY CARE BLOCK GRANT COMMITTEE (1 appt.): Chairman Haire to postpone this appointment until the September 7, 1999 meeting. VOTING: Ayes - 4; Nays - 0. REGION F AGING ADVISORY COMMITTEE (i appt.): Chairman Haire |moved postpone this appointment until the September 7, 1999 meeting. VOTING: Ayes - 4; Nays - 0. HAZARDOUS WASTE & LOW LEVEL RADIOACTIVE WASTE MANAGEMENT BOARD (1 appt.): Chairman Haire moved to postpone this appointment until the September 7, 1999 meeting. VOTING: Ayes - 4; Nays - 0. SECOND LEVEL HEARING OFFICERS FOR THE ELECTING COUNTY WORK FIRST FAMILY ASSISTANCE PROGRAM (3 appts.): Don Wall, the DSS Director, previously recommended that David Boone, David Culpepper, and David Poston be appointed as hearing officers. All three individuals assisted in the writing of the Iredell County Welfare Reform Plan. Commissioner Stewart moved | to appoint Boone, Culpepper, and Poston as second level hearing officers, for the purpose of reviewing appeals arising from the Work First Family Assistance Program. VOTING: Ayes - 4; Nays - 0. OLD BUSINESS: Commissioner Bowles reported on the visit with the Rowan County Board of Commissioners on August 16, 1999. Mr. Bowles, along with the county manager and Wade Carrigan, of the Soil and Water Conservation Office, made the visit for the purpose of seeking financial assistance for the Third Creek Watersheds. An agreement adopted in 1974, stipulated that Iredell County would pay 70% of the upkeep costs and Rowan would pay the other 30%. Rowan County doesn’t have any of the structures located within its boundaries, however, some of its land is protected. Bowles said the Rowan commissioners were asked to respond within 30 days. COUNTY MANAGER'S REPORT: The county manager advised that a written report was distributed during the agenda briefing. He briefly mentioned the following events/projects. Y2K Forum: On September 23, 1999, at 7:00 p.m., a public forum will be held at the Agricultural Center. Speakers will answer questions from the public and advise as to what actions have been taken to prepare for the year 2000. Centennial Celebration; On August 28, 1999, beginning at 1:45 p.m., the celebration marking the 100" year of the Old Courthouse (Iredell County Government Center) will begin. The 1899 time capsule will be opened and any items found in good condition will be put on display. 8 Boggs Building Project: Mashburn said the previous owner had 90 days to completely move out. The county has already started renovating in one section. Recently, the sheriff toured the building and seemed willing to relocate his staff, housed in the Bondurant Building, to a section of the Boggs Building. Hwy. 115 Central Transfer Station: Some delays, but the work is progressing. Agricultural Center on Bristol Road: The county manager said the county owned fifteen acres; however, the county facility would only need about four. Mashburn said the state might approach the county about using some of the county’s property. Commissioner Stewart asked if the state was wanting the land to be donated. Mr. Mashburn said this was correct. He said a formal request would have to be submitted. He also said the state would . require title to any property used. olid Waste Construction Demolition D) Area: Mashburn said the C&D area was filling up rapidly. He said other alternatives were being studied for this type of disposal. Stumpy Creek Park: A training session will be held September 9, 1999 by the National Guard. After this, the guard will only work about one weekend per month. Bluefield Road Park: Mashburn said volunteers had accomplished much of this work. The pavilion was just completed. CLOSED SESSION: Pursuant to G.S. 143.318.11(a)(3)-Legal and G.S.143.318.11(a)(6)- Personnel, Chairman Haire |moved| to enter into closed session. VOTING: Ayes - 4; Nays - 0. (No action taken following the closed session) ADJOURNMENT: At 9:00 p.m., Chairman Haire} moved j to adjourn until the public meeting scheduled on Thursday, August 26, 1999, 7:00 p.m., at Ebenezer Elementary School. The purpose of this meeting will be to receive citizen comments regarding the proposed new prison for western North Carolina. hooves ita Z pee i ¢ Lr ee Clerk to the Board / ly File: August 17 regular minutes IREDELL COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS SPECIAL MEETING MINUTES AUGUST 26, 1999 The Iredell County Board of Commissioners met for a Special Meeting on Thursday, August 26, 1999, 7:00 p.m., at Ebenezer Elementary School (gymnasium), 134 Ebenezer Lane, Statesville, NC. Present: Chairman Sara K. Haire Vice Chairman Steve D. Johnson Tommy E. Bowles Alice T. Fortner Alice M. Stewart Staff Present: County Manager Joel Mashburn, County Attorney Bill Pope, Sheriff Phil Redmond, and Clerk to the Board Jean Moore. Others Attending: 42™ House Representative Frank Mitchell, City Council Member Diane Prendergast, Record & Landmark Reporter Ginger Guy and Jredell Neighbors Reporter Jim Wrinn. CALL TO ORDER by Chairman Haire PURPOSE OF THE SPECIAL MEETING: Haire said the meeting was scheduled to seek public comment regarding a proposed new prison that the N.C. Department of Correction desired to locate in the western area of the state. Alexander County has been selected as the prison location; however, if its site proves to be unsuitable, Iredell County will be considered. The new prison will be a close-custody facility and large enough to house nearly 1,000 inmates. The facility is expected to cost $60-80 million and require nearly 400 employees for operation. Should Iredell County be selected for the prison, the state would like a $400,000 contribution for a sanitary sewer line. Two property owners in the area have expressed a willingness to donate $200,000 to the sewer project. In addition, the City of Statesville has been approached about contributing another $100,000. This would leave Iredell County’s share to be $100,000. Chairman Haire said she recently talked to three commissioners from Alexander County. The Alexander officials are confident that their site will be suitable, and the prison will be constructed there. Members of the audience were then given a chance to share opinions about the proposed prison. Eric Sturdevant asked information about the type of inmate that would be housed. Representative Mitchell said there were basically three types of prisons: minimum, medium and maximum. He said the present prison located on Hwy. 21, and expected to close on October 1, 1999, was a medium-custody unit. The new prison would be a close-custody or a maximum- offense type of unit. He said the inmate population would be “an array of all types.” George McAuley said he owned a farm and had lived near the current prison all his life. He said he had never experienced problems. McAuley said it appeared “stupid” to him for the Department of Correction to locate the prison in another county when state land was available in Iredell County. He also mentioned that many jobs would come with the new facility. Steven Padgett said he recently purchased a house in the Bethany Trace Subdivision. He said he was glad when he learned the present prison was scheduled to close. He expressed concerns about his property being devalued if a new prison were built. William Blackwelder asked if the correctional positions were really the type of jobs Iredell County needed. He added that the present prison was being closed because it had too many employees per inmate. He said the current trend for most companies was to cut back on personnel, and the predicted 400 new jobs might never occur. Blackwelder said that at the present time, additional jobs were not needed. He said most businesses in Iredell County couldn’t find enough help already. Mr. Blackwelder said Alexander County should be allowed to have the new facility, and Iredell should use its money on a better project. Chairman Haire stressed that the state could decide not to lease and to build the prison at the Hwy. 21 site. She said that if the state chose to do this, that the board of commissioners really couldn’t prevent it from happening. Commissioner Johnson asked for a clarification on whether the state planned to build or hire a private firm to construct the facility. (If the latter option was chosen, the state would then lease.) Representative Mitchell said, “I assure you that the prison will not be built with taxpayer money.” He said the Department of Correction would have the new prison built by another agency. Mitchell said there were no funds available in the state budget for prison construction. Commissioner Stewart asked how, if there were no funds appropriated, the state planned to pay the leasing money. Mitchell said he was not on the state prison subcommittee; however, funds were appropriated for the actual housing of inmates. Commissioner Stewart asked if leasing was a cheaper method. Mitchell said some state officials were of the opnion it was and some thought it was not. Commissioner Johnson asked how the state came up with the $400,000 sewer amount. Diane Prendergast said Wayne Lambert, the City Director for Public Works, had made the $400,000 estimate. Johnson asked Prendergast if the sewer line extending to the Hwy. 21 Food Lion Store was large enough for the project. Prendergast said it was. Commissioner Fortner said Ebenezer Elementary School would benefit if the line was extended. She said the school would need this improvement in the very near future anyway. Commissioner Stewart asked if the board would still be obligated to the sewer assistance if the prison was not located in the county. She said the public might perceive that the board was willing to assist the state but not the school or businesses in the area. Chairman Haire said she didn’t see an obligation. She said Iredell County had never done that type of assistance before. William Blackwelder then said, “Would you want to live near a prison?” Chairman Haire said that as a young girl she had visited the present prison when her uncle was the superintendent. She said the area had grown and developed through the years and there many homes and businesses nearby. She added that there would probably be more supervision at a close- custody unit than at a medium-custody unit. Harry Frye said he had lived in the community for 70 years and never experienced problems with the prison. He said there would be no growth unless sewer was brought into the area. Commissioner Stewart asked everyone in favor of the prison to raise their hands. Three people responded. When the audience was asked for a show of hands in opposition, six people responded. (About thirteen members of the general public were present.) ADJOURNMENT: Chairman Haire moved to adjourn the meeting at 8:00 p.m. NEXT MEETING: September 7, 1999, 5:00 P.M. (Agenda Briefing) and 7:00 P.M. (Regular Meeting) in the Iredell County Government Center, 200 South Center Street, Statesville, NC. VOTING: Ayes - 5; Nays - 0. J approve LpdLineka 7,809 Cx C fIrrcn Canc Clerk to the Board IREDELL COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS SPECIAL MEETING MINUTES AUGUST 31, 1999 The Iredell County Board of Commissioners met for a Special Meeting on Tuesday, August 31, 1999, 7:00 p.m., in the Iredell County Government Center (South Wing Conference Room), 200 South Center Street, Statesville, NC. Present: Chairman Sara K. Haire Vice Chairman Steve D. Johnson Tommy E. Bowles Alice T. Fortner Alice M. Stewart Staff Present: County Manager Joel Mashburn. Absent: County Attorney Bill Pope and Clerk to the Board Jean Moore. CALL TO ORDER by Chairman Haire. CLOSED SESSION: Citing G.S. 143-318.11 (a) (6) - Personnel, Chairman Haire moved to enter into Closed Session. VOTING: Ayes - 5; Nays - 0. (The group returned to open session at 8:44 p.m., and no action was taken other than adjournment.) ADJOURNMENT: Chairman Haire moved to adjourn at 8:45 p.m. NEXT MEETING: Tuesday, September 7, 1999, 5:00 P.M. (Agenda Briefing) and 7:00 P.M. (Regular Meeting) in the Iredell County Government Center, 200 South Center Street, Statesville, NC. Approved: September 21, 1999 gdiad io Acting Clerk to the Board IREDELL COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS AGENDA BRIEFING MINUTES SEPTEMBER 7, 1999 The Iredell County Board of Commissioners met for an agenda briefing on Tuesday, September 7, 1999, 5:00 p.m., in the Iredell County Government Center (South Wing Conference Room), 200 South Center Street, Statesville, N.C. Present: Chairman Sara K. Haire Vice Chairman Steve D. Johnson Tommy E. Bowles Alice T. Fortner Alice M. Stewart Staff Present: County Manager Joel Mashburn, Finance Director Susan Blumenstein, Planning Supervisor William Allison, Tax Assessor Brent Weisner, Tax Collector Joe Ketchie, DSS Director Don Wall, and Clerk to the Board Jean Moore. CALL TO ORDER by Chairman Haire. REQUEST FOR APPROVAL OF AN AGREEMENT WITH VOICE DATA SOLUTIONS, INC., WHICH WILL ALLOW TAXPAYERS TO MAKE PAYMENTS WITH CREDIT CARDS: Bill Hines, the Director of Business Applications for Voice Data Solutions, said that Wake County had made a request for a custom designed software package for credit card collections. A program was written and Wake County has been pleased with the results. Taxpayers using the system are charged $3.00 per $100 payment. The taxpayer would be told at the beginning of the call about the charge, and they would have the option of terminating the transaction. Hines said the system was automated and could work 24 hours a day or the normal working hours of the tax office. During the day, the caller can switch to a live agent. After a caller submits his/her credit card information, the account is verified for approval. At the end of the day, a batch report is sent to VISA. Then the money is sent to a holding account at BB&T. Next, BB&T transmits the money back to the county’s banking institution. Ifa fraudulent card is used and accepted, it will be Voice Data’s responsibility to track the perpetrator. Hines said the only item the county would need to purchase was the telephone line(s). Commissioner Johnson asked when the county would actually see the payments. Hines said the morning of the third day after the transactions. Commissioner Stewart asked how the system would recognize accounts when interest started accruing. Hines said the system would be hooked into the county tax records and the total amount owed would be what was recognized. Stewart asked if the public would be allowed to make partial payments. Hines said the system could “mirror” anything the host (tax office) had available. Ketchie said he would prefer not to allow partial payments with Voice Data, but his office would continue to work with the public on an individual basis. Commissioner Bowles asked the finance director if she was comfortable with the proposal. Blumenstein said she and her staff reviewed the county’s bank accounts each morning to insure that everything was in order. She said she did not have any objections. Tax Collector Ketchie said the county would initially start with motor vehicle credit card collections. A formal agreement will be written, and the staff will share it with the board members for final approval. Interstate Credit Collections: Weisner said that in the past, Transworld Collections had been used to help collect delinquent taxes. Another company, Interstate Credit Collections, offers the same type of service. This company, however, has the ability of tagging the taxpayer’s credit file at the same time that a customized collection letter is sent. Weisner said he preferred this system and asked if there were any objections with a switch to Interstate. The board members said they had no problems. REQUEST FOR APPROVAL OF A CONTRACT FOR HEALTH INSURANCE REVIEW: CPAs Robert Segal and Phillip Huffman attended the meeting and said they were prepared to conduct an independent third-party review of the county’s health insurance program. They said that they would not receive a commission from any insurance companies. The county manager said he felt the review would be beneficial, especially since the county had to make decisions about health insurance each year. The following timetable was proposed for the review. . Local employer survey - - complete by October 1, 1999 . Determine benefits to be requested - - November 1, 1999 . Mail Request for Proposals - - January 10, 2000 . Analysis to county management by March 1, 2000 . Management recommendation to Board by April 1, 2000 Board decision by May 1, 2000 REQUEST FROM IREDELL-STATESVILLE SCHOOL SYSTEM FOR . APPROVAL OF TWO CAPITAL PROJECT ORDINANCES (Lakeshore Middle School Phases II & III - $7,850,000 and New High School - $24,200,000): Finance Director Blumenstein explained that everything was in order for the adoption of the two ordinances. They were approved by the school board on August 9, 1999. She said that after the plans were completed, final approval by the board of commissioners would be obtained. REQUEST FOR RECLASSIFICATION APPROVAL OF THE FOLLOWING TWO DSS POSITIONS: (1) Day Care Coordinator I to Day Care Coordinator II and (2) Day Care Supervisor to Day Care Social Worker I: The DSS Director said it had been difficult to secure qualified applicants in the day care field. He mentioned that applicants who applied for past supervisory positions were not qualified and were therefore not hired. He said that an employee working as the Day Care Coordinator I would make an excellent supervisor of the Child Day Care program; however, the state requires the supervisor to be at least classified as a Day Care Coordinator II. If the reclassification is approved, the employee would only receive a 4.5% pay increase, but would rise from a Grade 69 to Grade 73. Wall said to offset the reclassification/pay increase, he was recommending that the Day Care Supervisor II position be reclassified to a Social Worker I position. A salary grade decrease would then occur from 70 to 64. Wall said that when the two adjustments were made a “wash” would occur. He added that day care programs helped to eliminate the welfare rolls. There are about 113 day care providers in the county. REQUEST FOR APPROVAL TO CREATE THE POSITION OF COUNTY SAFETY DIRECTOR: The county manager said the safety director would report directly to him and would work to insure a safe working environment for county employees. Several other job responsibilities would be given to the safety director. Mashburn said the county had paid a significant amount in workers compensation claims in the past few years. Commissioner Stewart asked how the effectiveness of the position would be evaluated. Mashburn said a comparison of past and present workers comp claims would be done as well as looking at statistical data. Commissioner Johnson said he assumed that Chuck Gallyon (Fire Marshal) had been doing some of the safety responsibilities. Mashburn said this was correct. Commissioner Fortner asked if any other department heads would be relieved of some responsibilities. Mashburn said the Director of Support Services had been responsible for insuring the county was complying with the American’s with Disabilities Act. Commissioner Bowles asked if the fire marshal’s office could assist the Building Inspections Department with plans review. Mashburn said he had discussed the matter with the Director of Inspections. Mr. Mashburn said a more thorough review of the idea would need to be done. Fortner asked the salary range for a Grade 74 (County Safety Director position). Mashburn said it was $38,256 - $57,384. He said the new job was not a department head position, but rather it was a top staff person position. ADJOURNMENT: Chairman Haire adjourned the briefing session at 6:35 p.m. 4 Approval: ot takes oh) 069 bas CZ CMC Clerk to the Board IREDELL COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS REGULAR MEETING MINUTES SEPTEMBER 7, 1999 The Iredell County Board of Commissioners met in Regular Session on Tuesday, September 7, 1999, 7:00 p.m., in the Iredell County Government Center (Commissioners’ Room), 200 South Center Street, Statesville, NC. Present: Chairman Sara K. Haire Vice Chairman Steve D. Johnson Tommy E. Bowles Alice T. Fortner Alice M. Stewart Staff Present: County Manager Joel Mashburn, County Attorney Bill Pope, Finance Director Susan Blumenstein, Planning Supervisor William Allison, and Clerk to the Board Jean Moore. CALL TO ORDER by Chairman Haire. INVOCATION by Commissioner Johnson. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE ADJUSTMENTS OF THE AGENDA: |MOTION| by Chairman Haire to adjust the agenda by adding an item entitled: Request for Approval to Create the Position of County Safety Director. VOTING: Ayes - 5; Nays - 0. PRESENTATION OF SPECIAL RECOGNITIONS AND AWARDS RECOGNITION OF TWO EMPLOYEE SUGGESTION WINNERS 1. Martha Lambert of the Tax Assessor’s Office was acknowledged for her suggestion relating to bond documents. She suggested that a computer program be written wherein all data would be duplicated from the tax bill onto the bond document. This would eliminate the employee having to complete the form by hand. Lambert was accompanied by her supervisor, Brent Weisner. She was given a plaque and $150. 2. David Lambert of the Solid Waste Office was recognized for his suggestion about replacement liners for the waste balers. Lambert’s suggestion was to contract with a local machine shop for the manufacture of baler (liner) replacement parts. The county could possibly save $16,549 per year. The county manager said maintenance costs had increased significantly during the past few years. A plaque and check in the amount of $500 were given to Lambert. APPOINTMENTS BEFORE THE BOARD UPDATE ON THE JOB LINK CAREER CENTER BY DAVID HOLLARS, CENTRALINA WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT ADMINISTRATOR AND JEAN MANALL, MANAGER OF THE LOCAL EMPLOYMENT SECURITY COMMISSION OFFICE: Manall said Job Link was a statewide initiative and the local partners had been meeting since February of 1998. The Employment Security Commission is the host agency. She said the mission for the agency was to provide a “customer driven, customer friendly, comprehensive one- stop resource that was accessible to individuals and businesses.” David Hollars said a grand opening celebration of Job Link would be held on September 30, 1999. A Mooresville branch will soon be established. DALE WALKER, CHAIRMAN OF THE IREDELL COUNTY MOBILE AIR UNIT COMMITTEE, IN REFERENCE TO THE NEED FOR ANEW TRUCK: Walker said he was asking for assistance in obtaining a low interest loan for a new mobile air unit. The vehicle will be delivered within a week. Walker said he was requesting a loan of $100,000 to be repaid in two payments. Blumenstein said a proposal had been submitted by a financial institution with an interest rate of 4.58%. She said she would talk to at least two other lending institutions for interest comparisons. Blumenstein said she envisioned a loan somewhat similar to what had been done for the Iredell County Rescue Squad. The county borrowed $85,000 for the purchase of a new vehicle and then leased it to the rescue squad. When the loan is paid off, the vehicle will be titled to the squad. Commissioner Stewart asked the total cost of the vehicle. Walker said it was $250,000. He said $50,000 was obtained from Mooresville Rescue (chassis), and $50,000 was obtained from the fire tax districts with taxing authority. The remaining $150,000 will be obtained by the $50,000 already appropriated by the Fire Tax District Board for this year and $100,000 over the next two years. Commissioner Johnson reminded everyone that a financial plan had been created in the past to help reduce the indebtedness of the fire departments. He asked Commissioner Stewart, since she served on the Fire Tax District Board, if the request was deviating from the plan. Stewart said the air mobile vehicle request had been in existence for several months. Walker said the request went before the fire tax board in February. At that time more information was requested. In March, the mobile air unit committee was told to “go ahead with the truck.” Fortner asked how many air mobile units were in the county. Walker said the requested one would make a total of three; however, the first vehicle was outdated, and the second unit was just recently updated. The new unit will be based in Mooresville. Chairman Haire said she was understanding that the request was for the County to borrow $100,000 for the purchase of a new vehicle to be leased to the Fireman’s Association and for the loan to be repaid within a 24-month period. Walker said this was correct. Fortner asked Blumenstein if the loan transaction would impact the county’s financial capability. Mrs. Blumenstein said that even though there was a recent solid waste refinancing, the county was still within the $10 million bank qualification for this fiscal year. MOTION] by Commissioner Johnson to instruct the finance director to investigate at least two other loan sources and to proceed with securing the loan in the amount of $100,000 to be repaid over a 24-month period. VOTING: Ayes - 5; Nays - 0. PUBLIC HEARINGS Chairman Haire declared the meeting to be in public hearing session. CASE NO. 9908-1, MARTINO & SONS, INC: REQUEST FOR REZONING FROM GB, GENERAL BUSINESS DISTRICT TO M-1, LIGHT MANUFACTURING DISTRICT: Planning Supervisor Allison said the applicant, Mark Strazzabosco, was requesting the rezoning to allow for a woodworking shop. The 1.55 acre tract is located on Quality Lane off Mecklenburg Highway; more specifically identified as PIN#4645-97-7241. Allison said the property was included in an expanded industrial node with the March 16, 1999 adoption of the Exit 33 Land Use Study, and the request was consistent with growth in the area. On August 4, 1999, the planning board unanimously recommended approval in a 9-0 vote. No one else spoke and Haire adjourned the public hearing. MOTION| by Commissioner Bowles to approve the rezoning request from GB, General Business District to M-1, Light Manufacturing District for Case No. 9908-1, Martino & Sons, Inc. VOTING: Ayes - 5; Nays - 0. Chairman Haire declared the meeting to be in public hearing session. CASE NO 9909-1, KYLES DEVELOPMENT PARTNERS: REQUEST FOR AN AMENDMENT TO THE LAND DEVELOPMENT PLAN AND REZONING FROM RA & R-20 (RESIDENTIAL AGRICULTURAL & SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENTIAL) TO GB (GENERAL BUSINESS DISTRICT): Allison said the applicant (Frank Davidson) desired that a 4.795 acre tract be rezor.ed for an office/storage area. The property is located on Buffalo Shoals Road and Braeburn Laie; more specifically identified as a portion of PIN#4722-39-8425. Allison said the property adjoined a commercial node at the intersection of Buffalo Shoals Road and Old Mountain Road. The property also adjoins two phases of Kyleswood Residential Subdivision which is owned by the applicant. No one else spoke and Haire adjourned the public hearing. MOTION} by Commissioner Fortner to (1) Amend the Iredell County Land Development Plan and (2) Allow for the Rezoning from RA & R-20 (Residential Agricultural & Single Family) to GB (General Business District) in reference to Case No. 9909-1 Kyles Development Partners. VOTING: Ayes - 5; Nays - 0. Chairman Haire declared the meeting to be in public hearing session. PROPOSED AMENDMENT TO THE IREDELL COUNTY ZONING ORDINANCE, SECTION 17.5, SPECIAL PROVISIONS FOR CONDITIONAL USE DISTRICTS AND CONDITIONAL USE PERMITS: Allison said that with increased conditional use district (CUD) rezoning requests, the planning staff was requesting a modification to the zoning ordinance to allow for minor adjustments. He said the present code stated that all changes to an approved plan had to be reviewed by the planning board and commissioners. The staff would like to have permission to handle, in-house, some of the more minor changes. Allison said three nearby counties (Cabarrus/Rowan/Gaston) offered their planning departments this leeway. Mr. Allison said Section 17.5 of the zoning ordinance would be amended by adding the following paragraph. However, the Planning Director may approve minor changes in detail which: 1. will not alter the basic intent of the approved plan, and 2. will not alter the uses permitted, and 3. will not increase the density or intensity of a development more than ten (10) percent or ten thousand (10,000) square feet, whichever is less. No one else spoke regarding the proposed amendment, and Chairman Haire adjourned the public hearing. MOTION | by Commissioner Johnson to approve the amendment to Section 17.5 of the Iredell County Zoning Ordinance as recommended by the planning supervisor. VOTING: Ayes - 5; Nays. CONSENT AGENDA: MOTION] by Commissioner Stewart to approve the following eleven (11) consent items. VOTING: Ayes - 5; Nays - 0. REQUEST FOR RELEASE OF JURISDICTION (Edward Kale, Carolina Income Management Group, LLC, requested release of several properties located on River Highway/NC 150, west of Williamson Road (SR 1109). The property (13 acres) abuts the Town of Mooresville on two sides.) REQUEST FOR APPOINTMENT OF PLAT REVIEW OFFICERS (Due to changes in personnel for both the City of Statesville and Iredell County, it is necessary to revise the plat review officer listing. The revised listing will be as follows. IREDELL COUNTY PLAT REVIEW OFFICERS William Allison Jim King Dean Osborne Barry Whitesides Town of Mooresville: Erskine Smith Craig Culbertson City of Statesville: David Currier Mary O’Donnell Town of Troutman: A.J. Barghothi Ann Sims As of September 7, 1999 REQUEST FOR APPROVAL OF AN AGREEMENT WITH VOICE DATA SOLUTIONS, INC., WHICH WILL ALLOW TAXPAYERS TO MAKE PAYMENTS WITH CREDIT CARDS (Note: The actual agreement has not been written. It will be on a future agenda for approval.) REQUEST FOR APPROVAL OF A CONTRACT FOR HEALTH INSURANCE REVIEW: The firm of Robert S. Segal, CPA PA (High Point, NC) will be contracted with to: 1. Survey certain employers in the Iredell County area to determine the benefits provided, cost, type of insurance plan, and medical facilities. 2. Assist the County in determining the benefits to be requested in a formal Request for Proposals. . Assist the County in determining the specific and aggregate stop-loss alternatives. . Prepare a formal RFP and request proposals for both self-insured and fully-insured plans. 4 5. Prepare an analysis of the proposals including: . Current annual cost . Proposed cost versus current cost . Alternative benefit schedules . Financial stability of the TPA . Performance analysis of the TPA . Sample reports and forms The fee will be $75 per hour, not to exceed $7,500 except with approval by county manager. REQUEST FROM IREDELL-STATESVILLE SCHOOL SYSTEM FOR APPROVAL OF TWO CAPITAL PROJECT ORDINANCES (Lakeshore Middle School Phases II & III - $7,850,000 and New High School - $24,200,000) REQUEST FOR RECLASSIFICATION APPROVAL OF THE FOLLOWING TWO DSS POSITIONS 1. Day Care Coordinator I to Day Care Coordinator Il 2. Day Care Supervisor to Day Care Social Worker I REQUEST FOR DESIGNATION OF DEPUTY FINANCE OFFICERS IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE IREDELL CO. EMPLOYEES HEALTH PLAN (Leonard E. Sills and Carmina Diaz, employees of Group Health Administrators, were approved as deputy finance officers restricted to the activity of the Iredell County Employees Health Plan Checking Account. Dual signatures will be waived for the account.) REQUEST FOR APPROVAL OF BUDGET AMENDMENT #6 FOR THE TRANSFER OF FUNDS FROM CONTINGENCY TO THE NATURAL RESOURCES CONSERVATION SERVICE FOR THE COUNTY’S SHARE OF COSTS RELATED TO THE SOIL SURVEY APPROVED ON FEBRUARY 17, 1998 (The actual amount being paid for 1998-99 is $12,878; however, to have enough funds to pay the 1999-2000 invoice [due June of 2000], the amendment will be for two years at $25,760.) CALL FOR A PUBLIC HEARING TO BE HELD ON OCTOBER 5, 1999 IN REGARDS TO THE IREDELL TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITY REQUEST FOR APPROVAL OF THE AUGUST 17 & 26, 1999 MINUTES REQUEST FOR THE CREATION OF A COUNTY SAFETY DIRECTOR POSITION AT GRADE 74 (SALARY RANGE OF $38,256 - $57,384) END OF CONSENT AGENDA--- REQUEST FOR APPROVAL OF A RESOLUTION IN SUPPORT OF THE TEN COMMANDMENTS: Commissioner Johnson read the following resolution. A RESOLUTION IN SUPPORT OF THE TEN COMMANDMENTS WHEREAS, violence has increased dramatically in our society and our schools; and WHEREAS, the passage of new laws to stop violence has had little, if any, beneficial effect and has diminished the personal liberty of law-abiding citizens; and WHEREAS, freedom and order can best be maintained if our children are taught to respect the lives, person, and property of others; and WHEREAS, there is no better code of moral conduct than The Ten Commandments and many of our laws have their origin in The Ten Commandments; and WHEREAS, the phrase, “separation of church and state” never appears in the Constitution and the Bible was the most frequent source of quotations during the Constitutional Convention. THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the Iredell County Board of Commissioners, without reservation, supports legislation to display The Ten Commandments in our schools. eee he * Johnson said he would acknowledge the fact that the resolution was an unbinding one and that it would be settled in Congress. He further said: “If it goes through Congress, and in the unlikelihood that the man in the White House would support such legislation, it probably would have an uphill fight in the Supreme Court without some conferees meeting and working out some bugs in the proposed legislation. However, because matters that we take up do not affect federal law, that should not preclude us from the opportunity of expressing our opinion on federal legislation. This is why I do this, because I feel it is a matter of grave importance. I love to read history, and I would like to share with you a few things I have discovered having read history over the last few years. I had an opportunity as a college student to go to Europe and study the contrast between the countries that found themselves in the Renaissance and those who found themselves in the Reformation. There is quite a distinction. Switzerland was one of the countries that came under the influence of the Protestant Reformation. It is where Calvin fled after he had written the Jnstitutes of the Christian Religion to Francis I of France. Heavily influenced by this, the Swiss government ordered Paul Roberts to paint a mural on the private chambers of the Swiss Supreme Court. In that commission, they instructed him to impress upon the members of the high court what should be the basis by which they would rule concerning the law. I have seen a picture of this mural and behind the bench you will see the jurists who comprise the high court. In front of it, you will see people holding livestock, grain, barley, and other worldly possessions. In the middle stands Lady Justice, except this time she is portrayed in a manner that is not normally portrayed. This time she has no blindfold and her sword does not point upward. It points downward, and it points toward a book Upon that book is written, “The Word of God.’ You see Mr. Roberts wanted to impress upon the men who sat on the Supreme Court that they were to govern justly. They were to govern wisely. There’s but one source where they could gain that wisdom and that sense of justice. It is the Bible. In our own country, we were fortunate to have other such men of wisdom. One of which was James Madison. In writing the Federalist Papers, he acquiesced that this was not a very lengthy document - - not a very intensive document and to justify that, he said, ‘This Constitution is only fit for a moral and religious people. It is wholly inadequate for the governance of any other.’ So he understood that your Constitution provides you with so much personal liberty that in order for there to be freedom and order in society, we must live to a higher code of ethics. What was that code of ethics? He said, ‘We have staked the future of our entire civilization not upon the power of government, we have staked the future upon the ability of each and every one of us to live according to The Ten Commandments.’ The laws that have been passed are well-meaning laws. They attempt to preclude evil and to maintain order which is what government should do. However in the process, well-intentioned people have not punished people who do evil, they have taken away the rights of law-abiding people. Mr. Franklin said it best. He said, ‘The less virtuous the people become, the more they are in need of masters.’ So government passes more laws to restrain evil and in the process, we surrender our liberty. Throughout human history, I think you can observe, that immorality eventually leads to lawlessness. If I may editorialize fora moment folks, we have sown the wind, we are now reaping the whirlwind. I don’t come here to preach, and 1 know I have been accused of having moral sermons here before, but indulge me. William Blackstone was probably one of the most famous of British lawyers. Mr. Pope probably knows better than I do, but I’ve been told that prior to this century that any young person who went into law school could not graduate without having an in-depth knowledge of Blackstone’s Commentaries on the Laws of England. Mr. Blackstone said, “There’s but one basis, for the law of man is the law of God.’ I want to thank my fellow board members for allowing this resolution to be placed on the agenda. It takes great personal courage to vote for this resolution. I seek no personal glory for it. If you leave here tonight, I trust it in your heart that you will give all glory to God and not to me. Thank you.” MOTION] by Commissioner Johnson to adopt the resolution and to instruct the Clerk to the Board to send a copy to each Congressional member representing Iredell County in Washington, D.C. VOTING: Ayes - 5; Nays - 0. (Approximately 30-40 members of the audience stood and applauded the resolution adoption.) UNIDENTIFIED WOMAN EXPRESSES CONCERN ABOUT AN ALLEGED INCIDENT AT AN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL: The woman advised of an alleged assault upon her six-year-old son. She expressed dissatisfaction with the way the situation had been handled. Chairman Haire advised the woman to share her information with the county manager, and that he would review the matter. ANNOUNCEMENT OF VACANCIES OCCURRING ON BOARDS & COMMISSIONS @ ADULT CARE HOME COMMUNITY ADVISORY COMMITTEE (1 announcement) APPOINTMENTS TO BOARDS & COMMISSIONS LAKE NORMAN MARINE COMMISSION (1 appt.): Chairman Haire nominated Randy Reece. No further nominations were submitted and Haire |moved] to close the nominations and appoint Reece by acclamation. VOTING: Ayes - 5; Nays - 0. ADULT CARE HOME COMMITTEE (1 appt.): Commissioner Fortner nominated William Morgan. Chairman Haire |moved} to close the nominations and appoint Morgan by acclamation. VOTING: Ayes - 5; Nays - 0. HOME & COMMUNITY CARE BLOCK GRANT COMMITTEE (1 appt.): No nominations were submitted, and Chairman Haire |moved| to postpone the appointment until the September 21, 1999 meeting. VOTING: Ayes - 5; Nays - 0. REGION F AGING ADVISORY COMMITTEE (1 appt.) No nominations were submitted and Chairman Haire jmoved} to postpone the appointment until the September 21, 1999 meeting. VOTING: Ayes - 5; Nays - 0. HAZARDOUS WASTE & LOW LEVEL RADIOACTIVE WASTE MANAGEMENT BOARD (1 appt.): No nominations were submitted, and Chairman Haire moved to postpone the appointment until the September 21, 1999 meeting. VOTING: Ayes - 5; Nays - 0. VOICES & CHOICES PROJECT (1 appt.): John Robertson of KIC/KAB had recommended the appointment of Dr. Joseph Inglefield to the air quality subcommittee. However, since Inglefield actually resides in Catawba County, the board members chose to abide by past tradition and not appoint anyone that lived in another county. It will be up to Mr. Robertson to find another candidate. COUNTY MANAGER'S REPORT Third Creek Watersheds: Mashburn said it did appear that Rowan County might be willing to financially assist with repairs to the flood control structures. Tim Russell, the Rowan manager, recently asked for additional information about the structures. CLOSED SESSIONS: Citing Personnel -G.S. 143-318.11(a) (6), Property Acquisition - GS. 143-318.11(a) (5) and Legal -G.S. 143-318.11(a) (3) Chairman Haire |moved/to enter into Closed Session. VOTING: Ayes - 5; Nays - 0. RETURN TO OPEN SESSION APPROVAL OF NEW DETECTIVE POSITION: |MOTION| by Commissioner Johnson to create and approve a new detective position for the Sheriff's Department and to fund the necessary equipment associated with the position. Chairman Haire advised that no additional funds were needed since revenue on hand from seized funds would be used. VOTING: Ayes - 5; Nays - 0. (Note: Budget Amendment #6A will be used for the position.) ADJOURNMENT: |MOTION| by Chairman Haire to adjourn the meeting at 9:30 p.m. NEXT MEETING: Tuesday, September 21, 1999 at 5:00 p.m. (Agenda Briefing) and 7:00 p.m., (Regular Meeting) in the Iredell County Government Center, 200 South Center Street, Statesville, NC. VOTING: Ayes - 5; Nays - 0. J 1 ead f Approved: tmbu Al, / 997 ‘ C. Ph CnC Clerk to the Board IREDELL COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS BRIEFING MINUTES SEPTEMBER 21, 1999 The Iredell County Board of Commissioners met in Briefing Session on Tuesday, September 21, 1999, 5:00 p.m., in the South Wing Conference Room, of the Iredell County Government Center, 200 South Center Street, Statesville, NC 28677. Present: Chairman Sara K. Haire Vice Chairman Steve D. Johnson Tommy E. Bowles Alice T. Fortner Alice M. Stewart County Staff Present: County Manager Joel Mashburn, County Finance Director Susan Blumenstein, Planning Supervisor William Allison, Sgt. Neil Hayes of the Sheriff's Dept., DSS Director Don Wail, County Assessor Brent Weisner, Fire Marshal Chuck Gallyon, and Clerk to the Board Jean Moore. BRIEFING ON THE NC DOT ELDERLY & DISABLED TRANSPORTATION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM (EDTAP) FUNDS FOR 1999-2000 & WORK FIRST FUNDS: Ben Garrison, Chairman of the Iredell Transportation Authority and Executive Director of the Vocational Workshop, advised that a public hearing would be held on October 5, 1999 to receive citizen comments on the usage of 1999-00 elderly, disabled, and Work First Employment transportation funds. The Authority is applying for supplemental funding in the amount of $78,870. Garrison said some of the EDTAP money ($855) would be put into a contingency fund for individuals that “fell through the cracks.” Commissioner Fortner asked how many vehicles were in the Authority’s fleet. Garrison said 25. Chairman Haire asked what areas of the county were provided with transportation. Garrison said the entire county was serviced. He said there were fixed trips for agencies and demand response assistance. The vans are equipped with radios and this helps to provide faster service. Some vehicles might still have other agency logos on them, e.g., Council on Aging; however, they are in the Authority’s fleet. Garrison said that in the past, transportation services were needed by most all of the human services agencies. The Authority now connects all of the agencies together. REQUEST FOR RELEASE OF JURISDICTION (Estate of Forest Reid - Property is located off Turnersburg Highway/US 21 N and SR 2173, James Farm Road. The 180-acre estate currently has 55 acres in Statesville’s zoning jurisdiction and 125 acres in Iredell County’s jurisdiction.) Planning Supervisor Allison said the owners wished to have the entire estate in the city’s jurisdiction. The parcels to be released can be identified by pin numbers 4746-5 1-9189, 4746-41-6753, 4746-40-5653, and 4746-40-8229. The property under the county’s jurisdiction is presently zoned R-20. The estate heirs desire to develop the property as highway business, light industrial, and residential using the services of the City of Statesville. In addition, the heirs plan to petition the city for voluntary annexation as development occurs. Allison said the request was consistent with Statesville’s land use provisions and could be served with municipal utilities. The Iredell County Planning staff recommends approval of the request. Commissioner Bowles said he was understanding that if the county released the property the action would be permanent. Allison said that was “pretty much so.” He said, however, that he had seen one property in Mooresville be released and it eventually came back to the county. Commissioner Stewart asked if there was anything in writing saying the area adjacent to Little John Road would remain residential. Allison said there wasn’t anything in writing. | He said that if the board released the property, the City of Statesville would have to hold a public hearing about the zoning. REQUEST FOR APPROVAL OF THE AUGUST 1999 REFUNDS & RELEASES: County Assessor Weisner said the August 1999 refunds and releases were in order, and he recommended approval. Commissioner Bowles asked how rental car dealerships had their vehicles listed. Weisner said he would obtain the information and share it with the board. REQUEST FOR APPROVAL OF A RESOLUTION APPROVING THE FINANCING TERMS FOR THE MOBILE AIR UNIT PROJECT: The finance director said she had obtained quotes from three banking institutions, and BB&T had the best interest rate at 4.53%. She said the $100,000 loan over a two-year period of time would incur $6,800 in interest. Commissioner Fortner questioned why the air mobile unit was ordered when the fire officials did not have adequate funds to pay for it. Fire Marshal Gallyon said the air unit and box would eventually be titled to the Firemen’s Association, and the chassis would be titled to the Mooresville Rescue Squad. Commissioner Bowles asked Gallyon if the mobile air unit response team would have easy access to the truck if it was stationed at the Mooresville Rescue Squad. Gallyon said yes, they would. Commissioner Bowles said he would like to hear from each VFD Board of Directors about the need for the vehicle. Commissioner Johnson said he understood why the fire and rescue groups were coming to the county for loan assistance, due to IRS regulations; however, he was concerned about the accumulated debt and its impact on the county’s borrowing capacity. Commissioner Stewart said that initially, the fire tax district board didn’t feel there was a need for the new unit. But, the air van committee members continued to request assistance. The fire tax board then decided to splinter out the $150,000 over the next three years ($50,000 each year). Blumenstein said the total cost of the unit was $248,815 (Hackney Emergency Vehicles $179,815, Safe-Air Systems $68,000 & License Fee/NCDMV $1,000). The air van committee was using the following method to pay for the unit. $ 248,815 needed Mooresville Rescue $ 50,000 Fire Tax Districts Shepherd $11,046 Mount Mourne 11,046 Statesville 11,046 Mooresville 11,046 Stony Point 5,523 $ 49,707 Fire Tax District Board $150,231 (over next 3 yrs.) A third of the $150,000, or $50,000, was committed for this year leaving the $100,000 being requested in the form of a loan. RESPONSE FROM ROWAN COUNTY IN REFERENCE TO FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE WITH THE THIRD CREEK DAMS: A letter was sent by Tim Russell, Rowan County Manager, advising that his board of commissioners had declined acceptance of the invoice and had decided to delay a decision on financial participation until the FY 2000-2001 budget process. ADJOURNMENT: Chairman Haire adjourned the meeting for a refreshment break at 6:35 p.m. Yd Approved: CL thebe J LIG7F tint Titre Cn @ ‘C Clerk to the Board File: Briefing Minutes of September 21, 1999 IREDELL COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS MINUTES SEPTEMBER 21, 1999 The Iredell County Board of Commissioners met in Regular Session on Tuesday, September 21, 1999, 7:00 p.m., in the Iredell County Government Center (Commissioners’ Meeting Room), 200 South Center Street, Statesville, NC 28677. Present: Chairman Sara K. Haire Vice Chairman Steve D. Johnson Tommy E. Bowles Alice T. Fortner Alice M. Stewart Staff Present: County Manager Joel Mashburn, County Attorney Bill Pope, Finance Director Susan Blumenstein, and Clerk to the Board Jean Moore. CALL TO ORDER by Chairman Sara K. Haire INVOCATION by Commissioner Johnson PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE ADJUSTMENTS OF THE AGENDA: |MOTION| by Chairman Haire to approve the following agenda adjustments. Deletion: @ Request for Full-Time Position at the 901 Transfer Station (This will be on the October 5, 1999 agenda.) Additions: @ Appointment Before the Board for Mr. Doug Madison in Reference to the Chamber of Commerce’s Request for the County to Pursue a Study on Voting Districts for the Election of County Commissioners @ Request from Welfare Reform Committee for Approval of Changes to the Welfare Reform Plan © Request for a Statement of Intent Regarding First Refusal Rights on the Purchase of Mulberry Street School Property © Request for Approval of a Mutual Aid Policy Regarding Law Enforcement Assistance in Other Counties VOTING: Ayes - 5; Nays - 0. APPOINTMENTS BEFORE THE BOARD GREATER STATESVILLE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE’S REQUEST FOR IREDELL COUNTY TO CONTRACT WITH AN AGENCY FOR THE PURPOSE OF DEVELOPING VOTING DISTRICT PLANS IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE ELECTIONS OF IREDELL COUNTY COMMISSIONERS AND FOR THE MATTER TO BE PLACED ON EITHER THE MAY OR NOVEMBER 2000 VOTING BALLOT: Bill Brater, the current Chairman of the Board for the Greater Statesville Chamber of Commerce, thanked the commissioners for the opportunity to speak about this matter. He then introduced Dwaine Menscer, advertising director for the Record & Landmark newspaper, and chairman-elect for the chamber board. Menscer said the 30-member board of directors for the chamber had voted unanimously to request that Iredell County contract with an outside agency to develop several sample voting district plans for the election of county commissioners. The chamber board suggested two sample plans of five districts, and two sample plans of seven districts. The chamber board agreed to pay for 25% of the total cost and to circulate the plans with the general public after completion. Menscer said the chamber board was also requesting the matter to be placed on a referendum ballot for either the May 2000 primary or the November 2000 election. Mr. Menscer gave the following reasons for the request. 1. Population growth in the entire county. 2. Diversity in the communities comprising the county. 3. Other elected bodies in the county have some form of district voting, e.g., Mooresville Town Board, Statesville City Council, and the Iredell-Statesville School Board. 4. Most North Carolina counties have some form of district voting. 5. Only three out of the seven Iredell-Statesville school districts have a county commissioner as a resident. 6. Geographical features of the county (65 miles long and 35 miles wide). Commissioner Fortner said she was understanding the chamber board just wanted the county to begin the process by contracting with an agency to draw up districts, and that later, the chamber members would talk with the public to see which plan was favored. Menscer said that was correct. He said the chamber had already met with two groups (north Iredell and Statesville) about the matter. Chairman Haire asked Menscer if he was convinced that citizens of north Iredell could not be elected under the present system. Menscer said no. Chairman Haire said the current Sheriff, Register of Deeds, and Clerk of Court were all from the northern end of the county. In addition, she said that state representative Frank Mitchell, who was a former county commissioner, was also a resident of north Iredell. Menscer said, “This is not about geography. This is not about north versus south. This is about diversity. It’s about district representation in relation to growth.” Commissioner Bowles asked Menscer if anyone had talked to the Mooresville-South Iredell Chamber about the matter. Menscer said contact was made over a year ago, but the Mooresville chamber was not interested at that time. DOUG MADISON (FORMER COUNTY COMMISSIONER) IN REFERENCE TO VOTING DISTRICT PLANS IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE ELECTIONS OF IREDELL COUNTY COMMISSIONERS: Madison said the chamber appeared to be concerned about the under representation of the north Iredell voters. He said he had talked to the elections supervisor about the last election for commissioners and obtained statistical data for the top six precincts, which covered a third of the county. He said that the Eagle Mills Township had a registration of 42% Democrat, 48% Republican, and 10% unaffiliated. Madison said that overall for the six precincts there were 45% registered Democrats, 44% Republican and 11% unaffiliated. Mr. Madison said he took the election results of the two commissioners who were clected and lived in southern Iredell (Haire and Bowles) and compared them with the defeated county commissioner candidate who resided in north Iredell (Marshall Redmond). Out of the top precincts, Haire received 65% of the vote and Bowles received 54%. Redmond received 45%. Madison said, “This indicates to me, that north Iredell voters spoke pretty loudly in the election favoring the south Iredell conservatives over the north Iredell liberals.” Mr. Madison said he didn’t think it was an issue of Democrat versus Republican or a geographical issue. Madison said he thought it was a liberal/conservative issue. He said, “As was the case, liberals spoke normally with broad generalities, laced with fear and innuendo with much more hype than substance.” Finally, Madison said he was a 14-year member of the Statesville chamber, but he was not on the board of directors. He said the chamber had never taken the conservative approach on any issue; liquor by the drink or the past school merger. He said a few years ago, the chamber fought “tooth and nail” to keep the school merger plan from going to a referendum. Madison said the most recent voting results indicated that north Iredell voters did not have any problems crossing party lines or geographic lines to elect representatives. He said, “I can only hypothesize that the north Iredell voters are getting good, fair, conservative representation. Insisting on a study is a liberal approach to aproblem. The new twist is insisting that the Iredell County taxpayers pay for it. Please don’t spend our money on another study. We need to unify our county - - not divide it. We have some formidable foes at our southern border in Mecklenburg. They would like for us to tax our people for transportation systems into Charlotte. Also, there’s some formidable opposition on the western and eastern borders. We need to do what’s best for Iredell County and for our citizens.” Commissioner Fortner asked Madison why he considered it to be a liberal view to have a study done. Madison said he saw the study that was done in the past. He said having a study done would be the first step in going away from at-large representation - - a system that allows citizens to vote either for, or against, all five board members every few years. MOTION] by Commissioner Fortner to proceed with the voting district study after first finding out the cost. Commissioner Bowles asked if anyone knew the projected cost. Menscer said the Urban Institute had quoted a price of $10,000. VOTING: Ayes - 1 (Fortner); Nays - 4. CONSENT AGENDA MOTION] by Commissioner Stewart to approve the following 12 consent agenda requests. VOTING: Ayes - 5; Nays - 0. REQUEST FROM PLANNING OFFICE FOR APPROVAL OF A SURETY BOND (Crescent Resources requested the approval of Surety Bond #2958659 for The Point on Norman Phase V, located off Brawley School Road in the amount of $50,000 for completion of street improvements.) REQUEST FOR RELEASE OF JURISDICTION (Estate of Forest Reid - Property is located off Turnersburg Highway/US 21 N and SR 2173, James Farm Road. The 180-acre estate currently has 55 acres in Statesville’s zoning jurisdiction and 125 acres in Iredell County’s jurisdiction. It is the intent of the heirs to develop the land utilizing water and sewer services from the City of Statesville. The request is consistent with the City of Statesville’s land use provisions. ) REQUEST FROM SHERIFF’S OFFICE FOR PERMISSION TO APPLY FORA LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT BLOCK GRANT FROM THE U.S. BUREAU OF JUSTICE ASSISTANCE (The grant is a 75/25 match for a total amount of $38,433.75. The county’s match of $7,686.75 will be derived from drug-seized funds. If the application is approved, the funds will be used to purchase mobile data terminals and/or in-car cameras. REQUEST FOR APPROVAL OF THE AUGUST 1999 REFUNDS & RELEASES Releases for the Month of August, 1999 $18,064.93 Breakdown of Releases: County 11,503.70 E. Alexander Fire #1 2.40 Shepherd’s Fire #2 142.41 Mt. Mourne Fire #3 56.19 All County Fire #4 398.21 Statesville City 1,688.61 Mooresville Town 3,280.52 Mooresville School 828.67 Troutman 164.22 Refunds for the Month of August, 1999 1,397.08 Breakdown of Refunds: County 275.13 All County Fire #4 26.49 Statesville City 175.33 Mooresville Town 736.10 Mooresville School 184.03 REQUEST FOR APPROVAL OF BUDGET AMENDMENT #7 FOR THE PURPOSE OF RE-APPROPRIATING FUNDS FOR OUTSTANDING CLAIMS RELATED TO THE SELF-INSURED WORKERS COMP FUND (Prior to fiscal year 1998-99, the county was self-insured for workers compensation coverage. Three claims remain to be paid from the self-insured plan. The budget amendment will re-appropriate the remaining fund balance of $214,000.) REQUEST FOR APPROVAL OF BUDGET AMENDMENT #8 FOR THE TRANSFER OF FUNDS FROM CAPITAL RESERVE TO THE TROUTMAN VFD BUDGET FOR PURCHASE OF A TRUCK AS APPROVED BY THE FIRE TAX DISTRICT BOARD ON JULY 29, 1999 (This amendment will transfer $150,000 to the Troutman VFD budget for purchase of a truck.) REQUEST FROM DSS FOR APPROVAL OF AN AGREEMENT FOR THE LEASING OF ADDITIONAL SPACE AT THE WALNUT STREET FACILITY (This lease will be for 2,976 sq. ft. of space located at 212 West Front Street and will be occupied by two child welfare teams. The lease will extend from October 1, 1999 - December 31, 2000. This agreement will run concurrent with the other lease that DSS has for space in the same building.) REQUEST FOR ADOPTION OF A PROCLAMATION PROCLAIMING OCTOBER 3-9, 1999, AS RESIDENTS’ RIGHTS WEEK (for individuals residing in long term care facilities) PROCLAMATION WHEREAS, Residents of long term care facilities are one of our greatest resources; and WHEREAS, the federal and state regulations guarantee them all rights to maintain their dignity and autonomy; and WHEREAS, we wish to honor and celebrate these American citizens. NOW, THEREFORE, I, Sara K. Haire, representing the citizens of Iredell County, do hereby proclaim October 3-9, 1999 as RESIDENTS’ RIGHTS WEEK REQUEST FROM N.C. WILDLIFE FEDERATION FOR ADOPTION OF A PROCLAMATION PROCLAIMING SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 25, 1999, AS HUNTING AND FISHING DAY HUNTING AND FISHING DAY BY THE COUNTY OF IREDELL Hunting and fishing have always been an important part of the North Carolina tradition. While these activities may no longer be necessary for survival, as during the early days of Iredell County, they are still relevant today. And most Americans believe that such activities continue to be popular. Their perceptions are right on target. For example, the number of women involved in the shooting sports has increased by more than 80% in the past ten years. But hunting and fishing are so much more than recreational pursuits. For over 100 years, hunters and anglers have been at the forefront of the conservation movement. Not content with vocalizing their support, they requested special fees and taxes on their equipment to pay for wildlife management, habitat restoration, and other conservation programs. During that time they raised over $21 billion, now adding some $3.5 million per day nationally. This financial support has provided the basis for scientific research, habitat restoration, and education which have led to the dramatic come back of wildlife in North Carolina such as wild turkey, river otters, tundra swans, and other waterfowl, alligators, shore birds, bald eagles, and other raptures and fur bearers. Of course, dollars and cents alone do not represent the true worth of our outdoor traditions. Wealthier than any millionaire is one with greater awareness, understanding, and respect of the natural environment and its wildlife. Wealthier still are the ethical hunters and anglers who share this treasure with a youngster, friend or relative. We would like to urge hunters and anglers in Iredell County to recognize this year’s Hunting and Fishing Day observance by inviting a friend, family member or co-worker to experience the outdoor traditions together and to continue our important work in wildlife conservation. In recognition of past and current conservation achievements of ethical hunters and anglers in Iredell County, we the members of the board of commissioners hereby proclaim Saturday, September 25, 1999 as Hunting and Fishing Day in Iredell County. **“* ke * 10. REQUEST FOR ADOPTION OF AUGUST 31, 1999 & SEPTEMBER 7, 1999 MINUTES REQUEST FROM WELFARE REFORM COMMITTEE FOR APPROVAL OF CHANGES TO THE WELFARE REFORM PLAN (The Welfare Reform Committee recently met and recommended three changes to the Electing Welfare Plan for FY 99-00. The changes for approval are: ® Pay for performance for all families. ® Services for families with children - current cases, former cases, and applicants. ® Employment-related services for non-custodial parents of Work First children. REQUEST FOR APPROVAL OF A MUTUAL AID POLICY REGARDING LAW ENFORCEMENT ASSISTANCE IN OTHER COUNTIES RESOLUTION ADOPTING A POLICY FOR MUTUAL ASSISTANCE WITH OTHER LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES WHEREAS, pursuant to North Carolina General Statutes 160A-288 and 90-95.2, the 5 governing body of a city or county may adopt appropriate guidelines for the purpose of mutual assistance with other municipal and county law enforcement agencies. WHEREAS, pursuant to said laws, the law enforcement assistance to be rendered authorizes lending officers to work temporarily with officers of the requesting agencies, including in an undercover capacity, and lending equipment and supplies; and WHEREAS, it is deemed to be in the best interest of the citizens of Iredell County to adopt a reasonable policy and guidelines whereby reciprocal law enforcement assistance can be rendered and obtained from other governmental jurisdictions; and WHEREAS, such reciprocal assistance is necessary for effective law enforcement for the protection of the citizens of Iredell County. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF IREDELL COUNTY THAT: 1. The Sheriff of Iredell County is hereby authorized to enter into mutual assistance agreements with other municipal and county law enforcement agencies, provided that the head of the requesting law enforcement agency makes a request in writing. 2. The Sheriff of Iredell County is hereby authorized to permit officers of the Iredell County Sheriff's Office to work temporarily with officers of the requesting agency, including in an undercover capacity and, the Sheriff of Iredell County may lend such equipment and supplies to requesting agencies as he deems advisable. 3. All such requests and authorizations shall be in accordance with North Carolina General Statutes 160A-288 and 90-95.2, as applicable. 4. While working with a requesting agency, an office shall have the same jurisdiction, powers, rights, privileges and immunities (including relating to the defense of civil actions and payment of judgements) as the officers of the requesting agency in addition to those he normally possesses. 5. While on duty with the requesting agency, an officer shall be subject to the lawful operational commands of his superior officers in the requesting agency, but he shall for personnel and administrative purposes, remain under the control of his own agency, including for purposes of pay. An officer shall furthermore be entitled to worker’s compensation and the same benefits to the extent as though he were functioning within the normal scope of his duties. 