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437 Mr. Clifton gave a brief update on the status of school land acquisition. The Rocky River Middle School site has been surveyed and ownership is in the process of being transferred. The only remaining issue is whether sewer service will be available or a package treatment plant will be needed on a temporary basis. The Harris Road site has been established as the middle school site and the property will be acquired through interaction with the developer or through condemnation. Architects are now designing a school for that site. The three identified sites for an elementary school on Cox Mill Road are being tested, upon completion of the testing, staff will have a recommendation on the property to be pursued as a school site. Request for $175,000 by the Cabarrus County Schools for Emerqenc¥ HVAC Replacement at Wolf Meadow Elementary Mr. Don Clickner of the Cabarrus County Schools presented the request for $175,000.00 in additional capital outlay funds for the County Schools. The Schools 'had reallocated funds from roof replacements to pay for the emergency replacement of the chillers at Wolf Meadow Elementary School. Without the additional $175,000.00, the Schools will not be able to do the scheduled roof replacements. There was discussion regarding the amount of the Schools capital outlay appropriation for FY 2000, the County's funding of the merged maintenance program for the County Schools and the Kannapolis City Schools, the need to maintain school facilities and the proposal to delay consideration of the additional capital outlay funding request until the upcoming budget review sessions. UPON MOTION of Commissioner Barnhart, seconded by Commissioner Privette with Commissioners Barnhart, Privette, Carpenter and Casper voting for and Chairman Fennel voting against, the Board approved the request for the appropriation of an additional $175,000.00 in capital outlay funds to the County Schools to replace those funds originally designated for roof replacement and used for emergency HVAC replacement at Wolf Meadow Elementary. Further, the Board authorized the appropriate budget amendment allocating the $175,000.00 from Fund Balance Appropriated to Cabarrus County Schools-Capital Outlay. Request for Support for the Implementation of Local Transit Service The Board received the letter dated March 21, 2000 from Mr. Kenneth B. Geathers, Chairman of the Cabarrus/South Rowan Urban Area Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO), requesting formal notification by the Board as to its support, or nonsupport, for the implementation of local transit service. In August 1999, the MPO endorsed the recommendations proposed in the transit feasibility study completed by Gannett-Fleming Engineering Consultants and invited the County to participate in the development of public transportation service. Commissioner Privette made a motion, seconded by Commissioner Casper, to delay consideration of the request concerning participation in local transit service until the May meeting. UPON SUBSTITUTE MOTION of Chairman Fennel, seconded by Commissioner Privette and unanimously carried, the Board stated its verbal support of efforts by the cities to pursue local transit service but declined any financial participation by the County in the transit project due to the County's funding of schools. Resolution Requestinq Authorization by the North Carolina General Assembly to Establish Impact Fees As directed by the Board at its work session on March 27, 2000, the following Resolution was included in the Agenda for consideration. Resolution No. 2000-13 A RESOLUTION REQUESTING AUTHORIZATION TO ESTABLISH IMPACT FEES WHEREAS, Cabarrus County is experiencing unprecedented residential growth with an annualized growth rate of 3%, and that growth rate is increasing each year, and; WHEREAS, Cabarrus County determined in 1996 that a capital cost for school facilities is incurred for each new residential use equal to $3,161 in rural areas, $3,156 in urban areas, and $8,067 in transitional areas, and;