Loading...
HomeMy WebLinkAboutNovember_6_2007_Regular_MinutesIREDELL COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS REGULAR MINUTES NOVEMBER 6, 2007 The Iredell County Board of Commissioners met in Regular Session on Tuesday, November 6, 2007, at 7:00 P.M., in the Iredell County Government Center (Commissioners' Meeting Room), 200 South Center Street, Statesville, NC. Board Members Present Chairman Marvin Norman Vice Chairman Sara Haire Tice Steve Johnson Ken Robertson Godfrey Williams Staff present: County Manager Joel Mashburn, County Attorney Bill Pope, Deputy County Manager Susan Blumenstein, and Clerk to the Board Jean Moore. CALL TO ORDER by Chairman Norman. INVOCATION by Commissioner Williams. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE ADJUSTMENTS OF THE AGENDA: MOTION by Commissioner Johnson to approve the following agenda adjustments: Withdrawal: • CASE NO. 0709-I: Penske Realty, Inc., & the South Iredell Community Development Corporation Request to Change the Conditions on an existing M- 2 (CUD), Heavy Manufacturing Conditional Use District. The property is located on Penske Way and Mazeppa Road in Mooresville, NC; more specifically identified as PIN# 4668-66-3047 and a portion of PIN# 4668-87- 6591 (Atorney Cliff Homesley faxed a letter requesting the withdrawal of this case.) Deleted: • Request from the Iredell Property Group (Iredell Broadcasting , Inc.) for the Refund of $542 in Conjunction with the Overpayment of a Deed Stamp (Additional investigation will be conducted regarding this request.) Additions: • Request from the Sheriff's Department for Approval of a Vehicle Tracking System Lease with Teletrac, Inc. • Request for Approval of a Parking Easement Agreement with Iredell Memorial Hospital, Inc., and FCHC — Iredell LLC VOTING: Ayes — 5; Nays — 0. PUBLIC HEARINGS Chairman Norman declared the meeting to be in a public hearing, and Attorney Pope administered the oaths for the individuals desiring to speak about the conditional use district rezoning request. CASE NO. 0709-2: Reginald K. & Joan A. Ostwalt Request to Amend the Exit 42 Future Land Use Plan and to Rezone a Portion of Property from HB, Highway Business to GB (CUD), General Business Conditional Use District: Planning and Development Director Ron Smith reviewed the following staff report for this request. PLANNING STA FF REPOR T CASE NO. 0709-2 OWNERIAPPLICANT: Reginald K. & Joan A. Ostwalt 177Applehill Road Troutman, NC 28166 LOCATION: 912 South Main Street in Troutman, NC; more specifically a portion of PIN# 4740-76- 1797. Directions: Highway, 115 south, on the right past Flower House Loop and across from Julian Lane. REQUESTED ACTION AND CONDITIONS: Amend the Exit 42 Future Land Use Plan and rezone a portion of the property from HB, Highway Business Zoning District to GB CUD, General Business Conditional Use Zoning District with the following conditions: • Only the uses permitted on the property under its existing zoning of HB will be allowed under the new GB CUD zoning. • All yard setbacks, limits on minimum distance from intersections, and number and width of driveways, and all prohibitions on outdoor storage in Iredell Zoning Ordinance Section 6.18.1 (Roadway Protection Overlay District) will be met. • Developer will bear the expense of adding a southbound left turn lane and northbound right turn taper for the driveway access on Flower House Loop (SR 1312), in addition to construction of the right in right out driveway on US 21. All driveway construction for these two access driveways must obtain NCDOT permits and meet NCDOT construction standards. Under this zoning change, the property owner agrees to restrict access to the property to only one right in right out driveway on US 21, and to only one full service driveway, on Flower House Loop, even though the property is intended to be divided into two lots. Free-standing signs for each lot will be limited to the size and height limits in Zoning Ordinance Section 6.18.1. • All utilities connections will be installed underground on the property, including all connections to outdoor and/or parking lot lighting. • Parking lots and frontage of the property along US 21 will be screened adjoining the US 21 right of way by the property owner's choice of either ( a) a l5 foot wide roadway yard or (b) a roadway, yard of lesser width, but not less than 3 feet wide, provided the entire length of the roadway yard is landscaped with a vegetative cover which meets the minimum number of required shruhs per 100 feet oflength, exclusive of driveways and crosswalks. • At least one paved stub out will be provided for possible future connectivity to the adjoining property to