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Each Board member stated his opposition to an additional one-half cent sales tax. Issues addressed during discussion included the following: (1) Pending lawsuit against the State for the withheld reimbursement revenue; (2) Need to diversify the County revenue structure and find ways to pay for infrastructure and new schools other than through property taxes and State funding; (3) Future decisions as to whether to increase taxes or cut services; (4) Impact on the County's budget as well as the budgets of the local municipalities; (5) Low sales =ax in Cabarrus County will attract shoppers from Mecklenburg County and other areas; (6) Concerns about the increase in the County's unemployment rate, foreclosures and lay-offs; (7) Need to "tighten belt" and reduce spending; and (8) Possibility of looking at the additional sales tax issue again in March 2003. Also, Commissioner Fennel responded to criticism he had received in calling Governor Mike Easley a "terrorist" for withholding the reimbursement revenue co the cities and counties in North Carolina. Mr. Hartsell clarified that the pending lawsuit ia to recover approximately $1.3 million in funds that were withheld by the State in FY 2002. He stated there were no statutory reimbursements for FY 2003. The Board took no action on the proposed Resolution to enact an additional one-half cent sales tax in Cabarrus County. UPON MOTION of Commissioner Fennel, seconded by Commissioner Privette and unanimously carried, the Board adopted the following budget amendment eliminating the State reimbursement revenue from the County's FY 2003 budget. BUDGET REVISION/AMENDMENT REQUEST DEPARTMENT OF Finance AMOUNT: $2,843,756.00 TYPE OF ADJUSTMENT: Supplemental Request PURPOSE OF REQUEST: To eliminate state funded revenues by increasing fund balance appropriated and reducing expenditures. Present Account No. Approved Budget Increase Decrease 00161710-6402 $97,000.00 $97,000.00 80% Revenue Loss - Senior Exemption 00161710-6403 $2,550,000.00 $2,550,000.00 Inventory Tax Credit 00161710-6405 $32,000.00 $32,000.00 Food Stamp Sales Tax 00161710-6411 $1,100,000.00 $1,100,000.00 Intangibles Tax Reimbursement 00161710-6901 $3,661,291.00 $939,244.00 Fund Balance Appropriated 00191910-9660 $2,211,745.00 $1,961,003.00 Contingency 00191920-9820-0443 $998,461.79 $500,000.00 First Union National Bank - CIP - Building Renovations 00191960-9708 $500,000.00 $382,753.00 Contribution to Capital Project Fund TOTALS Revised Budget $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $4,596,535.00 $250,742.00 $498,461.79 $117,247.00 $3,779,000.00 $3,779,000.00 (F-2) Zoning Text Amendment tO Add Adec~uate Public Facility Standards to the Cabarrus County Zoning Ordinance - Public Hearing - 6~30 p.m. for as soon ~hereafter as persons may be heard) Mr. Rodger Lentz, Planning Manager, presented the proposed Zoning Text Amendment to add the Adequate Public Facilities Standards to the Cabarrus County Zoning Ordinance. He explained the proposed amendment will replace the current standards contained in the Subdivision Ordinance, give better direction as to how to administer the regulations and expand applicability from subdivision projects to include multi-family and commercial developments. There was discussion regarding the proposed adequate public facilities standards. Issues addressed included the following: (1} Inventory of approved lots; (2) Projection of school population; (3) Evaluation process that is completed for each project; and (5) Development of a Consent Agreement for each project specifying how the developer will advance capacity for a particular public, facility. During the discussion, Mr. Lentz and Mr. Jonathan Marshall, Planning Services Director, responded to a number of questions by the Board.