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ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT Meeting Date: September 19, 2007 Action Agenda Item No. (v '" Q SUBJECT: Lease Approval: Solid Waste Administrative Offices DEPARTMENT: Purchasing & Solid Waste PUBLIC HEARING: (Y/N) No ATTACHMENT(S): INFORMATION CONTACT: Pam Jones (919) 245-2652 Gayle Wilson (919) 968-2885 PURPOSE: To consider approving a lease for approximately 1,600 square feet of space at the Courtyard at Cedar Falls on Weaver Dairy Road to be used for Solid Waste Department administrative offices for approximately one year, beginning November 1, 2007 until completion of the new Solid Waste Operations Center. BACKGROUND: Construction of a new Solid Waste Operations Center was originally scheduled for completion in September, 2007; however, it has only recently been released for bidding. Pursuant to information provided by the architect, the delay was largely a result of time needed to design and get approval of the stormwater and wastewater systems for the project. As the Board may recall, the design includes an innovative water reuse system, which is a major sustainable building feature. Even though the County purchased six adjacent acres of adjacent land to allow for more efficient development of the Solid Waste Operations Center site, site considerations, particularly with respect to the need for a large pond on the property; forced a change in approach to pre-treatment and disposal system. The system was designed and submitted for review to the appropriate County agencies in December 2006. The final approval was received around August 23, 2007. Bids were accepted through September 13, 2007 and will be presented for Board consideration in October, 2007. Meanwhile, the University of North Carolina is moving forward with the remediation of the Hazardous Waste dump on property that lies within the proposed Carolina North development. The remediation effort affects property in close proximity to both the current Animal Shelter and the Solid Waste administrative offices; and while the University was able to leave the current Shelter location intact by fencing the area and developing alternative access to the site, such is not the case with the Solid Waste administrative offices. The lease offered for Board consideration is the culmination of significant effort to identify alternatives for Solid Waste Administrative offices.. A summary of the options staff explored include: