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<br />CABARRUS COUNTY <br />BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS <br />AGENDA ITEM REQUEST <br /> <br />Meeting Date 5/15/06 <br /> <br />Agenda Item # ~ - 5 <br /> <br />SUBJECT: <br />Land for Tomorrow Coalition Resolution Request from the Soil and Water Conservation <br />District <br /> <br />BRIEF SUMMARY: <br /> <br />The Land for Tomorrow Coalition, made up a diverse group of partners from the public and <br />private sectors, is calling for support of a $1 billion bond referendum to be placed on the <br />November 2006 general ballot. This referendum would call for $20 million dollars per year <br />to be appropriated by the state over a five-year period for conservation programs. <br /> <br />Cabarrus County has received $4,198,850 to date from these funds, including over $3 <br />million for parks and recreation <br /> <br />REQUESTED ACTION: (Suggested motion "the Board approves the agenda item as fK8S8IJted) <br />Adoption of the resolution. <br /> <br />Attachments ~ Yes 0 No Expected Length of Presentation 5 min. <br /> <br />Submitted By: Dennis Testerman, SWCD Date: 4/24/06 <br />Name I Job Title <br /> <br />Budget Amendment Required: 0 Yes 0 No <br />Budget Amendment Attached and Reviewed by Budget Officer: 0 Yes 0 No <br /> <br />County Manager's Recommendations/Comments: <br /> <br />None. <br /> <br />Manager's Signature <br /> <br /> <br />Action Taken: <br />Approved [] <br />Denied [ ] <br /> <br />Deferred [] <br />Other [ ] <br /> <br />G-5 <br />