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G 0 9 <br />• City or county may acquire options for property, <br />• City or county may construct buildings, <br />• City or county may construct, extend, or own utility facilities, <br />• City or county may provide for or extend water and sewer lines to industrial properties, <br />and <br />• City or county may engage in site preparation for industrial properties or facilities. <br />After the presentation, a question and answer session was held by Board me hers. \No action was <br />taken. <br />Commissioner Womack discussed with the Board the need to crea`e�5 new Advisory Board to <br />review and make Board of Commissioner (BOC) recommendations on all matters related to the <br />emerging natural gas industry that will directly impact Lee County. Mr. Womack stated'that.apresent, <br />Lee County has several standing boards and committees who have limited oversight and interest in the <br />extraction of shale gas from thousands of feet below Lee County, However, no one board has <br />comprehensive oversight and expertise across the broad scopeof thefuture shale gas industry in Lee <br />County. The BOC should consider establishing a new standing body to review and report on all <br />measures; impact fee assessments; tax policy; road and bridgeNupgrades; water quality monitoring; <br />education and training for workforce development, etc. The concept for this to be a BOC appointed <br />Advisory Board of 12 or so select individuals veering the interests of.all stakeholders. There would be <br />6 -10 volunteer subcommittees of this body each of which could have dozens of participants who <br />provide grass roots reporting to the Subcommittee head for subsequent representation at the Advisory <br />Board. Those boards and committees already in Lee County - including Public Health, <br />Environmental Affairs, and Agriculture Advisory - Board-- would naturally collaborate with the new <br />Advisory Board and their standing authority would not be-les ned. No action was taken. <br />At this time the Board took a 5- minute rede"ss. Upon returning from recess, with all members <br />present, the regular meeting resumed. <br />Assistant County Manager %Finance Director Lisa Minter gave the Manager's Report in the <br />absence of County Manager John Crumpton who was attending a NACo Conference in Washington, <br />D.C. Ms. Minter gave Board members copies of the final report of the performance audit for Lee <br />County Government and Lee C-6unty-Schools. It was stated that a representative from Evergreen <br />Solutions will be at the Marcl�'16'hmeeting to present the final report. Board members were reminded <br />of the March 8'" Budget Kickoff'Work�Session in the Gordon Wicker Conference Room beginning at <br />8:30 a.m. A•copyof the agenda fo�,the work session was provided to all Commissioners. <br />al asked for the Boards' prayers for a speedy recovery from recent <br />CommissionedOldham discussed a trash enforcement issue on Beulah Brown Road, County <br />Attorney Dale,Talbeft stated he was working with code enforcement and law enforcement in reference <br />to a civil law suit concerning this matter. <br />Commissioner Parks presented his thoughts on prayer at the beginning of Commissioner <br />meetings and the threat of a lawsuit against the Board if it continues. His recommendation to the Board <br />was for a possible vote at the next meeting that the Board recognizes a silent prayer at the beginning of <br />each meeting. By doing so, Mr. Parks stated this will not put the county at risk of a lawsuit. <br />9 <br />