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BK - 00026 PG:0529 No one present spoke in opposition to the rezoning application. Chairman Parks closed the public hearing. The Board considered their summer meeting schedule for the months of July, August, and September 2014. County Manager John Crumpton recommended the dates of July 21St, August 4th and September 8th. All meetings will begin at 6 p.m. and be held in the Commissioners' Room at the Lee County Government Center, 106 Hillcrest Drive, Sanford, North Carolina. After discussion, Commissioner Smith moved to approve the above summer meeting schedule for the Lee County Board of Commissioners. Upon a vote, the results were as follows: Aye: Dalrymple, Frazier, Knecht, Parks, Reives, Smith, and Womack Nay: None The Chairman ruled the motion had been adopted unanimously. The Board considered Resolutions related to the Bond Referendum requested by the Central Carolina Community College Board of Trustees for the November ballot. County Manager John Crumpton briefly outlined the agenda item. Assistant County Manager /Finance Director Lisa Minter presented a "Resolution Making Certain Findings and Determinations, Authorizing the Filing of an Application with the Local Government Commission and appointing Bond Counsel in Connection with the Proposed Issuance of Community College Bonds by the County" and a "Resolution of the County of Lee, North Carolina Declaring Its Official Intent to Reimburse Expenditures Under United States Department of Treasury Regulations ". Ms. Minter stated that on May 5, 2014, the Board of Commissioners voted to move ahead with a $23 million bond referendum on the November 4th ballot for the Community College. To move ahead with the referendum resolutions must be approved. The Notice of Intent, when approved, will be published in the newspaper after the Resolutions are adopted, as well as the proposed form of the ballot. Ms. Minter stated the referendum has been divided into two questions, one is the amount of $18 million and is related to the construction, expansion and renovation of educational facilities. The second, in the amount of $5 million is related to construction, expansion and renovation of facilities used for economic development purposes. Commissioner Womack had concerns with only allowing two questions on the ballot and not each of the four projects proposed. After discussion, Commissioner Dalrymple moved to approve the Resolution as presented and only address the two projects on the ballot as presented. Upon a vote, the results were as follows: Aye: Dalrymple, Frazier, and Reives Nay: Knecht, Parks, Smith, and Womack The Chairman ruled the motion had failed by a 3 to 4 vote. Further discussion followed and Commissioner Smith moved to approve an alternate Resolution related to the Bond Referendum requested by the Central Carolina Community College that would address the following four projects on the November ballot: $9,000,000 — for the purpose of providing funds to acquire, construct and equip a new health science building for CCCC, $5,000,000 — to expand and renovate the veterinary medical technology medical technology facility for CCCC, $4,000,000 — to expand and renovate the emergency services training center and various other main campus facilities for CCCC, and $5,000,000 — to expand and renovate the civic center and an existing building to be used as a business incubator for CCCC.