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August 16, 2004 Page 605 WHEREAS, self-financing development bonds have received wide-range bi- partisan support from the General Assembly and the business community, as well as municipal, county and state government and former Governors Holshouser, Martin and Hunt; and WHEREAS, North Carolina will have some of the strongest safeguards in the country to ensure self-financing bonds are used for good purposes; and WHEREAS, these bonds are subject to voter approval on the November 2004 ballot and deserve rightful consideration by the citizens of the State; and NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED THAT the Cabarrus County Board of Commissioners strongly supports self-financing development bonds because now is the time to enhance our ability to create new jobs and investment in our community/county. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Cabarrus County Board of Commissioners pledges to work to educate and inform the citizens of our state and community about the importance of self-financing development bonds in providing jobs and improving the economic competitiveness, and pledges to encourage voters to approve the measure in November 2004. This is'the 16tn day of August, 2004. ATTEST: /s/ Frankie F. Bonds Frankie F. Bonds, Clerk to the Board /s/ Robert M. Freeman Robert M. Freeman, Chairman Board of Commissioners (G-5) Discussion of Design and Development Standards for Commercial Development At the request of Chairman Freeman, Board members were sent a publication (Better Models for Commercial Development) in June 2004 describing methods for improving the appearance and quality of commercial buildings, especially franchises. Rodger Lentz, Planning and Zoning Manager, reported on the success the Town of Harrisburg has had in implementing design and development standards to improve the quality and appearance of chain stores and franchises along Highway 49. He said staff is working with the Town of Mount Pleasant to adopt similar design standards. UPON MOTION of Commissioner Privette, Seconded by Commissioner Carpenter and unanimously carried, the Board directed staff to prepare design and development standards for commercial development in the unincorporated areas of Cabarrus County for consideration at its September meeting. (G-6) Employee Charitable Campaign Pam Dubois, Deputy County Manager, presented the proposal to establish an Employee Charitable Campaign Fund that would allow employees to make contributions to the Fund for distribution to selected ~focus areas" in the community. She explained the County would move away from solely contributing to the United Way and offer an alternative charitable fund to address community needs in a more employee-guided manner. Ms. Dubois pointed out employees would still have .the opportunity to donate to the United Way as a "focus area" along with other focus areas determined by an oversight committee of employees. Finally, she said the Fund would be similar to the successful plan established by Philip Morris employees that included such focus areas as domestic violence, senior services, etc. UPON MOTION of Commissioner Privette, seconded by Commissioner Carpenter and unanimously carried, the Board endorsed in principle the establishment of Employee Charitable Campaign Fund for County employees to contribute funds and/or goods for the betterment of the community. (C~-7) Designation of Voting Delegate to the N. C. Association of County Co~.m{ssioners ~--ual Conference on August 19-22, 2004 UPON MOTION of Commissioner Carpenter, seconded by Chairman Freeman and unanimously carried, the Board named Commissioner Privette as voting delegate to the Annual Conference of the North Carolina Association of County Commissioners (NCACC) to be held on August 19 - 22, 2004, in Asheville.