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December 18, 2006 (Regular Meeting) Page 206 WHEREAS, it costs the local taxpayers of Cabarrus County upwards of $200,000 to meet the State mandated requirements of the Food and Lodging Program, and WHEREAS, the Cabarrus Health Alliance Food and Lodging Program has been 100 percent compliant with the State mandate for the past four years, and WHEREAS, Local Health Departments fully support holding the State Environmental Health. Division harmless for the funding to develop and maintain the environmental health data system; and WHEREAS, the Cabarrus County Board of Commissioners believes fee for service funding for Food and Lodging support and inspections would be a more equitable than asking county residents to bear the cost of this State mandated service through the use of ad valorem taxes; and WHEREAS, other State mandated services such as the On-Site Sewage Program are funded using a fee for service approach; and WHEREAS, Food and Lodging facility owners and operators are the ones who draw financial benefit from such facilities; THEREFORE, the Cabarrus County Board of Commissioners, meeting in regular session, hereby requests the General Assembly to enact legislation empowering local government to enact and collect fees for providing Food and Lodging support and inspections from such enterprises operating within their boundaries. This the 18th day of December, 2006. /s/ Robert W. Carruth Robert W. Carruth, Chairman Cabarrus County Board of Commissioners Attest: /s/ Kay Honeycutt Kay Honeycutt, Clerk to the Board (F-14) Joint Resolution Between the City of Kannapolis and Cabarrus County for Support of the North Carolina Research Campus Pro'eat Officials from the City of Kannapolis respectfully request the Cabarrus County Board of Commissioners adopt a joint resolution of support for the North Carolina Research Campus project. UPON MOTION of Commissioner Mynatt, seconded by Commissioner Privette and unanimously carried, the Board adopted the following resolution: Res. No. 2006-32 JOINT RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF KANNAPOLIS, NORTH CAROLINA, AND THE BOARD OF COMISSIONERS OF CABARRUS COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA, OF SUPPORT FOR THE NORTH CAROLINA RESEARCH CAMPUS WHEREAS, the City of Kannapolis, North Carolina (the "City") is a municipal corporation duly organized and validly existing under the laws of the Statue of North Carolina; and WHEREAS, Cabarrus County, North Carolina (the "County") is a political subdivision and a county created and existing under the laws of the State of North Carolina; and WHEREAS, pursuant to Section 158-7.3 of the General Statutes of North Carolina, as amended (the "Development District Act"), the cities and counties of the State of North Carolina are authorized to define a development financing district and to finance public improvements that are part of a development project with the proceeds of project development financing debt instruments, issued pursuant to Article 6 of Chapter 159 of the General Statutes of the State of North Carolina, as amended (the "Bond Act"); and WHEREAS, Castleand Cook, Inc., is undertaking a development project, located entirely within the City, known as the North Carolina Research Campus (the "Development Project") and has advised the City and the County that the