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A. Hold a public hearing and then vote on the Lee County CARES Emergency Small <br /> Business Grant Program <br /> County Manager John Crumpton provided that Lee County has received funds <br /> appropriated to the State of North Carolina and subsequently allocated to Lee <br /> County from N.C. Session Law 2020-4 through the federal Coronavirus Aid, Relief <br /> and Economic Security Act (CARES Act). Lee County has received $2,255,165.00 <br /> from the CARES Act and proposes to allocate $300,000.00 of those funds to <br /> economically distressed businesses in Lee County. These grants serve the purpose <br /> of addressing pandemic public impacts and business interruption on hiring/rehiring <br /> residents, business retention within Lee County, and/or premises expenditures to <br /> enhance public hygiene and safety in the amount of up to $7,500.00 per grant <br /> award. Lee County also has plans to participate in expending funds in the amount of <br /> $30,000.00 to the Sanford Area Growth Alliance to provide marketing materials and <br /> services to local businesses to advertise that Sanford/Lee County is open for <br /> business during this pandemic. A notice of public hearing was advertised in the <br /> Sanford Herald on June 18, 2020. Businesses need to have access to these grant <br /> funds quickly so the Board will be asked to waive its policy to wait to vote at its next <br /> meeting and go ahead and move forward with the vote on this policy at the meeting. <br /> Chair Dalrymple opened the public hearing for comment. No one spoke in favor or <br /> against the Lee County CARES Small Business Grant Program. <br /> MOU SAGA.docx <br /> Final Small Business Grant Program <br /> Policy.docx Affidavit of Publication.pdf <br /> Motion: Motion to waive the policy to delay a vote on a public hearing item <br /> until the next meeting. <br /> Mover: Kirk Smith <br /> For: 5 - Amy Dalrymple, Arianna Del Palazzo, Robert Reives, Cameron <br /> Sharpe, Kirk Smith <br /> Absent: 2 — Kevin Dodson, Dr. Andre Knecht <br /> Motion Result: Passed <br /> Motion: Motion to approve the allocation of funds for the Lee County CARES <br /> Emergency Small Business Grant Program and marketing materials and <br /> services. <br /> Mover: Kirk Smith <br /> Moved To: Confirm <br /> For: 5 - Amy Dalrymple, Arianna Del Palazzo, Robert Reives, Cameron <br /> Sharpe, Kirk Smith <br /> Absent: Kevin Dodson, Dr. Andre Knecht <br /> Motion Result: Passed <br /> 2 <br />