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196 ~. level playing field with the SportsCenter paying taxes and trying to compete with an organization that is given a lot of money and pays no 2. Gray Stallworth, President and CEO of the Cannon Memorial YMCA, 101 YMCA Drive, Kannapolis, thanked the Board for its support of the YMCA project. He explained the YMCA has passed ail required tests demonstrating that it is a charitable organization. Mr. Stailwortb said the YMCA's service t~ the comxaunity and the county, together with the openness and accessibility of its facilities to everyone regardless of their ability to pay, is well known and demonstrated through its pgograms each year. Finally, he briefly discussed the YMCA'e mentoring program for court referred youth in Cabarrus County and responded to questions regarding the location of the new facility at Aftom Village and YMCA membership Acceptance of a Local Law Znforcement ~lock Grant and Adoption of Related Budget Amendment - ~ublic Hearin~ - 6:30 p.m. Captain Phillip Patterson of the Cabarrus County Sheriff's Department briefly discussed plans to use this year's Local Law Enforcement Block Grant to start a "Driving while Impaired" program for high school students and local civic groups. He explained the program would utilize a high impact video on the dangers of driving impaired, a lecture on State laws and special goggles that allow students to see how it feels to walk and drive while impaired. Grant funds will also be used for other programs through D.A.R.E. and the School Resource Division. At 8:45 p.m., Chairman Fennel opened the public hearing concerming the acceptance of a Local Law Enforcement Block Grant and asked if anyone wished to speak for or against the acceptance of the grant. The Public Hearing Notice was published in THE INDEPENDENT TBISUNE on September 5, 200i. There was no one preseot to address the Board, and Chairman Fennel closed the public hearing. UPON ~OTION of Commissioner Privette, seconded by Commissioner Freeman and unanimously carried, the Board approved the acceptance of the Local Law Enforcement Block Grant (FY 2001 Gran~l and adopted the following budget amend~nent establishing funds for the grant. BUDGET REVISION/AMENDMENT REQUEST D~PARTMENT OF Sheriff's Department AMOUNT: $ i8,883.00 TYPE OF ADJUSTMENT: Supplemental Request ~URPOSE OF BEQUEST: To establish funds for the LL~BG FY 2001 Grant. Matching funds for the grant 8re from Federal Forfeiture Sharing Funds. Account No. Approved Budget Increase Decrease Revised Budget 00162110-6327 $ 0.00 $ 16,995.00 $ 16,995.00 LL Enforcement Block Grant 00192110-9846 $ 0.00 $ 18,883.00 $ I8,883.00 LL Enforcement Block Grant 00192110-9836 $ 67,548.63 $ 1,888.00 $ 65,660.63 Federal Forfeiture Sharing A~peal of Case C01-04(S) - Denial of Preliminal-~ Subdivision Plat by Centex Homes - Rudder LentzI Senior Planner Mr. Bodger Lentz, Senior Planner, presented the appeal of Case C01- 04{S), the preliminary subdivision plat for the proposed Cabarrus Crossing Subdivision located at the Mecklenburg County line on Highway 73. The applicant (Cente~ Homes} plans to develop 290 lots (2.8! units per acre) on 103.149 acres. The City of Concord has agreed to provide water and sewer service if and when the City lifts its water restrictions. Also, the County is seeking a Community Development 8lock Grant to run a water line from Odell School to Mecklenburg County for an interconnection to provide an emergency water supply to Cabarrus County. Centex Homes and Booe-Untz Developers have agreed to participate in running that water line if the County receives the grant. Also, the applicant has agreed to provide turn lanes on Highway 73 as required by the North Carolina Department of Transportation. According to Mr. Lentz, the proposed subdivision meets all the development standards of the County's Subdivision Ordinance but does not meet the adequate public facility standards for school facilities At its meeting on August 16, 2001, the