the north. PROPOSED USE: Three-story chain motel and adjoining specialty restaurant. SIZE. The property is 2.44 acres. EXISTING LAND USE: Currently vacant, but has previously been used,for a mobile home sales lot. SURROUNDING LAND USE: Vacant and commercial. WATERSHED REGULATIONS: This property is located in the Catawba/Lake Norman WSIV-Protected Area Watershed. TRAFFIC: According to the 1993 Iredell County Thoroughfare Plan, the capacity for this stretch of Highway 21 is 40,000 vehicles per day. However, the capacity changes to 10,500 within approximately 300 feet to the north and approximately I mile to the south. In 2005, the estimated daily traffic count for Highway2l was 13,000 vehicles per day and 2,600 vehicles per day_for Flower House Loop. The uses proposed would generate the following number of trips per day: Use Time of D Number of Trips Per Day Hotel AM (7-9) 45 PM (4-6) 47 All Day 654 Restaurant AM Peak 170 PM Peak 111 All Day 1588 Total 2242 ZONING HISTORY: This property was rezoned to HB in 1998 along with the surrounding properties. The property, to the north that is zoned GB was rezoned in 1986. OTHER JURISDICTIONAL INFORMATION: The Planning staff' has met with Town of Troutman representatives, who indicated that water and sewer capacity was approved by the Board of Aldermen fin- this or this site on September 13, 2007. The Town's Land Use Plan identifies the property as Neighborhood Retail, but they, would not be opposed to an amendment to the plan due to the proximity of the property, to the interstate. 2 STAFF COMMENTS: This property is currently zoned for Highway Business uses, which includes the proposed uses of the property listed by the applicant. However, the height restrictions. for the L!B zoning district are 35 feet and the applicant would like to have the 50,1oot height limit allowed in the GB zoning district. This property is designated in the Exit 42 Future Land Use Plan as Neighborhood Retail. This designation is designed for small-scale commercial developments that are intended to serve the adjoining and nearby developments with low -impact retail type uses. Other areas have been addressed as suitable for these type uses in the Exit 42 Future Land Use Plan. These areas are categorized as Interchange Commercial, which includes retail and service uses primarily geared toward the traveling public, including such uses as motels and restaurants. The Neighborhood Retail designation in this area was intended to provide services to the adjoining residential areas as well as providing a buffer between the residential area and the interchange commercial areas. The Planning staff can support the request. PLANNING BOARD ACTION: On October 3, 2007, the Planning Board voted II -0 to recommend approval of amending the Exit 42 Future Land Use Plan and voted II -0 to recommend approval of this request and to advise that it is consistent with the Exit 42 Future Land Use Plan. John Massey, Attorney for the Ostwalt family, announced that he was present if there were questions about the project. No one else requested to speak, and Chairman Norman adjourned the hearing. MOTION by Commissioner Johnson to amend the Exit 42 Future Land Use Plan in regards to Case No. 0709-2. VOTING: Ayes — 5; Nays — 0. MOTION by Commissioner Johnson to (1) approve the zoning map amendment and to make a finding that the approval is consistent with the adopted Exit 42 Future Land Use Plan and that said approval is reasonable and in the public interest due to its consistency with the Exit 42 Future Land Use Plan; as a result, said approval furthers the goals and objectives of the Exit 42 Future Land Use Plan and (2) approve the Conditional -Use Permit based on the Findings -of - Fact. VOTING: Ayes — 5; Nays — 0. Chairman Norman declared the meeting to be in a public hearing. PROPOSED AMENDMENT to the Iredell County Zoning Ordinance; Article XIII, Special Requirements for Facilities Located On or Adjacent to Lake Norman: Planning/Development Director Ron Smith said one reason this amendment was being requested was due to the difficulty in calculating pier projection lines based on property corners, and the second reason was due to the county's ordinance not concurring with Duke Power regulations. Smith said Duke Power already regulated the items being proposed for removal. He continued by saying (1) Duke Power had no objections to the removal of the verbiage as long as there was a continuance by the county in requiring zoning/building permits for the piers and (2) the planning board on October 3, 2007 unanimously voted to approve the following revisions: ORDINANCE: Zoning Ordinance SECTION: Article XIII, Special Requirements for Facilities Located on or Adjacent to Lake Norman SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS FOR FACILITIES LOCATED ON OR ADJACENT TO LAKENORMAN Section 13.0 General All uses of land and any facilities, structures, construction or alterations to Lake Norman and its shoreline shall be subject to the provisions of this Section in addition to other general or specific requirements of this Ordinance. 