6. The Sheriff of Iredell County is hereby authorized to enter into mutuai assistance with such reasonable arrangements, terms and conditions, as may be agreed upon between the respective heads of the law enforcement agencies. This the 21" day of September 1999. END OF CONSENT AGENDA REQUEST FOR APPROVAL OF A RESOLUTION APPROVING THE FINANCING TERMS FOR THE MOBILE AIR UNIT PROJECT: Mrs. Blumenstein said that at the September 7 meeting, she was requested by the board to proceed with obtaining proposals from lending institutions for the purchase of an air van. She said the request for proposals were in the amount of $100,000 and the following institutions responded. BB& T 4.53% interest rate First Citizens 5.04% “ ” Bank of America 5.38% “ . Blumenstein said a resolution would need to be adopted if the board chose to follow through on the loan. A resolution was prepared reflecting the BB&T interest rate of 4.53% overa_ two- year period. Commissioner Bowles said he was not opposed to the purchase of another air van; however, he felt some controversy needed to be cleared up. He said that at the briefing session, the finance director said $6,800 in interest charges would also have to be paid. MOTION] by Commissioner Bowles to postpone the matter until the October 5, 1999 meeting. Commissioner Johnson said he was concerned about the sequence of events involved in ordering the air van. Commissioner Fortner said she had shared concerns at the last meeting about how this and other financings affected the county’s financial capability. She mentioned there were schools and other county facilities that needed to be built. Mrs. Fortner said the tax rate for the fire departments had been set at five cents so the VFDs could get out of debt. Commissioner Stewart said the fire tax board had given consideration to using some of its funds to pay down debt service. She said the air van would be creating new debt. She mentioned that, perhaps, the fire tax board could take some of its fund balance to pay for the unit. That way, the $6,800 in financing charges would be eliminated. However, Mrs. Stewart said that she, alone, could not make the decision for the fire tax board. Commissioner Johnson asked how much the fire tax district board had in undesignated fund balance. Mrs. Blumenstein said $322,000. She said $401,000 was reserved for truck purchases. Stewart mentioned that other trucks were on the list to be ordered this year. She said it would take a little time to figure out exactly how much money might be available. VOTING: Ayes - 5; Nays - 0. MOTION] by Commissioner Johnson for the board of commissioners to make it a policy to refrain from engaging in this type of equipment financing in the future. VOTING: Ayes - 5; Nays - 0. REQUEST FOR A STATEMENT OF INTENT REGARDING FIRST REFUSAL RIGHTS ON THE PURCHASE OF THE MULBERRY STREET SCHOOL PROPERTY: Mr. Mashburn said the Iredell-Statesville School Superintendent had recently advised that his board did not desire to re-occupy the Mulberry Street School facility. The school, built in 1893, was recently closed for the purpose of eliminating a severe bat problem. Mr. Mashburn said state statutes gave counties the first refusal rights on school properties. MOTION| by Commissioner Fortner to decline the Iredell-Statesville School Board’s offer pertaining to the Mulberry Street School building and property. VOTING: Ayes - 5; Nays - 0. ANNOUNCEMENT VACANCI N N S & COMMISSIONS NURSING HOME ADVISORY COMMITTEE (2 announcements) PERSONNEL ADVISORY COMMITTEE (2 announcements) P ISSIONS ADULT CARE HOME COMMITTEE (1 appointment): Commissioner Fortner nominated Barbara Lippard. Chairman Haire |moved)to close the nominations and appoint Lippard by acclamation. VOTING: Ayes - 5; Nays - 0. HOME & COMMUNITY CARE BLOCK GRANT COMMITTEE (1 appointment): Commissioner Fortner |moved| to postpone this appointment until the October 5, 1999 meeting. VOTING: Ayes - 5; Nays - 0. REGION F AGING ADVISORY COMMITTEE (1 appointment): Chairman Haire moved) to postpone this appointment until the October 5, 1999 meeting. VOTING: Ayes - 5; Nays - 0. HAZARDOUS WASTE & LOW LEVEL RADIOACTIVE WASTE MANAGEMENT BOARD (1 appointment): Chairman Haire|moved)to postpone this appointment until the October 5, 1999 meeting. VOTING: Ayes - 5; Nays - 0. UNFINISHED BUSINESS: Commissioner Johnson said Cabarrus County Commissioner Arne Fennel had called him about The Ten Commandments resolution approved at the September 7 meeting. Johnson said Fennel planned to place the resolution on an upcoming Cabarrus agenda and seek approval. Mr. Johnson thanked the other board members for having the courage to vote for the resolution adoption. COUNTY MANAGER'S REPORT: In addition to a written manager’s report distributed earlier, the manager advised about the following. North Carolina Cooperative Extension Agents: Currently, there is a vacancy for a poultry agent. Mashburn said that in the past, specialized agents were based in Iredell County and only worked within the county’s boundaries. Now, however, specialized agents may work in other counties. The individual that will eventually be hired as the poultry agent will also work in Alexander and Wilkes Counties. While this particular employee will be based in Iredell, this might not always be the case. In addition, Iredell might share employees with counties other than Wilkes and Alexander. If employees are split between counties, all units of government will share in the costs. Y2K Forum: This will occur on Thursday, September 23, 1999, 6:30 -8:00 p.m., at the Iredell County Agricultural Center. Joint Meeting with the Iredell-Statesville School Board: This will be on Thursday, October 21, 1999 from 6:30 p.m.- 8:30 p.m., at Julia’s Talley House in Troutman, NC. Interruption at the September 7 Meeting by a Woman Claiming her Children had been Molested: Mr. Mashburn said the woman complained that DSS and the Sheriff's Department had not fully investigated an alleged molestation matter involving her children. Mashburn said that based on information that could be released, both offices had taken all action permitted under law that they could take. Mr. Mashburn said the matter was not settled; however, the two offices had done all they could. Governor’s Executive Order #161: This Order requests that counties provide mutual aid and assistance due to Hurricane Floyd damage. The Order provides for the counties to provide aid in the 8 absence of a mutual aid agreement. Legal interpretation of the Order was given by the staff of the North Carolina Association of County Commissioners. Mashburn said Iredell County’s Emergency Management Director (Larry Dickerson) along with three other county employees (Scott Bowling, Brent Jones and Doug Vickery) were already working in Tarboro, NC. CLOSED SESSION: Citing G.S. 143-318.11 (a) (5) - Property Acquisition, Chairman Haire moved} to enter into closed session. VOTING: Ayes - 5; Nays - 0. ADJOURNMENT: |MOTION| by Chairman Haire at 8:45 p.m., to adjourn the meeting. NEXT MEETING: Tuesday, October 5, 1999, 5:00 p.m. (agenda briefing) and 7:00 p.m. (regular meeting), in the Iredell County Government Center, 200 South Center Street, Statesville, NC. VOTING: Ayes - 5; Nays - 0. Approved: _/ L i 2, L494 G Clerk to th e Board IREDELL COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS BRIEFING MINUTES OCTOBER 5, 1999 The Iredell County Board of Commissioners met in Briefing Session on Tuesday, October 5, 1999, 5:00 p.m., inthe Iredell County Government Center (South Wing Conference Room), 200 South Center Street, Statesville, NC 28677. Present: Chairman Sara K. Haire Vice Chairman Steve D. Johnson Tommy E. Bowles Alice T. Fortner Alice M. Stewart Staff Present: County Manager Joel Mashburn, Finance Director Susan Blumenstein, Health Director Ray Rabe, Health Administrative Officer Bill Griffith, County Assessor Brent Weisner, Tax Collector Joe Ketchie, Solid Waste Director Ron Weatherman, and Clerk to the Board Jean Moore. CALL TO ORDER by Chairman Haire. HEALTH DEPARTMENT REQUESTS: Health Director Ray Rabe and Administrative Officer Bill Griffith described seven health department requests. Some comments made were: Request to Apply for a Minority Health Grant: Rabe said there had been a significant increase in Hispanic or Latino visits at the health department. He said that in 1996 there were 114 average per month Hispanic contacts in the Womens, Infants & Children’s Program (WIC) compared to 243 in 1999. Rabe asked for permission to apply for $10,000 in state funding to be used for an educational/planning conference about minority needs in November of this year. Mr. Rabe said no county funds were needed for the grant; however, staff time would be used. Commissioner Fortner asked if the WIC participants lived in Iredell County. Rabe said to his knowledge they did, but it was not mandatory for WIC assistance. Request for Approval of a Health Choice Budget Amendment: Rabe said $2,542 was available to notify the public about the state’s low-cost insurance program for children. The money would be used for advertising materials. Rabe said no county funds were involved in the request; however, staff time would be used. Commissioner Stewart said there was a $50 enrollment charge that had to be paid by the child’s parent(s) for the insurance. She asked if the $2,542 might be better used to offset the enrollment charge since some families would have difficulty paying the $50. Stewart said she had often thought this was why more children had not been enrolled. Rabe said he shared Mrs. Stewart’s concerns about the out-of-pocket money. He added, however, the $2,542 could only be used for outreach activities, e.g., printing informative materials, advertising on the local radio, TV, etc. Request for Proposed Healthy Carolinians’ Budget Amendment: Rabe said the General Assembly had set aside $1,000,000 statewide to support “Healthy Carolinians” activities. He said Iredell County’s portion of the money was $10,000. Mr. Rabe suggested the money be used towards state certification as a “Healthy Carolinians” group. A $5,000 match would be required; however, Rabe said this could be found by using in-kind activities or staff time. He said the certification would enhance the Healthier Iredell County Initiative’s ability to qualify for more state and federal grants. Commissioner Fortner asked what the employees were not doing, or were willing to give up, in order to participate in the request. Mrs. Fortner voiced concerns and added that eventually the health department would ask for a new employee to manage the paperwork involved in the request. Rabe was asked what agencies were involved in the Healthier Iredell County Initiative. He said all three hospitals, medical groups, Smart Start (Partnership for Young Children), Information and Referral, and the Adolescent Health Council. He said Janet Blaufuss, the health department’s nursing director, was a co-chair for the group. Request for a new Office Assistant IV Position: The written request submitted by the health department listed several duties for this position. A few of the duties were: monitoring daily activity reports, preparing Smart Start spreadsheets/reports, preparing Medicaid reports and keeping track of Norplant and condom expenses, reconciling telephone invoices, preparing monthly expenditure reports, and assisting where needed in the Administrative Division. Rabe said the Smart Start grant of $148,000 took a considerable amount of paperwork. Mrs. Fortner asked how many employees were in the Administrative Division. Griffith said seven employees. He said they were: the health director, the administrative officer, one administrative asst., two Processing Assts., and two information technology employees. Fortner said the county finance office only had seven employees. She asked if the health department had considered overtime or using a temporary service. She also asked how many full- time employees were employed by the department. Rabe said the clerical employees were given comp time. They were not paid overtime. He said there were around 100 full-time employees. Griffith said the work was not seasonal. He added that many projects, such as Smart Start, had “time-sensitive” reporting. Rabe and Griffith said they had used a temporary in the past. Commissioner Bowles noted the staff would soon have to “unbundle” (separate invoice will have to be sent for each individual test or service) the services for billing purposes. Griffith said that when the “unbundling” process began, additional assistance would be needed. REQUEST FOR FULL-TIME POSITION AT THE 901 TRANSFER STATION (This position would replace two part-time positions.): Ron Weatherman, the solid waste director, said he was requesting to eliminate two-part time positions at the 901 station and replace them with a full-time employee. The station would then be operated by two full-time employees. Weatherman said he thought the change would provide a smoother operation for the public. He estimated the change over would cost an additional $950 each year. Commissioner Bowles asked about the necessity for the solid waste operators to work on Sundays. Weatherman said his employees did not like to work on Sunday afternoons. He mentioned the 901 station did not generate that much weekend work, but the Mooresville transfer station was “tremendously” busy. Commissioner Fortner asked if a revision in work days would cause a litter problem. Weatherman said the county still had the litter control officer. He said he was preparing a traffic study of the sites and this might provide some answers about the Sunday work. The study will be shared with the county manager. CONTINUATION OF DISCUSSION AND/OR DECISION REGARDING THE LOAN FOR A NEW MOBILE AIR UNIT: Dale Walker, a member of the Mobile Air Unit Committee, and Jimmy Deaton, a member of the Mooresville Rescue Squad, attended the meeting about the request for a $100,000 loan for the purchase of a new vehicle. Commissioner Stewart said the Fire Tax District Board recently met and was not willing to advance the money needed for the vehicle. (At a previous commissioners’ meeting, it was mentioned that perhaps the Fire Tax District Board would revise its formula ($50,000 each year for the next three years) pertaining to the purchase. This would eliminate the need for the loan and the interest debt.) Deaton said the need for the new vehicle had been discussed for the past three years. Commissioner Stewart asked who was going to pay the $6,800 in interest. Walker said he was aware of the interest, and he had discussed the matter with members of the Mobile Air Van Committee. Finance Director Blumenstein said she had recalculated her figures on the loan. She reminded the group that sales taxes were reimbursed to the county. She said the sales taxes on the vehicle would be around $3,250. Blumenstein said this money would eventually be refunded to the county. The net difference would then be $3,600. Commissioner Johnson asked Walker if the Mobile Air Committee had enough money to pay the interest. Walker said, “At this time, I would say yes.” He said, however, he could not make the decision. Deaton said he thought the VFDs that had not contributed to the project should pay the interest. Blumenstein said she could appropriate $3,600 in the 2001-2002 county-wide service district for interest due on the final installment loan payment for the vehicle. ADJOURNMENT: Chairman Haire adjourned the briefing at 6:55 p.m. Approved: Lbhipehet [2 L949 fu j 7 Aire LC Che. Clerk to the Board IREDELL COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS MINUTES OCTOBER 5, 1999 The Iredell County Board of Commissioners met in Regular Session on Tuesday, October 5, 1999, 7:00 p.m., in the Iredell County Government Center (Commissioners’ Meeting Room), 200 South Center Street, Statesville, NC 28677. Present: Chairman Sara K. Haire Vice Chairman Steve D. Johnson Tommy E. Bowles Alice T. Fortner Alice M. Stewart Staff Present: County Manager Joel Mashburn, County Attorney Bill Pope, Finance Director Susan Blumenstein, Health Director Ray Rabe, Director of Support Services Jim Vernon, and Clerk to the Board Jean Moore. CALL TO ORDER by Chairman Haire. INVOCATION by Vice Chairman Johnson. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE ADJUSTMENTS OF THE AGENDA: |MOTION by Chairman Haire to adjust the agenda by: Deletions: Request by Health Department for Approval of a Healthy Carolinians’ Budget Amendment (The health director requested the deletion of this item.) Additions: Closed Sessions for the Purpose of Discussing Items Relating to G.S. 143-318.11(a) (5)- Property Acquisition and G.S. 143-318.11(a)(3)-Attorney/Client. VOTING: Ayes - 5; Nays - 0. PRESENTATION OF SPECIAL RECOGNITIONS, AWARDS & PROCLAMATIONS RECOGNITION OF EMPLOYEE SUGGESTION AWARD WINNER MELISSA MILLER: Mrs. Miller, an employee of the Fire Marshal’s Office, was presented a plaque and check in the amount of $150 for her suggestion pertaining to fax cover sheets. ADOPTION OF A PROCLAMATION RECOGNIZING OCTOBER 1999 AS DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AWARENESS MONTH AND PRESENTATION OF THE DOCUMENT TO JAMES SMALLINGS: {MOTION by Chairman Haire to adopt the referenced proclamation. VOTING: Ayes - 5; Nays - 0. DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AWARENESS MONTH 1999 WHEREAS, violence in the home is a problem that affects every socioeconomic level in our society, occurring in rich and poor neighborhoods and involving the unemployed, as well as the professional; and WHEREAS, society pays a high price through homelessness, delinquency, increased crime rates, drug and alcohol abuse, and in business losses through lost wages, sick leave, absenteeism, non-productivity and increased medical expenses; and WHEREAS, violence is generally learned and passed down from one generation to another; and WHEREAS, the County of Iredell is not exempt from the horrors of domestic abuse; and WHEREAS, during the month of October, local agencies will sponsor events to promote awareness of the problem of violence. NOW, THEREFORE, we the members of the Board of Commissioners of Iredell County, State of North Carolina, hereby proclaim the month of October 1999 as “DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AWARENESS MONTH” in our county. We encourage all citizens of our county to support programs in their communities and educate themselves about the problem of violence in the home. ADOPTION OF A PROCLAMATION RECOGNIZING OCTOBER 1999 AS FIRE PREVENTION MONTH AND PRESENTATION OF THE DOCUMENT TO JAY STEWART, PRESIDENT OF THE FIREMEN’S ASSOCIATION: |MOTION) by Commissioner Stewart to adopt the referenced proclamation. VOTING: Ayes - 5; Nays - 0. PROCLAMATION IN RECOGNITION OF FIRE PREVENTION WEEK & MONTH October 3-9, 1999 WHEREAS, fire destroys property, homes, and most importantly, lives. It is a problem that affects every socioeconomic level in our society, occurring in rich and poor neighborhoods, and WHEREAS, citizens pay a high price through land and property loss, homelessness, loss of life; and WHEREAS, fire prevention is learned and passed down from one generation to another; and WHEREAS, fire prevention strategies include: promoting safe storage of matches and flammable liquids, teaching children not to play with matches or lighters, discouraging persons from smoking in bed, recommending that persons establish and practice fire escape plans, encouraging the installation of a smoke alarm on each habitable floor of a home and outside each sleeping area, teaching persons how to extinguish fires, promoting a sound Fire Education Program; and WHEREAS, President Calvin Coolidge proclaimed the first National Fire Prevention Week, October 4-10, 1925, in remembrance of the “Great Chicago Fire” which occurred on October 9, 1871. NOW, THEREFORE, we, the members of the Board of Commissioners of Iredell County, State of North Carolina, hereby proclaim the month of October 1999 as ‘Fire Prevention Month” in our county. We encourage all citizens to support educational programs in their communities about fire prevention. APPOINTMENT BEFORE THE BOARD TODD BECK, ARCHITECT WITH CBSA, INC., IN REFERENCE TO THE SCHEMATIC DRAWINGS FOR THE NEW AGRICULTURAL FACILITY: Architect Todd Beck along with Robert Smith, a principal with CBSA, presented the following information about the new 23,000 sq. ft. agricultural center. The architects said: « A total of five county, state and federal agencies will occupy the facility. It is to be located adjacent to the state expo facility. * It will be built as close to Bristol Drive as possible to maximize land usage. ¢ The rural character of the area will be maintained. * The facility will be a pre-engineered stee! structure. * The offices will be located in the wings or outer perimeters. This will allow the offices to have windows. The interior areas will be designed for computer rooms, storage, and work rooms. * To utilize space more efficiently, a common waiting area will be shared by the Soil & Water Office, the Rural Development Office, and the Farm Service Office. * The kitchen area will duplicate what is in the present building. Meals will be served cafeteria style. ¢ The auditorium area will duplicate what is in the present building - - can be divided into three sections (total area around 4,000 sq. ft.). * A “compliance area” (dark room) will be designed for the viewing of aerial photographs. * The facility will allow for future expansion in both directions. In addition, areas will be preserved for future parking. Commissioner Stewart asked if the occupants of the present facility were satisfied with the design. Jim Vernon, Director of Support Services, said overall comments were favorable. In reference to the size of the new facility, Vernon said the number of employees occupying the present building had been fairly consistent in the past, but there had been some consolidating and downsizing. No revisions were suggested by the board members. Beck said the design development stage would be the next step. Smith said this should be completed in two weeks. PUBLIC HEARING Chairman Haire declared the meeting to be in public hearing session. NORTH CAROLINA DOT ELDERLY & DISABLED TRANSPORTATION PROGRAM FUNDS FOR 1999-2000 (Application includes some Work First Employment Funds): Chairman Haire said the hearing was being held to receive input concerning the usage of $76,870 in elderly/disabled, and Work First transportation supplemental funds. (The Work First money can only be used for individuals needing employment transportation who are not eligible to receive TANF [Temporary Aid to Needy Families] funds.) Ben Garrison, the Executive Director for the Iredell Vocational Workshop, and Chairman of the Iredell Transportation Authority, said eleven local agencies/services were included in the application. Garrison’s recommended funding allocations were: Iredell Vocational Workshop $ 8,500 Council on Aging 11,350 Kidney Dialysis 11,350 I-Care 5,000 Services for the Blind 1,800 Iredell Developmental Day Center 6,000 Elder Center 4,000 SMI/Village Place 9,000 Iredell Developmental Charter School 6,000 Iredell Transportation Emergency Contingency 1,855 Work First (Split between I-Care ($3,500) DSS ($7,515) & Emergency Contingency ($1,000) 12,015 $ 76,870 No one from the general public or the agencies involved in the transportation program spoke. Chairman Haire adjourned the public hearing. MOTION} by Commissioner Johnson to allow Garrison to proceed with the N.C. DOT EDTAP application for 1999-2000 as presented. VOTING: Ayes - 5; Nays - 0. ADMINISTRATIVE MATTERS CONSENT AGENDA MOTION| by Commissioner Stewart to approve the following seven (7) consent agenda items. VOTING: Ayes - 5; Nays - 0. 1. REQUEST TO APPLY FOR A MARCH OF DIMES GRANT: The health department requested permission to apply for a $15,454 grant to be used in the Breast Feeding Peer Counselor Program. During the briefing, the health director said the program appeared to be working because in 1996 there was a 39.2% rate of women enrolled in the WIC program (breast feeding), compared to 55.1% in 1997. 2. REQUEST TO APPLY FOR A MINORITY HEALTH GRANT: The health department requested permission to apply for a $10,000 grant that would be used to work with the Healthier Iredell County Initiative to address Hispanic/Latino health strategies. . REQUEST FOR APPROVAL OF BUDGET AMENDMENT #9 IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE SUMMER FOOD PROGRAM GRANT: The health department is eligible to receive $903.20 in federal monies to reimburse the environmental health division for the inspection of 16 summer food program sites. The funds will be placed in the departmental supplies line item for assistance with costs incurred by the renovation of the Statesville environmental office. . REQUEST FOR APPROVAL OF BUDGET AMENDMENT #10 FOR THE NORTH CAROLINA HEALTH CHOICE FOR CHILDREN (health insurance) PROGRAM: The health department is eligible to receive $2,542 to provide outreach activities (posters, videos, place mats, billboards, notices on the back of grocery store cash register receipts, and newspaper ads) to educate the public about the availability of low cost health insurance for children. Health Director Ray Rabe advised during the agenda briefing that North Carolina officials had estimated there were 971 children eligible in Iredell County. As of August 1999, 513 children had been enrolled. The funds will be used to try to locate the other 400 children and advise their parents/guardians about the insurance. . REQUEST FOR APPROVAL OF CHILD HEALTH (school health) BUDGET AMENDMENT #11: Additional funding in the amount of $2,277 is available from the state to aid local health departments in supplying children’s dental services. Rabe said the funds would be targeted towards kindergarten through 12" grade children who are enrolled in the “Free Lunch Program.” . REQUEST FOR FULL-TIME POSITION AT THE 901 TRANSFER STATION (This position would replace two part-time positions.): The solid waste director advised during the agenda briefing that he was requesting to replace two part-time positions with one full-time position. The transfer station would then have two full- time employees who could share the 73.5 hours of work. Each employee would work 37 hours and this would entitle the person to have full benefits and about 90% of leave time earned. . REQUEST FOR APPROVAL OF THE VOICE DATA SOLUTIONS CONTRACT: The two-year contract will allow county citizens to pay taxes by credit card. Voice Data Solutions will write a software program. (It will be about six more weeks before the project is completed.) END OF CONSENT AGENDA REQUEST FROM HEALTH DEPARTMENT FOR OFFICE ASSISTANT IV POSITION: The health director said the county was mandated by state law to provide “a particular complement of services.” He said the level of each service was where the county had some flexibility. Rabe said that when he first came to Statesville he noticed Iredell County was putting more money into the health department than what was being done in other states. He said he then decided to find outside funding to support activities and to reduce the amount of county money. The health director said he also noticed the population was increasing and when this happened the need for services increased. Rabe said that in order for him to continue his goal of obtaining grants to reduce county funding, the department would need the new staff person to handle the paperwork. Commissioner Fortner said she had concerns about adding a position. She suggested the department redistribute the staff and their duties. She also mentioned the possibility of using a temporary or allowing the staff to work overtime. Rabe said the department had tried all three suggestions. Fortner asked if he had used overtime. Rabe said no. He said the office staff would probably resign if they were asked to work overtime. He said, “There is no way that overtime can solve the problem that we are talking about here. We can’t get 2,080 hours of work out of the people we have left. They are not the kind of people who are going to work that.” Fortner said the county’s payroll was one of the biggest expenses and the number of employees continued to grow. She mentioned that once a position was added, that it was normally on a permanent basis. She said there were 700 county employees. Mrs. Fortner said other departments had similar situations and they worked overtime when it was needed. Attorney Pope asked Rabe what percentage of the health budget was funded by the county. Rabe said it was just under 50%. He said his goal was 40%. Mr. Rabe said, however, the 40% might not be realistic if there was not adequate staff to handle the paperwork. Commissioner Johnson said he saw a system occurring where grants, or enticements, were being used to create “government largess.” He said this happened when the county’s payroll was enlarged. Johnson said he began to draw the line when grants started to cost money outside of the budget plan. Commissioner Bowles said he was the appointee to the health board and he agreed that county government should not grow larger. He said, however, that a new person would probably be needed when the separation of services for billing began (unbundling). MOTION] by Commissioner Bowles to approve the new Office Assistant IV position. VOTING: Ayes - 1 (Bowles); Nays - 4. REQUEST FOR ADOPTION OF BUDGET AMENDMENT # 12 FOR THE BRAWLEY SCHOOL ROAD/CANVASBACK ROAD REALIGNMENT PROJECT: Mrs. Blumenstein said the rights-of-way had been purchased at a cost of $37,250. The funds will be taken from contingency leaving a fund balance of $1,136,990. MOTION] by Commissioner Fortner to approve Budget Amendment #12 in the amount of $37,250 for the Brawley School Road/Canvasback Road realignment project. VOTING: Ayes - 5; Nays - 0. CONTINUATION OF DISCUSSION AND/OR DECISION REGARDING THE LOAN FOR A NEW MOBILE AIR UNIT: Mrs. Blumenstein said the county had previously been approached by a representative of the Air Mobile Unit Committee about a loan request in the amount of $100,000. The money would be used to purchase a $248,815 new mobile air unit. On March 15, 1999, the Fire Tax District Board (FTDB) agreed to fund $50,000 each year for the next three years for the new unit. The Air Mobile Unit Committee has all of the funds for the new vehicle except for the $50,000 in the FY 2000-2001 fire tax budget and the $50,000 in the FY 2001 - 2002 fire tax budget. Biumenstein said that if the resolution were approved, the county would lease the unit to the Iredell County Firemen’s Association. When the loan is repaid in 24 months, the title will be written to the Firemen’s Association. Mrs. Blumenstein noted that at the meeting on September 21, 1999, she had said there would be $6800 in interest that would need to be paid. However, if the sales taxes are deducted from the $6800, there will be a net difference of $3600. MOTION] by Commissioner Johnson to (1) approve the resolution presented by the finance director in reference to the financing (2) make provisions whereby all of the interest incurred by the loan will be paid by sales tax reimbursements and from the county-wide service district ($3,600 to be appropriated in the FY 2001-2002 budget and used at the time of the final loan payment) and (3) approve Budget Amendment #13 which will (a) reclassify the $50,000 appropriation to the Iredell County Firemen’s Association (b) recognize the $100,000 loan and the $99,707 from the other agencies participating in the transaction and (c) appropriate the funds for the purchase of anew air van. VOTING: Ayes - 5; Nays - 0. RESOLUTION APPROVING FINANCING TERMS WHEREAS, Iredell County (“County”) has previously determined to undertake a project for a Mobile Air Unit, and the finance officer has presented a proposal for the financing of such Project. BE IT THEREFORE RESOLVED, as follows: 1. The county hereby determines to finance the Project through Branch Banking and Trust Company (“BB&T”), in accordance with the proposal dated September 8, 1999. The amount financed shall not exceed $100,000, the annual interest rate (in the absence of default or change in tax status) shall not exceed 4.53%, and the financing term shall not exceed two (2) years from closing. 2. All financing contracts and all related documents for the closing of the financing (the “Financing Documents") shall be consistent with the foregoing terms. All officers and employees of the County are hereby authorized and directed to execute and deliver any Financing Documents, and to take all such further action as they may consider necessary or desirable, to carry out the financing of the Project as contemplated by the proposal and this resolution. The Financing Documents shall include a Financing Agreement and an Escrow Agreement as BB&T may request. 3. The Finance Officer is hereby authorized and directed to hold executed copies of the Financing Documents until the conditions for the delivery of the Financing Documents have been completed to such officer's satisfaction. The Finance Officer is authorized to approve changes to any Financing Documents previously signed by County officers or employees, provided that such changes shall not substantially alter the intent of such documents or certificates from the intent expressed in the forms executed by such officers. The Financing Documents shall be in such final forms as the Finance Officer shall approve, with the Finance Officer’s release of any Financing Document for delivery constituting conclusive evidence of such officer's final approval of the Document’s final form. 4. The County shall not take or omit to take any action the taking or omission of which shall cause its interest payments on this financing to be includable in the gross income for federal income tax purposes of the registered owners of the interest payment obligations. The County hereby designates its obligations to make principal and interest payments under the Financing Documents as “qualified tax-exempt obligations” for the purpose of Internal Revenue Code Section 265(b)(3). 