Minutes - May 21, 2012 Regular Meeting

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BK:00024 PG:0928 Ms. Meg Moss, Director of Lee County Industries (LCI) provided the required paperwork to appear before the Board to discuss a new business venture and creation of new jobs at Lee County Industries. LCI is working with the Golden Leaf Foundation for an $86,000 grant to implement the new program Approximately $240,000 will be needed over a two -year period from the Health Department to enter into an agreement with LCI to begin their scanning project. After discussion, Commissioner Reives moved that the County Manager contact Golden Leaf and see if Lee County can use funds repaid from the Frontier Spinning project for this new small business start-up program. Upon a vote, the results were as follows: Aye: Hayes, Oldham, Parks, Paschal, Reives, Shook, and Womack Nay: None The Chairman ruled the motion had been adopted unanimously. The Board considered bids for the boiler and chiller replacement project at the Lee County Government Center. County Manager John Crumpton and General Services Director Russell Spivey stated the boiler and chiller replacement project includes replacement of the current 25 year old system. The following bids were received for said project and read on May 8, 2012: McGraw- Morgan, Moseley, VA Mechworks Contractors, Inc., Raleigh, NC Southern Piping, Raleigh, NC Jeff Hargett Mechanical Contractors, Greensboro, NC Quate Industrial, Durham, NC The chiller replacement project also included an alternate item to replace the existing 25 year old water pump that circulates chilled water throughout the Government Center. Mr. Crumpton stated the low bidder for the chiller replacement project was Jeff Hargett Mechanical, Inc., (Greensboro, NC) at $150,900 and low bidder for the boiler replacement project was Mechworks Mechanical Contractors, Inc. (Raleigh, NC) in the amount of $55,000. After discussion, Commissioner Hayes moved to approve bids from Mechworks Mechanical Contractors ($55,000 — boiler replacement) and Jeff Hargett Mechanical, Inc. ($150,900 — chiller replacement) for the boiler and chiller replacement project at the Lee County Government Center. Upon a vote, the results were as follows: Aye: Hayes, Oldham, Parks, Paschal, Reives, Shook, and Womack Nay: None The Chairman ruled the motion had been adopted unanimously. Mr. Donald Andrews, Chairman of the Lee County Fire Advisory Board presented a recommendation from the Fire Advisory Board for the volunteer fire departments for FY 2012 -13. At the May 14` budget work session Mr. Andrews discussed the redrawing of fire department service districts so approximately 1,000 additional structures throughout the County will be eligible for better fire ratings. Information was provided to the Board showing what each volunteer fire department requested in the upcoming budget and what the Fire Advisory Board recommended. Commissioner Reives moved to schedule a public hearing on the Fire Department FY 2012 -13 budgets for the June 4` Commissioner's meeting. Upon a vote, the results were as follows: 3