3 Section 13.1 Description of Area; Applicability The provisions of this Section shall apply to the surface waters of Lake Norman lying below contour elevation seven hundred sixty (760) feet above Mean Sea Level, United States Geological Survey (US.G.S.) Datum and to land areas bordering on the waters of Lake Norman within one thousand (1,000) feet of the shoreline when measured. from full pond level at contour elevation seven hundred sixty (760) feet above Mean Sea Level, (US.G.S.) Datum. All dimensional requirementsherein, -then reference is he,ndredsixof (760).Petabo eAleanSeaLeoel, U&G.&Datum. Section 13.2 Piers Pierfiiedifies shall be located and eonstrueled to remain within an area defined geueral4- by projee hundred sixty- (760).1,bot emnour line. shag a piei- fiieifio�, when 1,9eated hi 0 1-11"d I Mefff Hife Mif:d 4�� Ae 144h 4 Me efg,"e- foot above Me ivatersm.)oee when atfidlpondkvel. A 'pier" shall be any structure extending into the water from the shore, whether floating or fixed to the lake bottom, for use as a boat landing place or promenade. The term ' pier facility" is intended to mean a pier and all appurtenances thereto such as floats, pilings, and buoys used to berth a boat at the pier. Such facilities shall comply with the shoreline management guidelines of the Lake Management Division of Duke Energv Company. All piers and docks shall have two (2) iMite refleetors, a inininuan of'six (6) inches above.fidl pond elevation, on eoehfin-thermost corner ol'the extension O'the pier into the ivater, reflecting light paralle Section 1.3.3 CoMmon Facilities 4 Section 13.1 13.3 Uses on the Lake Marinas, piers, cruise boats and similar- uses may be permitted to extend into%n the Lake provided they meet the requirements of this Article and provided further that the land base of such activity is located in a zoning district that permits the activity. Such facilities and activities shall comms with the .shoreline management guidelines of the Lake Management Division of Duke Energy Companv. Section 4313 13.4 Floating Homes Prohibited Floating homes and similar facilities for dwelling purposes, whether stationary or mobile, are expressly prohibited on, within or over in the surface waters of Lake Norman within the jurisdiction of this Ordinance. 11.1,rJS'1 R-F1(_)ra I C-) OTION by Commissioner Johnson to approve the proposed ordinance amendments and to make a finding that approval is consistent with the adopted County Land Use Plan and that said approval is reasonable and in the public interest due to its consistency with the County Land Use Plan; as a result, said approval furthers the goals and objectives of the County Land Use Plan. VOTING: Ayes — 5; Nays — 0. -------------------------------------------CONSENT AGENDA -------------------------------------------- MOTION by Commissioner Tice to approve the following 15 consent agenda items. VOTING: Ayes — 5; Nays - 0. (All items were explained during the briefing session.) (1) Request from LPH Development LLC for Approval to Develop under the High Density Guidelines in the WS -IV Protected Area Watershed (Section 507/Watershed Ordinance) Location: Buffalo Shoals Road, Statesville, NC): Planning/Development Director Smith said LPH Development, LLC had requested approval to develop under the high- density guidelines in the WS -IV Protected Area Watershed (Section 507 of the Iredell County Watershed Protection Ordinance). He said the request was for a mixed-use development, including office, flex, retail, and mini -storage facilities. He continued by saying (1) the property was located on Buffalo Shoals Road in Statesville (2) the applicant wanted to exceed the standard allowance of 36 percent and develop the property with proposed impervious surfaces equaling 68 percent, and (3) the applicant was proposing a wet detention pond on the property capable of removing 85 percent of the total suspended solids from the first one -inch of rainfall. Smith said the high-density option was approved for a project on this parcel in September of 2002; however, it was never initiated. He said the proposed project had now changed, and the process had to start over. In conclusion, he said the property was zoned NB (Neighborhood Business) and HB CUD (Highway