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V. OLD. BUSINESS A. 2017 Conceal Carry Survey County Manager John Crumpton reviewed the results of an online survey that was administered to all full-time and most part-time Lee County employees. The Sheriff/Jail employees did not participate in the survey. Each employee was given the opportunity to complete an online survey via Intranet. The survey consisted of nine statements and two open-ended questions. The nine statements were broken down into five Likert Scale Questions, three Yes/No Questions, and one Yes/No/Maybe Question. Respondents were given an unlimited amount of space to write in their responses to the two open-ended questions. Of the 295 employees eligible to take the survey, 238 completed it, a response rate of 80.7%. This survey was a way to gauge the safety of our county facilities and better determine how to improve safety in Lee County. Mr. Crumpton stated a number of employees expressed a desire to install more security cameras at various County properties as a safety precaution. He further added that there are not a lot of local governments that allow conceal carry and that state law does not currently allow conceal carry at recreational facilities during scheduled organized recreational events or in K-12 systems. The Board requested further discussion on the issue of employee safety concerns at the January retreat. No action was taken. B. Request for Approval of Final Bid on 0 Ashe Street (PIN 9642-76-8286-00) County Attorney Whitney Parrish requested final approval of an upset bid for property located on 0 Vacant Ashe Street PIN 9642-76-8286-00. The property is owned by Lee County and the City of Sanford. The City of Sanford deeded its interest in the property to the County, as recorded in Deed Book 1476 Page 782, 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 Interlocal Agreement for Tax Collections. Mr. Duran Johnson submitted an offer of $500.00 on October 4, 2017. At the regular Board meeting on October 16, 2017, the Board accepted the offer and authorized the offer to be advertised. The offer was advertised in The Sanford Herald on November 8, 2017. Staff also sent letters notifying the adjoining property owners of the offer. No upset bids were submitted. Commissioner Oldham moved to accept the final upset bid and to authorize staff and officials to close on the property, a copy of the Resolution is attached to these minutes and by this reference made a part hereof. Upon a vote, the results were as follows: Aye: Dalrymple, Dodson, Knecht, Oldham, Reives, Sharpe, Sloan Nay: None The Chair ruled the motion had carried unanimously. C. Consideration of a Purchase Agreement for the Purchase of Property Including Nine Parcels from the Ruby McSwain Trust County Attorney Whitney Parrish stated that in order to expand the property at the Lee County courthouse to meet the County's growing needs, the County is considering purchasing nine parcels of land from the Ruby McSwain Trust. The purchase price of the parcels is $1,090,000.00 and the County will pay recording costs and attorney fees. The County will also agree to allow the owner until June 30, 2018 to remove all personal items from the property. Commissioner Reives moved to approve the purchase agreement and authorize staff to take necessary actions to finalize the purchase of the property, a copy of the agreement is attached to these minutes and by this reference made a part hereof. Commissioner Reives also requested a recording of all property purchased. Upon a vote motion to approve, the results were as follows: Page 419