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Development Services Director Santiago Giraldo presented staffs'recommendation award for the Historic Lee County Courthouse project design. On August 11, the Request for Qualifications was posted for the design. Staff opened four sealed qualifications and conducted three in-person interviews, a site visit to one of the finalists, Hobbs Architects, in Pittsboro, and distance site tours. With unanimous consensus, staff chose Hobbs Architects for the design project. Hobbs Architects is a reputable design firm, which has successfully completed several projects with a similar scope, such as the restoration of the Chatham County Historic Courthouse. 2. Hobbs RFQ 4843-01-22.pdf Lee County. Notice of Award- Architect - Lee County HC- 9SEP2022.docx Motion: Motion to approve the recommendation to award project# 4843-01-22 Historic Lee County Courthouse Design to Hobbs Architects. Mover: Mark Lovick For: 5 - Dr. Andre Knecht, Cameron Sharpe, Kirk Smith, Bill Carver, Mark Lovick Absent: 2 - Arianna Lavallee, Robert Reives Motion Result: Passed V.D Project 4839- 02-22 Lee Co. Multi Sports Complex Experience Theme Discussion Development Services Director Santiago Giraldo asked to discuss the multisportsplex experience theme with the Board. He noted that we need to start steering the architects towards the flavor we want for the park, between traditional, contemporary, and whimsical. Traditional is more of college campus feel, contemporary is similar to San-Lee Park Nature Center and is a little more creative, and whimsical is a lot more colorful. Mr. Giraldo said we can blend some of these. After internal conversations and meeting today, and based on target audience of children ages 12 and under, we feel there should be more whimsy and color. The UDO provides guidance as to what colors and textures that can be utilized in the design. After providing feedback from tonight's meeting to the architects, the project will then go to the Planning Board and TRC in the next couple months. The Parks and Recreation Advisory Board has not reviewed these options yet due to timing. Staff consensus was a combination of options 2 and 3, contemporary and whimsical. Mr. Keel said at the renovations for Kiwanis Children's Park and Horton Park, Parks and Recreation has been using whimsical designs and the parents and families love it. The playgrounds would be whimsical and the rest contemporary. The Board gave consensus on utilizing a contemporary and whimsical design, and directed staff to move forward accordingly. 2022-09-15 Experience Images.pdf V.E Planning Board recommendation for a rezoning request. Planner Curtis Lee is taking over the Board presentations for Planning Administrator Amy McNeill. Mr. Lee noted the rezoning application by Street Dog Properties, LLC is to rezone 4.45 acres consisting of four parcels of land addressed as 3224 and 3226 Hawkins Ave from Residential Agricultural (RA) to Highway Commercial (HC) to allow the installation of a self-standing ice vending machine on the subject property. The Lee County Planning Board voted unanimously. County Attorney Whitney Parrish reminded the Board that they cannot vote if there is a conflict of interest per NC G.S. 160D-109. There were no conflicts noted. RECO-REZ@3224&3226 Hawkins Ave-BINDER.pdf 5