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520 <br /> <br /> The Board of Commissioners for the County of Cabarrus met in recessed <br />session in the Multipurpose Room at the Cabarrus County Governmental Center <br />in Concord, North Carolina, on Thursday, September 7, 2000, at 7:00 p.m. <br /> <br />Present - Chairman: Arne L. Fennel <br /> Vice Chairman: Carolyn B. Carpenter <br /> Commissioners: Jeffrey L. Barnhart <br /> Sue B. Casper <br />Absent - Commissioner: Coy C. Privette <br /> <br /> Also present were Mr. Frank W. Clifton, Jr., County Manager; Mr. <br />Fletcher L. Hartsell, Jr., County Attorney (portion of the meeting); Mr. <br />Michael Burgner, Attorney with Hartsell, Hartsell & White; Mr. John Day, <br />Deputy County Manager for Operations; and Mrs. Frankie F. Bonds, Clerk to the <br />Board. <br /> <br /> Chairman Fennel was absent for the beginning of the meeting. Vice <br />Chairman Carpenter presided in his absence and called the meeting to order at <br />7:05 p.m. <br /> <br />Appointment to the Rowan-Cabarrus Community College Board of Trustees <br /> <br /> Commissioner Barnhart asked that the Board consider the appointment of <br />Ms. Gayle Deal to the Rowan-Cabarrus Community College Board of Trustees to <br />fill the vacancy created by the resignation of Mr. Ben Mynatt. <br /> <br /> UPON MOTION of Commissioner Casper, seconded by Commissioner Barnhart <br />with Commissioners Casper and Barnhart and Vice Chairman Carpenter voting <br />for, the Board appointed Ms. Gayle Deal to the Rowan-Cabarrus Community <br />College Board of Trustees to complete an unexpired term ending July 1, 2001. <br /> <br />Joint Meeting with the Cabarrus County Planning and Zoning Commission <br /> <br /> Mr. Ed Hill, Chairman of the Cabarrus County Planning and Zoning <br />Commission, called to order the special meeting of the Planning and Zoning <br />Commission. Present were Members Steven R. Love, Thomas B. Dwiggins, Carlton <br />E. Hobbs, Dewey H. Moose, Jr., Carl Hill and Clyde M. Drye, Jr. Staff <br />members present included Mr. Jonathan Marshall, Planning Services Director; <br />Mr. Mike Downs, Development Services Director; and Mr. Rodger Lentz, Senior <br />Planner. <br /> <br /> At the request of Mr. Marshall, the Planning and Zoning Commission <br />considered and approved a preliminary subdivision as presented. <br /> <br />Scheduling of Presentation - County Exposition Center Property Master Plan <br /> <br /> Mr. Marshall advised that Leisure and Recreation Concepts (LARC) has <br />completed the proposed Master Plan for the County Exposition Center property. <br />Company officials will be in Concord on September 29 to present the proposed <br />Master Plan to the Board of Commissioners and other interested parties. <br /> <br /> Vice Chairman Carpenter'and Commissioners Barnhart and Casper indicated <br />they would be available during the morning of September 29 to meet with LARC <br />representatives. Mr. Marshall will discuss this presentation with Chairman <br />Fennel and schedule a time for the meeting. <br /> <br />Unified Development Ordinance <br /> <br /> Mr. Marshall advised that the Unified Development Ordinance (UDO) <br />Steering Committee had voted September 6 to recommend the adoption of the <br />proposed UDO. He explained that the local jurisdictions must approve a <br />Memorandum of Understanding prior to adopting the UDO and that there would be <br />a continuing review of the ordinance. <br /> <br /> Mr. Lentz reviewed the timeline for the development of the UDO. The <br />joint process by the County and the local municipalities began in late 1997 <br />and included the following activities: 1998 - appointment of a Steering <br />Committee and initial community input; 1999 - review of first draft; and <br />January-August 2000 - review and editing of the final draft. The 15-member <br />Steering Committee guided the UDO review process and consisted of elected and <br />appointed government officials, citizens, developers and business owners from <br />all five local governments. <br /> <br /> Mr. Marshall presented an overview of the proposed UDO and outlined a <br />number of the major differences between the proposed ordinance and existing <br /> <br /> <br />