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June 18, 2007 (Regular Meeting) Page 418 program is funded through the North Carolina Office of Economic Opportunity. There is no county match required for this program. UPON MOTION of Commissioner Privette, seconded by Commissioner White and unanimously carried, the Board approved the contract for Weatherization and HARRP grant programs and authorized the Chairman to execute the contract. (G) NEW BUSINESS (G-15) Resolution to Create a Policy for the Advanaement of School Adeguaw (#2005-05) Update , Jonathan Marshall, Commerce Director, reviewed the major changes to the Resolution to Create a Policy for the Advancement of School Adequacy. The proposed changes included the following: including the direct school capacity costs incurred by the County for a single family home, townhouse and multi- family as defined by the 2006 TischlerBise study; site plan approval for multi-family development; the percentage of adequate school capacity; the voluntary mitigation payment percentage; and reimbursement vouchers for non- profit housing agencies. He also responded to numerous questions on school capacity and construction indexes. A general discussion followed. UPON MOTION by Commissioner Privette, seconded by Commissioner White and unanimously carried, the Board set the adequate school capacity percentage at 110 percent for Cabarrus County & Kannapolis City Schools. Next, the Board considered the percentage of adequate public facilities fee and a lengthy discussion was held. Items addressed included the following: attacking the school adequacy issue from other angles as identified in the County Manager's Budget Message; possibly implementing the Pennies for Progress program; performing traffic impact studies in-house; increasing the voluntary mitigation payment; and the State's financial responsibility relating to education. Vice Chairman Juba made a MOTION to set the voluntary mitigation payment at 65 percent of the capital costs incurred by the County for school construction as defined by the 2006 TishlerBise study and to approve the ' revised resolution. Commissioner Privette seconded the motion. After a few comments from Chairman Carruth, the MOTION unanimously carried. The resolution is as follows: Res. No. 2007-19 Resolution to Create a Policy for the Advancement of School Adequacy WHEREAS, the Cabarrus County Board of Commissioners has demonstrated that education is its top priority through the funding of construction of twelve elementary schools, four middle schools, two high schools and numerous additions and improvements to existing schools over the last fifteen years; and WHEREAS, the development and homebuilding industries are an important part of the local economy; and WHEREAS, a study by Tischler and Associates for Cabarrus County in 1996 found that the direct school capital cost incurred by the County is $8,067 per unit for houses in transitional areas; and WHERAS, an update to that study in 2006 by TischlerBise (formerly Tischler and Associates) determined the direct school capacity cost incurred by the County to be $12, 925 for a single family home, $6, 590 for a townhouse and $5,988 for multi-family and other; and ' WHEREAS, new homes constructed in these developments will be subject to property taxes which in part will offset the incurred capital cost; and WHEREAS, new development continues to be approved within the unincorporated areas of Cabarrus County after a review of the adequacy of services based on the Cabarrus County Subdivision Regulations Chapter 9, Section 17 "Adequate Public Facilities Standards"; and WHEREAS, new development will be reviewed based on revised adequate facilities standards to be included in the Cabarrus County Zoning Ordinance; and