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ORANGE COUNTY <br />BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS <br />ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT <br />Meeting Date: June 29, 2000 <br />Action Agenda <br />Item No. I -Q <br />' SUBJECT: Authorization to Purchase Property and Pursue Financing and Renovation <br />Efforts at 228 South Churton Street <br />DEPARTMENT: Purchasing and Central PUBLIC HEARING: (Y/N) No <br />Services, Budget, Finance <br />ATTACHMENT(S): <br />Reimbursement Resolution <br />Capital Project Ordinance <br />INFORMATION CONTACT: <br />Pam Jones 245-2652 <br />Donna Dean 245-2151 <br />Ken Chavious 245-2453 <br />TELEPHONE NUMBERS: <br />Hillsborough 732-8181 <br />Chapel Hill 968-4501 <br />Durham 688-7331 <br />Mebane 336-227-2031 <br />PURPOSE: To consider the following actions: <br />1. Authorize the purchase of 228 S. Churton Street, Hillsborough for use as offices for the <br />Department of Purchasing and Central Services; and <br />2. Authorize Manager to contract for professional services as may be necessary to carry out <br />the retrofit of the space; <br />3. Authorize the Purchasing Director to award bids for renovation work that would be above her <br />approval limit but are necessary to commence between July 1, 2000 and August 15, 2000; <br />and to report same to the Board of Commissioners; <br />4. Approve a Reimbursement Resolution; <br />5. Approve the capital project ordinance to support such action. <br />BACKGROUND: As the Board knows, the County has been diligently seeking an alternative <br />location for the offices ofi the Department of Purchasing and Central Services for over a year. <br />The Department is presently located in space leased from the Sprint Telephone Company, <br />whose space needs now require that they not lease out the area used by the County. <br />