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Planning and Zoning Commission Minutes December 16 1993 _ . The Chair introduced the fifth item on the Agenda, DiscussiOn of the Cabarms County Thoroughfare Plan: Mr. Mike Byrd, Transportation Planner, addressed the Board stating what the board has in front of them tonight is a revised preliminary draft of the County Thoroughfare Plan. He said Mr. Mike Retkowski, Statewide Planning Branch of the North Carolina Department of Transportation is here tonight to discuss this with them. Mr. Byrd said the best way he can explain to the board what arms are being considered is for them to turn to the .first fold out map it is called Figure 4 in the bottom fight hand corner. The area outside of the red line is the area they are discussing tonight. The area within the red line is covered by that KANLACON Thoroughfare Plan and it is a designated urban plan. Mr. Byrd then turned the discussion of the thoroughfare plan to the board over to Mr. Retkowski. Mr. Mike Retk0wski, Statewide Planning Branch, North Carolina Department of Transportation addressed the Board stating a couple of years ago they were requested by the Board of Commissioners to conduct a thoroughfare plan for the County of Cabarms. He said tonight he would like to introduce the concept of thoroughfare planning to the board and talk more about the issues that they have found, more particular, the recommendations that they have for the County. Mr. Retkowski then presented the thoroughfare plan to the board. Mr. Gerald Newton, Director, introduced himself to Mr. Retkowski asking what is he asking of this board tonight? Mr. Retkowski said basically it is an introducti°n to the Cabarrus County Thoroughfare Plan from the recommendations. He said he is challenging the board to review the report and the material that is in front of them. If you have any concerns or any additional things that we have not at that we must look at, then please .contact him. From that point, once they have come up with a satisfied thoroughfare plan, then the board shall submit this to the Board of Commissioners for approval. Mr. Newton said they have looked at the document as it was sent to the bOard last week, He said the board can spend time now going over some of the principle issues and concerns of the document, which he said was overall extremely shallow and it looked like it was a typical thoroughfare plan used in any area. Mr. Newton then went over some of the principle issues with the board and Mr. Retkowski. He also suggested that the transportation planners work with State DOT much more closely and that DOT be receptive to that and that this thoroughfare plan be presented back to the Planning and Zoning Commission in a few months.