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190 UPON MOTION of Commissioner Fennel, seconded by Vice-Chairman Carpenter and unanimously carried, the Board moved that nominations be closed and that Mr. Casey William Black, a rising senior at A. L. Brown High School, be appointed as the Youth Representative to the Parks and Recreation Commission for a term of one year ending July 31, 1995. Cable Television - December 31, 1994 ExtensiOn Requests A, Request to Extend Gable Franchise with Vision Cable to December 31, 1994 Mr. Witherspoon reported that work is continuing in the cable television refranchising process. The Request for Renewal Proposals should be issued within the next two weeks. UPON MOTION of Vice-Chairman Carpenter, seconded by Commissioner Fennel and unanimously carried, the Board extended the current cable television franchise with Vision Cable Communications until December 31, 1994. Request to Extend Terms of Appointment for Two Members of the Cabarrus Franchise Commission to December 31, 1994. UPON MOTION of Commissioner Payne, seconded by Vice-Chairman Carpenter and unanimously carried, the Board moved to extend the terms of appointment for Cable Franchise Commission members Thomas Dwiggins and Kenneth Olio-Mills from August 31, 1994 until December 31, 1994. Department of Social Services - Request to Submit Family Preservation Services grant Application - Mr. James F. Cook, Jr. Mr. Rod Duncan, Supervisor with the Department of Social Services, requested permission for the Department to apply for a state grant of approximately $50,000.00 to expand the Family Preservation Services currently provided through the "Home Remedies" Program. No local match is required for these grant funds during the first nine months of operation (October 1, 1994 to June 30, 1995). It is anticipated that additional federal monies can be used to fund the positions beyond 1996. UPON MOTION of Commissioner Casper, seconded by Vice-Chairman Carpenter and unanimously carried, the Board authorized the Department of Social Servfces to submit an Intensive Family Preservation Services Program grant application for state funding of approximately $50,000.00 to expand the County's Family Preservation Services program. Zoning Atlas Amendment Public Hearing 7:00 P.M. Petition 94-03. Frank B. White, Owner and Joe Crum, Petitioner, Map/PIN 5546-82-5922, 13 acres, off U.S. 601 South. The petitioner is requesting a change from Low Density Residential (LDR) to General Commercial Special Use (GC/SU) to construct a building contractor office and storage yard and nursery/landscape company. The Planning and Zoning Commission voted 6 to 3 to deny this petition. Mr. Hartsell and Mrs. Bonds affirmed the following persons who indicated they wished to address the Board regarding Petition 94-03: Dr. Nancy Randall, Planning and Zoning Commission Chair; Mr. Michael Downs, Zoning Administrator; Mr. Charles Kneeberg; Mr. Henry McBryde, Jr., and Mr. Larry Harrington, Attorney. Dr. Randall presented Petition 94-03 and discussed the vote by the Planning and Zoning Commission to deny the rezoning request. She stated the Petitioner has requested a change from its current zoning of Low Density Residential, which does permit by standard certain kinds of commercial and retail uses, to a General Commercial zone with uses restricted to a building contractor's office and storage yard and a nursery/landscape company. Dr. Randall summarized support for the rezoning as follows: (1) Highway 601 is a major two-lane road that does carry heavy truck traffic; and (2) General support for businesses developing in the community. She listed opposition to the rezoning as follows: (1) The petition does not generally comply with the Midland Area Plan which encourages