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1 <br /> ORANGE COUNTY <br /> BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS <br /> ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT <br /> Meeting Date: March 18, 2025 <br /> Action Agenda <br /> Item No. 8-h <br /> SUBJECT: Acceptance of Art Hanging System Donation <br /> DEPARTMENT: Asset Management Services <br /> ATTACHMENT(S): INFORMATION CONTACT: <br /> Alan Dorman, Asset Management <br /> Services Director, 919-245-2627 <br /> PURPOSE: To accept the donation of an art hanging system from the Friends of the Southern <br /> Branch Library. <br /> BACKGROUND: Through various grants over the years from the Orange County Arts <br /> Commission, the Friends of the Southern Branch Library (formerly the Friends of the Carrboro <br /> Branch Library) has acquired an art hanging system valued at approximately $3,500. With the <br /> opening of the Drakeford Library Complex, the Friends of the Southern Branch Library would like <br /> to donate the system to the County to display art in the facility. <br /> FINANCIAL IMPACT: Accepting the art hanging system will reduce the money the County will <br /> need to spend to display art in the Drakeford Library Complex. <br /> ALIGNMENT WITH STRATEGIC PLAN: This item supports: <br /> • GOAL 2: HEALTHY COMMUNITY <br /> OBJECTIVE 7. Invest in services and programs that improve the health and <br /> quality of life of the community (e.g., recreation and public open spaces, arts, <br /> etc.) <br /> RECOMMENDATION(S): The Manager recommends that the Board accept the art hanging <br /> system donation from the Friends of the Southern Branch Library. <br />