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Drafted 03/11/05 ® ~~~ ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS A RESOLUTION OF INTENT TO PURSUE ACQUISITIAN OF THE TRIANGLE SPORTSPLEX PROPERTY WHEREAS, the Orange County Board of Commissioners has had a long- standing view of the importance of having a public swimming pool in central Orange County that is accessible to all residents of the County; and WHEREAS, Orange County has had a facilities services/agreement in place since 1994 that provides for annual County payments of $400,000 to pay for the costs associated with the operation of the swimming pools at the Triangle SportsPlex in Hillsborough; and WHEREAS, that agreement is set to expire at the end of March 2005; and WHEREAS, the Board of Commissioners has indicated its commitment to the construction and operation of a 15,000 square foot senior center to serve all residents, but especially those of central and northern Orange County; and WHEREAS, Eaton Vance, the owner of the Triangle SportsPlex, has indicated its willingness to sell the property to the County; and WHEREAS, there is an opportunity to create a senior center of at least 15,000 square feet of dedicated space at the SportsPlex by constructing an addition to the existing building in combination with the reallocation of currently underutilized space within the existing building; and WHEREAS, the Orange County Board of Commissioners has determined that it would further the Boards' policy and program priorities to negotiate a detailed agreement to purchase the property from Eaton Vance; NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED THAT the Orange County Board of Commissioners does hereby indicate its intent to acquire the Triangle SportsPlex property and hereby directs the Manager, staff, and Attorney to accomplish the following: 1 Negotiate with Eaton Vance an agreement to purchase the SportsPlex property at a price not to exceed a figure to be determined by the Board, taking into account any adjustments that may be needed for allowances to make necessary and appropriate repairs and refiarbishments to SportsPlex property. The agreement to purchase would be subject to subsequent review and approval by the Board of Commissioners. 2. Initiate the process involved with obtaining Local Government Commission approval far debt the County will need to incur to complete acquisition of the property.