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BK -00028 PG: 0240 The Chair ruled the motion had been adopted unanimously. Pursuant to N.C. General Statute 153A-52.1, Chair Dalrymple opened the floor for public comments. The following signed up to speak and were allowed 3 minutes for comments: Dr. Lynn Smith, Chairman of the Lee County Board of Education (in support of purchasing vacant house on S. Vance Street along with Wicker School Complex property) Architect Taylor Hobbs presented a report and update on the Central Carolina Community College Bond Projects. Commissioner Knecht arrived during the beginning of the presentation at 5:02 p.m. No action was taken. Donald Andrews, Chairman of the Lee County Fire Advisory Board presented the FY 2016-17 Fire District Budgets, a copy of which is attached to these Minutes and by this reference made a part hereof. Commissioner Kirk D. Smith arrived at the beginning of this presentation at 5:38 p.m. Mr. Andrews discussed a flat tax rate for all county fire departments and explained briefly how that would work. Commissioner Reives stated he would like the Fire Marshal to check and see what other counties have a flat fire tax rate. He further stated he would like to ask the fire department chief's to let the Commissioners know (in writing) how they feel about this possible change in funding instead of going through the Fire Marshal's office. After discussion, Commissioner Smith moved to hold a public hearing on the proposed Fire District Budgets at the June 6th meeting of the Board of Commissioners. 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 Resolution prepared and presented by the Triangle Area Rural Planning Organization (TARPO) for ranking of local transportation projects. Community Development Director Marshal Downey stated the NC Department of Transportation is using a new system in which projects are awarded funding known as Strategic Transportation Investment (STI). NCDOT looks to regional transportation planning organizations, the Triangle Area Rural Planning Organization (TARPO), for assignment of local input. TARPO asked members from the four county area — Lee, Moore, Chatham, and certain unincorporated parts of Orange County, as well as the respective municipalities within each county — to submit a collective list of their top 10 projects for consideration. The 40 projects were trimmed down by TARPO to a total of 14 projects that will be assigned "local" points and forward to DOT. Each of the four counties is guaranteed to get a least two projects included in the group of 14. A copy of the Resolution approved by TARPO is attached to these Minutes and by this reference made a part hereof. No action was taken. At this time the Board of Commissioners conducted 4 public hearings, 3 being joint hearings with the Lee County Planning Board. The first application presented was from AGA Corporation to rezone from Residential Restricted (RR) district to General Commercial (C-2) district approximately 1.53 acres of vacant land located east of NC Highway 87 South and formerly addressed as 4953 and 4957 NC Highway 87 South. Zoning Administrator Althea Thompson outlined the rezoning request. Chair Dalrymple opened the public hearing that had been advertised for this date and time. The following spoke in favor of the rezoning request: 1. Van Groce, PO Box 2825, Sanford, NC (owner of said property). Stated he 2