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1 <br /> ORANGE COUNTY <br /> BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS <br /> ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT <br /> Meeting Date: October 1, 2024 <br /> Action Agenda <br /> Item No. 8-g <br /> SUBJECT: North Carolina Forest Service Lease of a Portion of the Bonnie B. Davis <br /> Environmental and Agricultural Center <br /> DEPARTMENT: Asset Management Services <br /> ATTACHMENT(S): INFORMATION CONTACT: <br /> 1.) Lease Alan Dorman, Asset Management <br /> 2.) Resolution Services Director, 919-245-2627 <br /> PURPOSE: To: <br /> 1) Review the lease for a portion of the Bonnie B. Davis Environmental and Agricultural <br /> Center to the North Carolina Forest Service; and <br /> 2) Adopt the resolution that approves the lease; and <br /> 3) Authorize the County Manager to sign the lease upon final review by the County Attorney. <br /> BACKGROUND: The North Carolina Forest Service is mandated and directed by Chapters 77, <br /> 106 and 143 of the North Carolina General Statutes and by Title 2, Chapter 60 of the North <br /> Carolina Administrative Code to protect, manage and develop the forest resources of the state. <br /> In that capacity, the Forest Service partners with the Department of Environment, Agriculture, <br /> Parks and Recreation to serve the residents of Orange County. <br /> The North Carolina Forest Service has leased a small office suite within the Bonnie B. Davis <br /> Center, comprised of 711 square feet, since 2021. Additionally, the lease includes access to the <br /> shared breakroom and other common areas. The proposed lease term is for three (3) years at an <br /> annual rate of $10,080. <br /> FINANCIAL IMPACT: The annual lease revenue will be $10,080. The lease requires the County <br /> to provide maintenance, utilities, and custodial services, which have already been funded within <br /> the approved operating budget. However, as the County is responsible for paying 40% of the <br /> Forest Service's operating cost, the net revenue to the County will be $6,048. <br /> ALIGNMENT WITH STRATEGIC PLAN: This item supports: <br /> • GOAL 1: ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AND CLIMATE ACTION <br /> OBJECTIVE 7. Conserve and protect high priority open space, including Natural Heritage <br /> sites, nature preserves, watershed riparian buffers, and prime/threatened farmland. <br /> RECOMMENDATION(S): The Manager recommends that the Board: <br /> 1) Adopt the resolution approving the lease for a portion of the Bonnie B. Davis Environmental <br /> and Agricultural Center to the North Carolina Forest Service; and <br /> 2) Authorize the County Manager to sign the lease upon final review by the County Attorney. <br />