5. All prior actions of County officers in furtherance of the purposes of this resolution are hereby ratified, approved, and confirmed. All other resolutions (or parts thereof) in conflict with this resolution are hereby repealed, to the extent of the conflict. This resolution shall take effect immediately. Approved this the 5" day of October 1999. REQUEST FOR DISCUSSION REGARDING THE CONTINUATION OF THE BEAVER MANAGEMENT ASSISTANCE PROGRAM: Mr. Mashburn, the county manager, said a letter was recently received from the Soil and Water Office encouraging the continuation of the beaver management program. The funds ($4,000 per year) have already been appropriated for this year, however, it was recently learned the program had not been extensively used. MOTION| by Commissioner Bowles to discontinue the Beaver Management Assistance Program. VOTING: Ayes - 5; Nays - 0. REQUEST FOR ADOPTION OF THE SEPTEMBER 21, 1999 MINUTES: |MOTION by Commissioner Bowles to approve the September 21, 1999 minutes. VOTING: Ayes - 5; Nays - 0. ANNOUNCEMENT OF VACANCIES OCCURRING ON BOARDS & COMMISSIONS ADULT CARE HOME COMMUNITY ADVISORY COMMITTEE (2 announcements) REGION F AGING ADVISORY BOARD (1 announcement) APPOINTMENTS TO BOARDS & COMMISSIONS HOME & COMMUNITY CARE BLOCK GRANT COMMITTEE (1 appt.): Chairman moved | to postpone this appointment until the October 19, 1999 meeting. VOTING: Ayes - 5; Nays - 0. REGION F AGING ADVISORY COMMITTEE (1 appt.): Commissioner Stewart to postpone this appointment until the October 19, 1999 meeting. VOTING: Ayes - 5; Nays - 0. HAZARDOUS WASTE & LOW LEVEL RADIOACTIVE WASTE MANAGEMENT BOARD (1 appt.): Chairman Haire moved to postpone this appointment until the October 19, 1999 meeting. VOTING: Ayes - 5; Nays - 0. NURSING HOME ADVISORY COMMITTEE (2 appts.): Chairman Haire nominated Sue and Charles Donaldson. Commissioner Bowles moved| to close the nominations and appoint Sue and Charles Donaldson by acclamation. VOTING: Ayes - 5; Nays - 0. PERSONNEL ADVISORY COMMITTEE (2 appts.): Chairman Haire nominated Tina Robertson. No further nominations were submitted and Chairman Haire |moved| to appoint Robertson by acclamation and postpone the other appointment until the October 19, 1999 meeting. VOTING: Ayes - 5; Nays - 0. NEW BUSINESS VACANCIES ON COUNTY COMMITTEES AND BOARDS: Commissioner Fortner requested the Clerk to the Board to submit ads to the local newspapers in reference to the need for volunteers to serve on county committees and boards. DEFIBRILLATORS AND VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPARTMENTS (VFDs): Commissioner Stewart advised that at the Fire Tax District Board meeting on September 30, 1999, a discussion occurred about using funds to purchase defibrillators for the VFDs. Stewart said she was asked to discuss the matter with the finance director and purchasing agent. Each defibrillator is estimated to cost around $3,600. Commissioner Johnson said he was understanding the defibrillators would be paid out of the fire tax funds. Commissioner Stewart said this was correct. She noted that some departments might want more than one defibrillator and if they did, the additional cost would be deducted from their annual appropriation. Mrs. Blumenstein said the bids would be brought back to the board before any purchases occurred. MOTION] by Commissioner Stewart to proceed with the bid process for the purchase of defibrillators for the fire departments. VOTING: Ayes - 5; Nays - 0. UPDATE ON STATE LIVESTOCK FACILITY: Mashburn advised that N.C. Representative Frank Mitchell had recently said the state funds for the new livestock facility had been frozen. This action occurred due to the Hurricane Floyd storm damage in eastern North Carolina. UPDATE ON STUMPY CREEK PARK UPDATE: Mashburn said the National Guard had not been able to work as much as previously predicted. Mr. Mashburn said he had talked to the Recreation Advisory Committee Chairman about the need to look at what funds were available to accelerate the park progress. Mashburn said there needed to be an alternative plan. HARMONY SEWER PROJECT: Commissioner Johnson said he knew the state would have to redirect some funds due to the hurricane damage. He requested that if the county manager heard of any delays regarding the Harmony sewer project that the information be shared with the Harmony Town Mayor. WEST IREDELL WATER PROJECT: Mashburn said he had talked to a state official, and it did not appear that delays would be occurring with West Iredell’s $330,000 grant. Chairman Haire said she understood from Representative Mitchell that if contracts had been issued on projects, that funds would not be frozen. CLOSED SESSIONS: Citing G.S. 143.318.11(a) (5)- Property Acquisition, and G.S. 143.318.11 (a) (3)-Attorney/Client, Chairman Haire |moved| to enter into Closed Session. VOTING: Ayes - 5; Nays - 0. ADJOURNMENT: Chairman Haire |moved] to adjourn the meeting at 9:00 p.m. Next Meeting: October 19, 1999, 5:00 p.m. & 7:00 p.m., in the Iredell County Government Center, 200 South Center Street, Statesville, NC. VOTING: Ayes - 5; Nays - 0. Approved: 4 ai Lf 1997 Ma €. More CnC. ( Clerk to the Board 8 IREDELL COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS BRIEFING MINUTES OCTOBER 19, 1999 The Iredell County Board of Commissioners met in Briefing Session on Tuesday, October 19, 1999, 5:00 p.m., in the Iredell County Government Center (Commissioners’ Meeting Room), 200 South Center Street, Statesville, NC 28677. Present: Chairman Sara K. Haire Vice Chairman Steve D. Johnson Tommy E. Bowles Alice T. Fortner Alice M. Stewart Staff Present: County Manager Joel Mashburn, Planning Supervisor William Allison, Health Nursing Director Janet Blaufuss, Finance Director Susan Blumenstein, and Clerk to the Board Jean Moore. CALL TO ORDER by Chairman Haire REQUEST FOR RELEASE OF JURISDICTION: (LandCraft Properties, Inc., Requests Release of Jurisdiction, to the Town of Mooresville, of a 206-acre Tract of Land Located on the North Side of NC Highway 150 (east of Mooresville between Hwy 801 & Wiggins Rd.): Planning Supervisor Allison explained the LandCraft Properties request and said that if the property were released, Mooresville would probably establish R-8 zoning. The property is in a watershed and much green space will be required. Allison said there was opposition from property owners near the site. He mentioned that in the past, a question had been asked about notice requirements. Mr. Allison said the planning department, nor the county, were required to send out notices. If a zoning release does occur, however, it is up to the governing unit having jurisdiction to send out public notices when there is a change. Commissioner Fortner voiced concerns about growth and the need to manage it. She said decisions were being made on an arbitrary basis. Commissioner Bowles asked about the prospect of Mooresville annexing the area even if the board did not release the property. Allison said that in June of 2000, the Town would probably initiate annexation plans. Since the planning staff recommended the release of jurisdiction, Commissioner Johnson asked Allison how this decision was determined. Allison said a portion of the property was already in Mooresville’s extraterritorial zoning jurisdiction. He said it was difficult for developers when they had to abide by two separate sets of regulations. Allison mentioned the Fox Den subdivision and the problems encountered by the developers. He said the developers had to keep revising their plans and it wound up being costly. Allison said he looked at the request in terms of technical factors. REQUEST FOR APPROVAL OF THE SEPTEMBER REFUNDS & RELEASES: Weisner said the listings were in order for approval. He mentioned that for the past several weeks, his staff had been concentrating on finding unlisted boats. Arbitrary assessments were placed on several boats and some of these now needed to be released. Weisner said all boats, including row boats, had to be registered with the Wildlife Commission. REQUEST FOR APPROVAL OF A BUDGET AMENDMENT FOR THE HEALTHY CAROLINIANS’ PROJECT: Health Nursing Director Janet Blaufuss said the Healthier Iredell County Initiative was requesting permission to apply for, and receive, $10,000 to cover expenses associated with becoming a state certified “Healthy Carolinians” group. Blaufuss said the health department would serve as the fiduciary. A $5,000 cash or in-kind match will be needed. She said Iredell Memorial Hospital had paid for a $2,700 survey and this amount could be applied towards the match. The remaining amount will be provided by in-kind activities supplied by the health department and Iredell Memorial. Blaufuss said a letter of endorsement from the board of commissioners would also be needed for the grant application. REQUEST FROM THE PARTNERSHIP FOR YOUNG CHILDREN (SMART START) FOR PERMISSION TO ACCEPT DISCRETIONARY FUNDING FROM THE OFFICE OF JUVENILE JUSTICE & APPROVAL OF A BUDGET AMENDMENT: Blaufuss said that last spring the Partnership applied for a $100,000 grant for an intensive-home visitation project. The funds, however, were not awarded. Instead, the state is now willing to grant the Partnership $12,500 for planning costs associated with the visitation program. Blaufuss said she understood the planning grant would eventually lead to the securement of the initial $100,000. Ms. Blaufuss said there were many human service agencies in the county, but there was a lack of coordination. The planning grant funds would be used to create a triage system which would lead to a more coordinated effort between local agencies. Commissioner Fortner asked what the visitation staff would be doing in the homes. Blaufuss said workers were already visiting high-risk families. The new program would be much more involved. Employees would have more time to insure that parents were following through on medical appointments, etc. REQUEST FOR APPROVAL OF BUDGET AMENDMENT #16 WHICH WILL ALLOW FOR THE TRANSFER OF FUNDS/EMPLOYEE POSITION FROM MAINTENANCE TO THE JAIL DEPARTMENT: The county manager said he was requesting the transfer of a person from the Maintenance Department to the Iredell County Jail Department. The employee would be under the supervision of Jail Administrator Rick Dowdle. Mashburn said the employee had been providing routine maintenance and would continue in this capacity, however the person’s supervision would be done by the jail staff. OTHER: New Agricultural Center: Commissioner Johnson asked about the timetable for the new Ag. Center. Mashburn said the moving date would be around December of 2000. The renovation of the existing building should begin around January of 2001. Stumpy Creek Park: Mashburn said the site would soon be seeded. He mentioned the staff was trying to develop a contingency plan due to the park not progressing as rapidly as was previously predicted. Harmony VFD: Commissioner Johnson said he understood the hydrant near the Harmony Fire Department was not operational. The hydrant is antiquated and the manager of Iredell Water has been unable to find the necessary repair parts. Mr. Johnson asked Commissioner Stewart if she would discuss the possibility of purchasing a new hydrant with the fire tax district board. Troutman VFD: Commissioner Bowles asked Mrs. Stewart if she knew anything about the necessity of removing the dirt from under the Troutman Fire Department. Bowles asked if there was a compaction problem. Stewart said she was not aware of any problems. Ten Commandments Resolution Adopted by the Iredell County Board of Commissioners on September 7, 1999: Commissioner Johnson said several counties had recently adopted The Ten Commandments resolution. He asked the board members if they would be agreeable to sending the resolution to the other North Carolina counties. It was the consensus of the board for the clerk to share the resolution with all of the counties in the state. Noise Ordinance: Commissioner Bowles asked the other board members if they received complaints about noise in the county and criticism about the ordinance. (Specifically, the noise ordinance not being stringent enough for the sheriff's department to correct noise problems.) The other commissioners said they were comfortable with the present ordinance. They said input was received from the sheriff's department when the ordinance was last revised. ADJOURNMENT: Chairman Haire adjourned the briefing session at 6:10 p.m. Approved: lerk to the Board IREDELL COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS MINUTES OCTOBER 19, 1999 The Iredell County Board of Commissioners met in Regular Session on Tuesday, October 19, 1999, 7:00 p.m., in the Iredell County Government Center (Commissioners’ Meeting Room), 200 South Center Street, Statesville, NC 28677. Present: Chairman Sara K. Haire Vice Chairman Steve D. Johnson Tommy E. Bowles Alice T. Fortner Alice M. Stewart Staff Present: County Manager Joel Mashburn, County Attorney Bill Pope, Finance Director Susan Blumenstein, Planning Supervisor William Allison, and Clerk to the Board Jean Moore. CALL TO ORDER by Chairman Haire INVOCATION by Commissioner Bowles PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE: Boy Scouts Brandon Johnson and Keith Grimwood lead the pledge of allegiance. The scouts were from Troop 607 of Concord Presbyterian Church. ADJUSTMENTS OF THE AGENDA: |MOTION)by Chairman Haire to adjust the agenda by: Additions: @ Request from American Renaissance Middle School for Extension of the Bryant Supply Building Lease Agreement (Extension through April 1, 2000 with Possible Month-to-Month Option through May) ® Request for Approval of Budget Amendment #16 which will allow for the Transfer of Funds/Employee Position from Maintenance to the Jail Department VOTING: Ayes - 5; Nays - 0. REQUEST FOR RELEASE OF JURISDICTION: LandCraft Properties, Inc. Requests Release of Jurisdiction, to the Town of Mooresville, of a 206-acre Tract of Land Located on the north side of NC Highway 150 (east of Mooresville between Hwy 801 & Wiggins Rd.): Planning Supervisor Allison said the developer (LandCraft, Inc.) was requesting zoning jurisdiction release of a 206 acre tract of land to the Town of Mooresville. The property is located within 1,400 feet of Mooresville’s corporate limits and has approximately 2,000 feet of road frontage already in the Town’s extraterritorial zoning jurisdiction (ETJ). Currently, the property has no access other than N.C. Highway 150 which is controlled by Mooresville. The proposed subdivision is in compliance with the Town’s Land Use and Capital Improvement Plan for future development. John Freeman, Attorney for LandCraft Properties, Inc., said his client had a contract to purchase the property. Freeman said a portion of the property was already included in Mooresville’s ETJ He said LandCraft intended to build a single-family, moderately-priced development and ask the Town of Mooresville for R-8 zoning. Freeman said R-8 zoning would allow 2.7 units per acre. He said it would take four to five years before the project could be completely finished. Out of the 200 acres, approximately 60 would be left as “green space.” This space would cover about three- fourths of the project’s boundary and the other section would have a 50-foot undisturbed buffer. Freeman said the property was in Mooresville’s capital improvement area for future water and sewer development. Freeman said he knew there was opposition, but the property could not be economically developed under the existing zoning. He said that with the watershed regulations and the current zoning, the property could only render about one unit per acre. Freeman said growth was coming and people could not expect to live in a rural, country setting when they were only a quarter of a mile away from a growing city. Commissioner Stewart asked if the property was within the Mooresville Graded School District. Freeman said he thought it was. Scott Stover (Landcraft Properties Vice Chairman) said a portion was in the district. Chairman Haire said the N.C. General Assembly approved the schoo! district’s boundaries about two years ago. Commissioner Fortner said regardless of what district the property was located in, the commissioners were responsible for school capital projects. Fortner mentioned there were 206 acres and at 2.7 homes per acre, this could possibly produce 560 houses. Using two children per family, there could possibly be over 1,000 children eventually needing an education. Commissioner Stewart asked the price range of the proposed new homes. Stover said between $130,000 and $180,000. An unidentified woman in the audience asked for an explanation of a watershed and its implication. Allison said that the area being discussed was in a Watershed II classification. He said that for single-family residential development the county’s current guidelines were one dwelling unit per acre. Allison said he could not speak about Mooresville’s guidelines, however, he understood that if a citizen asked for a PRC zoning district, and if they applied for a high density option, the number of units could be increased. Commissioner Johnson said that if you went on county averages, as far as the number of homes and the number of people in schools as a prorated portion of the county population, this would be about 300-320 school children. He mentioned that with the price range of the homes, that most of the residents would be in their child-rearing years, and there would probably be more children. Doug Carrigan asked if adjacent property owners would be allowed to hook-up to utilities if water and sewer were brought in for the development. Chairman Haire said the decision would be up to the Town of Mooresville. One of the LandCraft representatives said that Mooresville Town Engineer Carson Fisher had mentioned the possibility of a regional lift station. Carrigan said the current residents had a “sense of community.” He mentioned that a subdivision, such as the one described, would have inhabitants that would only stay for a few years and then they would move to a more permanent setting. Carrigan said that with the density described, it would be similar to a mobile home park. Elaine Hamilton said she moved to the area about two years ago to escape Charlotte. She mentioned that her home in Charlotte had once been in a remote area. Then, a fast food restaurant was built across the street. She said the traffic became so congested she couldn’t get out of her driveway. Hamilton said she had concerns about the same thing happening if the release occurred. Frank Alexander said he lived very close to the proposed project. Mr. Alexander said he felt growth should be slowed down until there were adequate schools to accommodate all of the county’s children. Alexander said he felt the county should use the pay-as-you-go method in paying for 2 schools and not take in anymore subdivisions until it could pay for the educational facilities. He said he was aware of the differences between the Town’s zoning and the county’s. Alexander said “he preferred the county’s zoning rules. Mr. Alexander said he feared for the people living on and near the property because if the zoning went to Mooresville, they would not be allowed to vote for the people making decisions for them. Chairman Haire asked the audience members in opposition to the zoning release to stand up. Approximately 14 people responded. She then asked the individuals in favor, and 11 people stood up. However, 4 of the 11 were the real estate developers (Stover, Auspitz, Forman) and their attorney (Freeman). Commissioner Bowles said he felt the county was at a “crossroads” in how to deal with zoning releases. He said citizens should have a representative form of government, but if the zoning was released to Mooresville, the final decision on how development could occur would be done by officials who were not voted on by the land owners in the area. Bowles said that regardless of the decision made by the county, the property might eventually fall under Mooresville’s jurisdiction due to annexation. Commissioner Johnson said he had voted consistently in the past on these types of requests. He said he felt that if someone had the right to tell a property owner what he could or could not do, the property owner should have the right to vote for that person. Johnson said the board had to pay for school construction. He said he had been accused in the past, when he had voted against similar requests, that he was against organized planning. Johnson said he didn’t see it that way, especially when one governmental entity could plan residential development and a separate governmental entity had to fund infrastructure and the educational facilities. | Mr. Johnson said residential development did not pay for the services it required. Commissioner Stewart said she wanted to reiterate the comments of Bowles and Johnson. Commissioner Fortner said she was one of the leaders in the struggle for a new south Iredell high school and the addition at the Perth Road site. Mrs. Fortner said the county needed to slow growth down, because it could not continue to enter into debt to build schools. In addition, Fortner said that roads in the southern part of the county were becoming a serious problem. She said she hoped that a plan could be created to manage growth. MOTION] by Commissioner Johnson to deny the LandCraft Properties, Inc., request of release of zoning jurisdiction of the 206 acre tract of land. VOTING: Ayes - 5; Nays - 0. MOTION| by Commissioner Stewart to approve the following seven (7) consent agenda VOTING: Ayes - 5; Nays - 0. 1. REQUEST FOR APPROVAL OF A LETTER OF CREDIT (RENEWAL) FOR DAVIDSON POINTE SUBDIVISION (Mecklenburg Hwy/Bridges Farm Road) (The planning supervisor explained during the briefing session that Jack E. Shaw had requested the renewal of a letter of credit. Wachovia Bank’s original letter (LC871- 106297) was in the amount of $1,534,012 to cover the cost of street construction/ utilities/engineering. The renewal will extend through October 28, 2000.) 2. REQUEST FOR APPROVAL OF THE SEPTEMBER REFUNDS & RELEASES (The county assessor recommended approval of the listings during the briefing session.) Releases for the Month of September 1999 County Solid Waste Fees E. Alexander Fire #1 Shepherd’s Fire #2 Mt. Mourne Fire #3 All County Fire #4 Statesville Statesville Downtown Mooresville Mooresville Downtown Mooresville School Troutman Harmony Love Valley $ 98,052.36 792.00 17.88 248.45 Tale 3,238.96 25,556.36 26.54 29,170.58 0 7,483.61 1,520.07 11.00 0 Refunds for the Month of September 1999 County All County Fire #4 Solid Waste Fees Statesville Mooresville 521.26 50.82 234.00 160.89 167.45 $ 166,189.93 $ 1,134.42 3. REQUEST FOR APPROVAL OF BUDGET AMENDMENT #14 FOR THE HEALTHY CAROLINIANS’ PROJECT (see briefing minutes) 4. REQUEST FROM THE PARTNERSHIP FOR YOUNG CHILDREN (SMART START) FOR PERMISSION TO ACCEPT DISCRETIONARY FUNDING FROM THE OFFICE OF JUVENILE JUSTICE & APPROVAL OF BUDGET AMENDMENT 415 (see briefing minutes) 5. REQUEST FOR APPROVAL OF THE OCTOBER 5, 1999 MINUTES 6. REQUEST FROM AMERICAN RENAISSANCE MIDDLE SCHOOL FOR BRYANT SUPPLY BUILDING LEASE AGREEMENT EXTENSION (THROUGH APRIL 1, 2000 WITH POSSIBLE MONTH-TO-MONTH OPTION THROUGH MAY 31, 2000): On July 13, 1999, the board approved a lease agreement to begin on August 1, 1999 for American Renaissance to use the Bryant Supply Building through October 31, 1999. The agreement also had a month-to-month option through January 31, 2000. Officials of American Renaissance have now requested a lease extension through March 31, 2000 with a month-to-month option for April and May. . REQUEST FOR APPROVAL OF BUDGET AMENDMENT #16 WHICH WILL ALLOW FOR THE TRANSFER OF FUNDS/EMPLOYEE POSITION FROM MAINTENANCE TO THE JAIL DEPARTMENT (see briefing minutes) ANNOUNCEMENT OF VACANCIES OCCURRING ON BOARDS & COMMISSIONS NURSING HOME ADVISORY BOARD (5 announcements) CROSSROADS BEHAVIORAL HEALTHCARE (2 announcements) APPOINTMENTS TO BOARDS & COMMISSIONS ADULT CARE HOME COMMUNITY ADVISORY COMMITTEE (2 appts.): Commissioner Stewart nominated Lee McClure and Sue Gaither. Chairman Haire |moved] to close the nominations and appoint McClure and Gaither by acclamation. VOTING: Ayes - 5; Nays - 0. REGION F AGING ADVISORY BOARD (2 appts.): Commissioner Fortner nominated Iris McKnight (regular position) and Annette McKean (alternate position). Chairman Hair¢ moved to close the nominations and appoint McKnight and McKean by acclamation. VOTING: Ayes - 5; Nays - 0. HOME & COMMUNITY CARE BLOCK GRANT COMMITTEE (1 appt.): No nominations were submitted, and Commissioner Johnson|moved)to postpone this appointment until the November 2, 1999 meeting. VOTING: Ayes - 5; Nays - 0. HAZARDOUS WASTE & LOW LEVEL RADIOACTIVE WASTE MANAGEMENT BOARD (1 appt.): No nominations were submitted, and Chairman Haire moved| to postpone this appointment until the November 2, 1999 meeting. VOTING: Ayes - 5; Nays - 0. PERSONNEL ADVISORY COMMITTEE (1 appt.): Chairman Haire nominated Bill Spangler. Commissioner Fortner nominated Denise Feimster. In accordance with the board’s rules of procedure, a vote on the two candidates will take place at the next meeting. COUNTY MANAGER'S REPORT Supervisory Training: The county manager said this training began on October 5 and would extend through November 10, 1999. About 40 county employees are enrolled in the training that is being conducted through Mitchell Community College. EMS _ REPORT: The manager noted that an EMS Activity Report was included in his written manager’s report. Hiring of New EMS Director: Mashburn said he would begin the recruitment/hiring process for a new EMS Director in the next few weeks. Advertisements for the position will be done in regional newspapers (Raleigh/Durham, Charlotte, Greenville, and Asheville). ADJOURNMENT: |MOTION| by Chairman Haire to adjourn until the Joint Meeting with the Iredell-Statesville School Board on Thursday, October 21, 1999, 6:30 p.m., at the Talley House Restaurant in Troutman, NC. VOTING: Ayes - 5; Nays - 0. Clerk to the Board Approved: Gust vx / 79 7 il DYftae. La _ IREDELL COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS MINUTES OCTOBER 21, 1999 JOINT MEETING WITH IREDELL-STATESVILLE SCHOOL BOARD The Iredell County Board of Commissioners met with the Iredell-Statesville School Board on October 21, 1999, 6:30 p.m., at the Talley House Restaurant, in Troutman, NC. County commissioners and staff attending were: Sara K. Haire, Chairman Steve D. Johnson, Vice Chairman Tommy E. Bowles, Commissioner Alice T. Fortner, Commissioner Alice M. Stewart, Commissioner County Manager Joel Mashburn, Finance Director Susan Blumenstein, and Clerk to the Board Jean Moore. ol mem and staff attending were: Vaughn Sprinkle, Vice Chairman (District 1) Tara Cashion, Member (District 7) Jim Head, Member (District 5) Skip McCall, Member (District 4) Ralph Staley, Member (District 3) Iredell-Statesville School Superintendent Dr. Howard “Buddy” Coleman, Associate Supt. Dr. Norman Harris, and Assistant Supt. for Planning Dr. Julia Williams. Also, Record & Landmark reporter Sean Gillespie attended the meeting. INVOCATION by Skip McCall Dr. Coleman thanked the commissioners for agreeing to the dinner meeting. He said the county was changing and its population was increasing. Coleman said more schools would be needed in the future, but that he did not believe in constructing facilities with lots of “bells and whistles.” Dr. Coleman reported that discipline problems had decreased at the schools were uniforms were being worn. Coleman addressed the needs of several schools. Some remarks were: Wayside & ADR: Since the Department of Transportation’s plan for Hwy. 70 widening will not interfere that much with Wayside, Coleman said a plan needed to be created for either anew replacement school for both Wayside and ADR or a remodeling project for both schools. A replacement for both schools would cost about $10.5 million. The staff has estimated it would cost about the same amount of money to remodel both schools. Wayside is located on a 9.36 acre tract of land that could someday be valuable. However, Dr. Coleman cited several problems with Wayside’s location. He mentioned heavy traffic, dust, and the topography of the site which would make it difficult to remodel or expand. In addition, the sewer line is in front of the building. A new housing development (400 homes) is currently being planned near Wayside (Bell Farm Road). Harmony Elementary: Commissioner Johnson said he understood that grant funds were still anticipated from the state for sewer work near Harmony School. Dr. Williams said the school staff talked regularly to Harmony Mayor Campbell about the sewer project. She estimated it would cost $200,000 to $300,000 if the school had to build a sewer treatment facility. Annex Site (Salisbury Road) & Race Street Office Building: Coleman said that with the closure of the Mulberry Street facility, the alternative school students were being taught in mobile units. He said the school staff was considering the idea of converting the Race Street building into a place for the alternative school. The interior area of the Annex could possibly be remodeled to house the Race Street staff. Dr. Coleman said that with retrofitting, the projected costs for this work would be $600,000 for the Race Street site and $3.2 million for the Annex. Commissioner Stewart asked how much property was at Race Street, and Dr. Williams said 3.6 acres. ut | t Middl is: Williams said new kitchens were needed for both the elementary and middle school at Troutman. The staff has looked at building one kitchen to serve both schools. Garage Site for Bus Servicing: Coleman said the bus area needed to be expanded. Land has been identified. It was mentioned that some money was made this year, for the first time, out of the surplus vehicle auction. wing of Statesville Middle/East Mi District Lines: Commissioner Fortner asked when the district redrawing would be done for the middle schools at Statesviile and East. Dr. Williams said an actual date was not calculated. She said there was just a possibility, the lines might be redrawn. Project Update: Dr. Coleman briefly updated the board on school capital projects. The following information was shared in a handout. Projects Completed or Near Completion NORTH ZONE PROJECTS PRIMARY SOURCE OF FUNDING Central Elem -New addition with 18 classrooms, Local Bond cafeteriaskitchen, media center, administration, sewer upgrade, renovation of downstairs, gym windows Union Grove Elem -Air conditioning Local and State Bond -New addition with 2 classrooms, Local and State Bond administration, media center, cafeteria/kitchen, sewer upgrade North High -Renovation, air conditioning, windows Local and State Bond SOUTH ZONE PROJECTS PRIMARY SOURCE OF FUNDING Lake Norman Elem -New 600 student K-5 school County -Addition of 8 classrooms, paving State Bond Mt Mourne Elem -Addition of 6 classrooms, State Bond administration, air conditioning of gym Shepherd Elem -Addition of 11 classrooms, media Local and State Bond center, administration, cafeteria/kitchen sewer upgrade, renovation of older classroom building Brawley Middle -New building COPS -Addition of 8 classrooms, paving State Bond Troutman Middle -Renovations, air conditioning, County windows South High -Renovations, air conditioning, Local and State Bond windows WEST ZONE Celeste Henkel Elem Scotts Elem Sharon Elem West Middle STATESVILLE/ EAST ZONE Cool Spring Elem Ebenezer Elem East Elementary Northview Elem ADR Elem Wayside Elem East Middle Statesville Middle Statesville High NORTH ZONE North High North Middle SOUTH ZONE South High Lakeshore Elem Lakeshore Middle Lake Norman High WEST ZONE West High PROJECTS -Addition of 15 classrooms, cafeteria/kkitchen, sewer upgrade, renovations -Air conditioning, renovations, carpet, windows -Air conditioning, renovations, carpet, windows -Addition -Renovations, roof, air conditioning, interior PROJECTS -Air conditioning -Addition of 10 classrooms, cafeteria/kitchen, media center, sewer upgrade, renovations, carpet -Air conditioning, carpet, renovations -Air conditioning, renovations -Ait conditioning, addition of new media center, renovations -Air conditioning, renovations -Air conditioning -New schec! -Renovations -Renovations, windows, air conditioning, new kitchen Projects In Progress PROJECTS -Bids pending on an 6 classroom science building -Design ready to begin ona 6 classroom addition PROJECTS ~Bids pending on an 8 classroom science building -Construction underway on 800 student K-5 school -Ready to bid 800 student school for grades 6-8 -Design for new 1200 student high school in process PROJECTS -New media center addition, renovation of current media center into classrooms, re-roof PRIMARY SOURCE OF FUNDING Local and State Bond Local Bond Local Bond COPS Local and State Bond PRIMARY SOURCE OF FUNDING Local and State Bond Local and State Bond Local Bond Local Bond Local Bond Local and State Bond Local and State Bond COPS COPS Local and State Bond PRIMARY SOURCE OF FUNDING State Bond State Bond PRIMARY SOURCE OF FUNDING State Bond County COPS COPS PRIMARY SOURCE OF FUNDING Local and State Bond Schoo! ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS (1996-1998) IADR, Coo! 