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March 15, 2004 Page 405 <br /> <br />(J) <br /> <br />GENERAL COM/4ENTS BY BOARD MEMBERS <br /> <br />There were no comments by the Board. <br /> <br />(K) WATER & SEWER DISTRICT OF CABARRUS COUNTY - REGULAR MEETING <br /> <br /> UPON MOTION of Commissioner Privette, seconded by Commissioner <br />Carpenter and unanimously carried, the Board recessed the meeting of the <br />Board of Commissioners at 8:04 p.m. until the conclusion of the meeting of <br />the Water and Sewer District. <br /> <br /> Chairman Freeman reconvened the meeting of the BoArd of Commissioners <br />at 8:05 p.m. <br /> <br />(L) CLOSED SESSION <br /> <br /> UPON MOTION of Commissioner Carruth, seconded by Commissioner Carpenter <br />and unanimously carried, the Board moved to go into Closed Session for the <br />following reasons as authorized by North Carolina General Statute 143- <br />318.11(a) (3) (4) (5) : To consult with the County Attorney to preserve the <br />attorney-client privilege and discuss pending litigation; To discuss matters <br />relating to the location or expansion of industries or other businesses in <br />Cabarrus County; and To discuss the acquisition of real property on NC 3 in <br />the area of Lake Howell. The Board invited John Murdock and Ray Furr (Water <br />and Sewer Authority of Cabarrus County) to join the Board in the Closed <br />Session for discussion of property acquisition. Further, the Board invited <br />Maurice Ewing (President of the Cabarrus Economic Development Corporation) <br />and Carl Parmer (Harrisburg Town Administrator) to join the Board for <br />discussion of the location or expansion of industries. <br /> <br /> UPON MOTION of Vice Chairman Suggs, seconded by Commissioner Privette <br />and unanimously carried, the Board moved to come out of the Closed Session at <br />10:05 p.m. <br /> <br />Prairie Packaging <br /> <br /> UPON MOTION of Vice Chairman Suggs, seconded by Commissioner Privette <br />and unanimously carried, the Board voted to support incentives to Prairie <br />Packaging that are parallel to those offered by the Town of Harrisburg, <br />specifically Plan A with five phases and a ten-year incentive allowance. <br /> <br /> This is a revision to the incentive approved on January 26, 2004 for <br />Prairie Packaging. Further details regarding the amount of investment and the <br />incentives will be brought back to the Board. The planned investment by the <br />company has risen to approximately $50 million with the ten-year incentives <br />estimated at approximately $1,641,010.48. <br /> <br />Closed Session <br /> <br /> UPON MOTION of Commissioner Privette, seconded by Commissioner Carruth <br />and unanimously carried, the Board moved to go into Closed Session to consult <br />with the County Attorney regarding pending or threatened litigation as <br />authorized by North Carolina General Statute 143-318.11(a) (3). <br /> <br /> UPON MOTION of Commissioner Carruth, seconded by Commissioner Privette <br />and unanimously carried, the Board moved to come out of the Closed Session at <br />10:40 p.m. <br /> <br />No action was reported from the Closed Session. <br /> <br />(M) RECESS OF MEETING <br /> <br /> There being no further business to come before the Board, Chairman <br />Freeman recessed the meeting at 10:40 p.m. until 9:00 a.m. on Saturday, March <br />27, 2004, at Rowan-Cabarrus Community College, South Campus, 1531 Trinity <br />Church Road, Concord, North Carolina. <br /> <br />Clerk to the Board <br /> <br /> <br />