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ORANGE COUNTY <br />BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS <br />ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT <br />Meeting Date: November 3, 1999 <br />i <br />Action Agenda <br />Item No. ~g- <br />SUBJECT: Resolution of Support for Site of EI Centro Latino de Orange County <br />DEPARTMENT: Human Rights and Relations PUBLIC HEARING: (Y/N) No <br />ATTACHMENT(S): INFORMATION CONTACT: <br />Resolution <br />Annette M. Moore, ext. 2254 <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 adoption of a resolution to support the EI Centro Latino de Orange <br />County (Hispanic Center of Orange County) request to Centura and Triangle Banks for a site at <br />either the Triangle Bank located at 505 W. Main Street, or the Centura Bank located at 300 <br />Weaver Street in Carrboro. <br />BACKGROUND: Triangle and Centura Banks have proposed a merger. As a result of that <br />merger one of the two above-mentioned bank locations may be closing. In anticipation of that <br />occurrence, EI Centro Latino de Orange County asked the banks, as a part of their continuing <br />and affirmative commitment to the communities in which they are chartered, to donate one of <br />the locations to EI Centro Latino de Orange County. <br />FINANCIAL IMPACT: None on Orange County government. <br />RECOMMENDATION: The Manager recommends that the Board adopt the resolution of <br />support for EI Centro Latino's request, and authorize the Chair to sign the resolution. <br />