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270 <br /> <br /> UPON MOTION of Commissioner Fennel, seconded by Commissioner Casper and <br />unanimously carried, the Board appointed Mr. Allen Small as the Social Services <br />representative to the Transportation Advisory Board. Mr..Small's term of <br />appointment will end on June 30, 1997. <br /> <br />Managing Growth into the 21st Century...Understanding Alternatives for Handlin~ <br />Growth - Mr, Gerald.A, Newton <br /> <br /> Mr. Gerald A. Newton, Director of Planning, Zoning and Building <br />Inspections, presented the report entitled "Managing Growth into the 21st <br />Century" prepared by his department. He stated this report was in direct <br />response to the Plan of Action adopted by the Board in June, 1994. Mr. Newton <br />stressed the importance of developing growth management strategies to generally <br />guide growth as well as accomplish the following: (1) Contain urban form; (2) <br />Protect limited resources; (3) Assure facility adequacy and financing; and (4) <br />Regulate the amount and rate of growth. In conclusion, Mr. Newton stated that the <br />following action should be considered to enable Cabarrus County to grow in a <br />fashion which does not destroy valuable resource lands nor outpace infrastructure <br />and public service capacity. <br /> <br />Establishment of a defined and agreed upon urban service area. <br />Joining with the North Carolina Partnership for Quality Growth. <br />Cabarrus County Soil and Water Conservation District acting as <br /> Resource Lands Conservator. <br />Level of Service (LOS) Standards. <br />Capital Improvement Planning. <br />Public/Private Joint Venture. <br />Annual Growth Policy Statement. <br />Impact Fees. <br />Development Allocation Systems - Building Permit Limits. <br /> <br /> Board members generally agreed that work should continue in the area of <br />growth management. Efforts will continues to coordinate this work with the <br />municipalities in the county. <br /> <br />Ferformance Audit ~. Request for. Proposals <br /> <br /> A "draft" Request for Proposals (RFP) for a Performance Audit of County <br />government was included in the agenda. Mr. Witherspoon listed the following <br />possible changes and additions to the "draft" RFP. <br /> <br />(1) <br />(2) <br /> <br />(3) <br />(4) <br /> <br />(5) <br />(6) <br /> <br />Set a maximum budget. <br />Construct the RFP so that the first step is a snapshot survey <br />of all of County government. <br />Call for an interim report six weeks into the study. <br />Create a project team of key staff people to assist the <br />auditors. <br />Hold a pre-bid conference for prospective bidders. <br />Be sure wording calling for bid cost is understood to include <br />all out-of-pocket expenses as well as professional fees. <br /> <br /> After discussion, there was general consensus by Board members that the <br />Performance Audit should be completed in the two phases, an overall snapshot and <br />the remainder of the study. <br /> <br /> UPON MOTION of Chairman Barnhart, seconded by Commissioner Fennel and <br />unanimously carried, the Board instructed the County Manager to incorporate the <br />recommended changes into the Request for Proposals (RFP) for a Performance Audit, <br />furnish each Board member with a copy of the revised RFP, and after adequate time <br />for consideration, proceed forward with issuing the RFP. <br /> <br />Revised Regular Meeting Schedule <br /> <br /> UPON MOTION of Commissioner Fennel, seconded by Commissioner Olio-Mills and <br />unanimously carried, the Board adopted the following resolutions: <br /> <br />BE IT RESOLVED that the Cabarrus County Board of Commissioners does <br />hereby fix the time and place of its first regular meeting of the <br />month at 6:30 P.M. (rather than 4:30 P.M.) on the first Monday of <br /> <br /> <br />