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005 <br />be presented for approval at the March 21, 2011 meeting of the Board of Commissioners. The <br />• Equipment Lease will be presented as an Operating Lease (per Frontier Spinning) with changes made <br />only to the numbers and not the language in the agreement. Frontier Spinning will pay the county a <br />monthly amount during the term of the lease. As part of the lease agreement, Frontier Spinning agrees <br />to maintain a certain number of jobs in North Carolina and purchase a certain amount of NC cotton. <br />Lee County, as the applicant and lesser for the pallets, will use the repayment of the lease to possibly <br />set up a revolving loan fund for business attraction in Lee County. The Department of Commerce, who <br />supports this project, sees this as a way to maintain and potentially create more jobstin North Carolina. <br />ud <br />The project has been approved and endorsed by the Lee County Economic Development Corporation. <br />Mr. Heuts also stated that Frontier Spinning has agreed to purchase insurancel rru l �or damaged /unusable <br />pallets. No action was taken. <br />The Board considered an amendment to the 2008 Community Developmeiitl,Block Grant <br />(CDBG) with The Wooten Company. Community Development Manager Karen Kennedy The <br />Wooten Company has requested a contract amendment to cove�jrunexpected costs over r i un in the <br />rth� <br />administration of the relocation line item and unexpected compliance needs. Ms. Kennedy stated <br />additional services were required, beyond those anticipatedi the original scope of work. The <br />amended agreement is in the amount of $19,500 and if approved would be taken from the grant's <br />budget. No additional funding from the county would be re`quiredlIll discussion, Commissioner <br />Oldham moved to approve an Amendment for Professional Services with The Wooten Company in the <br />amount of $19,500, a copy of which is attached to these minute "sj(and by this reference made a part <br />hereof. Upon a vote, the results were as follows: <br />,, <br />'jf�' <br />lii �Itha,. <br />Aye: Hayes, Oldham, Parks, ;P ;schal;l Shook, and Womack <br />Nay: None ?,,!! { # <br />a . <br />lilt <br />,t <br />. <br />itp <br />The Chairman ruled the motion had been jdopted unanimously. <br />I <br />County Manager John Crumpton stated h have a revised Board Appointment Policy for <br />Commissioners to conside�(at� 21 meeting. After discussion, Commissioner Reives moved <br />to amend the current Poli y'bn Board'Appointments as it relates to Commissioner appointments. Upon <br />a vote, the results were,as follows:i�illt ;;;;,;,,,,_ <br />Aye: Hayes`,j101dham, Parks, Paschal, Reives, Shook, and Womack <br />Nay: None <br />ruled the mdtibn had been adopted unanimously. <br />nmissione lWomack asked that there be a section in the revised Board Appointment Policy <br />individuals s wishing to serve on boards /commissions must have their taxes paid before being <br />Count`yi John Crumpton reported to the Board that he had contacted Allied Crawford <br />Steel, as instOted by the Commissioners at the last meeting, to see if they were still interested in <br />relocating to Lee County. Mr. Crumpton stated he was informed by Allied Crawford Steel they were no <br />longer interested in relocating to Lee County. <br />Mr. Crumpton stated the County would be looking at a $3 million lose this year during the <br />budget process due to State budget cuts. He will recommend changes to the Board at the March 21" <br />• meeting in reference to the upcoming budget. <br />3 <br />