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with boring. Construction of the waterline has begun and is estimated to be complete by December 19th. The City plans on taking over ownership of Enterprise Drive by 2018. LED street lighting will be installed every 200 feet along with underground power and signage at the north and south side of CCEP. 5. Visitor Center Allocation : The Committee discussed working on the visitor and tourism center and how it will be established to provide marketing for visitor services. 6. Update on COLTS : The COLTS system was put into place to provide access to services at a County level. The City proposed the potential of funding a route or route schedule, however in response to this request, Senior Services Director Debbie Davidson provided information on a route system that was established in the past and is no longer in operation due to the expressed desire for door to door service on a flexible schedule. COLTS provides services to citizens located in Lee County including those within the City limits. Services include transportation to certain out of county medical providers. COLTS generally charges $4.00 each way ($8.00 per round trip) and provides on average 400 trips per day. Vehicles are paid for by the North Carolina Department of Transportation requiring a 10% county match. Due to the stringent requirements set by NCDOT, the ability to expand services or contract with other companies to provide services is difficult. COLTS offers the ability to contract with local companies to provide transportation for employees to and from work, however there is a set minimum of participating employees required to qualify for the service. Central Carolina Community College in Sanford contracts with COLTS for the transportation of students. Much of the COLTS operation is driven by Medicaid. Mayor Chet Mann mentioned a need for transportation services for the homeless to assist in obtaining and maintaining employment. 7. Tax Foreclosure Process : Tax Administrator Mary Yow stated that the foreclosure process is always used as a last resort form of collection, with every effort being made to work with people who need assistance. Lee County currently contracts with two firms to conduct the foreclosure process. Both firms apply a mortgage style approach, which requires a strict notification process. Some cases take a lot more time to foreclose on than others due to challenges such as notifying heirs. Overall, most foreclosure cases are paid and resolved before going to sale. Lee County is operating at a 99% collection rate. 8. Golden Leaf/Airport Grant : Golden Leaf has targeted $11 million in grant funds for the district. Counties can submit up to three projects. No individual project request can exceed $1.5 million. County Manager John Crumpton proposed submitting an application for grant funds to assist with the construction of the sewer line from Moncure to the airport. The City has funded and is proceeding with the design and engineering. The grant would require a 20% county match. 9. Colon Road Water Project : Planning and design will be completed by the end of September 2017. Permitting will begin in October, and the project will go out for bid in November. Construction is estimated to begin in January 2018 and will be complete by March. 10. Discussion on Sanford -Lee County Homelessness Project : The Homelessness task force has been renamed as the S3 Housing Connect. Their mission is to provide a coordinated effort and identified agency to serve as a resource in seeking a "no barrier" shelter and to devise a plan to create a day center, transitional home, and affordable home to be able to assist the local homeless community in gaining shelter and stability. 11. Transportation Committee - Discussion and Addition of City Representative : The City issued a request for the addition of a City representative to the County's Transportation Committee. City Councilman J.D. Williams was nominated for consideration. 12. Discussion — Future Growth and preparedness in Inspections, Permitting and Environmental Health : County Manager John Crumpton stated that the County is investing effort in planning