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RK - nnngR P(;- ong5 <br />Aye: Dalrymple, Frazier, Parks, Reives, Smith, and Womack <br />Nay: None <br />Absent: Knecht <br />The Chairman ruled the motion had been adopted unanimously. <br />Commissioner Womack moved to request the Board of Education to apply for two safety grants <br />for elementary and middle schools from the N.C. Department of Public Instruction and transfer funds <br />received to the County for the School Resource Officers Program. Upon a vote, the results were as <br />follows: <br />Aye: Dalrymple, Frazier, Parks, Reives, Smith, and Womack <br />Nay: None <br />Absent: Knecht <br />The Chairman ruled the motion had been adopted unanimously. <br />The Board considered an Application for Lottery Funds from the Lee County Board of <br />Education. Finance Director Lisa Minter presented the above referenced application in the amount of <br />$700,000 for the Phase 1 replacement project of air handlers and electric heat at East Lee Middle <br />School. County Manager John Crumpton stated "Performance Contracting" would be great for this <br />project if the Board of Education would consider. After discussion, Commissioner Smith moved to defer <br />action on this matter until after a meeting can be held later in the week between the County Manager, <br />School Superintendent, Chairs and Vice - Chairs of the Board of Commissioners and Board of <br />Education. Upon a vote, the results were as follows: <br />Aye: Dalrymple, Frazier, Parks, Reives, Smith, and Womack <br />Nay: None <br />Absent: Knecht <br />The Chairman ruled the motion had been adopted unanimously. <br />Commissioner Smith moved to go into Closed Session to consult with the County Attorney to <br />protect the attorney - client privilege per North Carolina G. S. §143- 318.11(a) (3). Upon a vote, the <br />results were as follows: <br />Aye: Dalrymple, Frazier, Parks, Reives, Smith, and Womack <br />Nay: None <br />Absent: Knecht <br />The Chairman ruled the motion had been adopted unanimously and the Board was in closed <br />session. Upon returning from Closed Session, with all members present except Commissioner Knecht, <br />the regular meeting resumed. <br />Chairman Parks called the meeting back to order. <br />The Board considered a $150,000 loan to the Lee County Economic Development Corporation <br />(EDC) for private fund raising development. County Manager John Crumpton stated that EDC wished <br />to borrow $150,000 from the County, with $30,000 to be disbursed immediately upon contract approval <br />for the cost of a fundraising assessment to begin development of the new, merged EDC and Chamber <br />of Commerce into one Economic Development group for the City of Sanford, County of Lee, and Town <br />