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January 24, 2005 (Regular Meeting) Page 58 and the County Manager signed the Cabarrus Compact. (The Compact is recorded on Page 55 of the minutes for January 22.) Chairman Carpenter asked that each Board member receive a laminated copy of the Cabarrus Compact for use at each Board meeting. (D) INFORMAL PUBLIC COMMENTS Chairman Carpenter opened the meeting for Informal Comments at 4 ~21 p.m. She stated each speaker would be limited to three minutes. Thomas Hill of 10896 pioneer Mill Road in Concord presented Commissioner Juba with a copy of the Constitution of the United States and the Declaration of Independence on behalf of the Libertarian Party. He had presented copies to the other Board members prior to Commissioner Juba taking off ice. Tim Price, resident of 2421 Cimarron Circle in Midland", stated the property tax evaluation for property in Cabarrus Acres is four times greater than the fair market value due to the conditions in that community. He said the quality of life has substantially deteriorated over the years and continues. to decline rapidly. Finally, he asked Board members to drive through Cabarrus Acres (Phases I and II) to see the violations and to provide any assistance possible in addressing-this matter. AS the liaison for the Town of Midland, Commissioner Privette stated he would visit the Cabarrus Acres community and report back to the Board. with there being no one else to address the Board, Chairman Carpenter closed that portion of the meeting at 4:30 p.m. (E) OLD BUSINESS (E-1) Proposed Agreement with the Cabarrus Economic Development, Inc. John Day, County Manager, stated several Board members had indicated they had questions regarding the proposed agreement between Cabarrus County and Cabarrus Economic Development, Inc. He suggested that the Board delay discussion of the proposed agreement until a work session. Chairman Carpenter asked Board members to forward any questions about the proposed agreement to the County Manager prior to the work session. At the request of Vice Chairman Carruth, John Cox (CEO of the Cabarrus Regional Chamber of Commerce and Cabarrus Economic Development, Inc.) gave a brief overview of the proposed agreement. He explained the agreement is for economic development servi~es for the period January 1 -through June 30, 2005. (E-2) 2005 P1anning Process Update Rodger Lentz, Planning and Zoning Manager, presented a brief progress report related to the _planning issues being addressed ~uring the County's moratorium on major subdivision approvals. He stated the Steering Committee had completed interviews and selected the team of Duncan & Associates (Austin, TX) and Land Design (Charlotte, NC) as its first choice and The Lawrence Group (Davidson, NC) as its second choice. Mr. Lentz recommended that the Board establish a working group to finalize the scope of work for the consultant. He suggested that the working group include two members from the Board as well as representatives from the municipalities that adopted the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU). Mr. Day stated the MOU calls for changing the County's development standards to be similar to those of the cities. However, he stated there are different ways to accomplish this task and reported staff has developed an incentive-based approach. Mr. Day suggested that elected officials from the County and the municipalities meet to discuss and to agree on how to move forward in the planning process. Chairman Carpenter suggested that Commissioners Juba and Privette be designated as the Board's representatives on the working group. UPON MOTION of Vice Chairman Carruth, seconded by Commissioner Freeman and unanimously carried, the Board established the working group as presented by Mr. Lentz, appointed commissioners Juba and Privette as the Board's representatives, ahd invited the other parties to the Memor~ndum of