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ORANGE COUNTY <br />BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS <br />ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT <br />Meeting Date: October 7, 2008 <br />Action Agen <br />Item No. <br />SUBJECT: Authorization to Purchase Cardio Equipment for Sportsplex <br />DEPARTMENT: Purchasing and Central <br />Services <br />PUBLIC HEARING: (Y/N) No <br />ATTACHMENT(S): <br />INFORMATION CONTACT: <br />Pam Jones, (919) 245-2652 <br />PURPOSE: To consider authorizing the Purchasing Director to purchase cardio exercise <br />equipment for the Sportsplex in an amount not to exceed $70,349. <br />BACKGROUND: On August 19, 2008, the Board authorized the Manager to execute a lease <br />for cardio equipment for the Sportsplex. The equipment is needed to equip the expanded <br />space at the Sportsplex made available through the addition of a mezzanine area over the ice <br />rink. Although the County has worked with the leasing company to develop multiple iterations of <br />a lease document, none of the options provided will allow the County to rent the equipment <br />without creating additional debt. Since it is not the intent to impact the County's debt capacity in <br />any way, staff is recommending the equipment be purchased outright. <br />FINANCIAL IMPACT: Funds to support the not-to-exceed $70,349 expenditure are available <br />within the FY 2008-2009 Sportsplex operating budget. <br />RECOMMENDATION(S): The Manager recommends that the Board authorize the Purchasing <br />Director to purchase the cardio exercise equipment for the Sportsplex in an amount not to <br />exceed $70,349; and authorize the Purchasing Director to execute paperwork necessary to <br />effect the purchase. <br />