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<br />Aye: Dalrymple, Frazier, Knecht, Parks, Reives, Smith, and Womack
<br />Nay: None
<br />The Chairman ruled the motion had been adopted unanimously.
<br />The Board considered a Renewal USDA Lease at the McSwain Center. County Manager John
<br />Crumpton asked the Board to approve a Renewal Lease Agreement with the United States Department
<br />of Agriculture for office space at the McSwain Center on Tramway Road. The current Lease
<br />Agreement expired on February 28, 2013, but payments have been made and are current at this time.
<br />The USDA is catching up on its leases so the Lease presented is retroactive back to March 1, 2013,
<br />and is for a five -year, nine -month period to December 31, 2018. Mr. Crumpton stated the annual rent
<br />paid from USDA to Lee County will remain the same at $31,538.04 per year. After discussion,
<br />Commissioner Frazier moved to approve the Renewal USDA Lease as presented, a copy of which is
<br />attached to these Minutes and by this reference made a part hereof. Upon a vote, the results were as
<br />follows:
<br />Aye: Dalrymple, Frazier, Knecht, Parks, Reives, Smith, and Womack
<br />Nay: None
<br />The Chairman ruled the motion had been adopted unanimously.
<br />The Board considered the final adjusting Change Order for the Clyde Rhyne Road extension
<br />project. County Manager John Crumpton stated on October 8, 2014, the County received the Final
<br />Adjusting Change Order from the Fred Smith Company on the above referenced road project. The
<br />Change Order, in the amount of $42,081.73, covers minimal changes and additions required by the
<br />North Carolina Department of Transportation before they would accept maintenance of the road, as
<br />well as the full depth patching and repair performed as part of the Phase I project of the road. Mr.
<br />Crumpton stated that grant funds from EDA would cover the cost of the Change Order with no County
<br />dollars required. After discussion, Commissioner Smith moved to approve the final adjusting Change
<br />Order for the Clyde Rhyne Road project, a copy of which is attached to these Minutes and by this
<br />reference made a part hereof. Upon a vote, the results were as follows:
<br />Aye: Dalrymple, Frazier, Knecht, Parks, Reives, Smith, and Womack
<br />Nay: None
<br />County Manager John Crumpton reminded Board members of the upcoming Farm -City Banquet
<br />scheduled for 5:30 p.m., Monday, November 24th at the McSwain Center.
<br />Commissioners' reminded everyone to vote on Tuesday, November 4th
<br />County Manager John Crumpton gave the Board a brief update on his son Michael's Eagle
<br />Scout Project for Boy Scouts at Horton Park. Commissioner Reives moved to present Michael with a
<br />Resolution or thank -you letter for his work constructing covers for the dug -outs at Horton Park at the
<br />November 17' meeting. Upon a vote, the results were as follows:
<br />Aye: Dalrymple, Frazier, Knecht, Parks, Reives, Smith, and Womack
<br />Nay: None
<br />The Chairman ruled the motion had been adopted unanimously.
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