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February 27, 2006 - Recessed Meeting Page S17 The Board of Commissioners for the County of Cabarrus met in recessed session in Cabarrus Room A at the Cabarrus Arena and Events Center at 4751 Highway 49 N, Concord, on Monday, February 27, 2006, at 6:00 p.m. Present - Chairman: Robert W. Carruth Vice Chairman: Joni D. Juba Commissioners: Carolyn B. Carpenter Robert M. Freeman Coy C. Privette Also present were John D. Day, County Manager; Richard M. Koch, Acting County Attorney; Mike Downs, Deputy County Manager; Pam Dubois, Deputy County Manager; and Frankie F. Bonds, Clerk to the Board. Chairman Carruth called the meeting to order at 6:10 p.m. The following persons were also present: Cabarrus County Schools Chair Liz Poole; Vice Chair Grace Mynatt; Board Members Cindy Fertenbaugh, Wayne williams and Lynn Shue; Dr. Harold Winkler, Superintendent; Jim Amendum, Assistant Superintendent; Gary Masters, Construction Director; and Jeanette Trexler, Public Relations. Kannapolis City schools - Chairman Rickard; Board Members Millie Hall Anne Byerly, Superintendent, and Business Operations. Lee Efird; vice Chair Danita and Charles Mitchell; Dr. Jo will Crabtree, Director of Commissioner Privette gave the invocation. Chairman Carruth recessed the meeting for a short period of time. He reconvened the meeting at 6:20 p.m. Proposed Adequate Public Facilities Ordinance Chairman Carruth recognized Jonathan Marshall, Commerce Director, for a presentation concerning the Adequate Public Facilities Ordinance (APFOl. Mr. Marshall gave a powerPoint presentation entitled "APFO Workshop" that was presented at workshops in December by the consultant, Mark White of White and Smith, LLC. He reviewed the general concepts of an APFO, the background of APFO, how it has been enforced in Cabarrus County and the differences in the current ordinance and the proposed ordinance. He stated the County looks at adequate facilities in terms of financial issues, specifically funding new schools. The following items were highlighted during the presentation: . The APFO applies to subdivisions, multi-family development and mobile home parks. Minor subdivisions and developments such as retirement homes are exempt from school adequacy requirements. . Mitigation is a voluntary contribution that adds capacity. It can be in the form of direct payment, donation of land or infrastructure improvements. . County staff works with the Schools to determine the Student Generation Rate (number of students per household). A meeting was recently held with an individual who will be looking at developing a projection and estimation model that will use local and historic data to better predict the number of school aged children expected from differing housing units. . Available Capacity is determined by a formula based on Existing Capacity and Planned Capacity less Existing Demand and Committed Development. . Phasing of developments may be required to match school construction. . School adequacy will be tested by high school feeder districts rather than countywide. All three levels, including- elementary, middle and high school, will be tested. . Consent Agreements for developments, including those within the municipalities of Concord and Kannapolis, are brought to the Board when school facilities are determined to be inadequate. The Agreements specify the action a developer will take to address those inadequacies. Mr. Marshall responded to a number of questions by members of the three boards. He addressed the following issues: (1) Schools IS-Year Facility Plan and the acceptance of donated land for schools identified in that Plan; (2)