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December 15, 2003 Page 315 proposed Phase II stormwater management plan contained in the NPDES pera~t application and address, to the satisfaction of the Director of the North Carolina Division of Water Quality, the following items that are contained within the proposed Phase II stormwater a~nagement plan: I. Stream Buffers on intera~ttent and perennial streams and ponds; II. On-Site Stormwater Management from new development; Cabarrus County agrees to work with the North Carolina Divlslon of Water Quality and the City of Concord to properly adopt these mechanisms in accordance with the implementation schedule established for Concord which is contained in the NPDES permit approved by the Director of the North Carolina Division of Water Quality. Cabarrus County understands that in return the North Carolina Division of Water Quality agrees that cumulative impact issues concerning these projects are adequately addressed and that the North Carolina Division of Water Quality will then issue the required 401 Water Quality Certifications for the Westside Bypass Extension within three days of the signing of this agreement. This the 15~ day of December, 2003. Board of Commissioners Cabarrus County North Carolina /s/ Robert M. Freeman Robert M. Freeman, Chairman Attest: /s/ Frankle F. Bonds Frankie F. Bonds, County Clerk (G-16) G~ttn~ of Utilxt~ Eas~,t at the New Beth~! E]~..--~tar~ School to t~ City of Concord ~ The proposed utility easement for the new Bethel Elementary School was removed from the November agenda. Since that time, Jonathan Marshall (Con~erce Director) and Mike Downs (Deputy County Manager) met wlth representatives of M~dland, Cabarrus County Schools, the City of Concord and the Water and Sewer Authority to discuss the engineering for the sewer service. In a Memorandum dated December 12, 2003, Mr. Marshall wrote that the concerns by the Town of Midland have been addressed. He reco~ended approval of the sewer easements so that construction of the new school can remain on schedule. UPO~JOTICHq of Co~P~ssloner Prlvette, seconded by Co~n~ssloner Carruth and unanimously carried, the Board granted the sewer easement (located on Parcel Pin # 5544261561) to the City of Concord, North Carolina for the new Bethel Elementary School and authorized the Chairman to execute the Agreement on behalf of Cabarrus County. Description of Right of Way: All that certain strip of land situated in Cabarrus County, North Carolina, within the boundaries of or in the vicinity of north side of Midland Road, same being twenty feet in width and extending for.an approximate length of 875 feet. Exhibits A, B and C showing the sanitary sewer right-of-way/easement were included as a part of the Agenda. ITEM~%E1~)VED ~CONSENT/R~ENDAFORDiSCUSSi~- .(G-12} Cable Television Rate 1R~view F~--gs -- Ap~rov~ of Time W-~r Cable, ~ro~osed Bmsio 1R~te of $7.24 Per M on~h Mr. Day presented the request by Time Warner Cable to lncrease the basic rate by 46 cents per month for 2004. He stated the County's cable televlsipn consultant (CABLTRAC Associates) had reviewed the requested rate request and found it to be in compliance with Federal Communications Comm/sslon (FCC) r~qu~atlons. In accordanpe with the County's Cable Television Ordinance, a notice si the proposed rate increase was published in THE INDEPENDENT TRIBUNE on November 9, 2003, to give residents an opportunity to review Time Warner's request and comment on the rate increase. No public comments were received. There was dlscussio~ regarding the requested rate increase and the requirement for local government approval if the cable rate increase meets FCC requirements. Each Board member stated opposition to the rate increase and cited the following concerns: (1) unfairness of the increase with T~me Warner ,providing no additional services; (2) no assurance that Time Warner employees will be getting a pay increase; and (3) the current economic conditions in Cabarrus County, specifically the high unemployment rate and the large number of foreclosures. It was suggested that local citizens should contact their congressman regarding the approval process for cable rate increases. UPON I~OTION of Commissioner Carruth, seconded by Commissioner Carpenter "with reluctance" and wlth Co~=alssloners Carruth and Carpenter and Chairman Freeman voting for and Co~lssloner Prlvette voting against, the Board approved Time Warner Cable's proposed Basic Rate of $7.24 per month, an increase of 46 cents, for 2004.