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May 5, 2014 (Work Session) Page 1999 The Board of Commissioners for the County of Cabarrus met for an Agenda Work Session in the Multipurpose Room at the Cabarrus County Governmental Center in Concord, North Carolina on Monday, May 5, 2014 at 4:00 p.m. Present - Chairman: Vice Chairman: Commissioners: Elizabeth F. Poole Larry M. Burrage Christopher A. Measmer Stephen M. Morris Jason A. Oesterreich Also present were Mike Downs, County Manager; Richard M. Koch, County Attorney; Jonathan Marshall, Deputy County Manager; Pam Dubois, Deputy County Manager; and Megan Smit, Clerk to the Board. Call to Order Chairman Poole called the meeting to order at 4:03 p.m. Approval of Agenda Chairman Poole presented the following changes to the Agenda: Supplemental Information - Discussion Items - No Action 3 -1 County Manager - Presentation of Water and Sewer Authority of Cabarrus County Master Plan • Presentation UPON MOTION of Commissioner Morris, seconded by Vice Chairman Burrage and unanimously carried, the Board approved the Agenda as amended. Discussion Items - No Action County Manager - Presentation of Water and Sewer Authority of Cabarrus County Faster Plan Coleman Keeter, Water and Sewer Authority of Cabarrus County (WSACC) Executive Director, stated the WSACC recently adopted a new Water and Sewer Master Plan. This plan was commissioned by the WSACC Board of Directors. He advised the Water and Sewer Master Plan is a new plan that reflects the probable needs for adequate water and sewer provision for the municipalities within the county. The Plan was unanimously approved by the WSACC Board of Directors. He stated the Water and Sewer Master Plan represents hundreds of hours of work by WSACC staff, consultants and by the municipal staffs. Tim Kiser, WSACC Engineering Director, presented a summary of the planning process and advised a consultant team was hired to help prepare the plan. John McLaughlin, GHD Consulting Services, Inc.; Jake Petrosky and Meg Nealon of LandDesign; and Chuck Willis, Willis Engineers, Inc. presented a PowerPoint presentation of the Water and Sewer Master Plan. The WSACC Water and Sewer Master Plan was prepared by the consultant team which included LandDesign, GHD Consulting Services, Inc. and Willis Engineers, Inc. The WSACC FY2012 -13 Master Plan Presentation to Member Jurisdictions - Spring 2014 included the following information: • Process • Basis of the Plan • Highlights of the Plan • Benefits to Jurisdictions • Next Steps • Growth Model • Sewer Model • Forecasts Summary • Population Projections Chairman Poole thanked Jonathan Marshall, Deputy County Manager, for his part of overseeing the project. A discussion ensued. Issues addressed included fire hydrants to the NorthEast and Cold Water fire districts; sewer services to the Midland area; etc.