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233 Mr. James Medall of Rhein Interests estimated the value of homes in Highland Creek at $165,000.00 per lot with the total tax value of the subdivision exceeding $2 million if built out today. UPON MOTION of Commissioner Privette, seconded by Chairman Fennel and unanimously carried' the Board approved Petition C01-05(S) for the additional 127 lots in the Highland Creek Subdivision with any changes or conditions that the North Carolina Department of Transportation may require on the proposed rights of ways and that the developer enters into a Consent Agreement with the County to participate in the realignment of Christenbury Road at a cost up to $250,000.00 as outlined in the letter dated October 26, 2001 by Mr. James M. Medall, Vice President of Rhein Interests. The Board authorized the County Manager to execute the Consent Agreement on behalf of Cabarrus County. Chairman Fennel expressed appreciation to Rhein Interests for its offer to participate in the realignment of Christenbury Road. He stated the road is critical to the safety of Cox Mill Road Elementary School and to the other development in that area. St. Andrews Phase 7 Preliminar~ Plat Application - Case C01-06(S) Mr. Jonathan Marshall, Planning Services Director, presented C01-06(S), the preliminary plat approval for St. Andrews Phase 7. The property is located in Township 11 off Piney Church Road and will tie into other phases of the St. Andrews Subdivision that have not yet been constructed. The applicant, TWLS, Inc., plans to develop 35 lots on the 15.3 acres. Also, the developer has a "will serve" letter from the City of Concord and the Water and Sewer Authority stating that water and sewer are available to the property when the mandatory restrictions are lifted. The Planning.and Zoning Commission vo~ed 7-2 to approve the technical design with conditions but voted 9-0 to deny the subdivision based on the adequate public facility requirements for schools. Mr. Bill Cochran, Engineer for Danny Bost (developer), discussed the planned access to St. Andrews Phase 7 from both Flowes Store Road and Piney Church Road. He confirmed the developer's offer to donate $500.00 per lot for the planned 35 lots, or $17,500.00, to address school adequacy issues. The Board again discussed concerns related to the subdivision approval process and the adequate public facilities program. Issues addressed by the Board included current restrictions placed on the Planning and Zoning Commission in considering new subdivisions and the need for a more quantitative and better measurement of what constitutes adequate public facilities for. schools. UPON MOTION of Chairman Fennel, seconded by Commissioner Suggs and unanimously carried, the Board approved Petition C01-06(S), the preliminary plat for St. Andrews Phase 7, with the following conditions: (1) that the developer enters into a Consent Agreement with the County agreeing to pay $500.00 per lot to advance adequacy of school capacity; and (2) that the developer must be able to obtain approved water and sewer plans and service guarantees prior to any final plat approval. Further, the Board authorized the County Manager to execute the Consent Agreement on behalf of the County. The Board by consensus agreed to further discuss the adequate public facilities program and school construction needs at the work session on December 3. Proposed Data Cabling Pro~ect for the Clerk of Court - Steve Hicks~ Assistant ITS Director Mr. Steve Hicks, Assistant Director of Information Technology Services, reported on the poor condition of the cabling infrastructure in the County Courthouse. He asked the Board to reconsider the project originally requested by the Clerk of Court on November 5 and include professional design services and installation of a new voice/data network infrastructure in the Courthouse. Mr. John Day, Deputy County Manager for Operations, reported the total project cost (first and second floors of the Courthouse) for the design and installation of new infrastructure and demolition of existing cabling is estimated at approximately $49,000.00. Further, Mr. Day stated he had been in contact with the State and that they do want to .improve their infrastructure with the County to pay for it.