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ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT Meeting Date: April 19, 200,5 Action Agenda Item No. 5_ SUBJECT: Southern Human Services Center- Duke Power Right-of-Way DEPARTMENT: Purchasing and Central PUBLIC HEARING: (Y/N) No Services ATTACHMENT(S): Map of Right-of-Way Location Right of Way Agreement INFORMATION CONTACT: Pam Jones, (919) 245-2652 TELEPHONE NUMBERS: Hillsborough 732-8181 Chapel Hill 968-4501 Durham 688-7331 Mebane 336-227-2031 PURPOSE: To consider approving right-of-way requested by Duke Power for new pole locations on the Southern Human Services Center property, BACKGROUND: Duke Power is making certain upgrades to the power supply that serves the general Homestead Road area, but would specifically benefit the County's Southern Human Services Center by providing greater redundancy and a more reliable power supply, In order to carry out this work, Duke Power has requested that the County grant right-of-way along Homestead Road, as depicted on the attached map. Two new poles would be added and one existing pole on the east side of the access drive would be abandoned. Richard Gurlitz, designer for the Southern Orange Senior Center, and Pam Jones, Director of Purchasing and Central Services, have worked with Duke Power representatives to obtain a pole configuration that will not only improve the reliability of the electrical services to the campus buildings, but will also present a less cluttered line arrangement at the entrance of the site. It is staffs understanding that Duke Power plans to carry out this work in late-Spring 2005. The issue of placing the lines underground has arisen. However, Duke Power has not provided any cost estimates to place the lines underground due to the fact that the lines are major transmission lines and therefore Duke believed that the cost would prove prohibitive. FINANCIAL IMPACT: There is no financial impact associated with this action. RECOMMENDATION(S): The Manager recommends that the Board grant the Right-of-Way as requested by Duke Power; and contingent upon staff and Attorney review, authorize the Chair to sign the agreement on behalf of the Board.