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L00z-000z| 000z-6661 “UBid SPI0N AyIIe4 SJOOYDS 9]}/AS9}L}S-1]OPo4] ADJOURNMENT: Chairman Haire thanked the school board members and staff for the IREDELL COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS MINUTES OF THE PRESENTATION BY CBSA, INC., IN REFERENCE TO THE NEW AGRICULTURAL CENTER & PRE-AGENDA BRIEFING NOVEMBER 2, 1999 On Tuesday, November 2, 1999, at 4:30 p.m., the Iredell County Board of Commissioners met for a presentation from CBSA, Inc., in reference to the new agricultural center. Immediately following the presentation, the regularly scheduled Briefing Session was held at 5:00 p.m. Both meetings were held in the Iredell County Government Center (South Wing Conference Room), 200 South Center Street, Statesville, NC 28677. Present: Chairman Sara K. Haire Vice Chairman Steve D. Johnson Tommy E. Bowles Alice T. Fortner Alice M. Stewart Staff Present: County Manager Joel Mashburn, Director of Support Services Jim Vernon, and Clerk to the Board Jean Moore. CALL TO ORDER by Chairman Haire PRESENTATION BY CBSA, INC. 4:30 P.M. Todd Beck and Robert Smith of CBSA, Inc., shared revised drawings of the new agricultural building. Beck explained the drawings were changed in order for the cooperative extension staff to have more access and control of the center area. In addition, dressing rooms were added near the stage area. If needed, future expansion space for the auditorium area is available near the back of the building (opposite Bristol Drive). The total square footage has not changed, it is still around 23,000 sq. ft. There will be a colonnaded front entrance way. The exterior materials will probably be metal siding (neutral color) and concrete masonry. Beck said the roof might have a more dominant color (barn red). The ground elevation of the structure should be about the same as Bristol Drive. Commissioner Fortner suggested the architects try to determine what exterior color scheme would be used on the state livestock facility. Beck said a contractor would be consulted soon to determine the estimated costs. When asked about the project’s timetable, Smith said they were a little behind, but it was hoped the project would be caught up during the blueprint stage. Water Sewer for the Facility: Mashburn said $100,000 had previously been budgeted by the county for water sewer to the new agricultural center. This was after the engineer working for the state livestock committee estimated that $200,000 would be needed just for the livestock facility. After the county became involved, the engineer said the total cost for water sewer (state livestock expo & county agricultural building) would be around $323,000. The City of Statesville previously committed $200,000 towards the water sewer project. Mr. Mashburn said that due to Hurricane Floyd destruction in eastern North Carolina, the state recently froze the project funds for the livestock expo. With this in mind, on November 1, 1999, Mashburn appeared before the Statesville City Council to see if this board was still committed to the project. Mashburn said the city re-committed its past financial pledge of $200,000. During the conversation with the council, Mashburn asked about the county having tap rights. The city officials told Mashburn the county would have tap rights to the line. Since the state has delayed work on the livestock expo, Director of Support Services Vernon 1 said water sewer for the county’s project might cost up to $145,000. Vernon said this was a high estimate, and the cost was actually unpredictable. The $45,000 was factored in due to the construction delay of the livestock expo and the site for the new agricultural center being downstream. Chairman Haire said she understood the county had already set aside $100,000 for water sewer. Mashburn said this was correct, but he and Vernon were just advising the board that another $45,000 might be needed. He added this, however, was a high estimate -- the $45,000 might not be needed. Mashburn said that during the 7:00 p.m. meeting, he would ask for the adoption of a project ordinance for the new agricultural center in the amount of $2,100,000. In addition, a budget amendment would be requested for this amount to be transferred from capital reserve. BRIEFING SESSION 5:00 P.M. Present: Chairman Sara K. Haire Vice Chairman Steve D. Johnson Tommy E. Bowles Alice T. Fortner Alice M. Stewart Staff Present: County Manager Joel Mashburn, Director of Support Services Jim Vernon, Planning Supervisor William Allison, Purchasing Agent Evie Caldwell, and Clerk to the Board Jean Moore. PLANNING ITEMS: Allison explained the items needing action from the planning department. Crossroads Mobile Home Site: Planning Supervisor Allison was requested to visit the Crossroads Mobile Home dealership to see if any zoning violations were occurring. Allison said he would inspect the site. ‘omplimentary Remarks for the Planning Supervisor: Commissioner Fortner advised that recently she had heard some favorable remarks concerning Mr. Allison’s performance as the planning supervisor. She and the other commissioners told Mr. Allison that his work was appreciated and recognized. REQUEST FOR APPROVAL OF VEHICLE BIDS: Purchasing Agent Evie Caldwell explained that on October 26, 1999, vehicle bids were opened. Six dealers responded to a request for 18 various vehicles. She added that one additional patrol car was added to the quantity to replace a vehicle that was recently damaged. This caused the patrol vehicles to be over budget by $12,866; however, there are funds in the commissary account to cover the overage. In addition, the low bid for a mini van was over budget by $827. Caldwell said funds in the capital equipment line item could cover this amount. Caldwell mentioned that in reference to the ten patrol car bids, a dealership in Charlotte (Town & Country) had the low bid of $207,485. She said that a local dealer (Joe Bertolami of Finish Line Ford, Statesville, NC) had requested the board of commissioners consider his in-county bid even though it was $453 higher than the low bid. Mrs. Caldwell said the county, traditionally, limited vehicle purchases to a 50-mile radius. Caldwell said that warranty work could be done by any Ford dealer on the patrol cars. The purchasing agent said she understood Mr. Bertolami’s comments, however, the county could not hamper “free trade.” The purchasing agent recommended the approval of the low bids. CENTRALINA COUNCIL OF GOVERNMENTS & CHARLOTTE’S WEB: Commissioner Bowles said he recently attended a Centralina COG Board of Director’s meeting. Mr. Bowles said Centralina’s board had voted to take over the management of the Charlotte’s Web community network. Bowles said he wanted to bring this to the other commissioners’ attention, since the data network was in “dire financial condition.” WINTER PLANNING SESSION SET FOR FRIDAY, JANUARY 21, 2000 & SATURDAY, JANUARY 22, 2000, AT THE STATESVILLE CIVIC CENTER: The county manager shared a tentative agenda for the January session. He said the main topic for the meeting would be the management of growth. Commissioner Johnson said he would also like a presentation on the county’ financial condition at some point during the session. Mashburn said this would be included. TWO CONFIRMED CASES OF RUBELLA: Health Director Ray Rabe said two laboratory confirmed cases of rubella had been discovered. Rabe said the disease in itself was not that serious; however, it could cause severe birth defects in unborn children if pregnant women were infected. Approved: .. Le, L999 _. CN CME Clerk to the Board IREDELL COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS MINUTES NOVEMBER 2, 1999 The Iredell County Board of Commissioners met in Regular Session on Tuesday, November 2, 1999, 7:00 p.m., in the Iredell County Government Center (Commissioners’ Meeting Room), 200 South Center Street, Statesville, NC 28677. Present: Chairman Sara K. Haire Vice Chairman Steve D. Johnson Tommy E. Bowles Alice T. Fortner Alice M. Stewart Staff Present: County Manager Joel Mashburn, County Attorney Bill Pope, Planning Supervisor William Allison, and Clerk to the Board Jean Moore. CALL TO ORDER by Chairman Haire INVOCATION by Commissioner Johnson PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE ADJUSTMENTS OF THE AGENDA: |MOTION| by Chairman Haire to approve the agenda with the following revisions: Additions: @Request for Approval of a Project Ordinance in the Amount of $2,100,000 for the New Agricultural Building & Request for Approval of Budget Amendment #17 for the Transfer of $2,100,000 from Capital Reserve into the Capital Project Fund for the New Agricultural Building ®@Closed Sessions for the Purpose of Discussing Matters Relating to G.S.143-318.11 (a) (4) Personnel and G.S. 143-318.11(a) (3) - Legal. VOTING: Ayes - 5; Nays - 0. APPOINTMENTS BEFORE THE BOARD PRESENTATION BY DR. BRYCE CUMMINGS, SUPERINTENDENT OF THE MOORESVILLE GRADED SCHOOL DISTRICT (MGSD): Accompanying Cummings to the meeting were MGSD Board of Education Chairman Dr. Frank Fields, Assistant Supt. for Support Services Roger Hyatt and Public Information Officer Annette Privette. Dr. Cummings said the new wing at the intermediate school was progressing The expansion will consist of an arts and music area and six classrooms. Three mobile units are at the site, and Cummings said he hoped they would be eliminated when the wing was completed. If additional space is needed in the future, ten acres are available towards the back ofthe school. At the current time the school has an enrollment of 915. The capacity when finished will be around 1,015 students, but Cummings said this would not be until school year 2002. In reference to the expansion at Mooresville High School, Cummings said a media center and 14 classrooms were being built. He added that the class rooms were larger than usual because they would be used for science classes. Cummings said the system hoped to remove 12 mobile units. This would leave 20 leased units. PRESENTATION BY MR. JEFF MCKAY, DIRECTOR OF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT FOR THE GREATER STATESVILLE DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION (GSDC), IN REFERENCE TO A REQUEST FOR ADOPTION OF A STRATEGIC FOCUS RESOLUTION: McKay said that during the past few months, he had been involved in a strategic assessment of the GSDC. He said a resolution had been written to summarize the GSDC’s goals. McKay said that all of the funding entities were being asked to adopt the strategic focus resolution. MOTION| by Commissioner Fortner to approve the resolution presented by Mr. McKay. VOTING: Ayes - 5; Nays - 0. RESOLUTION IN SUPPORT OF THE GREATER STATESVILLE DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION’S STRATEGIC FOCUS WHEREAS, the Greater Statesville Development Corporation (GSDC) sponsored a series of public meetings in May and June 1999, attended by a wide variety of elected, staff and community leaders to discuss its role and future; and WHEREAS, the GSDC has been effective in attracting desirable new industry to the Greater Statesville area, assisting the establishment of new businesses, and aiding the growth and expansion of existing businesses, so that the community has enjoyed a steady rate of positive growth in new jobs and the tax base. NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that the Iredell County Board of Commissioners hereby endorses the GSDC’s strategic focus of its primary time and resources on: > Responding to desirable industry which contacts it directly, or through state and regional economic development organizations > Pursuing specific new industry, especially in high-technology, high investment, relatively low employment categories > Assisting existing industry, especially in expansion, relocation and financing > Helping new industries become established in Greater Statesville; AND FURTHERMORE, that the GSDC continue its secondary focus and involvement in: > Cooperatively assisting other local organizations in enhancing quality of life, workforce development, growth of commercial and retail businesses, recruitment of high-quality residential developers, and improvement of the overall community environment in Greater Statesville. > Serving as a responsible steward of the Bassett property gift for capital purposes such as stimulating industrial buildings and land improvements, not for operating purposes, as approved by the GSDC Board. > Tracking industry recruitment data and other objective measurements of success, and sharing that information with the GSDC Committee of 100, funding entities and others. This the 2‘ day of November 1999. PUBLIC HEARING Chairman Haire declared the meeting to be in public hearing session. REQUEST FOR APPROVAL OF A PROPOSED AMENDMENT TO THE LAND DEVELOPMENT PLAN AND REZONING REQUEST (Residential Agricultural to Neighborhood Business Conditional Use District) FOR THE DEER VALLEY L.L.C. PROPERTY, CASE NO. 9910-2: Planning Supervisor Allison said the Deer Valley Limited Licensed Corporation desired to rezone a portion of property from RA, Residential Agricultural to NB(CUD), Neighborhood Business Conditional Use District. The corporation has also requested an amendment to the land development plan. Allison said the proposed property usage would be for a neighborhood convenience store and light retail/office. He continued by saying the property (2.05 acres) was located at the southwest corner of Ostwalt-Amity Road (SR 1001) and Brawley Road (SR 2382) (PIN#4761-65-3451). Mr. Allison said the property was situated at the intersection of two state roads and there were no other adjoining property owners other than the applicant. The planning staff recommended approval of the requests and on October 6, 1999, the planning board unanimously voted in favor of them. Neal Auspitz, member/manager of Deer Valley L.L.C., said a convenience store would be an asset to the community. No one else spoke regarding the matter. Chairman Haire adjourned the public hearing. MOTION] by Commissioner Johnson to approve the amendment to the Iredell County Land Development Plan as relating to Case No. 9910-2 (Deer Valley L.L.C). VOTING: Ayes - 5; Nays - 0. MOTION)by Commissioner Bowles to approve the rezoning requesting of Case No. 9910-2 (Deer Valley L.L.C.) from RA, Residential Agricultural to NB(CUD), Neighborhood Business Conditional Use District. VOTING: Ayes - 5; Nays - 0. ADMINISTRATIVE MATTERS --CONSENT AGENDA MOTION|by Commissioner Fortner to approve the following five (5) consent agenda items. VOTING: Ayes - 5; Nays - 0. 1. REQUEST FOR APPROVAL OF A SURETY BOND AND RELEASE OF TWO CASH BONDS 1. Crescent Resources requests approval of Surety Bond #2958680 in the amount of $288,590 for the Hawkes Bay Subdivision located on April Road and Winwood Lane. The bond is for street improvements. 2. White Wolf Properties requests release of two Cash Bonds (#30904 for $61,121 and #30471 for $5,100) for the Heathstead Subdivision (the developer has completed all work associated with the bonds). 2. REQUEST FOR APPROVAL OF VEHICLE BIDS: The approved bids were: 10 patrol vehicles Town & Country Ford (Crown Victoria) $207,485.00 1 15-passenger wagon Town & Country Ford (E-350) 22,232.95 1 mid-size sedan Mooresville Motors (Taurus) 14,319.00 2 full-size cargo vans Town & Country Ford (E-150) 35,440.90 3 full-size pick ups Finish Line Ford (F-150) 46,010.00 1 mini van Randy Marion Chevrolet (Astro) 19,250.10 3 3. REQUEST FROM CENTRALINA COUNCIL OF GOVERNMENTS FOR THE APPROVAL OF A RESOLUTION WHICH WILL ALLOW THE AGENCY TO RECEIVE STATE FUNDS (This is the standard resolution needed every year for the draw down of state funds.) CENTRALINA COUNCIL OF GOVERNMENTS RESOLUTION WHEREAS, Lead Regional Organizations have established productive voluntary working relationships with municipalities and counties across North Carolina; and WHEREAS, the 1999 General Assembly recognized this need through the appropriation of $900,000 for each year of the biennium to help the Lead Regional Organizations assist local governments with grant applications, economic development, community development, and to support local industrial development activities and other 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; and WHEREAS, in the event that a request is not made by Iredell County for release of these funds to the Lead Regional Organization, the available funds will revert to State’s general fund; and WHEREAS, in Region F, funds in the amount of $55,000 will be used to/for preparation of HOME and CDBG applications, land use corridor studies, hosting of regional seminars/conferences, regional data centers, regional building permit tracking systems, and other economic development activities that may be deemed appropriate; NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that the Iredell County Board of Commissioners requests the release of its share of these funds, $5,238.66 to Centralina Council of Governments at the earliest possible time in accordance with the provisions of state laws. Witnessed this the 2" day of November 1999. 4. REQUEST FOR APPROVAL OF THE OCTOBER 19 & 21, 1999 MINUTES 5. REQUEST FOR APPROVAL OF A PROJECT ORDINANCE IN THE AMOUNT OF $2,100,000 FOR THE NEW AGRICULTURAL CENTER AND REQUEST FOR APPROVAL OF BUDGET AMENDMENT #17 FOR THE TRANSFER OF $2,100,000 FROM CAPITAL RESERVE INTO THE CAPITAL PROJECT FUND FOR THE NEW AGRICULTURAL CENTER: The ordinance reads as follows: Agricultural Center Project Ordinance Be it ordained by the Board of County Commissioners of Iredell County, North Carolina: Section 1. The following costs of the design, construction, and furnishing of the Agricultural Center project located on Bristol Drive will be financed by this fund: Design, Engineering Fees $ 108,270 Furnishings 195,500 Supplies & Reimbursable Expenses 4,000 Water - Sewer Construction 100,000 General Construction 1,692,230 $2,100,000 Section 2. Funds for this Capital Project Fund will be provided from the following source: Transfers from Capital Reserve Fund $2,100,000 Section 3. This Capital Project Fund shall continue until the project is complete. Section 4. Payments from this Capital Project Fund shall be authorized by the County Manager or his designee. Section 5. Upon completion of the construction project, all funds remaining in this C apital Project Fund will be transferred back to the Capital Reserve Fund. This Ordinance being duly adopted this the 2 day of November 1999. END OF CONSENT AGENDA ANNOUNCEMENT OF VACANCIES OCCURRING ON BOARDS & COMMISSIONS ANIMAL GRIEVANCE COMMITTEE (1 announcement) ZONING BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT (2 announcements) APPOINTMENTS TO BOARDS & COMMISSIONS PERSONNEL ADVISORY COMMITTEE (1 appt.): At the October 19, 1999 meeting, two nominees were submitted for this committee. In accordance with the Rules & Procedures for the Iredell County Board of Commissioners, each commissioner had to cast his/her vote. A tally of this action is as follows. Denise Feimster Bill Spangler (Human Resources & Safety (Human Resources Director Director for Southland Packaging, for J.C. Steele & Sons, Inc.) Inc.) Sara K. Haire J Steve D. Johnson Jf Tommy E. Bowles Alice T. Fortner Alice M. Stewart TOTALS Chairman Haire announced that Denise Feimster would be appointed to the Personnel Advisory Board for a three-year term. NURSING HOME ADVISORY BOARD (5 appts.): Commissioner Fortner nominated Louise Cook, Thelma Crabb, Patty Bullen, and Dortha Chuber. Chairman Haire moved] to close the nominations, appoint Cook, Crabb, Bullen, and Chuber by acclamation, and to postpone the remaining appointment until the November 16 meeting. VOTING: Ayes - 5; Nays - 0. CROSSROADS BEHAVIORAL HEALTHCARE (2 appts): Commissioner Fortner, the commissioner appointee to the Crossroads Behavioral Healthcare’s Board of Directors, nominated Iris Mayberry and Dr. Neil Kassman. Chairman Haire |moved] to close the nominations and appoint Mayberry and Kassman by acclamation. VOTING: Ayes - 5; Nays - 0. HOME & COMMUNITY CARE BLOCK GRANT COMMITTEE (1 appt.): No nominations were submitted, and Chairman Haire |moved |to postpone this appointment until the November 16 meeting. VOTING: Ayes - 5; Nays - 0. HAZARDOUS WASTE & LOW LEVEL RADIOACTIVE WASTE MANAGEMENT BOARD (1 appt.): No nominations were submitted, and Chairman Haire moved] to postpone this appointment until the November 16 meeting. VOTING: Ayes - 5; Nays - 0. CAROLINAS PARTNERSHIP: Chairman Haire said she had been serving on the Carolinas Partnership Board in the past. Recently, however, members of the partnership elected to meet on the same day of the month the Iredell County Board of Commissioners meets. Haire said that with the scheduling conflict in mind, she requested permission to suspend the rules of procedure, and to nominate and appoint Steve Robinson to the Carolinas Partnership Board of Directors. VOTING: Ayes - 5; Nays - 0. CLOSED SESSIONS -|MOTION} by Chairman Haire to enter into closed session for the purpose of discussing matters relating to: Economic Development - G.S. 143-318.11i(a) (4) Personnel - G.S. 143-318.11(a) (6) Legal -G.S. 143-318.11(a) (3) VOTING: Ayes - 5; Nays - 0. (Return to Open Session) CALL FOR PUBLIC HEARING IN REFERENCE TO ECLIPSE PACKAGING: MOTION|by Commissioner Fortner to call for a public hearing on the consideration of an economic development incentive for Eclipse Packaging, Inc., in the amount of $70,500 and for the clerk to the board to advertise the hearing for Tuesday, December 7, 1999, 7:00 P.M., in the Commissioners’ Meeting Room, (ICGC) 200 South Center Street, Statesville, NC. VOTING: Ayes - 5; Nays - 0. ADJOURNMENT: |MOTION| by Chairman Haire to adjourn the meeting at 8:30 p.m. NEXT MEETING: November 16, 1999, 5:00 & 7:00 p.m. in the Iredell County Government Center, 200 South Center Street, Statesville, NC. VOTING: Ayes- 5; Nays - 0. Approved: <. be last kewl More Lyle Clerk to the Board IREDELL COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS BRIEFING MINUTES NOVEMBER 16, 1999 The Iredell County Board of Commissioners met in Briefing Session on Tuesday, November 16, 1999, 5:00 P.M., inthe Iredell County Government Center (South Wing Conference Room), 200 South Center Street, Statesville, NC 28677. Present: Chairman Sara K. Haire Vice Chairman Steve Johnson Tommy E. Bowles Alice M. Stewart Absent: Alice T. Fortner Staff Present: County Manager Joel Mashburn, Planning Supervisor William Allison, Library Director Steve Messick, Solid Waste Director Ron Weatherman, Safety Director Larry Ray, Sheriff's Deputy Jim Gibson, County Assessor Brent Weisner, DSS Director Don Wall, Social Work Supervisor Linda Bledsoe, Income Maintenance Administrator Lynn Deal, and Clerk to the Board Jean Moore. REQUEST FOR APPROVAL OF A CHANGE REGARDING THE ELECTING COUNTY PLAN (Payment Calculations - Standard State Plan): The board of commissioners, sitting as the Welfare Reform Oversight Committee, heard a request from DSS Director Wall and his department about using the standard state income plan. He said that in August 1999, information was received indicating that all counties would be mandated to use the standard state payment calculation. Wall said the method would disregard income for three months as a job bonus for first time employment. Then, 27.5% would be disregarded from gross earnings after the job bonus had been depleted. Social Work Supervisor Bledsoe said the change was necessary for the following reasons. . A legislative change would impact outcome goals. . Iredell County’s income regulations were less restrictive than the standard plan. . Automation had not been developed to support Iredell County’s income calculations. . Work First Family Assistance (WFFA) caseloads have the potential to increase if the payment calculation is not revised. . Adopting the standard state income plan would help to insure that Iredell County’s DSS would stay linked with the state Medicaid system. . The housing authority has a provision to exclude earned income for 18 months for WFFA families. Commissioner Johnson asked how many people would be affected. Bledsoe said it would be the individuals that were working - - probably 25 cases per month. Johnson asked how the revision would impact the county’s maintenance of effort. Bledsoe said it would not impact it at all, because this was a federal program. PLANNING ITEMS: Planning Supervisor Ailison explained a cash bond (release) item that was on the agenda. Commissioner Johnson asked if further discussion had occurred about a sign ordinance. Allison said he had discussed the matter with the chairman of the planning board. Mr. Allison said his chairman did not feel a consensus of the members could be reached pertaining to a sign ordinance. No directives were given to Mr. Allison, since the commissioners felt the planning board should take the lead if a sign ordinance was needed. REQUEST FOR APPROVAL OF BUDGET AMENDMENT #18 FOR THE SAFETY DIRECTOR’S DEPARTMENT AND APPROVAL OF A SAFETY POLICY: Larry Ray, the safety director, said his department would need an additional $4,600 through June 30, 2000, in order to have an effective safety program. When asked how much he predicted his total budget would be in 2000-01, Ray said he did not know. He said, however, his budget would probably increase. The $4,600 would be taken from the county’s contingency fund. In reference to the safety policy, Ray said prevention would be the key factor. He said it was important that “near misses” were reported. COUNTY ASSESSOR’S TAX RELEASES FOR OCTOBER: The county assessor recommended approval of the October 1999 refunds and releases. ate on Mapping Supervisor Davi en’s Health: Weisner said he recently visited David Orren at Baptist Hospital. Orren has been in Baptist since October 21, 1999, due to heart surgery. Another surgery is scheduled in December. At the current time, it is predicted he will remain in the hospital throughout December of 1999. Update on tax bills: Weisner said 4,100 tax bills would be sent out on November 22. This will complete all of the tax mailings for this year. REQUEST FOR APPROVAL OF MUNICIPAL ENGINEERING’S PROPOSAL FOR LANDFILL EXPANSION AND APPROVAL OF BUDGET AMENDMENT # 19: Solid Waste Director Ron Weatherman said four firms were selected to offer engineering proposals for work associated with the site suitability and permitting for a new landfill cell. County Manager Mashburn said $210,000 had been budgeted this year for the expansion project. Since the lowest proposal, submitted by Municipal Engineering, was in the amount of $398,400, Mashburn suggested that a budget amendment be approved in the amount of $188,400. Weatherman said Municipal Engineering was familiar with the landfill operation and the newly acquired 66 acres that would be used for expansion. The following is a timetable shared by the manager for the project. Landfill Expansion Project I. Original Estimate $210,000 (amount budgeted) ¢ Obtain site suitability Il. Recommended Contract $398,400 (Municipal Engineering) e Qbtain site suitability 6 months * — All work necessary to design and obtain a permit to construct 6 months STATE REVIEW 6-8 months Construction phase 6 months Permit to operate 3 months Time frame (inciuding all reviews) 30-33 months Ill. Budget Amendment Budget Estimate $210,000 Actual Engineering Cost $398,400 (not to exceed) Budget Amendment $188,400 DISCUSSION REGARDING FLUFF: Mashburn said the state had given approval for counties to test fluff to see if it could be used as daily landfill cover. Mashburn said Wayne Sullivan, an employee of Municipal Engineering, had said that another daily cover source should be found, if possible. Mr. Mashburn said a fluff test costing approximately $3,500 would need to be conducted. In addition, a state representative will need to be on-site during the testing period. The L. Gordon Iron and Metal Company has agreed to pay the entire $3,500 for the test. Commissioner Johnson said that if anything transpired about using fluff, an agreement between the county and the Gordon family should “spell out all of the arrangements.” It was mentioned that on January 19, 1999, a motion was made and approved that said “all waste accepted at the Iredell County landfill will be billed at the rate established by the annual budget ordinance as it may from time to time be amended.” Commissioner Bowles asked Weatherman if the fluff would bypass the bailer. Weatherman said yes, and that if any fluff could not be used, the disposal charge would be at the regular rate. REQUEST FOR APPROVAL OF BUDGET AMENDMENT #20 FOR THE ACCEPTANCE OF A LSTA-EZ GRANT: Library Director Steve Messick said $3,397 was available from the state and that no local match was required. Messick said the money would be used to expand Internet access for the James Iredell/Local History Room. He said two new computers, along with the necessary wiring would be purchased to enable genealogy searches. REQUEST TO TRANSFER A 1976 SURPLUS STEP VAN TO THE SHERIFF'S DEPT.: Deputy Gibson, a member of the Sheriff's Emergency Response Team (S.E.R.T.) said his unit was currently using an old ambulance for training sessions. He said the eleven S.E.R.T. members wore 70 Ib. vests, and they had to carry other heavy equipment. Gibson said it was sometimes difficult to jump from the ambulance, and the step van would make it easier and safer for the team members. The garage supervisor has indicated the van, formerly in use by the library, was in good mechanical order. ADJOURNMENT: Chairman Haire adjourned the briefing session at 6:35 p.m. Approved: Sl eetee Z/ 999 ul Dhvr Cr @- Clerk to the Board IREDELL COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS REGULAR MEETING MINUTES NOVEMBER 16, 1999 The Iredell County Board of Commissioners met in Regular Session on Tuesday, November 16, 1999, 7:00 P.M., in the Iredell County Government Center (C ommissioners’ Meeting Room), 200 South Center Street, Statesville, NC 28677. Present: Chairman Sara K. Haire Vice Chairman Steve Johnson Tommy E. Bowles Alice M. Stewart Absent: Alice T. Fortner Staff Present: County Manager Joel Mashburn, County Attorney William P. Pope, County Finance Director Susan Blumenstein, and Clerk to the Board Jean Moore CALL TO ORDER by Chairman Haire INVOCATION by Commissioner Bowles PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE ADJUSTMENTS OF THE AGENDA: |MOTION) by Chairman Haire to adjust the agenda by the following revisions. Deletions: @ DSS requested to delete the item regarding the Transfer of Funds to a 150% Maintenance of Effort Line Item @ Request from Sheriff Phil Redmond for the Establishment of an In-house Communications System at the Sheriff's Dept. @ Request from SALT (Save Area Large Trees) OF THE EARTH for Permission to Present a 45-Minute Presentation at the December 7, 1999 Meeting Additions: @ Request to Transfer a 1976 Surplus Step Van to the Sheriff's Dept. @ Request for Modification of a Promissory Note for the North Iredell Rescue Squad @ Request for Approval of Budget Amendment #19 for Landfill Expansion @ Request for Approval of Budget Amendment #20 for the Acceptance of a LSTA-EZ Grant @ Adoption of a Safety Policy Statement @ Request for Discussion in Reference to a Public Property Ordinance @ Closed Session Regarding Property Acquisition - G.S. 143-318.11(a) (5) VOTING: Ayes - 4; Nays - 0. PRESENTATION OF SPECIAL RECOGNITIONS & AWARDS APPROVAL OF A RESOLUTION IN RECOGNITION AND APPRECIATION OF THE MANY YEARS OF PUBLIC SERVICE PROVIDED BY THE HONORABLE JOSEPH “JOE” VANDON KNOX, MAYOR OF MOORESVILLE: Accompanying Mayor Knox to the meeting was his wife, Lib, and his son and daughter-in-law. Chairman Haire praised Knox for his many years of valuable service and wished him well in his retirement. MOTION] by Chairman Haire to adopt the following resolution in recognition of the outstanding civic service provided by Mayor Knox during the past 40 years. VOTING: Ayes - 4; Nays - 0. RESOLUTION OF APPRECIATION TO JOSEPH “JOE” VANDON KNOX WHEREAS, Joseph “Joe” Vandon Knox has completed a long and honorable career in public service, having chosen not to seek re-election in the 1999 Town of Mooresville mayoral election; and WHEREAS, Joseph “Joe” Vandon Knox has invested much of his adult life as a dedicated public servant to the citizens of the Town of Mooresville, North Carolina, having served as the Mayor for the past thirty years and prior to this as a Mooresville Town Board member for ten years; and WHEREAS, during his 40 years of distinguished public service, Joseph “Joe” Vandon Knox has diligently worked to improve the quality of life for the citizens of Mooresville and has worked to insure the future growth and development of the Town; and WHEREAS, Joseph “Joe” Vandon Knox is an exemplary leader and we, his friends and colleagues, have benefited greatly from his knowledge, his counsel, his generosity of spirit, and his tireless effort and energy in making our world a better place to live. NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, by the members of the Iredell County Board of Commissioners, that we hereby express our sincere appreciation to Joseph “Joe Vandon Knox for his many contributions to the Town of Mooresville and Iredell County and for his many years of outstanding, dedicated public service. We pledge ourselves to follow the remarkable example he has set for us, and as a token of our regard, we direct that this Resolution be incorporated into the permanent records of the Iredell County Board of Commissioners. Presented this the 16" day of November 1999. *eee * APPROVAL OF A RESOLUTION IN RECOGNITION AND APPRECIATION OF THE MANY YEARS OF PUBLIC SERVICE PROVIDED BY THE HONORABLE LOREN QUINCY POWELL, MAYOR OF TROUTMAN: Due to a prior engagement, Mayor Powell was unable to attend the meeting. MOTION| by Chairman Haire to adopt the following resolution in recognition of the many valuable public service provided by Mayor Loren Quincy Powell. VOTING: Ayes - 4; Nays - 0. RESOLUTION OF APPRECIATION TO LOREN QUINCY POWELL WHEREAS, Loren Quincy Powell has completed a long and honorable career in public service, having chosen not to seek re-election in the 1999 Town of Troutman mayoral election; and WHEREAS, Loren Quincy Powell has invested much of his adult life as a dedicated public servant to the citizens of the Town of Troutman, North Carolina, having served as the mayor for 28 years; and WHEREAS, during his 28 years of distinguished public service, Loren Quincy Powell has diligently worked to improve the quality of life for the citizens of Troutman and has worked to insure the future growth and development of the Town; and WHEREAS, Loren Quincy Powell is an exemplary leader and we, his friends and colleagues, have benefited greatly from his knowledge, his counsel, his generosity of spirit, and his tireless effort and energy in making our world a better place to live. NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, by the members of the Iredell County Board of Commissioners, that we hereby express our sincere appreciation to Loren Quincy Powell for his many contributions to the Town of Troutman and Iredell County and for his many years of outstanding, dedicated public service. We pledge ourselves to