BC 2008 06 25 Special Joint Meeting

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June 25, 2008 (Special Joint Meeting) Page 888 The Board of Commissioners for the County of Cabarrus held a Special Joint Meeting with the Concord City Council in the Multipurpose Room at the Cabarrus County Governmental Center in Concord, North Carolina on Wednesday, June 25, 2008, at 5:00 p.m. The purpose of the meeting was to review revisions made to the Draft Eastern Area Land Use Map, and to discuss the Consent Agreement and Interlocal agreement between Cabarrus County, the City of Concord and the Water and Sewer District. Present - Chairman: H. Jay White, Sr. Vice Chairman: Joni D. Juba Commissioners: Robert W. Carruth Absent - Commissioners: Grace Mynatt Coy C. Privette Also present were John D. Day, County Manager; Kay Honeycutt, Clerk to the Board; and Lori Hinson, Deputy Clerk to the Board. Others present were Scott Padgett, Mayor; City Council Members Jim Ramseur, David W. Phillips; Ella Mae Small, Alfred M. Brown, Jr., W. Lamar Barrier, Hector H. Henry II, and Randy Grimes; Brian Hiatt, City Manager; Albert M. Benshoff, City Attorney; and Kim Deason, City Clerk. Call to Order Chairman White called the meeting to order at 5:02 p.m. Summary o£ Changes to Draft Eastern Area Land Use Ma John Day, County Manager, reviewed changes made to the draft Eastern Area Land Use Map since May 29, 2008. He detailed the following changes made to the Land Use Map: the southwestern tip of the study area changed from rural residential to very low density residential; an area along Crestmont Drive has changed from rural residential to very low density residential; a change from rural residential to very low density residential to an area along Hess Road; and a change from rural residential to very low residential to an area between Old SalisburyRoad and the Concord Middle School Site, and between the school site and Gold Hill Road. He also reviewed features of an agreement to establish a utility services boundary located within the area, beyond which the City of Concord will not extend utilities or allow developers to tap onto utilities except in the following occurrences: with the permission of the Board of Commissioners; in cases of failing water or wastewater systems; or for individual buildings adjacent to existing lines as of June 30, 2008. He further reported that an open house is scheduled for July 19, 2008 for the public to view the changes to the Land Use Plan and that the County Planning Board and Concord Planning Board will each hold a public hearing on the draft Central Area Land Use Plan and consider it for adoption. Note: Richard Koch, County Attorney, arrived at 5:08 p.m. and was present for the remainder of the meeting. Summary of Chances to Consent Agreement and Review of Interlocal Agreement Albert Benshoff, City Attorney, presented a review of the second amended .agreement and addressed the following topics: the first amended agreement expires on June 30, 2008; the second amended agreement defines the utility service boundary and incorporates the Interlocal Agreement. Richard Koch, County Attorney, reviewed and clarified language and terms of the Interlocal Agreement. He explained that the Consent Agreement and Interlocal agreement contain overlapping information and the Interlocal Agreement goes beyond the Consent Agreement in that it sets out exactly what the City of Concord and Cabarrus County agree to with reference to the implementation of the Central Area Plan once it is adopted. He stressed the importance of information contained in paragraph 3 under the TERMS section of the Interlocal Agreement, which defines where utilities will be provided by the City of Concord. He further explained the following terms of the agreement: the parties agree to the extension of utilities to many developments in AREA A of the plan that are owned or operated by local government or areas designated as employment centers; the parties will own properties in AREA A of the plan in accordance with the Central Area Land Use Plan once it is adopted; and the agreement will be for a 15 year term and reviewed every five years to ensure its purposes are accomplished.