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4-17-2017 BOC Meeting Commissioner Oldham moved to approve the Consent Agenda, which consisted of the following items: ■ Minutes from the April 17, 2017 Regular Meeting Upon vote, the results were as follows: Aye: Dalrymple, Dodson, Knecht, Oldham, Reives, Sharpe, Sloan Nay: None The Chair ruled the motion had been adopted unanimously. PUBLIC COMMENTS Pursuant to General Statute § 152A-52.1, Chair Dalrymple opened the floor for Public Comments. The following signed up to speak and was permitted 3 minutes for comments: 1. Richard Hayes, 2004 Vantage Pointe, Sanford, NC (School Funding) OLD BUSINESS Old Bowling Alley and Historic Courthouse Discussion This item was added to the agenda at the request of Commissioner Oldham at the beginning of the meeting. Commissioner Oldham stated that he had received a request to organize a meeting with the Commissioners or a committee of the Commissioners to address concerns of some of the employees currently located at the new courthouse. Following a discussion of the Commissioners, it was the consensus of the Board to request that the employees who have concerns should submit their concerns to the Board in writing to take into consideration when hiring an architect to evaluate and address space needs. No action was taken. NEW BUSINESS Request to Appear — Sandhills Center Victoria Whitt, CEO of the Sandhills Center provided a brief program update along with a request for general funding to the Board. The Sandhills Center Board of Directors, which includes Commissioner Dodson as a representative from the Board of Commissioners, met on March 14 and made the decision for the 13t�' year in a row to request the same amount of funding ($240,000.00) to be invested in behavioral health services in Lee County. She stated that last spring Sandhills Center representatives went to each county and held meetings to identify what they saw as the need as far as service gaps. In Lee County, guardianship issues have been identified, more specifically wards or specialized guardianship services catered to help those with behavioral health issues. Sandhills Center has already contracted to provide guardianship services to Lee County DSS and has worked with the Health Department to have a mental health professional be co -located at the Health Department. The Sandhills Center has also worked to provide Page 215