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1 ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS Action Agenda Item No.� ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT Meeting Date: February 19, 1991 SUBJECT: LEASE RENEWAL; DRIVERS LICENSE BUREAU ----------------------------------- DEPARTMENT: PURCHASING & CENTRAL SERV. PUBLIC HEARING YES: N0: X ------------------------ -- - --- -- --- _ - - - -- ATTACHMENT(S): INFORMATION CONTACT: - PAM JONES LEASE Telephone Number - EXT 2652 Hillsborough -732 -8181 Chapel Hill -967 -9251 Mebane - 227 -2031 Durham -688 -7331 PURPOSE: To consider lease renewal for space used as the Driver's License Bureau at Plantation Plaza. BACKGROUND: For several years the County has provided space for a Driver's License Bureau to be located in the southern part of the County. It is the State's policy to provide one Driver's License Bureau per County. If the County desires to have more than one facility, it must pay for space to house it, with the State providing personnel and operating costs. The Orange County Commissioners voted to support this satilite center several years ago. The office has been housed in several locations. The latest move occured in 1986 when the office was relocated from the Carrboro Town Hall to leased space at the Plantation Plaza Shopping Center (now called Carrboro Plaza). The current owners of the Shopping Center are SAD Realty, Vienna, Virginia. The new location provided better accessibility for citizens taking the driving test. Since semi - trailer truck drivers are regularly tested at this facility, easy accessibility in a less conjested area is critical. The semi - trailer trucks presented considerable problems at the Town Hall. In addition, the lease rate at Plantation Plaza was considerably lower than comparable sites in the area. The site continues to serve the needs of the Driver's License Bureau staff well.