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Upon a vote, the results were as follows: Aye: Dalrymple, Knecht, Reives, Sharpe, Smith Nay: None The Chair ruled the motion had carried. III. PUBLIC COMMENTS Pursuant to General Statute § 152A-52.1, Chair Dalrymple opened the floor for Public Comments. No one signed up to speak during the public comments section of the meeting. IV. OLD BUSINESS A. Update and discussion regarding Sports Complex. The last meeting of the Sports Complex Committee occurred on May 17, 2019. At the time, the committee agreed to hold another meeting in the fall. At the last meeting in May, it was recommended that the market and site analysis be updated to show more current figures for construction. The County solicited estimates through the City and those estimates are around $50,000. The cost seemed high and staff is not recommending that the plan be updated at this time. Instead, based on the knowledge that the costs in the plan are probably now low given the increase cost of construction since 2015. Based on experience with Parks and Recreation construction, staff believes the numbers should be increased 30 percent for the purpose of educating the public on the cost of the complex. In addition, it should be noted that the facility is not solely a tournament facility. Local teams, especially the Sanford Area Soccer League will use the fields for league play during the year. This means that most tournaments will occur in late Spring/Summer and late November and December. The County would expect local teams to assist with the facility maintenance by paying for field time. The capital cost as shown in the plan, will not be repaid by facility use. These facilities do not make money. Chair Dalrymple stated that this is more of a bond referendum type project to let the voters decide whether this is something they want. With a bond referendum, if adopted, there is a potential for a tax increase. The sports complex was estimated to cost approximately$25 million and then accounting for inflation, the estimated total is $30 million. County Manager John Crumpton requested that the Board take time to review the information, ask questions and prepare to provide staff with guidance on how to proceed. Commissioner Reives requested to find out how successful the existing sports complexes mentioned in the study are doing. Commissioner Knecht requested to find out what the Sanford Area Soccer League's needs are. County Manager John Crumpton also stated he could provide a financial impact. The discussion will continue in November. No action was taken. B. Update and discussion regarding library and classroom facility at Central Carolina Community College. In order to address space needs issues at the main library located on Hawkins Avenue and accreditation and library needs at the community college, a new library to be located on the campus of Central Carolina Community College is proposed. After previous discussions on this topic. The Community College began discussions with the County, Board of Education, and the College. Within the County, administration and library staff have taken part in two meetings to review drafts of plans for the location and size of the library. The last meeting of the group occurred on July 23, 2019. Two sites are currently under consideration on the campus. The facility would be used by the Lee County Library, CCCC Library and the Lee Early College. Chair Dalrymple stated that the library is a need of the community and with accreditation of the Page 214