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Approval of Lease Agreement with the State of North Carolina Department of Agriculture & Consumer Services (Forest Service)
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Date of BOCC Meeting: July 8, 2024
Request for Board Action:
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The Board is requested to approve a new Lease Agreement with the State of North Carolina, through the North Carolina Department of Agriculture & Consumer Services (NCDA&CS), for the NC Forest Service, and authorize the County Manager to execute the lease. The lease is for approximately 1254 square feet of office space in the County Administrative Building II.
Durham County has a cooperative agreement with the North Carolina Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services to provide for the protection, development, and management of forest land within the County. The staff costs to provide this service are shared between the County and the State, with the County paying 40% and the State paying 60%. The NC Forest Service is a division within the NCDA&CS. They are required to have a lease for the space that the Forest Service staff occupies. All communities that have a Forest Service agreement in place provide office space at a nominal rate of $1/yr.
Alignment with Strategic Plan: The attached Lease Agreement with the state of North Carolina Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services (Forest Service) supports Goal 3 “Safe Community”, and Goal 4 “Environmental Stewardship and Community Prosperity”.
Resource Persons: Nancy Mitchell, Sr. Real Estate Officer; Peri Manns, Deputy Director E&ES; Jay Gibson, Director of E&ES.
County Manager’s Recommendation: The County Manager recommends that the Board approve a new Lease Agreement with the State of North Carolina, through the North Carolina Department of Agriculture & Consumer Services, for the NC Forest Service, and authorize the County Manager to execute the lease.
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County Manager: ____________________________