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manufacturer to the 2500 -acre mega site, additional manufacturers will have to locate to the area to support the major manufacturer. These support facilities will need to locate within a 50 -mile radius of the site. Lee County would be in an excellent position to attract several support facilities to the County. The City of Sanford is already heavily involved in assisting Chatham and NAI Carolantic in certifying the site by the State of North Carolina. The last piece to certification of the site is sewer availability. The City has already spent close to $100,000 in developing a feasibility study for sewer extension to the site and applying for a Golden Leaf grant, which they were successful in obtaining a $4,000,000 grant for the extension. Estimated cost for the sewer line could cost around a $1,000,000. The City's portion will be $500,000, which the City Council has already committed to paying. In addition, the sewer design will consider an extension to the Airport. This will further increase development opportunities at and near the Airport. The funds granted will be used for hiring marketing consultants who specialize in the development of these major manufacturing sites. Advertising of the site will occur around the world. The funds will be paid to the Chatham County Economic Development Partnership. The Chatham EDC will be responsible for working with the Developers to put a plan in place that will attract a major manufacturer to the area. Harnett County has already committed to paying the$120,000 subject to a public hearing which has not been scheduled at this time. Their plan is to give $60,000 in the current fiscal year and $60,000 in the next fiscal year. Chatham County is expected to consider the proposal at one of their upcoming meetings. Mr. Crumpton requested the Board's support in holding a public hearing at the February 6t�' Board of Commissioners Meeting. Commissioner Oldham moved to schedule a public hearing on February 6 to discuss the Moncure Megasite Manufacturing Plan. Upon a vote, the results were as follows: Aye: Dalrymple Dodson, Knecht, Oldham, Reives, Sloan, Sharpe Nay: None The Chair ruled the motion had been adopted unanimously. County Manager John Crumpton next presented a request from the City of Sanford regarding a Community Park Site. He stated that the City is requesting approximately 8-10 acres of property at the Kiwanis Family Park Site for the installation of a park feature such as a splash pad. He said this site is preferred because it is a gateway into the City and is quickly accessible from US 1. He further stated that one of the things we had to make sure of is that there would be no negative repercussions from the LWCF and PARTF money involved. We were able to get approval from both organizations regarding a transfer of a portion of the property. The transfer will require a deed restriction that the property will only be used for park purposes and should it ever not serve this purpose, it shall revert back to the County. Mr. Crumpton stated the site engineer will have to determine where specifically this park feature will have to go and how to work with the flood plain. Planning Director Marshall Downey stated that the parking and any open recreation activities can be in a flood area. Commissioner Reives moved to support the City in moving forward with the project. Upon a vote, the results were as follows: Aye: Dalrymple, Dodson, Knecht, Oldham, Reives, Sloan, Sharpe Nay: None The Chair ruled the motion had been adopted unanimously. Finance Director Lisa Minter presented the Monthly Financial Report for December 2016. No action was taken. Page 314