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17 <br />1 Pam Hemminger said she would like to encourage the Board to continue moving this <br />2 process forward. She said this has been a lengthy process, and there are a number of reasons <br />3 for this; but the community it not seeing anything happening, because there is nothing on the <br />4 ground. She said this will be a wonderful community asset, and there will be bumps, but they <br />5 can be worked out. She said the County made a commitment to move forward with this project <br />6 and she asked them to please do so. She is not sure what the towns will do, but she said the <br />7 County needs to move forward on their commitment and get this built. . <br />8 Commissioner McKee said this is an example of neighborhood folks helping themselves, <br />9 and there is no reason not to have this agreement in place to allow for operations planning. <br />10 <br />11 A motion was made by Commissioner Gordon, seconded by Commissioner Pelissier to <br />12 approve the Operations Agreement with Rogers Eubanks Neighborhood Association (RENA) <br />13 for the day to day operations of the Rogers Road Community Center provided at Attachment 2 <br />14 and authorize the Chair to execute the Agreement. <br />15 <br />16 VOTE: UNANIMOUS <br />17 <br />18 Commissioner Dorosin asked if the Habitat lease has been signed. <br />19 John Roberts said yes, and he asked for confirmation from the County manager. <br />20 Michael Talbert said it has been signed. <br />21 <br />22 b. Whitted Permanent Meeting Room Update <br />23 The Board received an update on the bid award for the Whitted Permanent Meeting <br />24 Room; and considered authorizing the County Manager to execute change orders for the <br />25 project up to the project budget. <br />26 Jeff Thompson reviewed the background information from the abstract. He said nine <br />27 firms had submitted bids in December, and Lomax Construction was awarded the bid. He said <br />28 Lomax is slightly ahead of schedule, even with the weather. He said this is a 120 day contract, <br />29 pending good weather. He said this may get the Commissioners in by the time of the last <br />30 meeting in June. <br />31 Commissioner Dorosin said the tabulation sheet in the presentation denotes that the <br />32 awarded bid was from Greensboro, and he would like to know where the rest of the bidders <br />33 came from. He asked if the bidding process could include a preference for local contractors. <br />34 John Roberts said this cannot be done. He said there is no statutory authority to do this, <br />35 and the award has to be to the lowest responsible, responsive bidder. <br />36 <br />37 A motion was made by Commissioner McKee, seconded by Commissioner Dorosin to: <br />38 1) Receive an update on the bid award for the Whitted Permanent Meeting Room; and <br />39 2) Authorize the County Manager to execute change orders for the project up to the <br />40 project budget. <br />41 <br />42 VOTE: UNANIMOUS <br />43 <br />44 c. Approval of Contract to Purchase Real Property — Triangle Land Conservancy <br />45 The Board considered approval of a contract to purchase 2.6 acres at 686 Erwin Road <br />46 from Triangle Land Conservancy (TLC) for the future Hollow Rock Access Area and New Hope <br />47 Preserve and authorizing the Chair to sign, subject to final review by staff and County Attorney. <br />48 <br />49 Rich Shaw reviewed the following background information from the abstract: <br />50 <br />