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4 0 BOOK 21 PdGE 3()7 rejected from the school system bid packets. Assistant County Manager Kenny Cole and Parks and Recreation Director John Payne will refine the Tramway Road Park Phase II project budget and provide a new estimate of anticipated cost at a later date. After some discussion, Commissioner Adams moved to approve Mr. Smitherman's recommendation to reject bids for Tramway Road Park related items. Upon a vote, the results were as follows: Aye: Adams, Brown, Hincks, Lemmond, Paschal, Reives, and Stevens Nay: None The Chairman ruled the motion had been adopted unanimously. Commissioner Adams questioned why only one generator was being purchased instead of several that could be moved around the County and used at various locations if needed. County Manager David Smitherman stated the new middle school would be the County's main emergency shelter, with East Lee and West Lee Middle Schools used if necessary. The County currently has a smaller generator that will be mounted on a trailer and transported to various locations if necessary. Quick-connects will be installed at West Lee and East Lee Middle Schools so the smaller mobile generator may be used. The Board asked that staff checks into the installation of quick-connects for Southern Lee High School so the mobile generator could also be used at that location if needed. After further discussion, Commissioner Reives moved to accept bids related to the installation of an emergency generator and generator pad at a cost of $234,000. Upon a vote, the results were as follows: Aye: Adams, Brown, Hincks, Lemmond, Paschal, Reives, and Stevens Nay: None The Chairman ruled the motion had been adopted unanimously. The Board considered a Resolution to Assign a Budget to the COPs Financial Capital Projects. County Manager David Smitherman discussed with the Board a resolution setting a total budget for the projects approved in the FY 2007-2011 Capital Improvement Projects (CIP). Mr. Smitherman discussed the proposed budget that addressed the construction and equipping of a new public middle school, construction and equipping of a new multipurpose room and therapy pool for Floyd L. Knight School, construction and equipping of various recreational facilities for Tramway Road Park Phase II, renovations, repairs and equipping of various existing community college facilities, and installation of a new roof for the Dennis Wicker Civic Center. Total amount of the above- referenced projects total $29,107,181. After some discussion, Commissioner Brown moved to approve a Resolution to Assign a Budget to the 2006 COPS Financed Capital Projects, a copy of which is attached to these 4