Business Conditional Use District), and it was designated as commercial on the Future Land Use Plan. He said the proposed use complied with the designated land use, it was in character with other development in the area, and the staff found the request in order and recommended approval. (2) Request for Approval of Budget Amendment #20 for the Appropriation of Fund Balance for the FY 2007 School Capital Outlay Settlement Based on Actual Revenues Received During the Fiscal Year: Deputy County Manager Susan Blumenstein said this amendment would appropriate fund balance for the FY 2007 School Capital Outlay to the three school units. She said the settlement of $1,115,631 included Ad Valorem Taxes, Sales Taxes, Beer & Wine Tax, and Interest on Financing Proceeds received in excess of the amounts budgeted. Blumenstein said the school entities would be appropriated the following amounts: Iredell-Statesville Schools Prior Year Capital Outlay $865,892 Mooresville Graded School District Prior Year Capital Outlay $236,564 Mitchell Community College Prior Year Final Capital Outlay $ 13,175 6 (3) Request for Approval of Budget Amendment #21 for the Acceptance of a Technology Grant for $174,471 from the North Carolina Department of Transportation for the Purchase of Automatic Vehicle Locators and Mobile Data Computers: Transportation Director Ben Garrison said vehicle locators/computers would increase efficiency and improve customer service. He said the technology would (1) aid his office in knowing the locations of the vehicles at all times (2) time stamp stop points and (3) monitor the vehicle speeds. Garrison said the system would tie into the automated routing/scheduling software with trip data showing up on the driver's touch -screen device. He said in turn, the information would be routed to the network server. Garrison said the savings from the improved efficiency would result in the capability of providing more trips. (4) Request for Approval of Budget Amendment #22 for the Acceptance of FY 2007 VIPER (Voice Interoperability Plan for Emergency Responders) Program Funding of $56,711.88 for the Purchase of Radios (800 MHz) & a Control Station: County Manager Mashburn said the North Carolina Department of Crime Control and Public Safety sent an award letter advising that $56,711 in federal funding was available to purchase the radios. He said the state would hold the funds until the county was ready to purchase the equipment. (5) Request for Approval of the 2007 Firemen's Relief Fund Trustees: Fire Marshal Lloyd Ramsey said that once the trustees were approved, the state would reimburse the VFDs one-half of one percent of the fire insurance written for each fire district. (The VFDs submitted the following candidates for their trustee offices.) Department Name Name Central VFD Russell Ray Jim Reavis Cool Springs VFD Kenneth C. Secrest Wade T. Campbell Ebenezer VFD Wayne Smith Harry Frye Harmony VFD Matt Baldwin Timothy Frye Lake Norman VFD Howard Neel Lamont Thompson Monticello VFD Wayne Mayberry Mary Summers Mt. Mourne VFD Christopher Goodrum Gary Craven Shepherds VFD Ryan Stutts Tim Conley South Iredell VFD Jerry Starr Eric Caldwell Trinity VFD Shannon Goodman Paul May Troutman VFD Gordon Troutman Wesley W. Edmiston Union Grove VFD Nolan T. Shumaker Avery P. Wooten Wayside VFD Anthony Armstrong Dick Oldfield West Iredell VFD David T. Bennett John Byers (6) Request from the Health Department for Approval of Budget Amendment #23 to Accept/Allocate $15,000 in Aid -to -Counties Funding from the General Assembly: Health Director Donna Campbell said the $15,000 was one -time -state funding that would be used to develop and implement a media and advertising campaign. (7) Request from the Health Department for Approval to Apply for a Kate B. Reynolds Charitable Trust Grant of $30,000: Health Director Donna Campbell said this funding would assist in the Healthy Carolinians Program that was implemented to help make health care more accessible, along with reducing chronic diseases, and to promote healthier lifestyles. (8) Request from the Health Department for Approval of Budget Amendment #24 to Accept an Increase in Healthy Carolinians Funding of $2,048: Health Director Donna Campbell said the additional funding ($2,048) would be used to maintain and enhance necessary infrastructure to reduce rates of diabetes, cancer, heart disease, obesity, injury and infant mortality. (9) Request from the Health Department for Approval to Apply for a $10,000 Susan G. Komen Grant: Health Director Donna Campbell said this funding would provide mammograms for low income women not eligible for other programs, along with an outreach project directed at breast health and breast cancer screening. 