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October 6, 2008 (Work Session) Page 977 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, October 6, 2008, at 3:30 p.m. Present - Chairman: H. Jay White, Sr. Vice Chairman: Joni D. Juba Commissioners: Robert W. Carruth Grace M. Mynatt Coy C. Privette Also present were John Day, County Manager; Richard M. Koch, County Attorney; Mike Downs, Deputy County Manager; Pam Dubois, Deputy County Manager; Kay Honeycutt, Clerk to the Board and Lyndsay Hayes, Deputy Clerk to the Board. Call to Order Chairman White called the meeting to order at 3:35 p.m. He announced Commissioner Carruth will be a few minutes late due to traffic. 2008 Cabarrus County Community Needs Assessment Nancy Litton, Jessica Casterdale and Gina Goff, with the Cabarrus County Community Planning Council, presented the 2008 Cabarrus County Community Needs Assessment. Ms. Litton and Ms. Casterdale reviewed a Powerpoint presentation detailing the Community Needs Assessment. Ms. Litton reported the key issues and needs of the community as determined by the council are: housing; education; workforce development and job creation; mental health services; healthcare and affordability; and healthy living. She and Ms. Casterdale reviewed these issues in detail. No action was taken. Commissioner Carruth arrived at 3:93 p.m. and was present for the remainder of the meeting. Commerce Department - Consent Agreement for Preston Ridge Apartments Susie Morris, Planning and Zoning Manager, presented the following information related to a Consent Agreement for Preston Ridge Apartments: since the time this information was submitted to the Board, Biltmore Development has partnered with Davis Development and the numbers have changed slightly; the proposed build-out schedule has changed from 336 to 412 multi- family residential apartment units on Weddington Road; the proposed build-out schedule now includes the construction of 252 units in 2009, 89 units in 2010, and 76 units in 2011, with a proposal to pay the voluntary mitigation payment (v.m.p.) for 336 units up front in the amount of $447,216.00 prior to the issuance of any building permits. She further reported 76 units proposed for construction in 2011 are to be held in reserve and the v.m.p. paid in a lump sum should the developers decide to proceed with construction. She further reported the first phase consists of approximately nine buildings (28 units per building); the second phase consists of three buildings (14 units, 28 units and 92 units) ; and the third phase is undetermined at this time. She further stated the developers will notify the Commerce Department if they decide not to construct the remaining 76 units in 2011 so that the capacity data may be updated. In addition, she noted the availability of John Carmichael to respond to questions and reviewed the build-out schedule again at the request of the Board. UPON MOTION of Commissioner Mynatt, seconded by Commissioner Carruth and unanimously carried, the Board voted to place the Consent Agreement for the Preston Ridge Apartments on the October 20, 2008 Agenda as a New Business item. Commerce Department - Discussion of Donation of Property to Habitat for Humanity Jonathan Marshall, Commerce Director, presented the Board with maps of County-owned property (Pin No: 5620239056, 5620238271, 5620229833 and 5620211889) being considered for donation to Habitat for Humanity. He reported the properties are located off of Cabarrus Avenue, accessible by several right-of-ways, and have difficult topography. He also reported a discussion regarding the use of these properties for low-income housing took