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June 5, 2006 - Agenda Work Session/Recessed Meeting Page 629 Economic Recovery Grant Close Out Public Hearing Kelly Sifford, Community Development Manager, reported the County received $180,000.00 for an Economic Recovery Grant from the N. C. Department of Commerce to provide an economic recovery plan in the wake of the Pillowtex closing. A plan that included recommendations on land uses, marketing, job retraining, etc., was completed by Leak Goforth and submitted to the County. UPON MOTION of Commissioner Carpenter, seconded by Commissioner Privette and unanimously carried, the Board scheduled a public hearing to close-out the Economic Recovery Grant on June 19, 2006 at 6:30 p.m. Northwest Water and Sewer Fee Jonathan Marshall, Commerce Director, provided an update on the Northwest Water and Sewer Fee. He presented the following three options to fulfill Item No. 7 of the settlement agreement between Cabarrus County, the City of Concord and the Water and Sewer District of Cabarrus County: 1. Eliminate the fee effective July 1, 2006. 2. Use a portion of the collected fees to reimburse County expenses for off-site water line improvements that were completed as part of the Cox Mill Elementary construction project (approximately $200,000.00) . 3. Develop priorities for the expenditure of the remaining funds to comply with the settlement agreement. The funds must be expended within the area in which they were collected. Mr. Marshall responded to a number of questions, the fee, the reimbursement for the improvement to Cox possible options for expending the remaining funds. including purpose of Mill Elementary and UPON MOTION of Commissioner Privette, seconded by vice Chairman Juba and unanimously carried, the Board voted to place the Northwest Water and Sewer Fee on the June 19, 2006 Agenda as a New Business item. update - Adequate Public Facilities Ordinance Jonathan Marshall, Commerce Director reported on the progress made to update the Adequate Public Facilities Ordinance (APFO), including drafting an amendment, holding a public hearing and meeting with the Cabarrus County and Kannapolis City School Boards. He reported Tischler-Bise, a consultant, is working to update the 1996 study, Capi tal Costs Due to Growth in Cabarrus County, which has been used as the basis for determining the required value of mitigation to address public facility inadequacy. He reported work is also ongoing with the University of North Carolina at Charlotte to develop a better modeling system to produce better estimates of student population. He estimated both projects should be completed within three to four months. In terms of adopting the actual ordinance amendment, he said the Board could wait for the Tischler study to be updated or the ordinance amendment could be adopted now and amended later. There was a brief discussion on including emergency management, fire protection and roads in the APFO. Mr. Marshall explained that traffic related issues are addressed through the Traffic Impact Analysis and text is being completed to set the level of service for emergency management and fire protection. There was general consensus to wait until the report is received from Tischler-Bise prior to voting on the revised APFO. Offer to Purchase Property Adjoining Lake Don T. Howell that is Jointly Owned by Cabarrus County and the Water & Sewer Authority of Cabarrus County Jonathan Marshall, Commerce Director, reported the Water and Sewer Authority of Cabarrus County (WSACC) at its May 18th meeting reviewed the proposed sale of property (the "Patterson" property Pin # 4681977698) jointly owned by Cabarrus County and WSACC. The WSACC Board, by a unanimous vote of attending members, voted in opposition to the sale of the property. He said the individuals who requested the sale attended the WSACC meeting and are aware of the decision. Request to Change Planning and Zoning Fee Schedule Susie Zakraisek, Planning and Zoning Manager, identified the following reasons for requesting fee increases or the establishment of new fees in the