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agreement once it was finalized. At this meeting, the Board voted to table the item until information was obtained at the NCACC Conference in Hickory. After discussion, Commissioner Oldham moved to hire the McHugh Fuller Law Firm and to instruct staff to gather any data on how the opioid epidemic affected Lee County before any suit is filed on behalf of the County. 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. VII. NEW BUSINESS A. Request for approval of bid for the addition and installation of a bag-in/bag-out exhaust system room at the Lee County Health Department — Moved to Consent Agenda. B. Value Added Agriculture Cluster Report Summary Lee County Extension Director Bill Stone provided a presentation of the findings from a study by Economic Development Leadership LLC focusing on the feasibility of Value -Added Agriculture projects in a four county region including Lee, Johnston, Harnett, and Chatham. This is a cluster project with Chatham, Harnett and Johnston Counties. Value added means taking raw material and enhancing material value. The findings stated that there is a good opportunity for a value added agriculture structure. Workforce and available and ready sites are two issues. The four counties would need to agree to move forward and invest. Targeted recruitment, communication, supportive legislation, and collaboration with other organizations would be needed. Triangle J has already set out a proposal to facilitate year one deliverables. No action was taken. C. Consideration of adoption of a new construction contract that is included in bid packages County Attorney Whitney Parrish presented a proposed replacement for construction contracts that are typically included with bid packages. Currently, when the County bids a construction contract, the contract for that job is included in the bid documents. While reviewing the contract, it was determined that some changes could be made to cover more areas and better protect the County. Commissioner Oldham moved to approve the proposed contract as a sample agreement that will be included with bid packages with the changes to include liquidated damages, list of subcontractors, payment type, and a notarized affidavit stating taxes have been paid. Upon a vote, the results were as follows: Aye: Dalrymple, Dodson, Knecht, Oldham, Reives, Sharpe, Sloan Nay: None Chair Dalrymple ruled the motion had carried unanimously. D. Lee County 2019 Post -65 Retiree Health Insurance Plan Renewal. — Moved to Consent Agenda. E. Discussion Regarding Boys and Girls Club Commissioner Reives noted that the Boys and Girls Club facility on Church Street is closing. The Board has allocated $10,000 and the Boys and Girls Club has already started drawing on that money. Commissioner Reives moved to invite the director to come before the board to offer an explanation and to withhold payments until an explanation is provided. Commissioner Reives Page 617