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499 The Board of Commissioners for the County of Cabarrus met in recessed session in the Council Room of the Concord Municipal Building at 7:30 P.M. on Wednesday, July 23, 1986, for a joint meeting with the Concord Board of Aldermen to discuss the Coddle Creek Reservoir and Dam Project and to conduct an Executive Session to discuss the acquisition of property. Present - Chairman: James W. Lentz Commissioners: Kenneth F. Payne William G. Hamby, Jr. Archie Y. Barnhardt Absent - Commissioner Marcelle M. Upright Chairman Lentz announced that Commissioner Upright was attending the Centralina Council of Governments meeting in Salisbury and would not be present for the meeting. Members of the Concord Board of Aldermen present for the meeting were as follows: Mayor Bernie A. Edwards and Aldermen James L. Dorton, T. Laine Harling, Frank A. Dusch, jr., Robert L. Mathis, Jr., Wilson F. Cone, Jr., and Dr. Hector H. Henry. Alderman Lamar Barrier arrived later in the meeting and was present for the Executive Session. Mayor Edwards stated the purpose of the meeting was to determine if the City and County wished to go forward with the Coddle Creek Reservoir and Dam Project and to determine what needs to be done regarding this project. Chairman Lentz stated the Board of Commissioners were committed to the Coddle Creek Reservoir and Dam Project and were anxious to proceed with the project. Alderman Henry, member of the City/County liaison committee, reported it was the consensus of that committee that it would be worthwhile for the City of Concord and Cabarrus County to join together on the Coddle Creek project. He stated the liaison committee had discussed such items as the City and County sharing in the project on a 50/50 basis, financing the project through a bond referendum, and establishing a committee to operate the dam. However, Alderman Henry stated that the City and County would need to work out the details regarding the acquisition of land, method of financing, and the administration of the dam. Chairman Lentz suggested the possibility of the appointment of a board consisting of two members of the Board of Aldermen, two members of the Board of Commissioners, and a fifth member appointed by the other four members to administer the Coddle Creek Reservoir. Commissioner Payne proposed that the current City/County liaison committee continue to meet to work out the details of the Coddle Creek Reservoir and Dam Project. Mayor Edwards introduced the possible adoption of a resolution of intent stating that the City and County would work together on the Coddle Creek Reservoir and Dam Project on a 50/50 basis. Alderman Dorton proposed that the percentage of cost between the County and the City should be on a 60/40 basis in order to be fair to the taxpayers living inside the City of Concord. Alderman Cone stated the need for a formal invitation to be issued to the City of Kannapolis to join in the Coddle Creek Reservoir and Dam Project. Alderman Dusch indicated that a letter of invitation should also be issued to the Towns of Mt. Pleasant and Harrisburg. UPON MOTION of Commissioner Hamby, seconded by Chairman Lentz and unanimously carried, the Board adopted the following Resolution of Intent. RESOLUTION OF INTENT WHEREAS, the residents of Cabarrus County and the City of Concord, North Carolina have the need for a reliable supply of potable water, and WHEREAS, the Board of County Commissioners and the Concord Board of Aldermen desire to improve and develop a water reservoir at Coddle Creek, and WHEREAS, a joint effort is considered in the best interest of all parties; NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Cabarrus County Board of Commissioners and the Concord Board of Aldermen jointly