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004 Aye: Dalrymple, Frazier, Oldham, Reives, Sloan, and Smith Nay: None Absent: Knecht The Chair ruled the motion had been adopted unanimously. Pursuant to N.C. General Statute §153A -52.1, the Chair opened the floor for Public Comments. The following signed up to speak and were allowed 3 minutes for comments: 1. Terica Luxton, 3616 Lee Avenue, Sanford (coal ash) 2. Donna Strickland, 1708 Woodridge Drive, Sanford (coal ash meeting) Commissioner Knecht joined the meeting during Ms. Strickland's comments at 4:10 p.m. The Board considered recommendations from the Lee County Planning Board in reference to public hearings held during the December 15th meeting. Zoning Administrator Althea Thompson stated the Planning Board recommended approval of the application by Sandra Fleming, Judy Leslie, James Clifton and Chris Layne to rezone from Residential Agricultural (RA) district to Highway Commercial (HC) district two adjoining lots located as 3309 and 3313 Hawkins Avenue. Commissioner Oldham moved to approve the recommendation of the Lee County Planning Board for the above referenced lots on Hawkins Avenue, and an Ordinance Amending the Zoning Map of Lee County, a copy of which is attached to these Minutes and by this reference made a part hereof . Upon a vote, the results were as follows: Aye: Dalrymple, Frazier, Knecht, Oldham, Reives, Sloan, and Smith Nay: None The Chair ruled the motion had been adopted unanimously. Ms. Thompson stated the Planning Board recommended approval of the application by Wendell Johnson to rezone four adjourning parcels located at 4127 Jefferson Davis Highway from Light Industrial Conditional Use (LI -CU) district to Light Industrial (LI) district. Commissioner Oldham moved to approve the recommendation of the Lee County Planning Board for the above referenced lots on Jefferson Davis Highway, and an Ordinance Amending the Zoning Map of Lee County, a copy of which is attached to these Minutes and by this reference made a part hereof. Upon a vote, the results were as follows: Aye: Dalrymple, Frazier, Knecht, Oldham, Reives, Sloan, and Smith Nay: None The Chair ruled the motion had been adopted unanimously. The Board considered a Policy for Remote Participation for Board of Commissioner meetings. County Attorney Kerry Schmid stated she took recommendations made from Board members during the December 15' meeting and made changes to the Policy. The following changes were outlined: 1. Overall formatting to better organize the Policy, 2. Added a paragraph that stated, "Remote participation shall be used only in limited circumstances. After a Commissioner has remotely participated in three meetings in a calendar year, further remote participation shall only be allowed upon a majority vote by the Board of Commissioners." 2