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There was no one else present to address the Board, and Chairman Fennel olosed the public hearing. No action was required by the Board. C~BG Scattered Site Rousin~ Rehabilitation P=o~ram -Public Hearinq MS. Kelly Sifford, Senior Fl~-~er, presented an overview of the Scattered Site Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Program. She reported that funds for =he hems rehabilitation program for low-income persons could he used in ~he uni~cozporated areas of Cabarrus County and in the Towns of Mt. Pleasant and Harrisburg. Also, Ms. Sifford indicated that she would make contaot with the newly incorporated Town of Midland concerning the program. At 8:38 p.m., Chairman Fennel opened the public hearing for the Scattered Site C~BG Program a~d asked if anyone wished to address the Board regarding the program.. The Notice Of the Public Hearing was published in THE CHARLO~ OBS~V~R (Cabarrus Neigh~ors) on February 8 and 11, 2001. There was no one present to address the Board, and Chairman Fennel closed the public hearing. No action was required by the Board. Select,on of Co~m~nit~ Develo~nt ~ro~ram~nietrator MS. Sifford recommended the selection of Stark and Associates at a cost of $40,000.00 to administer the CDBG Scattered Site Rehabilitation Program. Other proposals for program administration were as follows: Centralina Council of Governments - $75,000.00; Benchmark - $60,000.00.. WON HOTION of Comm/ssio~er Suggs, seconded by Vice Chairman Carruch and unanimously carried, the Board approved Stark and Associates for the administration of the CDBG Scattered Site Rehabilitation Program at a not-to- exceed price of $40,000.00. Ca~le Television Rate Review Findings and Franchise Review - Sandra Montgomery, Centralina Council of Governments Mr. Jo~ ~ay, Deputy Co~ty M~ager for Opera~ions, presented ~he c~le Television ~a=e ~eview F~ndings conceding the Basic Tier Rate and E~i~men~ and Installation Rates char~ed ~ T~me Wa~er Cabl~ as prepared by Ms. S~dra Mon=gome~ of the Centralina Co~cil of ~ve~ents. MS. Mon=~ome~ was ill and coula no= be presen~ for the meeting. ~. Day reported that Ms. Montgome~ ~ad fo~d tha~ both the Basic Tier Rate and the E~ipmemt ~d Installa=io~ Rates were acceptable ~der re.ired Federal Co~i=ations Co~ission ~idel~nes. He asked the Board to approve the Basic Tier Rate of $6.67 per ~nth per s~scr~ber, ~ increase of 60 cents per ~nth, for the year 2001 ~d to appr~e ~he E~iDment ~d Installation ~tes as sho~ in the Findings Report for the year 2001. There was discussion re~arding, the increases for both the Sasic Tier Rate and the Equipment and Installation Rates, Justification for the rate increases, compliance with the Federal Communications Commission guidelines, the Board's Jurisdiotion in dealing with cable ~elevision issues and the current Cable Television Franchise with Time Warner. ~;PON MOTION of Commissioner Privette, seconded by Commissioner Suggs with Commissioners ~rtvette, Suggs and Freeman vo~ing for and Chairman Fennel and Vice Chairman Carruth voting against, the Board moved to take no action concerning the increases of ~he Basle Tier Rate and the Equipment and Installation Rates by Time Warner. Road Petition - Add/tion of Roads in ~he St. Andrews Place Subdivision to the Secondary Road Maintenance System commissioner Suggs aske~ to be excused from voting in the issue concerning the addition of roads to the State road system. He had submitted the petition requesting the road additions. ~PON MOTIO~ of Chairn%%n Fennel, seconded by Commissioner Privette with Chai~nan Fennel, Vice Chairman Carruth and Commissioners Privette a~d Freeman voting for, the Board agreed for Commissioner Suggs to abstain from voting in the issue conoerming the addition of roads to the State road system.