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97 approved temporary impoundment on April 14 and the lake drain valve was closed on that date. The lake level has risen from 625.8 on April 14 to 629.4 and will be maintained at 635 until completion of the Plantation Pipe Line relocation. The North Carolina State University has completed all wetlands (189.25 acres) and uplands (167 acres) planting. Total project cost is now estimated at $19.7 million excluding the land cost of $6 million. Mr. Leonard Sossamon, Concord City Manager, reported that the Coddle Creek Water Treatment Plant is scheduled for completion by December 20, 1994 at an estimated total cost of $15 million. The plant will have a capacity of 12 million gallons per day. Executive Session - Consultation with Counsel, Property Acquisition, and Pending Litigation UPON MOTION of Chairman Barnhart, seconded by Commissioner Fennel and unanimously carried, the Board moved to go into executive session for consultation with counsel and to discuss possible property acquisition and pending litigation. The Concord Board of Aldermen joined the Board of Commissioners in the executive session. UPON MOTION of Commissioner Carpenter, seconded by Commissioner Payne and unanimously carried, the executive session was adjourned. No action was reported from the executive session. Appointment to the Rowan-Cabarrus Community College Board of Trustees Commissioner Carpenter recommended the appointment of Ms. Lynne Scott Safrit to the Rowan-Cabarrus Community College Board of Trustees to fill the vacancy created by the resignation of Mr. Jim Christopher. However, she questioned residency requirements since Ms. Safrit lives in Rowan County. UPON MOTION of Commissioner Carpenter, seconded by Commissioner Payne and unanimously carried, the Board deferred the appointment to the Rowan-Cabarrus Community College Board of Trustees until questions have been resolved regarding residency requirements. Adoption of Ordinance for the Regulation of Cable Rates UPON MOTION of Commissioner Payne, seconded by Commissioner Carpenter and unanimously carried, the Board adopted on first reading the "County Ordinance Directing the Regulation of Basic Service Tier Rates and Related Equipment, Installation and Service Charges of any Cable Television System Operating in the County of Cabarrus" as recommended by the Cable Franchise Commission. COUNTY ORDINANCE DIRECTING THE REGULATION OF BASIC SERVICE TIER RATES AND RELATED EQUIPMENT, INSTALLATION AND SERVICE CHARGES OF ANY CABLE TELEVISION SYSTEM OPERATING IN THE COUNTY OF CABARRUS. WHEREAS, on October 5, 1992, Congress enacted the Cable Television Consumer Protection and Competition Act of 1992 which, among other things, provided that the basic service tier rates, and the charges for related equipment, installation and services, of a cable television system (hereinafter, "Basic Service Rates and Charges") shall be subject to regulation by a franchising authority in accordance with regulations prescribed by the Federal Communications Commission (hereinafter the "FCC"); and WHEREAS, on April 1, 1993, the FCC prescribed such regulations in the Report and Order, In the Matter of Implementation of Sections of Cable Television Consumer Protection and Competition Act of 1992: Rate Regulation, MM Docket No. 92-266, FCC 93-177 (released May 3, 1993) and on July 15, 1993, the FCC issued Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, In the Matter of Implementation of Sections of the Cable Television Consumer Protection and Competition Act of 1992, FCC MM Docket No. 93-215 (released on July 16, 1993) and as other Basic Service Rates and Charges regulation shall be hereafter be