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03 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. Mr. Marvin Wall, 1116 Vannstone Drive, Raleigh (fracking) IT Director Kyle Edwards gave the Board an update on recently installed security video surveillance equipment at the Lee County Government Center. As Mr. Edwards told the Board in November, there had been several security incidents at the Government Center involving citizens, employees, transient persons inside and outside the building area, and with County vehicles. At the November 3rd meeting the Board approved a video surveillance system that would provide complete surveillance that would be forensic in nature, meaning that once an incident occurs, staff will be able to view and deliver the footage to law enforcement personnel in order to identify suspects and begin putting a stop to criminal activity. Security 101 was selected as the vendor to install needed equipment. No action was taken. Commissioner Knecht joined the meeting during this presentation at 4:15 p.m. County Manager John Crumpton gave the Board an update on the November 28th fire at San - Lee Park. Mr. Crumpton stated the San -Lee Nature Center was damaged by fire from a through -the- wall heating and cooling unit. Since that date, Risk Management and staff have been working with the North Carolina Association of County Commissioners (NCACC) on the insurance claim. The County is insured with the North Carolina Association of County Commissioners Risk Management Pools for Property and Casualty claims. Staff have discussed the benefits of re- building within the existing building or building a new facility on a different site in the Park. The Associations Insurance Adjusters and Fire Investigators have completed their work and submitted final reports. Mr. Crumpton stated the insurance policy has a replacement cost benefit which means the policy will pay to replace everything and put the building back the way it was before the fire. However, there are limitations that insurance will not pay for such as ADA upgrades that may be needed and asbestos removal. Only the areas damaged by the fire will be addressed by the insurance policy. Under the building code the County may incur expenses to bring the facility up to building and ADA codes. Mr. Crumpton outlined the following benefits to rebuilding in another location in the Park: • The current building rests in the 100 year Flood Plain. • The building footprint will never be able to be expanded. • Moving the building to higher ground will enable Park staff to see what is going on in the Park and on the lakes. • Staff in the current building are at the lowest level of the Park and cannot see what is going on in the Park or on the lakes. • A newer facility will be more energy efficient. • The old water plant (current building) was built in the 1930's and is not easily heated or cooled. • Removing the old building will allow for more parking in the lower lot (parking is at a premium in the spring, summer and fall). The major downside to moving the facility is cost. To repair the existing facility all expenses except for some ADA and asbestos removal from areas not damaged by the fire will be paid for by our insurance. 2