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MINUTES OF THE REGULAR MEETING OF THE BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS FOR LEE COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA MONDAY, FEBRUARY 20, 1978 The regular meeting of the Board of Commissioners for the County of Lee convened in the Commissioners' Room on the second floor of the County Office Building, 200 Wicker Street, Sanford, North Carolina, on Monday, February 20, 1978, at 7:00 o'clock P. M. Those present were Commissioners William H. Cooper, John E. Dotterer, Clyde J. Rhyne, Franklin D. Wicker, and Gordon A. Wicker, being all of the members of the Board. Chairman William H. Cooper presided and the following business was transacted: The meeting was opened by prayer given by the Reverend Marion Currie, Pastor of Buffalo Presbyterian Church. The minutes of the regular meeting held on February 6, 1978, were approved and ordered recorded upon motion of Commissioner Clyde J. Rhyne, seconded by Commissioner John E. Dotterer, which motion was unanimously adopted upon a vote. Mr. Elwin Buchanan appeared before the Board and requested that certain transfers within the Community Development Fund budget be made. Originally a motion was made, authorizing such transfers, which motion was duly seconded, but during discussion of the motion, it appeared that this had not been submitted to the Community Development Council. At the request of Commissioner Gordon A. Wicker, the motion and second were withdrawn and Mr. Buchanan instructed to submit this request to the Community Development Council for its consideration and recommendation. Mr. Elwin Buchanan, Grants Director, appeared before the Board and presented an application for financial assistance from the Economic Development Administration under the provisions of the PWP Energy Conservation Program. Mr. James Pate of the firm of Williams & Works, Inc. , reviewed the application. Mr. Buchanan advised the Board that the grant would require a supplemental appropriation of $8, 000. 00 as local matching funds to complete the project. Commissioner John E. Dotterer moved the adoption of the following Resolution: "WHEREAS, the reduction in the growth of the demand for energy is a major objective of the Economic Development Administration and to further the energy conservation initiative, the Agency has allocated a portion of the FY 1978 PWIP Funds for energy conservation measures in existing buildings, and "WHEREAS, the Lee County Office Building has a substantial heat loss due to the deteriorated wooden-framed, single-glazed windows, and "WHEREAS, the installation of new insulated glass, new frames, and caulking of all frames would reduce the demand for energy in the building, and "WHEREAS, financial assistance from the Economic Development Administration is vital to the undertaking and completion of this project.