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300 9 FA6 09 WHEREAS, the County Board of Commissioners has allocated $625,000, has received a State Clean Water Bond Grant of $450,000 for water to serve the GKN industrial site area, and the County intends to apply for an Economic Development Administration grant of $900,000 to complete this project; NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE LEE COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS: That, necessary actions be taken to file appropriate application with the Economic Development Administration for a grant to help finance proposed water improvements in the Osgood and Colon communities and the GKN area; and That William H. Cooper, Chairman of the Board of Commissioners is granted authority to sign all documents associated with grant applications. Commissioner John E. Dotterer seconded the motion and it was unanimously adopted. Mr. Frank Johnson spoke on behalf of the residents in the Osgood Community requesting that water lines be extended to this area. He presented the Board a petition bearing approximately 100 signatures of residents in this community. Mr. Elwin Buchanan, Grants Administrator, brought to the Board's attention the need for an amendment to the 1978-1979 budget with respect to the San-Lee Park budget. Commissioner Clyde J. Rhyne moved to transfer $1,500.00 from line item 64-620-57B Contingency to line item 6-620-04 Professional Services. Commissioner Franklin D. Wicker seconded the motion and upon a roll call vote, Messrs. Dotterer, Rhyne, Franklin D. Wicker and Cooper voted for it and no one voted against it. Mr. Elwin Buchanan, Grants Administrator, requested a budget amendment for Community Development Block Grant #B-75-DN-37-0009. Commissioner Franklin D. Wicker moved to amend the 1978-1979 to transfer $2,500.00 from line item 20-490-57 Contingency to line item 20-490-01 Administration. Commissioner Clyde J. Rhyne seconded the motion and upon a roll call vote, Messrs. Dotterer, Rhyne, F. Wicker and Cooper voted for it and no one voted against it. Mr. Jon Moore,C.E.T.A. Coordinator, and Mrs. Reggie Durham, C.O.A. Director, appeared before the Board to request that the Triangle Housing C.E.T.A. Crew be transferred to Council on Aging to rehab houses for senior citizens. They bought to the attention of the Board that funds were needed for mileage, tool allowance and salary supplement for the crew supervisor. Commissioner Clyde J. Rhyne moved that the Council on Aging budget in the Social Services Fund be amended to reflect $320.00 revenue from the Emergency and Contingency fund in the General Fund. This amount being the estimate to cover extra expenses for August and September. Commissioner Dotterer seconded the motion and upon a roll call vote, Messrs. Dotterer, Rhyne, Franklin D. Wicker and Cooper voted for it and no one voted against it. Jon Moore, CETA Coordinator, requested authority to transfer a C.E.T.A. position and participant assigned to Grants Administrator to Council on Aging Housing Crevz. Mr. Elwin Buchanan, Grants Administrator, agreed that he no longer needed the carpenter position but did request that his department be given consideration should a position become vacant that vas subject to change. Commissioner Dotterer moved that the carpenter position be transferred to Council on Aging with the stipulation that the Grants Administrator be given consideration for a future CETA position. Commissioner Franklin D. Wicker seconded the motion and upon a vote it was unanimously adopted.