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eeeeee Cabarrus County Planning and Zoning Commission Minutes March 19, 1992 ~ 7:00 P.M. NORTH CAROL NA PUBLIC MEETING Dr. Nancy Randall, Chairperson, called the meeting to order at 7'00 p.m. Members present in addition to Chairperson Randall were Mr. Alan Allison, Mr. Robert Amos, Mr. David Hartgen, Mr. Timothy Huie, Mr. Howard Hurlocker, Mr. Kenneth Olio-Mills, Mr. Robert Smith and Ms. Katherine Stafford. Attending from the Planning, Zoning and Building Inspection Department were Mr. Gerald A. Newton, Director, -Mr. Michael K. Downs, Zoning Administrator, Mr. Jonathan B. Marshall, Planner II and Ms. Phyllis C. Carr. Also attending was Mr. William Alexander, Attorney for the Cabarrus County Planning and Zoning Commission. Chairperson Randall stated she did note two corrections to the minutes, on page 16, paragraph 6, "Chairperson Randall stated to Mr. Shultz that the board needs to stay focused on this rezoning. She does see the relevance of the noise ordinance but not the discussion of mufflers." Paragraph 7, "Mr. Bill Boger, resident,/~ addressed the board in favo.r of this petition stating he does not have any problem with this rezoning. Chairperson Randall added, upon questioning, Mr. Boger acknowledged he was a not resident on this property." There being no further additions or changes to the minutes, Mr. Hurlocker MOTIONED, seconded by Mr. Amos to approve the Minutes as amended. The vote was unanimous. Chairperson Randall stated she would like to apologize to the people from the University of North CarOlina at Charlotte for the incredible lengthy meeting last time and that they did not have the opportunity to make their presentation that the board had requested of them. She then read the first item on the Agenda, Presentation on GIS from the University of North Carolina at Charlotte. Ms. Sabrina Blackburn, Graduate Student at UNC-Charlotte, addressed the board stating that the City of Concord has initiated efforts with UNC Charlotte Geography and Earth Science Department to complete a planning project using a geographic information system. The study area for the project includes the City of Concord and areas in the County. The focus of the project is to identify land resources in the City and surrounding areas that are best suited for future development and to determine the best types of development that should occur. While the City initiated this project, community growth is a function of not only City efforts but also County efforts. The purpose of the presentation was 1) to define GIS and how it works; 2) to define the advantages GIS offers and 3) to describe the products and benefits of this project.