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III. PUBLIC COMMENTS <br /> Pursuant to General Statute § 152A-52.1, Chair Dalrymple opened the floor for Public <br /> Comments. The following person spoke during the public comments section of the <br /> meeting: <br /> 1. Dale Roberts, 201 South Plank Road, Sanford, NC (Drone Policy/UAV <br /> Implementation) <br /> IV. OLD BUSINESS <br /> A. Request for approval of contract management services for Phase I Parks Master <br /> Plan. <br /> Withers Ravenel presented Phase I recommendations to the Board on November 5, <br /> 2018. Members of the Board had questions and made comments in regards to <br /> prioritization of elements within the plan and those comments were incorporated as <br /> modifications and presented to the Board at the November 19, 2018 meeting at which time <br /> the Board approved the plan with modifications as to priorities. John Payne, Parks and <br /> Recreation Director, presented a contract proposal from Withers Ravenel for project <br /> design drawings, project bid, and project administration for Phase I implementation. <br /> Commissioner Sharpe moved to approve the Withers Ravenel Contract proposal for Phase <br /> I project design drawings, project bid, and project administration, a copy of which is <br /> attached to these minutes and by this reference made a part hereof. Upon a vote, the <br /> results were as follows: <br /> Aye: Dalrymple, Del Palazzo, Dodson, Knecht, Reives, Sharpe, Smith <br /> Nay: None <br /> Chair Dalrymple ruled the motion had carried unanimously. <br /> B. Consider adopting a resolution declaring a public health nuisance in response to the <br /> opioid litigation. <br /> At the May 21, 2018 regular meeting, the Board received responses from request <br /> for information from two law firms interested in representing Lee County in the opioid <br /> litigation. At the July 23 regular meeting, the Board hears presentations from two law <br /> firms. At the September 17, 2018 regular meeting, the Board voted to enter into <br /> negotiations with the Baron & Budd national consortium and authorized the chair to <br /> enter into a fee arrangement. Every County that has authorized the Baron & Budd law <br /> firm to represent them in this litigation has been asked to approve a resolution <br /> declaring a public health nuisance. Following discussion, Commissioner Reives called <br /> Page 316 <br />