follow the remarkable example he has set for us, and as a token of our regard, we direct that this Resolution be incorporated into the permanent records of the Iredell County Board of Commissioners. Presented this the 16" day of November 1999. *ek# ee * ACKNOWLEDGMENT & STATEMENT OF APPRECIATION TO THE HONORABLE MITCHELL SETZER (N.C. General Assembly Representative for the 43" House District) FOR HIS DONATION OF A FRAMED COPY OF HOUSE RESOLUTION 1487 WHICH HONORS THE LIFE & MEMORY OF JAMES IREDELL FOR WHOM IREDELL COUNTY IS NAMED: Chairman Haire requested that a letter of appreciation be sent to Representative Setzer for his generosity and thoughtfulness. APPOINTMENTS BEFORE THE BOARD PRESENTATION OF THE IREDELL COUNTY AUDIT FOR THE YEAR ENDING JUNE 30, 1999, BY MR. RON MCLELLAND, CPA: McLelland said the financial report was mailed to the North Carolina Local Government Commission on October 22, 1999, and was approved November 2, 1999. Mr. McLelland said his “report on the general purpose financial statements were unqualified.” He stated this was the highest level of assurance his company was permitted to provide. He also said there were no findings of noncompliance with state and federal award findings. Mrs. Blumenstein, Director of Finance and Administration, distributed copies of the audit, along with a one-page summary on the status of the general fund. She said the summary outlined where variances in revenues and expenditures occurred. Mrs. Blumenstein said the county’s fund balance as of today was 12.2%, which was a little over what had been anticipated. She noted, however, that if all expenditures had been made, that were budgeted in 1998-99, the fund balance would have been 10%. PRESENTATION OF THE “TAXPAYER’S FRIEND AWARD” BY MR. BUDDY HEMRIC OF THE CITIZENS FOR INTEGRITY ORGANIZATION: Mr. Hemric said his organization looked at many issues in the selection of an award nominee. Hemric said “Commissioner Johnson spoke for the widow on a fixed income as forcefully as he did for the wealthy developer.” Mr. Hemric then presented the 1999 award to Commissioner Steve D. Johnson in appreciation of his conservative stewardship of taxpayers’ money and his dedication to integrity in government. PUBLIC HEARING Chairman Haire declared the meeting to be in public hearing session. The hearing was advertised on November 2, 1999, in the Statesville Record & Landmark, and an affidavit of publication was included in the commissioners’ agenda packets. PROPOSED ISSUANCE OF INDUSTRIAL REVENUE BONDS IN THE AMOUNT OF $5,000,000 FOR B&B FABRICATORS, INC., BY THE IREDELL COUNTY INDUSTRIAL FACILITIES & POLLUTION CONTROL FINANCING AUTHORITY: Chairman Haire said the Iredell County Facilities & Pollution Control Financing Authority had adopted a resolution expressing the intention to issue industrial development revenue bonds for the purpose of assisting B&B Fabricators (1304 Barkley Road, Statesville, NC) in the financing of the acquisition, construction, and equipping of its facility. Attorney Pope said the industrial facilities authority had been created to help new and existing industries in the county. Pope said the authority approved the issuance of bonds in concept, and then the board of commissioners and the North Carolina Local Government Commission had to approve them. Pope continued by saying that governments could borrow money cheaper than private businesses. Mr. Pope said the credit of county would not be pledged in the bond issuance. Harold McLain, the general manager for B&B Fabricators, said the company had operated in the county for 25 years. He stated that several years ago the company engineered and designed equipment and machinery that were used for carpet rebonding or padding. McLain said the equipment/systems were built locally and shipped throughout the United States by companies manufacturing carpet rebond. The company would like to expand its markets; however, the current facility is too small. With the issuance of the revenue bonds, McLain said the company wanted to build a new facility (60,000 sq. ft.) and equip it with new machinery. McLain said the company also desired to add ten new jobs. No one else spoke regarding the matter. Chairman Haire adjourned the public hearing. Chairman Haire introduced the resolution entitled: RESOLUTION APPROVING IN PRINCIPLE A MANUFACTURING PROJECT IN IREDELL COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA, TO BE FINANCED FOR B&B FABRICATORS, INC. BY NOT EXCEEDING $5,000,000 AGGREGATE PRINCIPAL AMOUNT OF BONDS OF THE IREDELL COUNTY INDUSTRIAL FACILITIES AND POLLUTION CONTROL FINANCING AUTHORITY, AUTHORIZING SUCH AUTHORITY TO APPLY TO THE NORTH CAROLINA FEDERAL TAX REFORM ALLOCATION COMMITTEE FOR AN ALLOCATION OF UNIFIED VOLUME LIMITATION, AND APPROVING THE ISSUANCE OF SUCH BONDS BY SUCH AUTHORITY. MOTION} by Commissioner Stewart to approve passage of the following resolution. VOTING: Ayes - 4; Nays - 0. RESOLUTION APPROVING IN PRINCIPLE A MANUFACTURING PROJECT IN IREDELL COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA, TO BE FINANCED FOR B&B FABRICATORS, INC. BY NOT EXCEEDING $5,000,000 AGGREGATE PRINCIPAL AMOUNT OF BONDS OF THE IREDELL COUNTY INDUSTRIAL FACILITIES AND POLLUTION CONTROL FINANCING AUTHORITY, AUTHORIZING SUCH AUTHORITY TO APPLY TO THE NORTH CAROLINA FEDERAL TAX REFORM ALLOCATION COMMITTEE FOR AN ALLOCATION OF UNIFIED VOLUME LIMITATION, AND APPROVING THE ISSUANCE OF SUCH BONDS BY SUCH AUTHORITY. BE IT RESOLVED by the Board as follows: Section 1. The proposed manufacturing project in Iredell County, North Carolina, to be financed for the Company by not exceeding $5,000,000 aggregate principal amount of bonds of the Authority is hereby approved in principle. Section 2. The Board hereby requests that the North Carolina Federal Tax Reform Allocation Committee allocate $5,000,000 of the State of North Carolina Unified Volume Limitation of tax exempt private activity bonds imposed by the Tax Reform Act 1986, as amended, for the industrial revenue bonds and Project described above, which allocation it is acknowledged will revert in whole or in part to the statewide allocation if bonds for this Project are not issued prior to the termination date of the allocation, and the Chairman or the Vice Chairman of the Authority is hereby authorized and directed to make application to the Secretary of the North Carolina Department of Commerce for such allocation. Section 3. Pursuant to and in satisfaction of the requirements of Section 159C-4(d) of the General Statutes of North Carolina, the Board hereby approves the issuance by the Authority of the bonds described herein. Section 4. The Clerk to the Board is directed to file a certified copy of this resolution with the Department of Commerce. Section 5. This resolution shall take effect immediately upon its passage. ADMINISTRATIVE MATTERS CONSENT AGENDA MOTION |by Commissioner Johnson for approval of the following eight (8) consent agenda VOTING: Ayes - 4; Nays - 0. 1. REQUEST FOR APPROVAL OF A CHANGE REGARDING THE ELECTING COUNTY PLAN (Payment Calculations) (A more thorough description of this item can be found in the briefing minutes. Briefly, the county has been mandated by the state to use the standard state income plan. This means that income will be disregarded for three months as a job bonus for first time employment and then 27.5% will be disregarded from gross earnings after the job bonus has been exhausted.) Commissioner Johnson made a statement that it appeared more amendments would have to made to the county’s electing plan for welfare reform. He also said “it appeared the State of North Carolina wanted to punish everyone when they tried to put a person to work.” 2. REQUEST FROM LAND DEVELOPMENT SERVICES FOR THE RELEASE OF A CASH BOND FOR THE STONECREST AT IDLEBROOK SUBDIVISION (erosion plan and grass seeding are completed): The planning supervisor advised during the briefing session that Chris Davidson, of Land Development Services, had completed all of the work associated with Bond #36585 in the amount of $1,500. a REQUEST FOR APPROVAL OF BUDGET AMENDMENT #18 FOR THE SAFETY DIRECTOR’S DEPARTMENT & APPROVAL OF A SAFETY POLICY: Allocation of the following amounts, to be taken from contingency, were included in the budget amendment. 5340.00 Postage 100 5350.00 Supplies/Miscellaneous 1,500 5360.00 Training & Development 2,000 5500.00 Safety Program Costs 1,000 Total $ 4,600 The adopted safety policy reads as follows. IREDELL COUNTY SAFETY POLICY STATEMENT It is the policy of Iredell County to provide as safe a work place as possible for its employees. In conjunction with this policy, all employees are expected to cooperate in safe practices and adhering to safety regulations. Our policy includes the following: 1) The designation of a responsible employee in a position of authority as the Director of of Safety. 2) Support from management and supervisory personnel to create a safety culture necessary for the reduction of accidents, an injury free workplace, and the implementation of this policy. 3) Support, encouragement, and recognition of the safe behaviors and work practices that will reduce injury. 4) Establishment of a Safety Committee and sub-committees composed of representatives from various departments of the county. 5) Regularly scheduled safety meetings for all employees, also supervisors will periodically hold safety talks with their personnel. 6) Each new employee will be trained in safe working practices for his/her particular job and closely supervised until it is ascertained that he/she is fully capable of performing his/her duties in a safe manner. 7) Each department will comply with local, state and federal regulations as required by law. 8) Each employee will be provided with and required to use appropriate personal protective equipment to reduce the probability of injury. 9) Investigations shall be conducted into all accidents resulting in injuries, which require medical attention or losses, by property or vehicle damage and correct measures taken to prevent recurrence. Iredell County's vision of an injury free workplace can be achieved through establishment of and compliance with safe work practices and procedures. The prevention of bodily injury and safeguarding of health are the first considerations in all workplace actions and are the responsibility of every employee at every level. Let’s work together in order to prevent injuries or property loss of any kind. *k ke * 4 REQUEST FOR APPROVAL OF THE OCTOBER REFUNDS & RELEASES: The county assessor, during the briefing session, recommended approval of the October refunds & releases in the following amounts. Releases $ 68,052.97 County 41,449.21 Solid Waste Fees 1,173.00 E. Alexander Co. Fire # 1 3.54 Shepherd’s Fire # 2 81.63 Mt. Mourne Fire # 3 112.95 All County Fire #4 3,112.88 Statesville 15,639.33 Statesville Downtown 0 Mooresville 5,134.35 Mooresville Downtown 0 Mooresville School 1,080.48 Harmony 0 Love Valley 7.06 Troutman 258.54 Refunds County 653.70 Solid Waste Fees 78.00 Shepherd’s Fire #2 3.02 All County Fire # 4 16.91 Statesville 293.50 Mooresville 420.67 Mooresville School 131.29 Ss. REQUEST FOR APPROVAL OF MUNICIPAL ENGINEERING’S PROPOSAL FOR LANDFILL EXPANSION & APPROVAL OF BUDGET AMENDMENT #19 IN THE AMOUNT OF $188,400 TO BE TAKEN FROM THE SOLID WASTE ENTERPRISE FUND AND TRANSFERRED TO PROFESSIONAL SERVICES: Companies submitting proposals were: Company Proposal Amount Camp Dresser & McKee $ 442,000 HDR Engineering, Inc. 548,800 Municipal Engineering Company 398,400 PBS&J 820,000 Upon the staff's recommendation, the board of commissioners agreed to award the engineering work for landfill expansion (66-acre site with a 17-acre Subtitle D landfill cell) to Municipal Engineering. 6. REQUEST FOR APPROVAL OF THE NOVEMBER 2, 1999 MINUTES 7a REQUEST FOR PERMISSION TO RE-ASSIGN A 1976 STEP VAN: (This surplus van, previously used by the library, will be transferred to the Sheriff's Department for the Sheriff's Emergency Response Team (S.E.R.T.). It is estimated that $650 per year will be needed for insurance plus the annual operating/maintenance cost and the initial modifications needed for law enforcement usage. Identifying data for the van is: Chevrolet Step Van Serial #CPL3563306798. 8. REQUEST FOR APPROVAL OF BUDGET AMENDMENT #20 FOR THE ACCEPTANCE OF A LSTA-EZ GRANT: During the briefing session, the library director said a local match was not needed for this $3,397 grant from the State Library of North Carolina. The budgetary revisions are: Line Item Item Cost Capital 2 Computer Workstations @ $1,488 each $2,977 Dept. Supplies-Misc. | 2 Computer Desks @ $125 each (approx.) $ 220 Contracted Services Network wiring for 2 computers $ 200 Total Cost END OF CONSENT AGENDA REQUEST FROM NORTH IREDELL RESCUE SQUAD FOR MODIFICATION OF PROMISSORY NOTE: The county manager said a promissory note was approved in June of 1997 in the amount of $87,000 with an interest rate of 5.60% per annum, fully payable in 24 months for the North Iredell Rescue Squad. In May of this year, the chairman of the rescue squad’s board of directors requested an extension on the note’s maturity date. The reason given for the extension request was the squad desired to purchase a new ambulance. The original note had an extension option, and the request was approved with a new maturity date of December 31, 1999. Now, the county manager said, the rescue squad desired to pay a lump sum of $15,000 on the note and extend the maturity date on the balance until December 31, 2000. As of December of this year, a balance of $99,733 would be owed; however, if the squad pays the $15,000, a balance of $84,733 will exist. Commissioner Bowles asked what entities funded the rescue squad. Mashburn said the county, the United Way, and private contributions. Commissioner Johnson said Lowes, Inc., had given money to the squad in the past. MOTION] by Commissioner Johnson to instruct the county attorney to draft another promissory note for North Iredell Rescue Squad in the amount of $84,733 with an interest rate of 5.9%, VOTING: Ayes - 4; Nays - 0. REQUEST FOR DISCUSSION IN REFERENCE TO A PUBLIC PROPERTY ORDINANCE: Mr. Mashburn said county property had been damaged recently by individuals using the grounds for skateboarding and line skating. Also, litter has become a problem. Mashburn said that at the present time, the county had no real mechanism to deal with the problem. The county attorney was recently asked to draft an ordinance. Commissioner Bowles said he understood the county needed to protect taxpayers’ property, but that citizens should feel they were welcome to visit the government center, especially since the building was a historical courthouse. Bowles said he would prefer an ordinance that was inclusive enough where the Statesville police could use their own judgment about mischievous behavior. Commissioner Johnson said the public should have some sense of ownership in a public building. Commissioner Stewart mentioned the noise ordinance and the fact that law enforcement had a difficult time aiding the public because the ordinance didn’t have any “teeth.” She said that any public property ordinance, if adopted, should be drafted in a way that could be easily interpreted and enforced. MOTION] by Commissioner Johnson to postpone any action on the public property ordinance. VOTING: Ayes - 4; Nays - 0. ANNOUNCEMENT OF VACANCIES OCCURRING ON BOARDS & COMMISSIONS ADULT CARE HOME COMMUNITY ADVISORY COMMITTEE(i announcement) ANIMAL GRIEVANCE COMMITTEE (1 announcement) BOARD OF HEALTH (3 announcements) COMMUNITY ADVISORY PROGRAM FOR DISABLED ADULTS (CAP-DA) (11 announcements) HOME & COMMUNITY CARE BLOCK GRANT COMMITTEE (4 announcements) RECREATION ADVISORY BOARD (4 announcements) APPOINTMENTS TO BOARDS & COMMISSIONS ANIMAL GRIEVANCE COMMITTEE (1 appt.): Commissioner Stewart nominated Dr. Brad Rutledge. Chairman Haire |moved| for closure of the nominations and for the appointment of Rutledge by acclamation. VOTING: Ayes - 4; Nays - 0. HAZARDOUS WASTE & LOW LEVEL RADIOACTIVE WASTE MANAGEMENT BOARD (1 appt.): No nominations were submitted, and Commissioner Stewart |moved] to postpone this appointment until the next meeting. VOTING: Ayes - 4; Nays - 0. HOME & COMMUNITY CARE BLOCK GRANT COMMITTEE (1 appt.): No nominations were submitted, and Chairman Haire moved to postpone this appointment until the next meeting. VOTING: Ayes - 4; Nays - 0. JUVENILE CRIME PREVENTION COUNCIL (1 appt.): (The vacancy on this council, created by the death of Recreation Director Kim Gallyon, was left unfilled until a new director was appointed. On November 8, 1999, Robert Woody was appointed to the director’s position.) Commissioner Stewart |moved] to suspend the board’s rules of procedures, regarding prior announcement of appointments, and to nominate Robert Woody for the Juvenile Crime Prevention Council as a parks and recreation representative. VOTING: Ayes - 4; Nays - 0. Chairman Haire |moved| to appoint Robert Woody. VOTING: Ayes - 4; Nays - 0. NURSING HOME ADVISORY BOARD (1 appt.): Commissioner Bowles requested that the clerk to the board send him a listing of the duties and responsibilities of the nursing home board for the purpose of sharing it with a citizen that might be interested in serving. MOTION] by Chairman Haire to postpone this appointment until the December 7, 1999 meeting. VOTING: Ayes - 4; Nays - 0. ZONING BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT (2 appts.): Commissioner Stewart nominated Bob Dellinger. Commissioner Johnson nominated Robert Kestler. Commissioner Bowles |moved to close the nominations and appoint Dellinger and Kestler by acclamation. VOTING: Ayes - 4; Nays - 0. COUNTY MANAGER'S REPORT: Mr. Mashburn distributed written reports and noted the Old Courthouse Centennial’s December celebration had been changed from the 5" to the 12" to coincide with Statesville’s Christmas Parade. He said the event would be after the parade from 4:00 to 6:00 p.m. REQUEST FROM GOVERNOR HUNT FOR COUNTY OFFICIALS TO WRITE LETTERS TO CONGRESSMEN: Mr. Mashburn said the governor was requesting that letters be sent to Congressmen requesting financial aid and assistance for eastern North Carolina due to Hurricane Floyd damage. (No action taken.) CLOSED SESSION: Citing G.S. 143-318.11(a)(5) - Property Acquisition, Chairman Haire to enter into closed session. VOTING: Ayes - 4; Nays - 9 RETURN TO OPEN SESSION AT 8:50 P.M. DISCUSSION ON ANNEXATION AND VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPARTMENTS: Commissioner Stewart said she was approached recently by the county fire marshal and a representative of Cool Springs VFD about the direction the board of commissioners would like for the Fire Tax District Board, and others in the county, to take in reference to recent annexations. She mentioned the recent annexations by the City of Statesville and the effect they had on the fire departments of Cool Springs, Monticello, Ebenezer, and Wayside. Attorney Pope said he contacted the Institute of Government about the payment method used by the city for reimbursement to Cool Springs. Pope said the Institute agreed with the city’s reimbursement or calculation method. Mr. Pope said, “the county did not have a dog in the fight, due to the way that current annexation legislation was written.” He said, however, there wasn’t anything that would prevent the board of commissioners from expressing an opinion. Commissioner Bowles said that after municipalities annexed, they viewed the volunteer fire departments as a temporary fix until they could provide fire service. Commissioner Johnson said VFDs provided fire protection through a contract, and with this being the case, the county could not manage the annexation dispute. Johnson said the county had no authority in the matter due to fire protection being on a contractual basis. Commissioner Stewart said the fire departments took the stance that they had a contract with the county, and they still needed equipment on a rotational basis. She said that someday, the board of commissioners might have to make a decision on whether to approve fire department contracts if there was not a need for fire protection. Mrs. Stewart said the officials with Cool Springs felt “the City of Statesville was not treating the county fair - - the city was not paying what should be paid on debt service, especially after an agreement was made after the annexation.” Attorney Pope said his understanding of the matter was the same as what Stewart had expressed - - the Cool Springs representatives felt the county was being cheated. Commissioner Bowles mentioned individual fire districts. He said if this ever occurred, he could envision a mapping nightmare and a constant struggle in the tax office in trying to determine what properties were in a particular district. Also, some citizens might be forced to pay twice what they were currently paying. Bowles said some areas of the county might only pay half acent. He said it would be sad because the people who had been supporters of the fire departments would have to pay more. On the other end, the people who didn’t even know where the fire departments were located would get a break. Commissioner Stewart said she was basically hearing from the board members that the county contracted with the VFDs, and therefore, had no authority in the annexation dispute. Commissioner Johnson said some of the fire departments did not have a shortage of money, they had a surplus of debt. Johnson said some departments might say they didn’t have enough money to buy turnout gear and gas for their trucks. He said the reason was because the departments had too much debt. ADJOURNMENT: Chairman Haire adjourned the meeting at 9:15 p.m. NEXT MEETING: December 7, 1999, 5:00 p.m. and 7:00 p.m., in the Iredell County Government Center, 200 South Center Street, Statesville, NC. Approved: 27 (etemdbe Z Lftt . bal. VS Cae. y Clerk to the Board IREDELL COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS BRIEFING MINUTES DECEMBER 7, 1999 The Iredell County Board of Commissioners met in Briefing Session on Tuesday, December 7, 1999, 5:00 p.m., in the Iredell County Government Center (South Wing Conference Room), 200 South Center Street, Statesville, NC 28677. Present: Chairman Sara K. Haire Vice Chairman Steve D. Johnson Tommy E. Bowles Alice T. Fortner Alice M. Stewart Staff Present: County Manager Joel Mashburn, Finance Director Susan Blumenstein, Planning Supervisor William Allison, Solid Waste Director Ron Weatherman, DSS Director Don Wail, Social Work Supervisor Linda Bledsoe, Income Maintenance Supervisor Kathy Dobbins, Purchasing Agent Evie Caldwell, and Clerk to the Board Jean Moore. DISCUSSION/ACTION IN REFERENCE TO PROPOSED ZONING ORDINANCE CHANGES REQUESTED BY THE LAKE NORMAN MARINE COMMISSION REGARDING PIER CONSTRUCTION AND LOCATION: After Planning Supervisor William Allison explained two rezoning matters, he then discussed requests from the Lake Norman Marine Commission for amendments to the county’s zoning ordinance regarding pier construction and location. Allison said the marine commission was trying to achieve the same regulations in all seven of the governing jurisdictions for the lake. Mr. Allison cited the differences between the county’s regulations and what the marine commission had requested. He said the marine commission was recommending that property owners be allowed to build piers 120 feet in length no matter what the water depth happened to be. The county’s code says this can only occur if the property owner cannot reach 10 feet of water depth when exceeding 80 feet of pier. Another problem expressed by Allison was that the county would have a difficult time enforcing some of the commission’s requests. He gave two examples and one was: “No boat docked at such pier shall be located outside the pier zone.” The second example dealt with “homeowner documents.” Allison said that if the “documents” were recorded in “covenants,” the planning staff could not enforce them. He said that if the marine commission’s requests were approved, a subdivision ordinance amendment would be needed. Allison said he didn’t know why the commission was making the requests, other than for consistency. He said boat owners only needed three feet of water for boat launching. Mr. Allison said he was willing to attend a marine commission meeting to share his concerns if the board of commissioners requested him to do so. Chairman Haire asked if Duke Power’s “Shoreline Management Guidelines” would override the county’s ordinance. Allison said no. REQUEST FOR APPROVAL OF RECYCLING ROLL-OFF CONTAINER BIDS: Purchasing Agent Caldwell said that on November 30, 1999, bids were opened for eleven recycling roll-off containers. Six bidders responded and Baker Waste Equipment had the lowest bid ($42,600). Caldwell said $43,000 had been budgeted. Solid Waste Director Weatherman said the county was currently using Baker containers, and he was pleased with them. REQUEST FOR APPROVAL OF THREE (3) LEASE AGREEMENT EXTENSIONS FOR PROPERTIES RECENTLY PURCHASED FOR LANDFILL EXPANSION: County Manager Mashburn said leases had been executed in April of this year for William Summers, Betty Adams, and Maxine Thompson. The leases were written after the county bought their properties for landfill expansion. Adams and Thompson requested a 45-day extension. Mr. Summers requested 60 days. Weatherman was asked if the extensions would delay the county’s construction plans. He said they would not. Mr. Weatherman said the county might start some “probes,” but the lease extensions would not delay the county’s plans. UPDATE FROM THE SOLID WASTE DIRECTOR ON THE CENTRAL TRANSFER STATION (Projected Completion Date & Hours of Operation): Weatherman said the Central Transfer Station had been built “in-house.” He said the new station would stop some of the traffic at the landfill. Weatherman made the following suggestions for the new facility. * The station could officially open on Monday, December 27, 1999. * The station could operate about 70 hours per week. Opening at 6:30 a.m. and closing at 6:30 p.m., Mondays through Fridays. Saturday hours would be 7 a.m.- 5 p.m. The station would be closed on Sundays. * The station could be operated by two employees. Both individuals would work approximately 37-40 hours per week. Commissioner Fortner asked how the station would operate if an employee was sick. Weatherman said employees from other sites would be asked to “fill in.” He said this was standard procedure with all of the stations and landfill. Weatherman gave the total number of hours that each site was open to the public. They were: 73.5 hrs. for Mooresville, 70 hrs. for Harmony, 47 hours for Statesville (Twin Oaks) and the new station would be open 70 hrs. Weatherman noted that he had experienced some difficulty in recruiting drivers for the landfill and transfer stations. REQUEST FROM DSS FOR APPROVAL TO INCREASE ONE (1) EMPLOYEE’S VACATION ACCRUAL RATE FROM 6.67 HOURS PER MONTH TO 14 HOURS PER MONTH: DSS Director Wall explained that Mrs. Kathy Dobbins was hired in January of this year as an income maintenance supervisor. Even though Dobbins had 17 years of experience at other DSS agencies, she started accruing the county’s entry level amount for vacation (6.67 hours). Wall said that when Mrs. Dobbins was hired, she was not informed about the provision in the personnel policy about the possible approval of a higher vacation accrual rate - - a higher rate was not used as arecruitment incentive. Wall said, however, the county’s personnel handbook did give permission for higher accrual rates to be given after board approval. Mrs. Dobbins mentioned that she recently saw the provision in the handbook. She said that at the job interview, it was an oversight on her part that she did not mention the matter. REQUEST FROM DSS FOR THE CREATION OF A NEW BUDGET LINE ITEM ENTITLED: “MAINTENANCE OF EFFORT (MOE) 150% PROGRAM AND THE TRANSFER OF FUNDS” Wall said the county’s 1999-2000 Maintenance of Effort (MOE) was $1,416,176. He predicted that if expenditures continued, as they had been for the past four months, the MOE would be underspent by $348,038. Wall said he was requesting to move $348,038 from the salaries line item to a new item entitled MOE 150% Program. Mr. Wall said previously, the county had funded (maintenance of effort) salaries for the Child Protective Services Department. This year, however, federal funds are available. Wall said the transfer of funds needed to be done because the state would take the $348,038 if the maintenance of effort was not met. ADJOURNMENT: Chairman Haire adjourned the briefing at 6:35 p.m. Approved: fakes EAA L449 :.. CA ir / Clerk to the Board IREDELL COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS MINUTES DECEMBER 7, 1999 The Iredell County Board of Commissioners met in Regular Session on Tuesday, December 7, 1999, 7:00 p.m., in the Iredell County Government Center (Commissioners’ Meeting Room), 200 South Center Street, Statesville, NC 28677. Present: Chairman Sara K. Haire Vice Chairman Steve D. Johnson Tommy E. Bowles Alice T. Fortner Alice M. Stewart Staff Present: County Manager Joel Mashburn, County Attorney Bill Pope, Finance Director Susan Blumenstein, Planning Supervisor William Allison, and Clerk to the Board Jean Moore. CALL TO ORDER by Chairman Haire. INVOCATION by Vice Chairman Johnson. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE ANNUAL REORGANIZATION OF THE BOARD County Manager Mashburn presided over the meeting while the election of the chairman took place. ELECTION OF CHAIRMAN: Commissioner Stewart nominated Commissioner Johnson. Commissioner Fortner nominated Commissioner Haire. Mr. Johnson said the board, at times, had to debate contentious issues and he desired to maintain a spirit of cooperation. Johnson said he thought it would be in the best interest of the board to maintain solidarity, and for this reason, he wished to decline the nomination. Commissioner Stewart withdrew her nomination. No other nominations were submitted. MOTION} by Commissioner Fortner to elect Sara K. Haire by acclamation as Chairman of the Iredell County Board of Commissioners. VOTING: Ayes - 5; Nays - 0. ELECTION OF VICE CHAIRMAN: Commissioner Fortner nominated Steve Johnson as vice chairman. No other nominations were submitted. MOTION| by Chairman Haire to elect Steve D. Johnson by acclamation as vice chairman. VOTING: Ayes - 5; Nays - 0. ADJUSTMENTS OF THE AGENDA: |MOTION| by Chairman Haire to approve the following agenda adjustments. Additions: * Presentation (3 minutes) by Kelly Standish in Regards to a Request for a Skateboarding Park * Two Budget Amendments (#21 & #22) for the Stumpy Creek Recreational Project & Approval of an Amended South Iredell Park Capital Project Fund * Closed Session for the Purpose of Discussing Real Property Acquisition - G.S. 143- 318.11(a)(5) and Personnel - G.S. 143-318.11(a)(6). VOTING: Ayes - 5; Nays - 0. APPOINTMENTS BEFORE THE BOARD PRESENTATION BY JENNIFER BEZANSON OF THE S.A.L.T. (Save Area Large Trees) OF THE EARTH ORGANIZATION: Bezanson said her group advocated the creation of a county wide tree ordinance. She stated the mass removal and improper replanting of trees affected everyone. Three other S.A.L.T. representatives spoke. They were: George Morris, a horticulturist, cited several reasons why trees were important, i.e., protection (coolants and barriers to flooding), reduction of pollution/smog and trees acted as a balance for impervious surfaces. Steve Turley, the Region 6 Vice President of the N.C. Home Builders Association and past president of the Lake Norman Home Building Association, said he was in favor of a local tree ordinance. Rex Eagle said he was a North Carolina artist and he had been asked by the founder of S.A.L.T. (Joanne Falzone) to speak on the esthetic value of trees. Eagle said he knew of only one county in the state that had a tree board or ordinance. Mr. Eagle then presented the board with an oil/pastel painting of an oak tree. Ms. Bezanson then requested the board to apply for grant money from the North Carolina Division of Forest Resources (Virginia Russell, Urban Forestry Program Director) for the purpose of appointing a group of people to create a tree ordinance. A presentation folder, consisting of information on the creation of tree ordinances, was then given to each commissioner. Chairman Haire thanked the group for the painting and presentation. PRESENTATION BY KELLY STANDISH IN REGARDS TO A REQUEST FORA SKATEBOARDING PARK: Standish said he was representing skateboarders from Statesville High School. He said he was presenting a petition with 240 names requesting that a skate park be built. Standish said tennis players had tennis courts and basketball players had basketball courts. Standish, who was accompanied by three other skateboarders, said the City of Charlotte had built a park for its skateboarders. Chairman Haire asked that Commissioner Johnson discuss the request with the Iredell County Recreation Advisory Board. County Manager Mashburn asked Mr. Standish if he planned to take his request to the Statesville City Council. Standish said he did. PUBLIC HEARINGS Chairman Haire declared the meeting to be in public hearing session. CONSIDERATION OF AN ECONOMIC INCENTIVE APPROPRIATION IN THE AMOUNT OF $70,500 FOR ECLIPSE PACKAGING COMPANY, INC. : Chairman Haire said the purpose of the hearing was to consider the expenditure of approximately $70,500 for the 2 expansion of Eclipse Packaging, Inc. The money would be derived from the general revenues of the county and in accordance with the industrial incentive policy. Ms. Haire continued by saying the benefits to the county would be the stimulation of the local economy, promotion of business, and the creation of jobs that pay at, or above, the median average wage for Iredell County. A representative from the company attended the meeting and said he would be glad to answer questions. No one else spoke. Chairman Haire adjourned the public hearing. MOTION| by Commissioner Johnson to grant an economic incentive to Eclipse Packaging in the amount of $70,500 in accordance with the Iredell County Industrial Incentive Policy. VOTING: Ayes - 5; Nays - 0. Chairman Haire declared the meeting to be in public hearing session. NON-OWNER REZONING REQUEST (Residential Agricultural [RA] to Rural Residential District [RU-R]); ABNER ROAD AREA (FROM MIDWAY ROAD NORTH TO LIBERTY HILL ROAD), CASE NO. 9910-1: Planning Supervisor Allison said several property owners (86%) in the Abner Road area desired to rezone properties designated as RA, Residential Agricultural to RU-R, Rural Residential District. Allison said 86% of the property owners signed the petition in favor (28 different property owners signed and 4 different property owners did not). There is a total of 45 different parcels and 41 out of 44 are in favor (91%). The approximate size of the properties is 983 acres (789 in favor and 194 not in favor). Existing land use is residential and vacant. Allison said the request was first heard by the planning board in October. At this meeting, the applicant (Mike Webber) requested the rezoning be postponed in an effort to redefine the boundaries for more consistency with the adjacent zoning districts. On November 3, 1999, the planning board unanimously recommended approval in a 10-0 vote. No one else spoke and Chairman Haire adjourned the public hearing. MOTION| by Commissioner Fortner to rezone Case No. 9910-1 from Residential Agricultural to Rural Residential District. VOTING: Ayes - 5; Nays - 0. Chairman Haire declared the meeting to be in public hearing session. REZONING REQUEST (Residential Agricultural [RA] to Highway Business [HB}), CORNER OF BUFFALO SHOALS ROAD AND OLD MOUNTAIN ROAD, FROM KYLES DEVELOPMENT PARTNERS, CASE NO. 9911-1: — Allison said the applicant, Frank Davidson, desired to rezone five acres of property at the corner of Buffalo Shoals Road and Old Mountain Road (PIN#4722-38-2777). Allison continued by saying the property was within a commercial node as identified by the Iredell County Land Development Plan. On November 3, 1999, the planning board unanimously recommended approval in an 11-0 vote. No one else spoke, and Chairman Haire adjourned the public hearing. MOTION| by Commissioner Johnson to rezone Case No. 9911-1 from Residential Agricultural to Highway Business. VOTING: Ayes - 5; Nays - 0. ADMINISTRATIVE MATTERS DISCUSSION/ACTION IN REFERENCE TO PROPOSED ZONING ORDINANCE CHANGES REQUESTED BY THE LAKE NORMAN MARINE COMMISSION REGARDING PIER CONSTRUCTION AND LOCATION: Allison said the Lake Norman Marine Commission was requesting changes to the Iredell County Code regarding pier construction/location on the lake. He said the main change pertained to the allowance of piers up to 120 feet in length irregardless of the water depth. Mr. Allison said he was willing to serve on a subcommittee to study the matter if the commissioners directed him to do so. (See briefing minutes for specific concerns expressed by Allison.) MOTION] by Commissioner Bowles to deny the Lake Norman Marine Commission’s request for revisions to the Iredell County Code regarding pier construction and location and to direct the planning supervisor to notify the commission about the decision. VOTING: Ayes - 5; Nays - 0. CONSENT AGENDA MOTION] by Commissioner Johnson to approve the following six (6) consent agenda VOTING: Ayes - 5; Nays - 0. 