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Person County Board of Commissioners
Minutes of a Closed Session
DATE: June 3, 2024
MEMBERS OF BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS PRESENT:
Chairman Powell,
Vice Chairman Sims,
Commissioner Palmer,
Commissioner Puryear, and
Commissioner Thomas
OTHERS PRESENT:
County Manager, Katherine Cathey,
Clerk to the Board, Michele Solomon,
County Attorney, T.C. Morphis, Jr., and
Planning and Zoning Director, Chris Bowley
A motion was made by Commissioner Palmer and carried 5-0 to enter into the
following Closed Sessions. Closed Session #1 per General Statute 143-318.11(a)(3) for
the purpose to consult with the county attorney in order to preserve the attorney-client
privilege with the following individuals permitted to attend: County Manager Katherine
Cathey, Clerk to the Board Michele Solomon, County Attorney T.C. Morphis, Jr.,
Planning and Zoning Director Chris Bowley, and Economic Development Director
Brandy Lynch, followed by Closed Session #2 per General Statute 143-318.11(a)(5) for
the purpose to instruct the public body's staff concerning the position to be taken by or on
behalf of the public body in negotiating the price and other material terms of a contract or
proposed contract for the acquisition of real property by purchase, option, exchange, or
lease with the following individuals permitted to attend: County Manager Katherine
Cathey, Clerk to the Board Michele Solomon, County Attorney T.C. Morphis, Jr., and
Economic Development Director Brandy Lynch.
Chairman Powell called the Closed Sessions to order at 7:09 p.m.
CLOSED SESSION #1
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Morphis provided an update to the MEC case. He stated that Dominion Energy
has moved to intervene; which was granted last week.
Morphis provided an update on the Main Stream case. He stated that Economic
Development Director Brandy Lynch provided him with some updates. He stated that
Brandy spoke with ECS, and it appears that they need to do more testing to understand
what is happening. He stated that Lynch advised him that ECS seems to think Main
Stream may have made some mistakes, not only to the grading, but also to the soil
brought to the site and made the issue worse. He stated that Main Stream has not
expressed any interest in settlement. Cathey stated that she spoke to Lynch who advised
that Golden Leaf has requested a memo from the County to put with the extension
request for extending the grant. She stated that Golden Leaf will put forth the extension
request to their board in August for extension of the grant.
CLOSED SESSION #2
County Manager Katherine Cathey stated that before the Board is a copy of a
draft Option and Purchase Agreement between PCBIC and Person County for the former
Reaves property, known as the ‘doughnut hole” of the Mega Park site. She stated that
PCBIC had a meeting last week and agreed to sell the property to the County for $100.00.
County Attorney T.C. Morphis, Jr. advised that the reason the PCBIC is asking for a sale
price of $100.00, is for legal consideration.
A motion was made by Commissioner Puryear and carried 5-0 to return to open
session at 7:36 p.m.
A motion was made by Commissioner Puryear and carried 5-0 to approve the
Option and Purchase Agreement between PCBIC and Person County in the amount of
$100.00.
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RECESS:
A motion was made by Commissioner Palmer and carried 5-0 to recess the
meeting at 7:38 p.m. until Wednesday June 5, 2024 at 9:00 a.m. in the Commissioners’
Boardroom 215 in the Person County Office Building located at 304 S. Morgan Street,
Roxboro, NC.