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January 20, 2015 (Regular Meeting) Pa ge 22 62 programs. Applicants for the Weatherization program must be below 200 percent of the federal poverty guidelines and HARRP applicants must be below 150 percent of the federal poverty guidelines. UPON MOTION of Commissioner Honeycutt, seconded by Vice Chairman Poole and unanimously carried, the Board authorized staff to make application for the Weatherization and Heating and Air Repair and Replacement program funds for FY 2016. (F -11) Planning and Development - Soil and Water Conservation District - Application for Significant Natural Heritage Area Protection The Conservation District intends to apply for monies from the State Clean Water Management Trust Fund to protect 78 acres that include the state designated Suther's Wet Prairie Significant Natural Heritage Area, in partnership with the Land Trust for Central North Carolina and the Plant Conservation Program in the North Carolina Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services. Collectively, these partners believe that this site will be the top natural heritage site submitted to this Fund during the next funding cycle. The Plant Conservation Program in the North Carolina Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services will be the likely owner and manager of this site. This remnant native Piedmont prairie and the diversity of plants found there, which has attracted national attention from conservationists, educators and scientists, was included in the 2002 "An Inventory of the Significant Natural Areas of Cabarrus County, North Carolina" that was adopted by the Board of Commissioners. For over a decade, the District funded research on vegetation on this site in an effort to guide conservation planning and management decisions. The Conservation District is seeking approval for use of monies from the Prime Farmland Preservation fund to provide a local match for this grant. The county has $249,000.00 in funds that are already allocated for this type of activity. Any contracts or cooperative agreements associated with successful grant applications will be brought to the Board of Commissioners for approval. UPON MOTION of Commissioner Honeycutt, seconded by Vice Chairman Poole and unanimously carried, the Board authorized the Cabarrus Soil and Water Conservation District to submit to the State Clean Water Management Trust Fund to protect the state - designated Suther's Wet Prairie Significant Natural Heritage Area, in partnership with the Land Trust for Central North Carolina and the Plant Conservation Program in the North Carolina Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services; and approved the use of $249,000.00 from the Prime Farmland Preservation fund as matching funds for this grant application. (F -12) Tax Administration - Refund and Release Report Decembe 2014 The release report contains taxpayers' names, bill numbers, valuations, tax amounts, along with the justifications for releasing the valuation /tax amounts for outstanding levies in accordance with N.C.G.S. 105 -381. The refund report is a summary sheet which lists data from each refund request form, along with the justification for the refunds to the taxpayers in accordance with N.C.G.S. 105 -381. Note: Due to the transition of motor vehicles onto the new North Carolina Vehicle Tax System (NCVTS), motor vehicle- related refunds and releases will begin to be displayed on the new report generated by NCVTS. UPON MOTION of Commissioner Honeycutt, seconded by Vice Chairman Poole and unanimously carried, the Board approved the December 2014 Refund - Release report, along with the NCVTS Refund Report, as submitted and granted authority to the Tax Collector to process the refunds and releases. The report is hereby incorporated into the minutes by reference and is on file with the Clerk to the Board. (G) NEW BUSINESS (G -1) Finance - Consideration of Proposed Refinancing Plan of Existin Installment Financing Contracts - Public Hearing 6:30 P.M. Susan Fearrington, Finance Director, advised the Board has the opportunity to consider a proposed plan of refinancing one or more existing installment financing contracts of the County through the execution and