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00"a <br />Dialysis patients and other elderly or disabled Lee County residents with needed <br />transportation services. <br />Employment Funds - $19,491.00 — no local match required. These funds assist <br />Department of Social Services Work First clients, Lee County Industries, Workforce <br />Development programs or other citizens in need of employment transportation. <br />Rural General Public - $67,538.00 — minimum match — 10% fare charged to passengers. <br />These funds will be used to transport the general public for various transit needs. Fare <br />rates vary depending on pick -up and destination point of service. <br />TOTAL - $154,236.00 <br />Chairman Shook opened the public hearing that had been advertised jo? this date and time. <br />The following spoke in favor of the Rural Operating Assistance Grant: <br />1. Debbie Davidson, Director, Lee County Senior <br />2. Fenton Wells, Chairman, Lee County Transpo <br />3. Sid Morgan, COLTS Transportation Coordinatc <br />No one present spoke in opposition to the Rural <br />Chairman Shook closed the public hearing. <br />Commissioner Reives moved to app <br />for FY 2011 -12 as presented. Upon a vote, i <br />Aye: Hayes, Oldham, Parks, Pa <br />Nay: None <br />Advisory Board <br />nce Grant. <br />Transportation Grant <br />k, and Womack <br />The Chairman ruled the motion had been ad�e'd unanimously. <br />The Board consider" ed bids ` for Lee County lighting projects. County Manager John Crumpton <br />stated issues had arisen with the)bids fo the Lighting upgrade project for the Lee County Government <br />Center, Courthouse /Jail, and old;C- ourthouse agenda packets were distributed. Sealed proposals <br />were opened on August 5, 2011;�with only two bids received. The project was re -bid with proposals <br />opened on September 9, 2011 \ bids were received: <br />P,R. Electrical'Corporation, Sanford <br />$123,000 <br />M. R�,Stoner Electric, Sanford <br />No Bid <br />Watson Electric, Raleigh, NC <br />$219,030 <br />J.S. Ho Electric, Sanford <br />$ 41,513 <br />bid on Government Center project) <br />�(no <br />Dosan Matthews, NC <br />No Bid <br />Linc ° 'Services, Raleigh, NC <br />No Bid <br />Johnson Controls, Raleigh, NC <br />No Bid <br />Advanced Lighting Tech, Henderson, NC <br />No Bid <br />Reaves Electric, Fayetteville <br />No Bid <br />Rural Operating <br />were as follows: <br />Mr. Crumpton stated meetings were held with two of the bidders and his recommendation was to waive <br />regulators and award three bids for the projects. General Services Director Russell Spivey stated Lee <br />County was awarded an ARRA grant in the amount of $170,000 (matching funds for the project will be <br />$30,000). Of this, Lee County will be responsible for $5,000, with the remaining $25,000 being provided <br />