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393 The Board of Commissioners for the County of Cabarrus met in recessed session in the Multipurpose Room at the Cabarrus County Governmental Center in Concord, North Carolina, on Monday, February 7, 2000, at 6:30 P.M. Present - Chairman: Arne L. Fennel Vice Chairman: Carolyn B. Carpenter Commissioners: Jeffrey L. Barnhart Sue B. Casper Coy C. Privette Also present were Mr. Frank W. Clifton, Jr., County Manager; Mr. Fletcher L. Hartsell, Jr., County Attorney; and Mrs. Frankie F. Bonds, Clerk to the Board. The Cabarrus County Board of Education and the Kannapolis City Board of Education met in joint session with the Board of Commissioners. Also present were members of the Cabarrus County Parks and Recreation Commission and the Citizens Oversight Committee. Chairman Fennel called the meeting to order at 6:30 P.M. He welcomed everyone and stated the purpose of the meeting was to begin discussion about the development of a ten-year plan for the future location of schools and parks in Cabarrus County. Further, Chairman Fennel stated a plan for the relocation of the County Schools Administrative Office would also be considered. Mr. Jonathan Marshall, Planning Services Director, presented an overview of current and projected areas of growth in the County. He pointed out the location of existing schools as well as the areas designated for future schools. He explained that most of the growth is occurring in the area between Concord and the Mecklenburg County line and that growth is continuing up the Rocky River basin as the new interceptor sewer line is constructed. Specific areas of growth include Poplar Tent, areas north and south of Harrisburg, the northwestern section of the county and the recent Kannapolis annexation area. Also, future growth is anticipated in the Midland area. Mr. Marshall reviewed the location of current parks and other recreational areas and discussed the school-park concept where new parks are developed alongside new schools. He distributed information outlining acreage needed for basic schools (elementary, middle and high school} and the additional acreage required for a neighborhood school-park, community school- park and a district school-park. Following Mr. Marshall's presentation, there was discussion regarding the County's method of projecting overall population and school population. Land use issues were also discussed, specifically the need to preserve areas for industrial use. Mr. John C. Murdock, III, Executive Director of the Water and Sewer Authority of Cabarrus County, presented a map showing the location of existing sewer interceptors, interceptors currently under construction and planned interceptors. Some of the interceptors will open new service areas while others will run parallel to existing interceptors to provide adequate capacity to specific areas. Mr. Murdock also outlined plans for the expansion of existing wastewater treatment plants and a proposed new treatment plant to be built as a joint venture with Union County. He commented on the expense of the planned plant expansions, the cost of constructing new interceptors and the resulting increase in sewer rates for consumers. Also, he addressed the issue of future water supplies, specifically the projected need to purchase water from an adjacent county within the next eight to ten years. During his presentation, Mr. Murdock emphasized that utilities alone cannot be used to control growth. He stated a joint effort involving roads, water, sewer, soning and land use is required. Chairman Fennel stated that staff would be asked to begin work on the process of identifying sites for future school and park locations. County Schools Administrative Office Mr. Clifton presented a proposal from a developer who is interested in purchasing the County Schools Administrative Office on Highway 29 along with the adjacent concrete company. The developer is offering to pay $1,350,000.00 for the School property and to build a new School Administrative Office at a cost of $3,850,000.00. Mr. Clifton proposed that the new office complex be built on approximately seven acres located at the rear of County-owned