1. UPDATE FROM THE SOLID WASTE DIRECTOR ON THE CENTRAL TRANSFER STATION (Projected Completion Date & Hours of Operation): During the briefing, the solid waste director made suggestions in reference to the new transfer station. The board of commissioners established December 27, 1999 as the opening date for the station and for it to operate 70 hours per week from 6:30 a.m. - 6:30 p.m., Monday through Friday. On Saturdays, the station will be open 7:00 a.m. until 5:00 p.m. The station will not be open on Sundays. 2. REQUEST FOR APPROVAL OF THREE (3) LEASE AGREEMENT EXTENSIONS FOR PROPERTIES RECENTLY PURCHASED FOR LANDFILL EXPANSION: William Summers will be given a 60-day extension. Betty Adams and Maxine Thompson will be given a 45-day extension. 3. REQUEST FOR APPROVAL OF RECYCLING ROLL-OFF CONTAINER BIDS : Upon the staff's recommendation, the bid for eleven roll off containers was awarded to Baker Waste Equipment, Inc. in the amount of $42,600. The other bids were from Waste Industries, Inc. in the amount at $48,231.14 and Cavalier Equipment Corp. at $48,306.24. 4. REQUEST FOR APPROVAL OF A PUBLIC PROPERTY ORDINANCE: The adopted ordinance reads as follows: Chapter 15 PUBLIC PROPERTY Section 15-1 Title. This Article shall be known as the “Public Property Ordinance.” Section 15-2 Definitions. a. Property: “Property” shall mean any property owned or leased by Iredell County or otherwise under its dominion or control. b. Facility. “Facility” shall mean any building, structure, or improvement owned by or leased by Iredell County or otherwise under its dominion or control. c. County Manager. The “County Manager” shall mean the person appointed by the Iredell County Board of Commissioners as manager (acting, interim, or permanent) of Iredell County. d. Facility Manager. The “Facility Manager” shall mean the person designated by the County Manager as the person in charge of any Facility or Property of Iredell County, which person shall have the authority to grant permission for the use of said Facility or Property, to persons other than employees or officials of Iredell County. Section 15-3 a. It shall be unlawful for any person to trespass or to be on or upon any Property of Facility between the hours of six o’clock p.m. and six o’clock a.m. on any weekday and between six o'clock p.m. on Friday and six o’clock a.m. on Monday without written permission of the County Manager or the Facility Manager. b. The County Manager shall be in charge of all Property and Facilities. The County Manager may designate a person or persons to be in charge of each Facility (the Facility Manager). c. This ordinance shall not apply to (i) county employees or officials in the discharge of their duties; (ii) persons in attendance at a meeting sponsored by a governmental, civil, or non-profit agency for which the Facility manager shall have given permission to use the Property or Facility; (iii) any other person with permission from either the County Manager or the Facility Manager. Section 15-4 It shall be unlawful for any person to fail to leave any Property or Facility after having been asked to leave by the acting Facility Manager. Section 15-5 It shall be unlawful for any person to violate any rule or regulation pertaining to any Property or Facility, including but not limited to rules or regulations pertaining to hours and places of parking vehicles, use of parking lots or parking areas, use of buildings, and littering upon grounds or in buildings. Section 15-6 It shall be unlawful for any person to use any Property or Facility other than areas designated in public parks for that purpose for skateboarding, roller blading, skating (in-line or otherwise), congregating, playing of music, biking (motorized or self-propelled), or staging, playing, or participating in any game. Section 15-7 It shall be unlawful for any person to loaf, lounge, or loiter near, on or about the parking or sidewalk areas of any Property or Facility. Nothing herein shall be construed, however, as prohibiting those with lawful business at any Property or Facility from attending to such business, and this ordinance shall not apply to persons with lawful business upon any Property or Facility. Section 15-8 Violation of any provision of Chapter 15 is a misdemeanor and is punishable as provided in Section 1-7(a) and (b) of Chapter 1 of the Iredell County Code. ** ek * * REQUEST FOR APPROVAL OF THE NOVEMBER 16, 1999 MINUTES REQUEST FOR APPROVAL OF TWO BUDGET AMENDMENTS (#21 & #22) FOR THE STUMPY CREEK RECREATIONAL PROJECT & APPROVAL OF AN AMENDED SOUTH IREDELL PARK CAPITAL PROJECT FUND: Budget Amendment #21 reappropriates and transfers $75,810 to the Stumpy Creek Project. The funds resulted from what was actually budgeted in the recreation department over the actual expenditures from the audited 1998-99 budget. Budget Amendment #22 amends the Stumpy Creek Capital Project Ordinance for FY 1999- 2000. The amended capital project fund ordinance reads as follows. Be it Ordained by the Board of County Commissioners of Iredell County, North Carolina: Section 1. The following project will be financed by this fund: Stumpy Creek Park Project $ 601,770 Section 2. Funds for this Capital Project fund will be provided from the following sources: Parks & Recreation Trust Grant $250,000 Community Contributions 113,630 Memorials 7,030 Transfers from Parks Capital Reserve Fund 110,626 Transfers from General Fund 72,950 Investment Earnings 47,534 $601,770 Section 3. This Capital Project Fund shall continue until the project is complete. Section 4. Payments from this Capital Project Fund shall be authorized by the County Manager or his designee. This Amended Ordinance being duly adopted this 7" day of December, 1999. --- END OF CONSENT AGENDA REQUEST FROM DSS FOR APPROVAL TO INCREASE ONE (1) EMPLOYEE’S VACATION ACCRUAL RATE FROM 6.67 HOURS PER MONTH TO 14 HOURS PER MONTH: DSS Director Wall said Mrs. Kathy Dobbins had been productive since her first day of work, and he supported her request for an increase in vacation accrual due to 17 years of service at other governmental agencies. (See briefing minutes for more detail about this matter.) MOTION] by Commissioner Fortner to deny the vacation accrual rate increase request. VOTING: Ayes - 4; Nays - 1 (Stewart) REQUEST FROM DSS FOR THE CREATION OF A NEW BUDGET LINE ITEM ENTITLED: “MAINTENANCE OF EFFORT (MOE) 150% PROGRAM AND THE TRANSFER OF FUNDS” DSS Director Wall said the MOE for 1999-2000 was $1,416,176. He said that if the expenditures continued during the next eight months as they had been for the past four, that MOE would be underspent by $348,038. Wall said he wanted to transfer the funds to the MOE in an effort to help divert applicants from the welfare system. Commissioner Johnson asked Mr. Wall why the state government was intent upon punishing counties that were successful in decreasing the number of people on welfare. Mr. Wall said that when Work First was first implemented, the federal government established a MOE requirement. This requirement required the states and counties to spend the same amount of money during the years of 1996 and 1997. Wall said he thought the requirement was put in place to keep states and counties from diverting funds for the people in poverty and using them somewhere else. The federal government said the states/counties would have to spend a certain amount of money each year. (More money could be spent but not less.) Wall said that no one thought the welfare rolls would decrease as fast as they did. He said a savings in welfare had started to occur, but DSS could not spend the money until the MOE was met. Mr. Wall said the employees in his agency wanted to provide assistance for the people with incomes that were 150% of the poverty level or less. He said he wanted to use the money to prevent these people from going on welfare. Wall said that for a family of three the poverty level guideline was $1,735 (150%). Using the 200% method, a family of four would be considered poverty level with $2,314. Mr. Wall said that if the money was not spent on county citizens in need, the state would take it. He reiterated that the money was supplied by the county. MOTION] by Commissioner Bowles to create a new line entitled: “Maintenance of Effort (MOE) 150% Program” for the transfer of $348,038. VOTING: Ayes - 5; Nays - 0. APPOINTMENTS TO BOARDS & COMMISSIONS ADULT CARE HOME COMMUNITY ADVISORY COMMITTEE (1 appt.): Commissioner Fortner nominated Louise Smith. Chairman Haire jmoved] to close the nominations and appoint Smith by acclamation. VOTING: Ayes - 5; Nays - 0. ANIMAL GRIEVANCE COMMITTEE (1 appt.): Commissioner Johnson nominated William Guy. Chairman Haire jmoved) to close the nominations and appoint Guy by acclamation. VOTING: Ayes - 5; Nays - 0. BOARD OF HEALTH (3 appts.): No nominations were submitted, and Commissioner Bowles |moved} to postpone the three appointments until the December 21, 1999 meeting. VOTING: Ayes - 5; Nays - 0. COMMUNITY ADVISORY PROGRAM FOR DISABLED ADULTS (CAP-DA) (11 appts.): Commissioner Fortner nominated Janet Blaufuss, Sylvia Hewitt, Carolyn Lamb, Lynn Phelps, Annette Kiser, Kevin Allan, Rhonda Deitch, Brenda Gatton, Kimberly Snow, and Debra Durham. Chairman Haire |moved] to close the nominations and appoint the nominated members by acclamation. VOTING: Ayes - 5; Nays - 0. Note: Previously, CAP-DA had eleven members. One past member no longer desires to serve due to health reasons. Since DSS does not have any formal guidelines on the committee composition, the membership will remain at 10 members. HOME & COMMUNITY CARE BLOCK GRANT COMMITTEE (4 appts.): Commissioner Stewart nominated Anna Rice, Jo Anne Findt, and Janet Blaufuss. Commissioner Fortner nominated Mary Kay Jones. Chairman Haire |moved [to close the nominations and appoint the four nominated individuals by acclamation. VOTING: Ayes - 5; Nays - 0. RECREATION ADVISORY BOARD (4 appts.): Commissioner Johnson nominated Roger McLelland, Mike Heintz, and Judy Sharpe. Chairman Haire |moved| to appoint McLelland, Heintz, and Sharpe by acclamation and to postpone the other appointment until the December 21, 1999 meeting. VOTING: Ayes - 5; Nays - 0. HAZARDOUS WASTE & LOW LEVEL RADIOACTIVE WASTE MANAGEMENT BOARD (1 appt.): No nominations were submitted and Chairman Haire moved) to postpone this appointment until the December 21, 1999 meeting. VOTING: Ayes - 5; Nays - 0. NURSING HOME ADVISORY BOARD (1 appt.): No nominations were submitted, and Chairman Haire moved to postpone this appointment until the December 21, 1999 meeting. VOTING: Ayes - 5; Nays - 0. UNFINISHED BUSINESS: The county manager presented petitions from Mr. Adam Jolly requesting that a skate park be built in downtown Statesville. Since a speaker (Standish) during the earlier part of the meeting made the same request and stated that he planned to appear before the Statesville City Council, the county manager requested that the clerk to the board mail the petitions to the City Clerk. COUNTY MANAGER'S REPORT: County Manager Mashburn reminded the board members about the following events. ° Sunday, December 12, 1999, 4:00 - 6:00 p.m., Centennial Celebration at the Iredell County Government Center Friday, December 17, 1999, 11:30 a.m. - 1:30 p.m., Iredell County Employee Christmas Luncheon Pearl Harbor Bombing Anniversary: Tax Collector Joe Ketchie (host for the meeting) reminded the commissioners that on this date 58 years ago (December 7, 1941) Pearl Harbor was attacked. He mentioned the day was still known as “The Day of Infamy.” CLOSED SESSION: Citing G.S. 143-318. 11 (a) (5) - Real Property Acquisition and G.S. 143-318.11 (a) (6) - Personnel, Chairman Haire moved} to enter into closed session. VOTING: Ayes - 5; Nays - 0 ADJOURNMENT: Chairman Haire |movedj for adjournment of the meeting at 9:05 p.m. Next Meeting: Tuesday, December 21, 1999, 5:00 p.m. & 7:00 p.m., in the Iredell County Government Center, 200 South Center Street, Statesville, NC. VOTING: Ayes - 5; Nays - 0. Approval: / / ve £ - ee Clerk to the Board IREDELL COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS BRIEFING MINUTES DECEMBER 21, 1999 The Iredell County Board of Commissioners met in Briefing Session on Tuesday, December 21, 1999, 5:00 p.m., in the Iredell County Government Center (South Wing Conference Room), 200 South Center Street, Statesville, NC 28677. Present: Chairman Sara Haire Tice Vice Chairman Steve D. Johnson Tommy E. Bowles Alice T. Fortner Absent: Alice M. Stewart Staff Present: County Manager Joel Mashburn, Finance Director Susan Blumenstein, Fire Marshal Chuck Gallyon, Purchasing Agent Evie Caldwell, Health Director Ray Rabe, County Assessor Brent Weisner, Personnel Officer Carolyn Harris, and Clerk to the Board Jean Moore. CALL TO ORDER by Chairman Tice. ANNOUNCEMENT OF SEVEN TEACHERS IN IREDELL COUNTY RECEIVING NATIONAL BOARD CERTIFICATION: Chairman Tice commented on recent newspaper articles stating that several local teachers had received national board certification. Tice requested that a resolution be written in recognition of the teachers and for it to be presented at the January 4 meeting. REQUEST FOR APPROVAL OF A BID FOR THE SHARON SCHOOL ROAD WATERLINE & APPROVAL OF BUDGET AMENDMENT #23 TO RECOGNIZE $330,225 FROM THE N.C. CLEAN WATER GRANT: Chester West, an engineer with West & Associates, said a grant was recently awarded to the county for a waterline extension in the Sharon School Road vicinity. West Iredell Water Corporation will service the water extension (15,340 ft. of 6-inch line and 620 ft. of 2-inch line). Bids were requested and eight bidders responded. Ronny Turner Construction Company of Hickory, N.C. offered the low bid of $216,525. The engineer, along with James Hollar of West Iredell Water, recommended for the bid to be awarded to Ronny Turner Construction. REQUEST FROM THE FIRE MARSHAL FOR APPROVAL OF N.C. LOCAL FIREMEN’S RELIEF FUND APPOINTEES: Fire Marshal Gallyon said that annually the volunteer fire departments submitted a “report of fire conditions” to the state insurance commissioner. Also, each fire department submits the names of two individuals to be appointed as trustees for the firemen’s relief fund. The recommended firemen are: Dept. B& F/Troutman Central Cool Springs Ebenezer Harmony Lake Norman Monticello Mt. Mourne Shepherds South Iredell Trinity Union Grove Wayside West Iredell Name Joe E. Clodfelter Doyle Summers J.W. Page Wayne Smith Kent Green Susie Delph Lee Johnson Richard Daye William B. Church Dewayne Jones Kent Moore Nolen Shoemaker Tony Armstrong Tom Poston Name Paul Henkel Jim Reavis R. Morris Overcash Harry Frye Timothy Frye Marvin Lineberger Mary Summers Gary Craven Donald W. McClain Jeff Bowles Curtis Daniels Jody Hoots Brian Boan Tommy McNeely Gallyon said the relief money was used only when an individual became “destitute or fell on hard times.” He said that one-half of one percent of all fire insurance paid in the district went to the relief fund. REQUEST FROM THE HEALTH DEPT. FOR APPROVAL TO ACCEPT $3,000 FROM THE REGIONAL HIV/AIDS CONSORTIUM GRANT AND APPROVAL OF BUDGET AMENDMENT #24: Health Director Ray Rabe said his department was given approval in June to apply for $4,000 from the consortium. Recently, notification was given that $3,000 had been awarded. Rabe shared information on how Iredell County was faring in the state and nation in regard to AIDS and other diseases. He said Iredell’s AIDS rates were low compared to the state and nation; however, the reported cases of syphilis were high. Rabe said diseases followed transportation routes and Iredell’s two interstates contributed to the high number of cases. Commissioner Bowles said he wanted to make sure the health department was advocating abstinence as the first option in preventing diseases and unwanted pregnancies. The health director assured Mr. Bowles that his staff was advising the public on the benefits of abstinence. The county manager asked Rabe if the statistics were reliable. Specifically, he asked if the statistical information could be altered by the way a provider catalogued or reported cases. Rabe said the statistics might be changed a little, but there would not be a “drastic change.” REQUEST FROM THE HEALTH DEPT. FOR APPROVAL TO APPLY FOR $5,535 FROM THE RYAN WHITE AIDS PROJECT: Rabe said the health department was noticing that funding sources for AIDS were decreasing. He said the Ryan White Funds had been shrinking in the past few years, but the health dept. still desired to apply for a $5,535 grant. Chairman Tice and Commissioner Fortner commended the health director for pursuing grant funds. REQUEST FOR APPROVAL OF THE NOVEMBER 1999 REFUNDS & RELEASES: County Assessor Weisner explained the refunds/releases and recommended approval. REQUEST FOR APPROVAL OF PROPOSED SALARY ADJUSTMENTS IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE DAVID M. GRIFFITH STUDY: Personnel Director Harris stated that 35 job classifications had been reviewed. The majority of the classifications were upgraded; however, some new classifications were implemented into the system, e.g., Fire Inspector Grade 64. Harris estimated the cost of the adjustments would be $62,000 for the next six months. She also said there were sufficient funds in the budget to pay for the adjustments. Mrs. Harris said the county was nearing completion of the DMG recommendations, but a few remained. Commissioner Johnson mentioned the turnover at the jail and the amount of training needed for new employees. Johnson said the sheriff had asked about the possibility of seeking reimbursement from individuals who resigned soon after employment. County Manager Mashburn said two adjacent counties (Mecklenburg and Catawba) paid higher salaries for law enforcement officers, and it was difficult to retain employees when they could make more money elsewhere. Mashburn stated the county attorney had said the reimbursement stipulation could be in writing; however, it would probably not be enforceable. ANNOUNCEMENT OF A $450,000 BLOCK GRANT AWARD FOR THE STATESVILLE AIRPORT AND REQUEST FROM THE AIRPORT COMMISSION FOR ASSISTANCE WITH THE LOCAL MATCH ($25,000 from the county and $25,000 from the City of Statesville): Commissioner Johnson said the Statesville Airport Commission was recently awarded about a $450,000 block grant. The grant funds, awarded by the N.C. State Aid to Airports Program, will need a $50,000 local match. The airport commission is asking the county to contribute $25,000 and for the City of Statesville to commit $25,000. The finance director advised that past financial commitments were still being held for the airport. She said the city planning director had been contacted, and an invoice would soon be sent. OTHER ITEMS DISCUSSED: STUMPY CREEK PARK: Commissioner Bowles asked about the possibility of removing dirt from the Stumpy Creek site for “fill-in” at the old Mooresville transfer station. The county manager said he had proposals for fly-ash to be used. He also said that when the Central Transfer Station was completed, the staff would begin to dismantle the old Hwy. 150 station. PUBLIC PROPERTY ORDINANCE — SKATEBOARDING: Commissioner Fortner said that Broad Street Methodist Church had offered to assist in the building of a skateboarding park if the county chose to construct such a facility. Commissioner Johnson said the Recreation Advisory Committee had not met since the December 4 commissioners’ meeting. He said, consequently, he did not know what action, if any, the committee might want to take. SAVE AREA LARGE TREES (S.A.L.T.): Chairman Tice shared a letter she recently received from the S.A.L.T. group requesting for the commissioners to create an interim tree board. (No action was taken.) ADJOURNMENT: Chairman Tice adjourned the briefing session at 6:15 p.m. Approved: Cilitdry of KOOO to) 0 VIL Cn) "le - W/ / Clerk to the Board IREDELL COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS MINUTES DECEMBER 21, 1999 The Iredell County Board of Commissioners met in Regular Session on Tuesday, December 21, 1999, 7:00 p.m., in the Iredell County Government Center (Commissioners’ Meeting Room), 200 South Center Street, Statesville, NC 28677. Present: Chairman Sara Haire Tice Vice Chairman Steve D. Johnson Tommy E. Bowles Alice T. Fortner Absent: Alice M. Stewart Staff Present: County Manager Joel Mashburn, County Attorney Bill Pope, Finance Director Susan Blumenstein, and Clerk to the Board Jean Moore. CALL TO ORDER by Chairman Tice. INVOCATION by Vice Chairman Johnson. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE ADJUSTMENTS OF THE AGENDA: |MOTION| by Chairman Tice to approve the following agenda adjustments. Additions: @ Update on Y2K Compliancy Closed Session for the Purpose of Discussing a Personnel Matter-G.S. 143-318.11(a)(6) VOTING: Ayes - 4; Nays - 0. PRESENTATION OF SPECIAL RECOGNITIONS & AWARDS RECOGNITION OF IREDELL COUNTY RETIREES Louise McDaniels was recognized for her 23 years of county service. McDaniels will retire on December 31, 1999, as the Elections Supervisor. Barbara Plyler retired on December 15, 1999, after 27 years of service. Plyler retired from the sheriff's department. Both women were presented with plaques and wished the very best in their retirement. APPOINTMENT BEFORE THE BOARD REPRESENTATIVE(S) FROM THE IREDELL-STATESVILLE SCHOOL SYSTEM IN REFERENCE TO A REQUEST FOR A LETTER OF SUPPORT IN CONJUNCTION WITH A REQUEST TO THE NCDOT FOR FUNDING OF SCHOOL TRANSPORTATION NEEDS: Dr. Julia Williams, Assistant Supt. of Planning, and Steve Lane, the Executive Director for School Operations, requested a letter of endorsement pertaining to a request to the N.C. Department of Transportation. Williams said the school system was not competing for highway funds, but would be in competition with other school systems in the state. The requests presented by the school officials were broken down into new site construction projects and existing site construction projects. Specifically the projects were: #1 Request reimbursement for paving the Lakeshore Elementary and Lakeshore Middle bus parking lot, driveway, and turn lane. #2 Request advanced payment for paving the Lake Norman High School bus parking lot and driveway. #3 Request reimbursement for paving the Mulberry School parking lot and driveway. is . #1 Request a turn lane be constructed in front of Celeste-Henkel Elementary School on Old Mountain Road (SR 1005), a traffic loop be placed behind the school, and the existing school bus parking lot be resurfaced. #2 Request a turn lane be constructed in front of Shepherd Elementary School located on Highway 21. MOTION! by Commissioner Fortner to approve the letter of endorsement for the school system's requests to the Department of Transportation. VOTING: Ayes- 4; Nays- 0. ADMINISTRATIVE MATTERS CONSENT AGENDA: MOTION) by Commissioner Johnson to approve the following nine (9) consent agenda items. VOTING: Ayes- 4; Nays -0. 1. REQUEST FOR APPROVAL OF A BID FOR THE SHARON SCHOOL ROAD WATERLINE & APPROVAL OF BUDGET AMENDMENT #23 TO RECOGNIZE $330,225 FROM THE N.C. CLEAN WATER GRANT: The following eight bids were received and the bid was awarded to the low bidder of Ronny Turner Construction in the amount of $216,525. Ronny Turner $ 216, 525.00 Bell Construction 270,234.00 Foster Utilities 279,872.50 Hickory Construction 246,423.00 Iron Mountain Construction 229,060.20 Wolfpen Associates, Inc. 238,393.50 Compton Construction 299,430.00 Hickory Sand Company 248,816.00 2. REQUEST FROM THE FIRE MARSHAL FOR APPROVAL OF N.C. LOCAL FIREMEN’ S RELIEF FUND APPOINTEES: (A complete listing of the trustees can be found in the briefing minutes.) 3. REQUEST FROM THE HEALTH DEPT. FOR APPROVAL TO ACCEPT $3,000 FROM THE REGIONAL HIV/AIDS CONSORTIUM GRANT & APPROVAL OF BUDGET AMENDMENT #24 4. REQUEST FROM THE HEALTH DEPT. FOR APPROVAL TO APPLY FOR $5,535 FROM THE RYAN WHITE AIDS PROJECT 5. REQUEST FOR APPROVAL OF THE NOVEMBER REFUNDS AND RELEASES Releases for November 1999 $ 629,100.85 County 402,109.16 Solid Waste Fees 1,389.00 E. Alexander Co. Fire #1 543.74 Shepherd’s Fire #2 404.34 Mt. Mourne Fire #3 1,066.79 All County Fire #4 14,139.67 Statesville 172,136.25 Statesville Downtown 969.05 Mooresville 24,717.18 Mooresville Downtown 3,264.69 Mooresville School 5,373.33 Harmony 0 Love Valley 0 Troutman 2,987.65 Refunds for November 1999 25,932.49 County 1,245.67 Solid Waste Fees 69.00 All County Fire 110.08 Statesville 230.43 Mooresville 18,914.98 Mooresville School 5,362.33 6. REQUEST FOR APPROVAL OF PROPOSED SALARY ADJUSTMENTS IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE DAVID M. GRIFFITH STUDY (The following job classifications were revised.) t Classification Grade New Classification Grade Director of Support Services 76 79 Additional Responsibility Planning Supervisor 73 75 Maintenance Supervisor 70 71 Garage Supervisor 69 70 Mapping Supervisor 69 71 Supervisor of Elections 67 68 Chief Animal Control Officer 66 68 Veterans Service Officer 65 67 Asst. Maintenance Supv. 65 68 Maintenance Asst. I 58 Current class-unskilled labor Maintenance Asst II 61 Current-unskilled/semi-skilled Maintenance Tech I 62 New-semi to skilled labor Maintenance Tech II 63 New-Skilled labor Maintenance Tech III 65 New-Highly skilled Housekeeper 50 51 Mapping Technician 60 61 GIS Mapping Technician 62 63 Accounting Technician (Insp.) 59 61 Personnel Technician 61 63 DP Support Specialist 65 67 Recreation Program Coordinator 62 63 Processing Asst V- Tax Collector 61 Processing Asst. VI 62 Real Estate Appraiser I 64 65 Real Estate Appraiser II 67 68 Asst. Fire Marshal 65 65 Current-Level Il Insp/I&1i PR Deputy Fire Marshal 67 New-Level If Insp/Unlimited PR Fire Inspector 64 New - Level I Insp/No PR Purchasing Agent 68 69 Buyer/Insurance Specialist 63 65 Librarian II 68 69 Librarian | 65 66 Secretary/Bookkeeper 59 Administrative Secretary 61 Sanitation Utility Worker 56 57 Transfer Station Attendant 56 58 Sanitation Equipment Operator 60 61 Bailing Facility Operator 60 61 Truck Driver 60 63 CDL Holders Truck Driver 58 59 on site Yeavy Equipment Mechanic 63 65 Auto Mechanic 63 64 kK KK 7. ANNOUNCEMENT OF A _ $450,000 BLOCK GRANT AWARD FOR THE STATESVILLE AIRPORT & REQUEST FROM THE AIRPORT COMMISSION FOR ASSISTANCE WITH THE LOCAL MATCH ($25,000 from the County & $25,000 from the City of Statesville= $50,000): (A commitment of $25,000 was made to be used as one-half of the local match needed for the $450,000 block grant. The City of Statesville will supply the other $25,000. The NC Division of Aviation described the usage of the funds ($500,000) to be for RSA/RPZ land.) 8. REQUEST FROM THE JUVENILE CRIME PREVENTION COUNCIL FOR APPROVAL TO APPLY FOR AN ADDITIONAL $5,000 FROM THE NC OFFICE OF JUVENILE JUSTICE (no match required): The funds, supplied by the State Office of Juvenile Justice, were awarded to the counties in the state with Juvenile Crime Prevention Councils (JCPC). State officials have indicated the funds may be used by the councils for administrative purposes, or they may be awarded to local qualifying agencies. Iredell County’s JCPC recommends the county apply for the funds and then relinquish them to a qualifying agency. The Counseling Center has expressed an interest in the funds. If the JCPC approves the transfer of the funds to another agency, the board of commissioners will still make the final decision. REQUEST FOR APPROVAL OF THE DECEMBER 7, 1999 MINUTES END OF CONSENT AGENDA ~ UPDATE ON Y2K COMPLIANCY: Finance Director Susan Blumenstein shared a written report from the Information Systems Management Office on Year 2000 compliancy. Blumenstein said all county departments were compliant with the exception of a couple of DOS- based systems at EMS and a few older applications at DSS. Mrs. Blumenstein said the older personal computers/applications would not affect the overall operations of either department (EMS/DSS). ANNOUNCEMENT OF THE NACo LEGISLATIVE CONFERENCE TO BE HELD MARCH 3-7, 2000 IN WASHINGTON, D.C.: Chairman Tice requested that if any commissioners desired to attend, they notify the clerk to the board as soon as possible. APPOINTMENTS TO BOARDS & COMMISSIONS BOARD OF HEALTH (3 appts.): No nominations were submitted, and Commissioner Fortner |moved| to postpone the appointments until the January 4, 2000 meeting. VOTING: Ayes~ 4; Nays-0. RECREATION ADVISORY BOARD (1 appt.): |MOTION| by Commissioner Johnson to postpone this appointment until the January 4, 2000 meeting. VOTING: Ayes~4; Nays-0. HAZARDOUS WASTE & LOW LEVEL’ RADIOACTIVE WASTE MANAGEMENT BOARD (1 appt.): No nominations were submitted, and Chairman Tice |moved to postpone this appointment until the January 4, 2000 meeting. VOTING: Ayes~ 4; Nays ~ 0. NURSING HOME ADVISORY BOARD (1 appt.): Commissioner Bowles nominated Daisy Howard. Chairman Tice |moved| to close the nominations and appoint Howard by acclamation. VOTING: Ayes~ 4; Nays~ 0. COUNTY MANAGER'S REPORT: A written report was submitted. County Manager Mashburn said progress was being made on the new Agricultural Building, however, it was about 30 days behind schedule. CBSA Architect Todd Beck feels the time can be made up. Commissioner Johnson asked if the delay would increase the building’s cost. Mashburn said the cost should not be affected. In reference to the Stumpy Creek Park Project, Mashburn said the work had slowed down. Erosion contro! will be about the only work occurring between now and March. The National Guard hopes to use the site for weekend training exercises. The county manager said one extension had already been asked of the State, and it was doubtful that another one would be issued. He said it might be necessary to contract out some of the work. The Central Transfer Station is still on schedule to open Monday, December 27, 1999. CLOSED SESSION: |MOTION| by Chairman Tice to enter into closed session for the purpose of discussing matters relating to G.S. 143-318. 