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aNX 23 1-1,.i:974 be presented for approval at the March 21, 2011 meeting of the Board of Commissioners. The Equipment Lease will be presented as an Operating Lease (per Frontier Spinning) with changes made only to the numbers and not the language in the agreement. Frontier Spinning will pay the county a monthly amount during the term of the lease. As part of the lease agreement, Frontier Spinning agrees to maintain a certain number of jobs in North Carolina and purchase a certain amount of NC cotton. Lee County, as the applicant and lesser for the pallets, will use the repayment of the lease to possibly set up a revolving loan fund for business attraction in Lee County. The Department of Commerce, who supports this project, sees this as a way to maintain and potentially create more jobs in North Carolina. The project has been approved and endorsed by the Lee County Economic Development Corporation. Mr. Heuts also stated that Frontier Spinning has agreed to purchase insurance for damaged /unusable pallets. No action was taken. The Board considered an amendment to the 2008 Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) with The Wooten Company. Community Development Manager Karen Kennedy stated The Wooten Company has requested a contract amendment to cover unexpected costs overrun in the administration of the relocation line item and unexpected compliance needs. Ms. Kennedy stated additional services were required, beyond those anticipated in the original scope of work. The amended agreement is in the amount of $19,500 and if approved would be taken from the grant's budget. No additional funding from the county would be required. After discussion, Commissioner Oldham moved to approve an Amendment for Professional Services with The Wooten Company in the amount of $19,500, 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: Hayes, Oldham, Parks, Paschal, Reives, Shook, and Womack Nay: None The Chairman ruled the motion had been adopted unanimously. County Manager John Crumpton stated he would have a revised Board Appointment Policy for Commissioners to consider at the March 21 meeting. After discussion, Commissioner Reives moved to amend the current Policy on Board Appointments as it relates to Commissioner appointments. Upon a vote, the results were as follows: Aye: Hayes, Oldham, Parks, Paschal, Reives, Shook, and Womack Nay: None The Chairman ruled the motion had been adopted unanimously. Commissioner Womack asked that there be a section in the revised Board Appointment Policy that states individuals wishing to serve on boards /commissions must have their taxes paid before being considered for appointments. County Manager John Crumpton reported to the Board that he had contacted Allied Crawford Steel, as instructed by the Commissioners at the last meeting, to see if they were still interested in relocating to Lee County. Mr. Crumpton stated he was informed by Allied Crawford Steel they were no longer interested in relocating to Lee County. Mr. Crumpton stated the County would be looking at a $3 million lose this year during the budget process due to State budget cuts. He will recommend changes to the Board at the March 21 meeting in reference to the upcoming budget. 3