7 (10) Request from the Sheriffs Department for (1) Approval of Budget Amendment #25 for the Usage of Seized Funds to Purchase a Rollback Truck & (2) Approval of a Vehicle Tracking System Lease with Teletrac, Inc: Chief Deputy Rick Dowdle said the $43,000 rolloff truck would be used to haul confiscated vehicles, and also, it would be available to the County's Vehicle Services Department to transport ICATS vans and ambulances. In regards to the tracking system lease, Dowdle said it would cost $450 a month. (This lease extends for 36 months, and it includes software maintenance.) (11) Request for a Discussion/Directive Regarding a Response to the Office of Emergency Management Pertaining to Carolinas Medical Center's Inspection for the Re- designation as a Level I Trauma Center: Assistant County Manager Tracy Jackson said state agencies would soon be conducting an inspection of Carolinas Medical Center's trauma program. He said Iredell County was in the Center's catchment area, and state rules required notification of the inspection, as well as a request seeking information about the Center's delivery of care. Jackson said the county's EMS Director provided positive comments about CMC's trauma program. The board was in agreement for the county manager to send a letter to the state agency advising that there were no concerns about CMC's trauma program. (12) Request from Duke Energy for the Approval of a Right -of -Way Agreement Resulting from the NC Department of Transportation's (DOT) Brawley School Road Improvements: County Manager Joel Mashburn said the DOT needed to relocate a power line for the Brawley School Road improvements. He said Brawley Middle School was included in a former Certificates of Participation issuance, and this was why the county was listed as the owner. (13) Request from the Children's Homes of Iredell County, Inc., for the Waiver of Solid Waste Disposal Fees Resulting from the Construction of a new Building: The fee waiver was approved for debris/construction materials resulting from new construction. There will be no demolition materials associated with any structures being torn down or removed from the site. (See briefing minutes for additional information.) (14) Request for Approval of a Memorandum of Lease Termination in Conjunction with a 1997 Refinancing by Iredell Memorial Hospital Inc: County Manager Joel Mashburn said the county owned the property where Iredell Memorial Hospital was situated; but in 1952, a lease was executed allowing the non-profit hospital to provide services at the site. He said that in 1997, the hospital refinanced existing loans, and a temporary lease was enacted with the county. Mashburn said the 1997 refinancing was now paid off, and the temporary lease needed to be dissolved. He said the 1952 lease needed to be re -instated. (15) Request for Approval of the October 16, 2007 Minutes ------------------------------------------------END OF CONSENT AGENDA --------------------------------- Request for Approval to (1) Authorize the County Manager and the Director of Finance & Administrative Services to Proceed with the Filing of an Application with the Local Government Commission (2) Retain Sidley Austin LLC as Bond Counsel & (3) Appoint Citigroup as Managing Underwriter in Conjunction with a $106 million Certificates of Participation for Phase II School Construction Projects: Deputy County Manager Blumenstein said that in the summer of 2006, the School Facilities Task Force convened to develop a recommendation for Phase 11 projects. She said at that time, recommendations were given, and both school systems proceeded with design work and pre - construction requirements. Blumenstein said since that time, different financing mechanisms were reviewed for the projects totaling $106 million, and the task force recommended the usage of Certificates of Participation. She said $80 million would fund Iredell-Statesville projects and $26 million was recommended for Mooresville -Graded. Blumenstein said the exact amount of the issuance would not be known until closer to the sale date. She said sufficient funds; however, were within the designated revenue stream for school capital, and a tax increase would not be required. MOTION by Commissioner Tice to make the authorization, retain the bond counsel, and appoint the underwriter as requested. a Commissioner Williams then made the following comments: "At the risk of being labeled anti -schools, or as a person not caring for our children, 1 have certain issues with this proposal and the county going into $106 million additional debt without at least some vote from the people. I've been a strong supporter of this school system for my whole adult life, especially in the last twenty years. 