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YE Co .se mon 1- f21 .... .44 CA SPECIAL MEETING OF THE LEE COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS 106 HILLCREST DRIVE SANFORD, NORTH CAROLINA 27330 MARCH 13, 2020 The special meeting of the Board of Commissioners for the County of Lee, State of North Carolina, convened at 8:30 A.M. in the Gordon Wicker Room, Lee County Government Center, 106 Hillcrest Drive, Sanford, North Carolina, on said date. Commissioners present when the meeting was called to order were Amy M. Dalrymple, Arianna M. Del Palazzo, Dr. Andre Knecht, Cameron W. Sharpe and Kirk D. Smith. Commissioners Kevin Dodson and Robert Reives were absent. Staff in attendance included County Manager John Crumpton, Community and Governmental Relations Manager Jamie Brown and Deputy County Attorney/Clerk to the Board Jennifer Gamble. I. CALL TO ORDER Chair Dalrymple called the meeting to order and announced an Emergency Meeting to follow the Strategic Planning Discussion to begin at 11:00 a.m. to discuss the local response to the COVID-19 pandemic. II. STRATEGIC PLANNING DISCUSSION Community and Governmental Relations Manager Jamie Brown stated that the purpose of the Workshop is to kick off the visioning campaign to launch the development of the County's Strategic Plan which includes forming long-term goals and the board's vision for the community and organization going forward. Jackie Weddingscott, representing SBrand Consulting, was joined by Karen Sternly, a graphic recording artist who provided illustrations of feedback received during the strategic planning discussion. The focus of the discussion was on outcomes including developing a shared vision for the future, increased communication, building strong relationships emphasizing the importance of partnerships, aligning what the Board wants to do, branding effort, and identifying who the true partners of the County are. The deliverables of this project include a written strategic plan and implementation matrix. Three questions considered during the discussion are where are we now, where do we want to be, and how are we going to get there. Ideas related to technology, parks, amenities, agriculture, internet, transportation, libraries, expansion of Senior Services, satellite service locations, new Government Center, new courthouse, engagement of citizens, multicultural organizations and events, regional greenway trail, and fire safety were shared. The Board projected that in the next five years a new library would be built along with a new building for Lee Early College, the courthouse and register of deeds office renovations will be complete, there may be a new sports complex established (depending on voters in November), construction of new industries will be complete and expansion of some existing industries such as Pfizer will be finished. Upcoming dates related to the strategic plan include an Advisory Group Meeting on March 16, 2020 and the first community meeting is scheduled for April 16, however this will likely need to be changed due to the impact of the Coronavirus thus the community engagement process may be delayed. So far, interviews with public officials have been scheduled, I' 1 I2