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BK:00025 PG:0047 <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 from the 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 and time. <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 Carolina Community 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 <br />4. Jo Ann Thaxton, small business owner <br />5. Kelly Klug, small business owner <br />6. Ed Underwood, interested citizen <br />7. Sara Harrington, Attorney <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, small business owner <br />No one present spoke in opposition to the financing agreement. <br />Chairman Shook closed the 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 />service. After 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 />Nay: None <br />Absent: Reives <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 />