1 have problems with this type and amount of debt. I've been discussing this same issue with the people in the school system for the last couple of years, and I've had the assurance that we would see a COPS of something maybe half of this with the remainder being issued in GO bonds -- voter approved. I've said many times that I have problems going into debt or voting.for COPS that are more than $45 million. I think that's about the maximum we've done, or maybe $50 million a couple years ago. I still have a problem spending that amount of money without some vote of approval. 1 don't have a problem with the plan, or the schools in the plan. 1 support every one of them. I would support the money for it, but I don't support the way we are going about doing this. Thank you. " Commissioner Tice said the proposal was developed by the School Facilities Task Force, and that Chairman Norman, Commissioner Johnson, Susan Blumenstein and Joel Mashburn had served on it. She said the task force had recommended for the county to move ahead with the COPS, along with the terms and conditions. Chairman Norman said this was correct. Commissioner Johnson said Mrs. Tice was right, and it started out with the complete task force with only facility needs being reviewed. He said there was an intent to keep the facility needs "divorced" from how to pay for the construction. Johnson said subsequent to deciding the priorities, the committee consisting of Mr. Norman, himself, Mr. Mashburn, Mrs. Blumenstein, Dr. Holliday, Kay Fulp, Dr. Cash, along with Rob Jackson and Kenny Miller, who attended the meetings in an advisory capacity, met together. He said public-private partnerships, General Obligation Bonds, and COPs were discussed as possible financing methods as well as a combination. Johnson said the group felt the public-private partnership legislation needed some work before it would be beneficial. He said the group looked at using both COPS and GO bonds but had this been recommended, many of the services would have been paid for twice, especially the legal work. Johnson said he understood the apprehension, but the projects were needed. He said that if the county wanted to propose a GO bond that didn't require a tax increase, the public would vote for it. He said that if $40 million were approved by the voters, and there was a $40 million COPS, the county was still $80 million in debt, but the difference was that many lawyers had been paid twice. Johnson said another aspect, of note, was that on more than one of the projects there was already a construction crew mobilized. He said the school officials had said this would eliminate any mobilization fee, and a continuance of contract could be implemented. Johnson said these expenses could be eliminated, and with all things considered, when looking at $80 million, it was a large amount of money, but the task force felt the cost to do it otherwise was substantially higher. Chairman Norman said prior to this decision the task force consisted of community representatives residing throughout the county. He said the plan had been "tweaked" several times because of growth and changing demographics. Norman said the process didn't start "yesterday," rather it had been going on for more than a year. Chairman Norman reminded everyone that Mooresville Graded would receive $26 million out of the COPS. Commissioner Williams said all through the process, questions had been asked on how the construction would be funded. Williams said that in September when the $90 million to proceed was approved, he had asked the school officials about the funding source. He said no one had ever explained to him how the projects would be funded. Williams said he didn't feel the county should go into this type of debt without voter approval. Johnson said Mr. Williams' beliefs were respected, but more money would be spent if the financing was split into different methods. Williams said about four years ago, the board was told that over a hundred million dollars in projects could be done, and it wouldn't cost anything. He said at that time, the proposal was laughed at, but now the board was doing it. 9 Commissioner Tice said Susan Blumenstein had her respect, and if Mrs. Blumenstein said the COPs could be accomplished without a tax increase, then she (Tice) trusted Susan's figures. Williams said he still had strong feelings about the financing. VOTING: Ayes — 5; Nays — 0. Note: Commissioner Williams did not audibly vote, and as such, this counts as an affirmative vote. The following charts indicate the