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0 ] 0 <br /> Center into the Summitt Drive building freeing up much needed space for the Department of Social <br /> Services and the Health Department. In addition, GIS will move out of rented space in the old Federal <br /> Building downtown reducing the operational costs for that department. The un-leased space located in <br /> the Steele Street property will be used to house the Central Carolina Community College's Small <br /> Business Center and to house small business incubators. Mr. Crumpton further stated the County will <br /> incur approximately $70,000 in interest cost over the 59 month term. It is estimated it will cost <br /> approximately $48,000 to prepare the Summitt Drive property for the move. The savings from the <br /> refinancing the County recently completed along with the rental income fromthe Steele Street <br /> properties will offset these costs. \/�' <br /> Mr. Crumpton stated the public notice also referenced property located at 915*Wicker Street as <br /> part of the financing agreement but this particular site has been removed from the request. <br /> Chairman Shook opened the public hearing that had been advertised for this date an, <br /> The following spoke in favor of the installment financing agreement and were very excited about <br /> the Steele Street project: ?.. <br /> 1. Dr. Bud Marchant, President, Central CaroG�ounity College <br /> 2. Dale Fey, Director of Small Business Center \\ <br /> 3. Dave Stout, would love to be on the list as one of the first participants for the <br /> Steele Street project Y <br /> 4. Jo Ann Thaxton, small business owner <br /> 5. Kelly Klug, small business owned <br /> 6. Ed Underwood, interested citizen '�1�' <br /> 7. Sara Harrington, Attorney `\-7 <br /> 8. Ashley Thompson, small business owner working out of her home <br /> 9. Bob Joyce, Executive Director, Sanford Chamber of Commerce <br /> 10. Bob Jones,_smalall business owner <br /> No one present spoke ni opposition to the financing agreement. <br /> .....;7' <br /> Chairman Shook c o edd-th'e-public hearing. <br /> The Board considered a\request from Bo Hedrick from the Sanford-Lee County Boys & Girls <br /> Clubs. Mr. Hedrick asked the County for funding to cover transporting children from various schools <br /> throughout-the-school,year to the'Club. In 2011 the County approved $16,650 for this transportation <br /> servicerAfter discussion, Commissioner Oldham moved to approve $16,500 to the Sanford-Lee <br /> County Boys & Girls Clubs for transportation services. Upon a vote, the results were as follows: <br /> \\Aye: Hayes, Oldham, Parks, Paschal, Shook, and Womack <br /> \Nyji None <br /> Absent: Reaves <br /> / <br /> The Chairman ruled the motion had been adopted unanimously. <br /> The Board considered a Transformation Program Grant in the amount of $150,000 between the <br /> Lee County Health Department and the Cumberland County Health Department that had been pulled <br /> from the Consent Agenda at the beginning of the meeting. Health Director Terrell Jones stated the <br /> primary focus of the program is to increase the number of communities that support farmers' markets, <br /> mobile markets and farm stands. The program will identify populations that live in food deserts, have <br /> 5 <br />