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BGUn Y9 P GE S.t/ for the parking lot located on the corner of Steele Street and Cole Street and permit the City to sublease the lot with Downtown Sanford, Inc., contingent upon revisions recommended by Mr. Hoyle, 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: Adams, Hincks, Lemmond, Matthews, Paschal, Reives, and Stevens Nay: None The Chairman riled the motion had been adopted unanimously. The Board considered a tax matter concerning an application for a Homestead Exemption application. Tax Administrator Roger Kelley told the Board that it had recently been brought to his attention that Nis. Omelia Evans of 143 Dorsett Road, Sanford, qualified for the Elderly Exemption in the month of September when she turned SO years old, but was not aware that she qualified for the exemption. Mr. Kelley told the Board that based on NC General Stature 105-282.1(a]); he could only accept Ms. Evans application with the approval of the Board. Mr. Kelley recommended that the Board approve an application for exclusion under G. S. 105-277.1 for tax relief for elderly and permanently disabled persons for Ms. Omelia Evans. Upon a vote, the results were as follows: Aye: Adams, Hincks, Lenumond, Matthews, Paschal, Reives, and Stevens Nay: None The Chairman ruled the motion had been adopted unanimously. The Board considered an amendment to the contract with Benchmark, LLC for the CDBG project. County Attorney K. R. Hoyle told the Board that he had been infonned that Benchmark, LLC, a North Carolina corporation located in Kannapolis, North Carolina, has ceased to do business and thereby have violated the terms of its contract with Lee County to provide services to administer a CDBG scattered site project. Mr. Hoyle stated that the County has the option to claim the titles to all finished or unfinished documents, data, studies, surveys, drawings, maps, models, photographs, and reports reported by Benchmark, LLC under the contract and that he as County Attorney and the Department of Community Development are instructed to request and obtain such material as the County's property. He further stated that the Community Development Office should be given authorization to procure another organization to complete the project. After some discussion, Commissioner Adams moved that the County tenminate the contract with Benchmark, LLC immediately by giving written notice of such termination and authorize the Community Development Office to procure another organization to complete the project. Upon a vote, the results were as follows: Aye: Adams, Hincks, Lemnmond, Matthews, Paschal, Reives, and Stevens Nay: None The Chairman ruled the motion had been adopted unanimously. 5