projects that will be included in the COPs Issuance. Funding Provided By: Projects: Iredell-Statesville Schools — Phase 11 Construction Projects Certificates of Participation & Interest on Project Fund $81,900,000 Estimated Sales Taxes on Construction Contracts & FIFE 1,800,300 Public School Building Capital Fund 899,700 $84,600,000 Celeste Henkel Expand to 800+ students $9,500,000 Replace 13 classrooms, add 12 classrooms, 2 resource rooms, New Administration area and Media Center Coddle Creek Elementary New 880 student school 19,100,000 New school on Presbyterian Road to relieve overcrowding at Lake Norman, Mt. Mourne & Woodland Heights. Includes $1.5 million for land East Iredell Elementary Expand to 800+ students 9,600,000 Add 10 classrooms, 4 resource rooms and reconfigure the existing classrooms. Northview Ebenezer Replacement 16,900,000 Replace two schools with Third Creek prototype includes land Shepherd Elementary Expand to 800+ students 7,250,000 Add 21 classrooms & 4 resource rooms. Purchase land for additional parking & traffic control. South Iredell High 9,000,000 Add 12 classrooms, new gymnasium, locker rooms and Media Center Statesville High School 13,250,000 Complete renovations started in Phase I. $84,600,000 Mooresville Graded School District Funding Provided By: Certificates of Participation & Interest on Project Fund $26,520,000 Estimated Sales Taxes on Construction Contracts & FFE 707,500 Public School Building Capital Fund & Lottery 1,020,000 Projects: 10 528,247,500 New Elementary School - Coddle Creek /Rocky River S 17,126,555 720 students Renovate Mooresvill a Intermediate to new Middle School 10,442,825 Site Development for both Projects 1,817,200 Alternates - to be determined (1,139,080) �Lb,L4I, Duu Request for Approval of a Parking Easement Agreement with Iredell Memorial Hospital, Inc., and FCHC — Iredell LLC: Attorney Bill Pope said in 1952 Iredell County acquired the property where Iredell Memorial Hospital was located. He said a land -term lease with a non-profit (Iredell Memorial Hospital, Inc.) was executed for 99 years. Pope said the hospital recently acquired a three -acre tract at Brookdale and Oakdale Streets for the purpose of erecting an office building (three-story, 45,000 sq. ft.) for medical care providers (FCHC). He said a parking easement was needed for the property owned by the county but leased to the hospital, and additionally, FCHC was asking to use the parking area after Iredell Memorial's lease expired. Pope said the easement lease would allow the medical building occupants to park on the site if the hospital lease expired and no renewal occurred. He said in that event, the occupants would pay rent to the county equivalent to $200 per space a year adjusted each five- year period. MOTION by Commissioner Williams to approve the parking easement agreement. VOTING: Ayes — 5; Nays — 0. ANNOUNCEMENT OF VACANCIES OCCURRING ON BOARDS & COMMISSIONS Community Alternatives Program for Disabled Adults (CAP -DA) (6 announcements) Troutman Planning & Zoning Board (ETJ) (1 announcement) Crossroads Behavioral Healthcare Board (1 announcement Recreation Advisory Board (4 announcements) APPOINTMENTS TO BOARDS & COMMISSIONS Statesville Plannine Board (ETJ) (1 appointment): MOTION by Commissioner Tice to postpone this appointment until the November 20 meeting. VOTING: Ayes — 5; Nays — 0. Adult Care Home Community Advisory Committee (2 appointments) MOTION by Commissioner Johnson to postpone these two appointments until the November 20 meeting. VOTING: Ayes — 5; Nays — 0. Nursing Home Advisory Committee (5 appointments): MOTION by Commissioner Robertson to postpone these five appointments until the November 20 meeting. VOTING: Ayes — 5; Nays — 0. Personnel Advisory Committee (1 appointment): Commissioner Johnson nominated Jeff Stutts. MOTION by Commissioner Tice to close the nominations and appoint Stotts by acclamation. VOTING: Ayes — 5; Nays — 0. Animal Grievance Committee (1 appointment): Commissioner Williams nominated Cynthia Andrews. MOTION by Chairman Norman to close the nominations and appoint Andrews by acclamation. VOTING: Ayes — 5; Nays — 0. CLOSED SESSION: OTION by Chairman Norman to enter into closed session at 7:45 P.M., pursuant to G.S. 143-318.11 (a) (4) — Economic Development & G.S. 143-318.11 (a) (5) — Property Acquisition: VOTING: Ayes — 5; Nays — 0. (RETURN TO OPEN SESSION AT 8:20 P.M.) ADJOURNMENT: MOTION by Chairman Norman at 8:20 P.M. to adjourn the meeting. (NEXT MEETING: Tuesday, November 20, 2007 at 5 & 7 P.M., in the Iredell County Government Center, 200 South Center Street, Statesville, NC) VOTING: Ayes — 5; Nays — 0. Approval: 12 Clerk to the Board