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August 19, 2009 (Recessed Meeting) Page 1547 <br />The Board of Commissioners for the County of Cabarrus met in recessed <br />session in the Multipurpose Room at the Cabarrus County Governmental Center <br />in Concord, North Carolina on Wednesday, August 19, 2009 at 3:30 p.m. <br />Present - Chairman: H. Jay White, Sr. <br />Commissioners: Robert W. Carruth <br />Elizabeth F. Poole <br />Coy C. Privette <br />Absent - Vice Chairman: Grace M. Mynatt <br />Note: Commissioner Carruth was not present for the beginning o£ the <br />meeting. <br />Also present were John Day, County Manager; Pam Dubois, Deputy County <br />Manager; Richard M. Koch, County Attorney; and Kay Honeycutt, Clerk to the <br />Board. Ryan McDaniels with the Cabarrus Economic Development Corporation <br />(EDC) was also present. <br />Call to Order <br />Chairman White called the meeting to order at 3:46 p.m. <br />Recognition of Andrew Dunbar - Troop 221 - Calvary Lutheran Church in Concord <br />Chairman White recognized Andrew Dunbar from Boy Scout Troop 221 from <br />Calvary Lutheran Church in Concord. His attendance will meet the <br />requirements for his Communications badge and he is half way to completing <br />the requirements for Eagle Scout. <br />Scout Troop 515 - The Church of Jesus <br />Chairman White also recognized Scout Master Carl Anderson and Scouts <br />Austin George and Tory Page from Boy Scout Troop 515 in Kannapolis attending <br />to meet requirements for their Citizenship badge. <br />Review/Discussion of Economic Development Grant Program <br />Commissioner Carruth arrived at 3:48 p.m. and was present for the <br />remainder of the meeting. <br />The Board discussed the Economic Development Grant Program in general. <br />Topics addressed included the following: redevelopment projects, targeted <br />geographic areas, retail projects, warehousing, utilization of existing <br />buildings and infrastructure within municipal boundaries, Concord's <br />participation, costs associated with the removal of underground storage tanks <br />or contaminated soil, etc. <br />Ryan McDaniels, with the Economic Development Corporation (EDC), <br />responded to questions specifically about the grant process and other, more <br />general questions, later on in the meeting. <br />John Day, County Manager, pointed out that the County's current policy <br />does not specifically encourage or address redevelopment or in£ill <br />development. <br />Related to the "Creamery Project," Chairman White commented on the <br />importance of having a full understanding of the anticipated end use of the <br />building and why a 5-year grant was requested instead of a typical 3-year <br />grant. Discussion continued. <br />The Board asked the County Manager to draft language supporting its <br />desire to encourage development and redevelopment within municipal boundaries <br />where supporting infrastructure already exists and in areas where infill <br />development or redevelopment may spur additional investment. <br />Economic Develo went Grant Request for The Old Creamery Redevelopment Project <br />UPON MOTION of Commissioner Poole, seconded by Commissioner Carruth and <br />unanimously carried, the Board voted to place the request for an Economic <br />Development Grant for "The Creamery Concord, LLC" on the September 21, 2009 <br />agenda as a New Business item and scheduled a public hearing for 6:30 p.m. <br />Qualified School Construction Honds (QSCB) <br />John Day, County Manager, provided a brief update on the status of the <br />Qualified School Construction Bonds. He reported a second round of <br />