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ORANGE COUNTY <br />BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS <br />ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT <br />Meeting Date: April 6, 1999 <br />SUBJECT: Orange County Red Cross Community Chapter House <br />DEPARTMENT: County Manager <br />ATTACHMENT(S): <br />1/28/99 Letter from Laurie Norman <br />Report <br />Action Agenda <br />Item No. j p <br />PUBLIC HEARING: (Y/N) <br />INFORMATION CONTACT: <br />Bob Lockwood, Executive Director <br />Orange County Red Cross, 942 -4862 <br />TELEPHONE NUMBERS: <br />Hillsborough <br />732 -8181 <br />Chapel Hill <br />968 -4501 <br />Durham <br />688 -7331 <br />Mebane <br />227 -2031 <br />PURPOSE: To receive information with regard to the Orange County Chapter of the American <br />Red Cross's capital campaign to purchase its present leased headquarters, located at 101 Ephesus <br />Church Road in Chapel Hill. <br />BACKGROUND: The County is being asked to consider a grant to the Red Cross of $75,000 to be <br />paid over three years. As indicated in the attached report, the purchase will create monthly savings <br />by the elimination of the lease payments, thus allowing the Red Cross to put more funds in service <br />provision. <br />After the presentation by the Red Cross and discussion by the BOCC, the Manager will consider a <br />recommendation on this request as part of the Manager's Proposed 1999 -2000 Budget. <br />FINANCIAL IMPACT: The impact would be the amount of appropriation approved by the <br />BOCC in the 1999 -2000 Budget. <br />RECOMMENDATION(S): The Manager recommends that the Board receive the report and <br />provide comment and direction as the BOCC determines to be warranted. <br />