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1 <br /> ORANGE COUNTY <br /> BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS <br /> Action Agenda <br /> Item No. V-A <br /> ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT <br /> Meeting Date: February 20 , 1990 <br /> SUBJECT: LEASE: CENTEL BUILDING <br /> DEPARTMENT: PURCHASING & CENTRAL SRVS. PUBLIC HEARING YES: NO: XX <br /> ATTACHMENT(S) : INFORMATION CONTACT: PAM JONES <br /> EXT 498 <br /> LEASE Telephone Number- <br /> Hillsborough -732-8181 <br /> Chapel Hill -967-9251 <br /> Mebane -227-2031 <br /> Durham -688-7331 <br /> PURPOSE: To consider a lease for property at 132 E. King Street , <br /> Hillsborough, also known as the Centel Building. <br /> BACKGROUND: During negotiations with Centel regarding the installation <br /> of the County's new telephone system, Centel offered to lease space in <br /> their building on King Street in which to relocate both the telephone <br /> switch and the offices of Purchasing and Central Services. <br /> The lease of this space would benefit the County in at least two <br /> different respects: <br /> 1 . Space currently occupied by the Departments of Purchasing and <br /> Central Services could be reallocated to the Department of Social <br /> Services. Social Services has been out of compliance for quite <br /> some time with the State's space requirement of 80 square feet per <br /> worker. This would allow area to develop approximately eight (8) <br /> new offices. Further, there is an obvious advantage to keeping the <br /> department under one roof rather than leasing space elsewhere in <br /> Hillsborough. <br /> 2. By housing the telephone switch in Centel 's office, repair <br /> response time would be almost immediate. In case of malfunction, the <br /> switch would set off an alarm and would be addressed by Centel repair <br /> persons who staff the office 24 hours each day. This is particularly <br /> attractive to the County since the Sheriff relies on the system to <br /> provide toll free access to his Department and to the Jail after hours. <br />