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C. Report to the Commissioners from the Rest Home -Nursing Home Advisory Committee. Suzanne Rittenhouse, Chair of the Rest Home -Nursing Home Advisory Committee, provided the Board with a report, which included recent changes regarding the qualifications to serve. Currently there are three nursing homes, five adult care homes (assisted living), and three family care homes (can have no more than six residents) in Lee County. There are at least 350 people located in these facilities. The purpose of the Committee is to speak to residents and play an active role in verifying the quality of care received in addition to advocating for patient rights when needed. There are presently 13 members serving on this Committee, two in training, and one who will be asked to resign due to lack of involvement. Due to recent legislation adopted in HB 248, Ms. Rittenhouse requested a change of the Board's name to reflect the name referenced in the legislation and to coincide with the names of Boards serving the same role in surrounding areas to the Lee County Joint (Nursing/Adult/Family Care Home) Community Advisory Committee. Commissioner Oldham moved to approve the name change from the Rest Home -Nursing Home Advisory Board to the Lee County Joint (Nursing/Adult/Family Care Home) Community Advisory Committee. Upon a vote, the results were as follows: Aye: Dalrymple, Dodson, Knecht, Oldham, Reives, Sharpe, Sloan Nay: None The Chair ruled the motion had been adopted unanimously. VI. OLD BUSINESS A. Consideration of Planning Board Recommendation for UDO Text Amendment to Article 11 Sign Regulations. Planning and Community Development Director Marshall Downey presented a Unified Development Ordinance text amendment to the Article 11 Sign Regulations. This update resulted from a U.S. Supreme Court decision regarding sign regulations as it relates to First Amendment freedom of speech issues. The change to the residential requirements applies to properties with a one or two family dwellings and restricts temporary signage to not exceed six square feet in area and prohibits inclusion of commercial content. A public hearing was held on April 16, 2018 and based on the discussion at the public hearing, changes were made to residential sign requirements. After discussion, Commissioner Sharpe moved to approve the text amendment to the Unified Development Ordinance Article 11 Sign Regulations, 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: Dalrymple, Dodson, Knecht, Oldham, Reives, Sharpe, Sloan Nay: None The Chair ruled the motion had been adopted unanimously. Page 418