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397 On December 20, 1999, Mr. M. C. Love asked for the County's assistance in removing trees that are blocking a section of Coddle Creek adjacent to his property. In response to that request, Mr. Tony Johnson and Mr. Matthew Kinane submitted a "Cabarrus County Impaired Stream Report for the Austin/Love Property" as a part of the Agenda. The Report listed the following possible actions by the County: (1) Elect to take no action to correct the problem; (2) Provide technical and financial assistance to this site only; (3) Develop a Cabarrus County policy on improving and maintaining streams in the county; and (4) Wait for the Phase II Implementation of the Storm Water Plan proposed'for calendar year 2003. Mr. Clifton presented the following estimates for work on the section of Coddle Creek adjacent to the Austin/Love property: $25,000.00 to restore the bank and remove the trees and $10,000.00 to remove the trees with no bank restoration work. He pointed out there are thousands of miles of streams in Cabarrus County with similar problems. Mr. Kinane reviewed the "snagging and clearing" program that was in place in Cabarrus County during the 1980's. The County spent approximately $25,000.00 per year to clear selected stream areas; however, rules regulating the removal of debris from streams have changed since that time. Mr. Kinane addressed the need to look at the ecological system and water quality issues for the whole watershed to adequately treat the problem. Commissioner Casper stated for the record that she opposed the proposal to simply remove the trees from the stream and leave them on the stream bank. There was lengthy discussion regarding the stream erosion control issue. Items of discussion centered on the condition of other streams in the county, current permitting procedures to clear streams, the possibility of the National Guard providing assistance in removing debris from the streams and the need for a comprehensive erosion control plan for the future. The Board agreed to meet at 6:30 p.m. on Monday, March 27, to continue discussion of the stream erosion control issue. Staff will present a comprehensive overview of the issue, known problems in area streams, possible methods to address the problems and examples of how other jurisdictions are handling similar problems. Mr. Kenneth Austin, property owner, again requested the County's assistance in removing the trees from a section of Coddle Creek adjacent to the Austin/Love property. He invited Board members to visit the site. CONSENT AGENDA Commissioner Privette asked that Item 2 (Budget Amendment - Future Capital Projects) and Item 3 (Budget Amendment - Capital Reserve Fund) be removed from the Consent Agenda. Chairman Fennel asked for the removal of Item 1 (Budget Amendment - Land Purchases for Future School Sites) and Item 4 (Budget Amendment - School Engineering & Architect Fees) from the Consent Agenda. Budqet A~enclment - Soil & Water Conservation District UPON MOTION of Commissioner Carpenter, seconded by Commissioner Barnhart and unanimously carried, the Board adopted the following budget amendment. BUDGET REVISION/AMENDMENT REQUEST DEPARTMENT OF Soil & Water Conservation AMOUNT: $500.00 TYPE OF ADJUSTMENT: Supplemental Request PURPOSE OF REQUEST: Private donation from the Porter Family/Tyson Foods, Inc. Present Approved Account No. Budqet 00164210-6805 0.00 Contributions and Private Donations 00194210-9698 11,527.15 Soil & Water District Activities Increase Decrease 500.00 Revised Budqet 500.00 500.00 12,027.15 Resolution Approvinq the Addition of Deer Haven Drive to the Secondary Road System