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11.13 Minutes from the January 23, 2020 All Boards meeting. II.0 Minutes from the January 30-31, 2020 Planning Retreat. II.D Daymark Recovery Center - HVAC Replacement/Modifications II.E Removal and Replacement of Flooring at Lee County Government Center/First Floor II.F Approval of Budget Amendment # 02/17/20/10 II.G Minutes from the February 3, 2020 Regular Meeting. III. PUBLIC COMMENTS No one spoke during the Public Comments Section of the Meeting. IV. OLD BUSINESS IV.A 2020 Census Update - Commissioner Dalrymple The first meeting of the 2020 Census Complete County Committee was held on February 5, 2020. The Census will go live online on March 23rd. April 1st is Census Day. There will be a meeting of the Census Complete Count Committee on Thursday, February 20th at 6:00 p.m. at the Enrichment Center in the dining hall. The Chair also provided that due the lack of a budget at the State level, there are limited outside funds available to help promote the Census. County Manager John Crumpton stated that the County will contribute some funding to educate the public regarding the Census. V. NEW BUSINESS V.A Consider Resolution of the Lee County Board of Commissioners in Support of Rights Afforded by the Second Amendment to the United States Constitution - Commissioner Knecht Commissioner Knecht presented a Resolution to reaffirm a previous Resolution adopted in 2013 confirming support for the Second Amendment. Commission Reives stated that in Section 5, he was not comfortable using the word "oppose"and asked counsel to offer other options. There were two other versions of the Resolution presented. Motion: Commissioner Smith made a motion to adopt the Resolution stating: WHEREAS, It is recognized that the Constitution of the United States of America is the supreme law of the land, and the Second Amendment to the Constitution guarantees to individuals the right to keep and bear arms in a manner that shall not be infringed; and, WHEREAS, Article I, Section 30 of the North Carolina Constitution states: "A well regulated militia being necessary to the security of a free state, the right of the people to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed;" and, WHEREAS, the Supreme Court of the United States has, through multiple rulings, upheld an individual's right to keep and bear arms; and,