11(a)(5)(i) - Acquisition of Real Property, and G.S. 143-318.11(a) (6)-Personnel. VOTING: Ayes - 4; Nays - 0. ADJOURNMENT: At 9:11 p.m., Chairman Tice made a |motion] to adjourn the meeting. Next Meeting: Tuesday, January 4, 2000, at 5:00 p.m. and 7:00 p.m. in the Iredell County Government Center, 200 South Center Street, Statesville, NC. VOTING: Ayes - 4; Nays - 0. Approved: 7 ¥ AW gol Wei Ge WA & Clerk to the Board / IREDELL COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS BRIEFING MINUTES JANUARY 4, 2000 The Iredell County Board of Commissioners met in Briefing Session on Tuesday, January 4, 2000, 5:00 p.m., in the Iredell County Government Center (South Wing Conference Room), 200 South Center Street, Statesville, NC 28677. Present: Chairman Sara Haire Tice Vice Chairman Steve D. Johnson Tommy E. Bowles Alice T. Fortner Alice M. Stewart Staff Present: County Manager Joel Mashburn, Finance Director Susan Blumenstein, Planning Supervisor William Allison, Sheriff's Department Sgt. Neil Hayes, DSS Director Don Wall, and Clerk to the Board Jean Moore. CALL TO ORDER by Chairman Tice. PLANNING MATTERS: Planning Supervisor Allison described three public hearing matters and two bond releases. In reference to one of the public hearing matters, the Lookout Shoals watershed item, Allison said the proposed revisions would not impose anymore regulations than what was already in place. Pertaining to the Pam Navey rezoning matter, Commissioner Johnson asked if the zoning ordinance had time limits for the stipulated conditions (removal of a temporary mobile home). Allison said there were no time limitations in the ordinance, and the planning office would have to tag the file to insure the conditions were being followed. REQUEST FROM SHERIFF’S DEPARTMENT FOR THE APPROVAL OF THREE REQUESTS: Sgt. Hayes explained the following three items. 1. Call for a Public Hearing on February 1, 2000 Regarding the Usage of a $30,747 Block Grant & Approval of Budget Amendment #26 for the Acceptance of the Funds: Hayes said his department was given permission in September to apply for this grant. The grant requires a $3,416 match and this money will be taken from seized funds. A budget amendment will be needed and the funds will be used to purchase vehicle equipment (in-car cameras and mobile-data units). 2. Request for Permission to Apply for a Governor’s Crime Commission Grant in the Amount of $83,699.82 (county’s match will be $27,899.94 to be taken from drug-seized funds for a total of $111,599.76): Hayes said the sheriff's department was requesting to apply for a grant identical to the one the county applied for in 1998 entitled B.U.S.T.E.D. He said that if the funds were awarded, the department would purchase 12 additional mobile data units. All vehicles in the force (civil/narcotics/patrol/detectives), then, would have the mobile units. Hayes said an advantage to having this type of equipment was that if the radios were malfunctioning, the officers could still communicate. 3. Request for Permission to Apply for a Governor’s Highway Safety Program Grant in the Amount of $86,000 (county’s match will be utilization of existing personnel/salaries): Hayes said this grant was different from the ones his department had applied for in the past. He said he had been informed that Iredell County would have a better chance of obtaining the funds if it teamed up with other counties or municipalities. With this being the case, seven counties will apply and Rowan County will be listed as the lead county. If the funds are awarded, a radar trailer (approximate cost $12,000) along with in-car cameras, radar units, traffic cones, check point signs, and Vascar units will be purchased. The intent of the grant is to make highways and roads safer. REQUEST FROM DSS. FOR ACCEPTANCE OF SOCIAL SERVICES BLOCK GRANT -2 (SSBG2) FUNDS ($57,102 - no county match required): DSS Director Wall said Iredell County was one of 26 counties in North Carolina eligible to receive funds for additional child welfare staff. He said the state had allocated funds to the counties with the highest number of children entering foster care for the first time during FY 98-99 and the counties with the highest number of children being adopted during the same time period. Mr. Wall said he was requesting to reallocate an inactive Work First position and develop it into a foster home/post adoption social worker position. He added that no county funds would be involved. REQUEST FROM DSS FOR THE ACCEPTANCE OF STATE ADULT PROTECTIVE SERVICES FUNDS FOR THE ESTABLISHMENT OF AN ADDITIONAL ADULT PROTECTIVE SERVICES SOCIAL WORKER III POSITION (employee/equipment for six months = $15,321 state funds & $5,107 county funds for total of $20,428): Mr. Wall said he was requesting to reallocate an inactive Work First Family Assistance Social Worker II position and place it in the Adult Protective Services Division as a Social Worker III. He said the funds were contingent upon a 25% match from the county. A total of $20,428 (75% state: $15,321 & 25% county: $5,107) will be needed for the remainder of this fiscal year. The social worker’s position will cost $39,749 for FY 00-01 (funded by 75% state [$29,812] and 25% county [$9,937] ). Wall said the older adult population was increasing and DSS was having to assume the guardianship role for more individuals. REQUEST FOR APPROVAL OF FIRST UNION SECURITIES, INC., AS THE MANAGING UNDERWRITER FOR SCHOOL FINANCING: Finance Director Blumenstein said the upcoming issue of certificates of participation for school construction would require the services of a managing underwriter. She said the underwriter would provide services for the marketing of debt issue, preparing the official statement, contacting ratings/insurance agencies, and conferring with bond counsel/local counsel and the Local Government Commission. A total of five underwriters sent proposals. Mrs. Blumenstein recommended First Union Securities, Inc., as the managing underwriter. A complete proposal listing is as follows. Management Fee/Per M Average Takedown/Per M Total J.C. Bradford & Co. $.75 $ 4.00 $4.75 Wachovia $.60 $3.25 $3.85 First Union Securities $.44 $3.95 $4.39 Robinson-Humphrey $.31 $4.25 $4.56 BB&T Capital Markets $.46 $4.00 $4.46 Blumenstein said the bonds could not be sold until all bids “were in hand.” The school system should be ready in late April or May. She also said that all of the certificates (COPS) would have to be sold at one time. ADJOURNMENT: Chairman Tice adjourned the briefing at 6:15 p.m. Approved: Oe 4 tv eC. , Wore Cte . re Clerk tothe Board IREDELL COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS MINUTES JANUARY 4, 2000 The Iredell County Board of Commissioners met in Regular Session on Tuesday, January 4, 2000, 7:00 p.m., in the Iredell County Government Center (Commissioners’ Meeting Room), 200 South Center Street, Statesville, NC 28677. Present: Chairman Sara Haire Tice Vice Chairman Steve D. Johnson Tommy E. Bowles Alice T. Fortner Alice M. Stewart Staff Present: County Manager Joel Mashburn, County Attorney Bill Pope, Finance Director Susan Blumenstein, Planning Supervisor William Allison, and Clerk to the Board Jean Moore. CALL TO ORDER by Chairman Tice. INVOCATION by Commissioner Johnson. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE ADJUSTMENTS OF THE AGENDA: |MOTION|by Chairman Tice to adjust the agenda by the following revision. Addition: Adoption of a Resolution Honoring Saint James Episcopal Church on its Bicentennial. VOTING: Ayes - 5; Nays - 0. PRESENTATION OF SPECIAL RECOGNITIONS & AWARDS RECOGNITION OF IREDELL COUNTY TEACHERS RECEIVING NATIONAL BOARD CERTIFICATION: |MOTION| by Commissioner Fortner to approve the following resolution in recognition of the teachers achieving national board certification. VOTING: Ayes - 5; Nays - 0. RESOLUTION HONORING TEACHERS IN THE IREDELL-STATESVILLE SCHOOL SYSTEM & MOORESVILLE GRADED SCHOOL DISTRICT FOR ACHIEVING NATIONAL BOARD CERTIFICATION WHEREAS. the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards is an independent, nonprofit, nonpartisan organization dedicated to establishing high and rigorous standards for teachers and improving student learning in American schools; and WHEREAS, all 50 states have taken action to participate in the National Board Certification program; and WHEREAS, the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards has developed a national, voluntary system to assess and certify teachers; and WHEREAS, Iredell County has eight teachers who have achieved the national certification. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the members of the Iredell County Board of Commissioners hereby congratulate Melissa Bartlett, Laura White Harmon, Gayle Mitchell, Robin Roten, Ellen Bosanko Sauer, Susan Suther, Darlene Thrall, and Lourdes Winters for achieving the national certification and for increasing their knowledge and skills. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the members of the Iredell County Board of Commissioners honor these exemplary teachers and commend them for their tireless efforts in the pursuit of teaching excellence. This the 4" day of January 2000. Attending the meeting were: Melissa Bartlett, Laura White Harmon, Gayle Mitchell, and Ellen Bosanko Sauer. The teachers were each presented a copy of the resolution and praised for their willingness to seek additional training in their fields of expertise. RECOGNITION OF NORTH CAROLINA HOUSE (42™ District) REPRESENTATIVE FRANK MITCHELL: Chairman Tice recognized Representative Mitchell who was attending the meeting with his wife, Gayle. (Mrs. Mitchell was one of the teachers recognized earlier in the meeting.) RECOGNITION OF BOY SCOUT TROOP 332: Chairman Tice acknowledged the presence of several scouts working on citizenship badges. The scouts were affiliated with Vanderburg United Methodist Church. APPOINTMENTS BEFORE THE BOARD MR. DAVID SWANN IN REFERENCE TO THE ANNUAL REPORT ON CROSSROADS BEHAVIORAL HEALTHCARE: Swann distributed copies of the annual report and shared positive and negative happenings with his facility. Dr. Jane Carrigan Testerman, an Iredell County appointee to the Crossroads Board of Directors, accompanied Swann to the meeting. Testerman was recently elected as the chairman for the Crossroads board. Mrs. Fortner, the commissioner representative for the Crossroads board, thanked Mr. Swann for his presentation and for his management and leadership of the mental health facility. MR. DON PARKER & MR. MAURICE JENKINS IN REFERENCE TO ANNEXATIONS & VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPARTMENTS: Mr. Parker, a member of the Iredell County Fire Tax District Board, said there were two items he wanted to discuss. He said the first involved debt reduction and the second matter pertained to centralized purchasing. Parker said the fire tax board members needed to know who the board of commissioners wanted to be appointed and held accountable for the implementation of the two items. In reference to debt reduction, Parker said he had an analysis on all of the outstanding VFD debt, including payments, interest owed, the balances, and any prepayment penalties, etc. He said someone needed to compute the “best way to go on the debt.” Parker said a double or triple payment had been discussed to accelerate debt retirement. He mentioned the fire tax board members wanted to have cash to pay for the trucks rather than financing them. He continued by saying this year, the fire tax board was in good shape, but next year, money would be needed. Parker said a county person was needed to work on the debt reduction plan. Pertaining to centralized purchasing, Parker said the fire departments had been contacted and several items had been recommended for bulk purchase. Similar to debt reduction, Parker asked for a county person to be designated to implement the purchasing plan. Parker then talked about annexations. He said he had just talked about the acceleration of the retirement of debt, but that every time an annexation occurred, the income from the fire tax was lost and the debt remained. Mr. Parker said the issue revolved around how the computation was made and the amount due to the fire departments by the municipalities. He continued by saying the City of Statesville annexed the ASMO Industry property and paid $15,830. Parker said $198,975 was the amout he felt was owed. He said a fire truck was purchased prior to the ASMO annexation with the intent for it to protect the ASMO property. After the annexation, the city started receiving the taxes and Cool Springs VFD was left with the debt. Parker said an identical situation happened with the Statesville Country Club annexation. He predicted the same thing would happen in the future. Parker said he had heard that some people felt the situation was strictly a fire deparment problem and not one for the county. He said he did not agree because the debt payments were being made by the county. Mr. Parker said there were two issues relating to the calculations. One part concerned the debt service for just the fire district and the other matter dealt with the total service district. He mentioned that when the county went to fire districts, the entire county was listed as the district. However, the individual VFDs had their own debt. He said that when the calculations on Cool Springs were done, a figure of $687,973 for the debt service for the past 12 years was used. But, the corresponding service district debt was $277,070,533. Parker said the method for the calculation was governed by state law. He said if the correct figures had been used, the amount to be paid would have been $198,975. He said, instead, that Statesville had used all of the 16 fire departments and the amount of $3,482,608,361. Parker suggested the commissioners request the county attorney to contact the Attorney General for a ruling on the calculation. Commissioner Stewart said Cool Springs was just one example. She mentioned the Monticello VFD had experienced the same problem. Commissioner Johnson said he was assuming that since a ruling from the Attorney General was being requested that no litigation had already occurred. Maurice Jenkins, an officer with the Cool Springs VFD, said he had talked with several state officials about the matter. Attorney Pope said the problem was due to the way the statute was written. He said the City of Statesville had made the computation in accordance with the statute. However, Mr. Pope said he felt the legislation “literally” defeated the intent of the drafters. Pope said the legislation was complex and it might be difficult to share it in a fashion that would make the members of the legislature understand how unfair the computation was for Iredell County. Commissioner Bowles asked Mr. Pope if the county would be prohibited from changing the way fire districts were structured if a ruling from the Attorney General was pursued. Pope said it would not. MOTION|by Commissioner Johnson to instruct the county attorney to request a ruling from the Attorney General in reference to the matter. VOTING: Ayes - 5; Nays - 0. Parker said the fire tax board had worked with the fire departments and he felt the relationship between the VFDs and the county had improved. Commissioner Johnson thanked Parker and the other fire tax board members for their assistance. Johnson asked that the commissioners be given a copy of the debt reduction pian a week or so prior to it being formally presented at a meeting. Commissioner Stewart asked if the board members would be interested in seeking legislation to rectify the situation if an unfavorable ruling was issued by the Attorney General. Representative Mitchell said the matter could be discussed during the short session of the General Assembly. He said local legislation stood a better chance of being adopted than something affecting other parts of the state. PUBLIC HEARINGS Chairman Tice declared the meeting to be in public hearing session. PROPOSED MAP & TEXT AMENDMENT-LOOKOUT SHOALS WATERSHED: Allison said the county had been contacted by the N.C. Department of Environment and Natural Resources/Division of Water Quality about the reclassification of Lookout Shoals Lake to a WSIV Watershed. The contact was made due to the City of Statesville requesting to locate a water intake line off Old Lion Road. Iredell County holds only five percent (5%) of the total watershed, however, the state requires for the water supply to be protected. Allison said the county was mandated to amend the map and text. Allison continued by saying the majority of the watershed was located in Catawba and Alexander Counties. A community meeting was held on November 22, 1999, at Sharon School. Mr. Allison said the planning board, on December 1, 1999, unanimously recommended approval of the revisions. Centralina Council of Governments Planner Bill Duston said the affected areas were already in a watershed. He said the revisions were minimal. Duston said the area was in the Lake Norman Watershed and if the changes were adopted they would just be listed in the Lookout Lake Watershed. He said the state was mandating the changes and if the county did not approve them, as of January 20, 2000, $10,000-a-day fine could be imposed. Commissioner Bowles asked how farmers would be affected. Duston said that when the initial watershed regulations were adopted by the state, bonafide farms were excepted. (They would not be affected.) Jerry Dellinger (opposition) commented that the changes were due to the City of Statesville wanting water. He said a private citizen would have to build a well and pay for it. He felt the city should pay its own way and not invade the rights of other people. Duston said the state was mandating the change. He reiterated that all of the property was already in a watershed. Commissioner Stewart said she wanted to make it clear that Iredell County could not restrict the City of Statesville’s water intake plans. Mark Smith (opposition) said he was concerned the city would start placing water meters in the area and the property owners would have to start paying for them. Chairman Tice declared the hearing adjourned. MOTION] by Commissioner Fortner to change the name of the Lake Norman Watershed to the Lookout Shoals Watershed, as relating to the areas recommended for the name change by the planning staff, and to amend the map and ordinance text. VOTING: Ayes - 5; Nays - 0. Chairman Tice declared the meeting to be in public hearing session PAMELA L. NAVEY, HATTIE CAUDILL, AND J. EDGAR TROUTMAN REZONING REQUEST FROM R-20, SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENTIAL TO RA-CUD, RESIDENTIAL AGRICULTURAL CONDITIONAL USE DISTRICT (Buffalo Shoals Road & Airport Road) Case # 0001-1: William Allison, Planning Supervisor, said the applicants desired to rezone property from R-20, Single Family Residential to RA(CUD), Residential Agricultural Conditional Use District. The properties are located at the corner of Buffalo Shoals Road and Airport Road; more specifically identified as PIN# 4723-76-9605, 4723-76-4841, and a portion of 4723-88-6199. The approximate size of the rezoning is eight acres. The conditional use would be in accordance with the R-20 District with the exception of one mobile home to be located at the rear of Parcel #4723-76-9605 until a residence can be built. On December 1, 1999, the planning board recommended approval, subject to the mobile home being removed prior to the final certificate of occupancy for the dwelling being issued, or by January 4, 2002; whichever comes first. Pam Navey, one of the applicants, said she was committed to her family and community and would abide by the conditions. Chairman Tice adjourned the hearing. MOTION] by Commissioner Johnson to grant the rezoning request in reference to Case #0001-I' from R-20, Single Family Residential to RA(CUD), Residential Agricultural Conditional Use District. (The condition being that a mobile home be removed prior to the dwelling’s final certificate of occupancy being issued, or by January 4, 2002, whichever comes first.) VOTING: Ayes - 5; Nays - 0. Chairman Tice declared the meeting to be in public hearing session. SAMUEL A. & EDITH A. BEAM REQUEST FOR AN AMENDMENT TO THE IREDELL COUNTY LAND DEVELOPMENT PLAN & REZONING REQUEST: RA, RESIDENTIAL AGRICULTURAL TO HB (CUD), HIGHWAY BUSINESS CONDITIONAL USE DISTRICT (769 River Highway/NC150 West): Allison said the owner desired to rezone property for the purpose of constructing an antique/race car/toy/memorabilia museum and office/auto sales/gift, novelty and souvenir shop. The size of the project would be 11.23 acres with 692’ of road frontage on River Highway/NC150W. The location of the property is 769 River Highway/NC 150 West (PIN#4637-97-3341). Allison said the land development plan would need to be amended if the rezoning was approved, but he said the planning staff was recognizing that Highway 150 was changing due to two new schools and water/sewer being in the area. 4 The planning board met on December 1, 1999, but did not render a decision. Sam Beam (applicant) said he had the support of the neighbors in the immediate area. Beam introduced Bobby Lineberger and Robert Howard and said they were long-time residents of the community and were in support of the project. Mr. Beam mentioned that both school systems were in support of the project and felt the museum could be used as an educational tool. Mitchell College has been contacted about the facility being used in its motor sports program. Beam cited several other individuals and groups (scouts, Historical Properties) in favor of the project. He said he also had a petition with over 1300 names of people supporting the project. Dan Wallace (advocate), Executive Director of the Mooresville-South Iredell Chamber of Commerce encouraged approval of the project. Andre Pollard said he was representing a southwest Iredell Concerned Citizens group. He said his group consisted of about 100 households living along Hwy.150. He said the mission of the group was to influence growth in a positive, well-defined manner. Pollard said the group thought the project would have a positive impact in the community, but there were concerns. One concern was the possibility of the property being used primarily for retail (auto parts store/auto sales lot). Pollard said the traffic on 150 would have to be addressed in the future. Mr. Pollard said he wanted the area developed in a proper manner for the health and safety of the residents. He said the highway overlay district approach needed to be used. Finally, Pollard said his group had worked with Mr. Beam and had mutually agreed upon additional conditions for the property. Michael Lindsay, another member of the southwest Iredell Concerned Citizens group, also mentioned the need for additional conditions. Don Miller (advocate) Chairman of the North Carolina Auto Racing Hall of Fame in Mooresville encouraged adoption of the rezoning so the museum could be built. Rev. Roy Young (advocate), pastor of Living Waters Foursquare Gospel Church, said he did not have any objections to the museum. Chairman Tice adjourned the hearing. MOTION) by Commissioner Johnson to amend the Iredell County Land Development Plan in regard to Case No. 9912-2. VOTING: Ayes - 5; Nays - 0. MOTION| by Commissioner Stewart to approve the rezoning request of Case No. 9912-2 from RA, Residential Agricultural to HB(CUD), Highway Business Conditional Use District. Conditions being: 1) A front yard setback of 50’ 2) No more than one point of ingress & egress off of River Highway/NC 150 3) A landscaped roadway no less than 15' in width shall be planted with small and/or medium shrubs at a rate of 15 per 100 linear feet, excluding driveway. The type of vegetation shall be as listed under Section 6.18(E) of the Iredell County Zoning Ordinance. Commissioner Fortner offered an |amendment] to the motion as follows: 1) A 75' setback from River Highway/NC 150 right of way 2) No more than one point of ingress & egress off of River Highway/NC 150 3) A landscaped roadway no less than 15' in width shall be planted with small and/or medium shrubs at a rate of 15 per 100 linear feet, excluding driveway. The type of vegetation shall be as listed under Section 6.18(E) of the Iredell County Zoning Ordinance. 4) Building exterior facing River Highway/NC 150 shall be made of non-metal materials 5) No automobile sales shall be conducted in front of the building (side facing River Highway/NC 150) 6) All storage of automobiles and associated trailers and materials will be on the side of the building facing away from River Highway/NC 150 7) The only allowable automobiles to be sold shall be the ones associated with the museum Commissioner Johnson said he was of the understanding that Mr. Beam was agreeable to additional restrictions on the usage of the property. Mr. Beam said he was agrecable to additional restrictions. Commissioner Johnson offered ajsecond amendment] to the motion as follows. The primary use of the property will be for a museum for collector cars, tractors of historical interest, race car memorabilia, toys, and other items of historical interest. The usage of the property will also be for the sale of gift, novelty, and souvenir items associated with the museum, office space associated with the museum, and related activities. The storage of automobile trailers and materials shall be limited to the ones associated with the museum. Commissioner Stewart was agreeable to both amendments. VOTING on Commissioner Johnson’s amendment. Ayes - 5; Nays - 0. VOTING on Commissioner Fortner’s amendment. Ayes - 5; Nays - 0. VOTING on Commissioner Stewart’s original motion. Ayes - 5; Nays - 0. ** * * * PRAISE FOR PLANNING SUPERVISOR WILLIAM ALLISON: Commissioner Johnson commended the planning supervisor on his courteous and professional manner in working with the public on rezoning matters. Johnson, along with the other board members, praised Mr. Allison for his excellent work performance. In addition, it was mentioned that several county citizens had given favorable comments about Mr. Allison’s work. ADMINISTRATIVE MATTERS CONSENT AGENDA MOTION] by Commissioner Johnson to approve the following seven (7) consent items. VOTING: Ayes - 5; Nays - 0. REQUEST FOR THE RELEASE OF TWO CASH BONDS A. Silver Wave Properties Requests Release of a Bond being held for Featherstone Phase II Subdivision (seeding has been completed) B. Lake Norman Properties, Inc., Requests Release of a Bond being held for Harbor Watch Section VII Subdivision (grading/paving/seeding/landscaping are now finished) REQUEST FROM SHERIFF’S DEPARTMENT FOR THE APPROVAL OF THREE REQUESTS A. Call for a Public Hearing on February 1, 2000 Regarding the Usage of a $30,747 Block Grant & Approval of Budget Amendment #26 for the Acceptance of the Funds B. Permission to Apply for a Governor’s Crime Commission Grant in the Amount of $83,699.82 (county’s match will be $27,899.94 to be taken from drug-seized funds for a total of $111,599.76) C. Permission to Apply for a Governor’s Highway Safety Program Grant in the Amount of $86,000 (county’s match will be utilization of existing personnel/salaries) REQUEST FROM DSS FOR ACCEPTANCE OF SOCIAL SERVICES BLOCK GRANT -2 (SSBG2) FUNDS ($57,102 - no county match required) (See briefing minutes in reference to description of the reallocation of an inactive staff position.) REQUEST FROM DSS FOR THE ACCEPTANCE OF STATE ADULT PROTECTIVE SERVICES FUNDS FOR THE ESTABLISHMENT OF AN ADDITIONAL ADULT PROTECTIVE SERVICES SOCIAL WORKER III POSITION (employee/equipment for six months = $15,321state funds & $5,107 county funds for total of $20,428): REQUEST FOR APPROVAL OF THE DECEMBER 21, 1999 MINUTES REQUEST FOR APPROVAL OF FIRST UNION SECURITIES, INC., AS THE MANAGING UNDERWRITER FOR SCHOOL FINANCING ADOPTION OF A RESOLUTION RECOGNIZING THE BICENTENNIAL CELEBRATION OF SAINT JAMES EPISCOPAL CHURCH (851 Shinnville Road, Mooresville, N.C.) RESOLUTION HONORING THE SAINT JAMES EPISCOPAL CHURCH WHEREAS, Episcopalians have been worshiping together in the Mooresville community presently known as Shinnville for at least two-hundred years and are acknowledged as the oldest Episcopal church in Iredell County as well as one of the oldest congregations in the Diocese of North Carolina; and WHEREAS, this church was founded by one of the first lay readers Charles Nathaniel Mills, authorized by the first Episcopal bishop of North Carolina, John Stark Ravenscroft; and WHEREAS, descendants of Charles Nathaniel Mills continue to worship at Saint James Church; and WHEREAS, this congregation’s early leaders were courageous soldiers of the American Revolution; and WHEREAS, this church’s first priest, the Reverend Hatch Dent of Maryland, was one of the first ordained ministers of the first American Episcopal bishop, Samuel Seabury, and WHEREAS, this body of Christians has offered its sons and daughters for the defense of our homeland in times of national crises for two centuries, and WHEREAS, this church has kept its doors open for worship throughout such hardships as the War Between the States, Reconstruction, and economic depression, and WHEREAS, this congregation continues today to provide a sanctuary of peace, prayer, and fellowship to all seekers of the truth in the Mooresville community regardless of race or socioeconomic status; and WHEREAS, this church promotes brotherhood and sisterhood by assisting its neighbors in need. NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that the Iredell County Board of Commissioners encourages all Iredell County citizens to celebrate the two-hundred years Saint James Episcopal Church has served our community. This the 4" day of January 2000. ANNOUNCEMENT OF VACANCIES OCCURRING ON BOARDS & COMMISSIONS @ BOARD OF EQUALIZATION & REVIEW (6 announcements) @ COMMUNITY ADVISORY PROGRAM FOR DISABLED ADULTS (CAP-DA) (1 announcement) APPOINTMENTS TO BOARDS & COMMISSIONS BOARD OF HEALTH (3 appts.): Commissioner Bowles nominated Dr. Lane Putnam as the dental representative, Mr. Ed Braun as an at-large representative, and Mr. David Boone as an at- large representative. MOTION| by Chairman Tice to close the nominations and appoint Putnam, Braun, and Boone by acclamation. VOTING: Ayes - 5; Nays - 0. RECREATION ADVISORY BOARD (1 appt.): Commissioner Johnson nominated Mike Griffin. MOTION] by Chairman Tice to close the nominations and appoint Griffin by acclamation. VOTING: Ayes - 5; Nays - 0. HAZARDOUS WASTE & LOW LEVEL RADIOACTIVE WASTE MANAGEMENT BOARD (1 appt.): No nominations were submitted, and Chairman Tice moved] to postpone this appointment until the January 18, 2000 meeting. VOTING: Ayes - 5; Nays - 0. NEW BUSINESS Cardboard Ordinance: Chairman Tice mentioned that two business owners in Mooresville had commented on the difficulty in complying with the cardboard ordinance. She said the individuals operated businesses in downtown Mooresville and did not have an area large enough to accommodate a cardboard recycling bin. The individuals also expressed problems in locating a person/business to haul the cardboard away for recycling. Tice said the business owners had inquired as to whether or not small business owners could be given some relief with the ordinance. The other commissioners shared the names of a couple individuals that might be willing to pick up the cardboard. It was also mentioned that several businesses might go in together and have a community bin. Commissioner Bowles said the county adopted the cardboard ordinance in response to a mandate from the state for waste reduction. COUNTY MANAGER'S REPORT: County Manager Mashburn said he and the Solid Waste Director would be attending a landfill conference in Washington, D.C., this month. Mashburn mentioned the litter problem along the interstates and highways. He said he had been talking to state/local officials about ways to clean up the areas. He mentioned a contract was necessary for the N.C. Department of Correction to use inmates for trash removal. Mashburn advised that Sean Gillespie, the Record & Landmark reporter covering county news would soon be leaving the newspaper office. Several commissioners thanked Gillespie for his fair and balanced reporting. CLOSED SESSION: |MOTION| by Chairman Tice to enter into closed session for the purpose of discussing G.S. 143-318.11(a) (5) (i) - Acquisition of Real Property. VOTING: Ayes - 5; Nays - 0. RETURN TO OPEN SESSION MITCHELL COLLEGE LETTER OF INTENT:|MOTION|by Commissioner Stewart to prepare a letter of intent for Mitchell Community College in reference to the purchase of a piece of property that abuts the school in the amount of $100,000 and for the funds to be taken from the 1999-2000 budget. VOTING: Ayes - 3; Nays - 2 (Johnson & Bowles) ADJOURNMENT: |MOTION| by Chairman Tice to adjourn the meeting at 9:16 p.m. NEXT MEETING: Tuesday, January 18, 2000, 5:00 p.m. and 7:00 p.m., in the Iredell County Government Center, 200 South Center Street, Statesville, NC. VOTING: Ayes - 5; Nays - 0. Approved: de 4 eZ 00 cen. 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