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Commissioners a summary of the events occurring in celebration of Farm -City Week. Commissioner Darlymple read aloud the 2017 Farm -City Week Proclamation. Commissioner Sloan moved to accept the proclamation recognizing Farm -City Week 2017. Upon a vote, the results were as follows: Aye: Dalrymple, Knecht, Oldham, Reives, Sharpe, Sloan Nay: None Absent: Dodson The Chair ruled the motion had carried. V. OLD BUSINESS A. Second Reading and Vote on Ordinance Extending Temporary Moratorium on Oil and Gas Development and Mining in Lee County County Attorney Whitney Parrish provided the Board with a brief history on the Moratorium and requested a final vote on the Ordinance Extending the Temporary Moratorium on Oil and Gas Development and Mining in Lee County. In December 2015, the Board adopted a temporary moratorium on oil and gas development and mining within Lee County. The moratorium was adopted to allow the County to have more time to study the potential of oil and gas development on Lee County and to provide an opportunity to update the County's land -use plan. At the October 2, 2017 Board of Commissioners Meeting the Board voted to hold a public hearing on the proposed moratorium. The first advertisement ran in The Sanford Herald on Wednesday, October 4, 2017 and the second advertisement ran on Wednesday, October 11, 2017. At its October 16, 2017 regular meeting, the Board held a public hearing on the proposed ordinance. At the hearing, nine people spoke in favor of the moratorium and one person spoke in opposition. After the public hearing, the Board held its first reading and took an initial vote to approve which passed unanimously. Commissioner Reives moved to approve the Ordinance Extending the Temporary Moratorium on Oil and Gas Development and Mining in Lee County, a copy of which is attached to these minutes and by this reference made apart hereof. Upon a vote, the results were as follows: Aye: Dalrymple, Knecht, Oldham, Reives, Sharpe, Sloan Nay: None Absent: Dodson The Chair ruled the motion had carried. B. Consideration of Upset Bid Offer for Property Located at 109 S. Third Street County Attorney Whitney Parrish provided a summary of the bidding history for 109 S. Third Street, Sanford, NC. Lee County and the City of Sanford jointly own 109 S. Third Street. The City of Sanford deeded its interest in the property to the County, as recorded in Deed Book 1462 Page 129, for the County to dispose of the property through the upset bid process and remit any recouped costs to the City in accordance with the Page 318