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168 problems in the Middleton Subdivision area and a recent amendment to the Flood Damage Prevention Ordinance prohibiting the reduction of a storage area in a flood plain. At the suggestion of Commissioner Privette, the Board agreed by consensus for Mr. Marshall to draft a letter to Governor James Hunt expressing concerns about the flooding on Stallings Road and requesting improvements to the road. All Board members agreed to sign the letter to Governor Hunt. UPON MOTION of Commissioner Carpenter, seconded by Commissioner Casper. with Commissioners Carpenter, Casper and Fennel and Chairman Barnhart voting for and Commissioner Privette voting against, the Board moved to approve Stallings Glen - Phase IV Subdivision contingent upon the execution by the developer of an agreement in the form and content consistent with that of Highland Creek and to be executed on the part of the County by the Manager at that time. The agreement will provide for the payment of $500.00 per dwelling unit by the developer to address school facility needs. Concord Mills Mall/Wetlands Mitiqation/Conservation Easement - Mr. Jonathan Marshall Mr. Marshall reviewed the offer by The Mills Corporation of a permanent conservation easement to Cabarrus County. The easement is part of the compensatory stream and wetland mitigation plan required by the U.S. Corps of Engineers for the new Concord Mills Mall. UPON MOTION of Commissioner Casper, seconded by Commissioner Privette and unanimously carried, the Board approved the Conservation Easement by and between the City of Concord and Cabarrus County for approximately 22.8 acres of land currently owned by the City of Concord on the north side of the Rocky River below Aviation Boulevard. The Conservation Easement as approved by the Board is on file in the Office of the County Manager and included by reference as a part of the minutes. Centralina Workforce Development Board - Chairman Barnhart At Chairman Barnhart's request, Commissioner Carpenter agreed to serve as the County's representative on the Consortium for the Centralina Workforce Development Board. Presentation Concernlnq School Construction Costs - Frank M. Williams, AIA, Williams & Associates, Matthews, NC - Commissioner Fennel Commissioner Fennel introduced discussion of school costs and school construction methods in Iredell County. He read the following letter into the record. March 15, 1999 To Whom It May Concern: I would like to recount the great success we have achieved in the Iredell-Statesville Schools construction program and how these successes were accomplished, while working within a very limited budget. In the past, our school system has hired several different architectural firms and has utilized different construction materials depending on each budget situation. We have a rapidly growing student population (700 students per year), and our county tax rate is among the lowest in the state. Our construction budgets have been so small; it seemed impossible to construct the facilities we so desperately needed. Our Executive Director of Facilities, Don Atkinson, suggested that we experiment with some innovative new materials and unconventional thinking in construction methods. Don's background as both a professional structural engineer and a licensed architect is a unique asset afforded to few other school systems in the state. Don and his. construction manager, Steve McDonald, worked with Williams and Associates Architects to develop steel frame buildings, which were constructed in less than half the time of conventional masonry buildings, and at a fraction of the cost. The school board was truly surprised to tour the buildings and