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18)Address inequities between old <br />in need of capital improvements <br />funding priority (Goal 6, 1 vote) <br />16 <br />and new schools. Older schools are <br />. Building new schools has been the <br />Staff has not pursued any specific action regarding this item. During FY 2009 -10 <br />budget discussions in June 2009, the Board did approve the establishment of a <br />reserve fund for the proceeds from the sales of surplus County properties. Forty <br />percent of the funds placed in the reserve fund would be allocated for <br />renovations to older schools. <br />19)Relations with UNC- Chapel Hill: Be actively involved and informed <br />about UNC -CH decisions and intentions (Goal 3, 0 vote) <br />Economic Development <br />Relationships have been established with numerous colleagues at the University, <br />including the Chancellor, the Director of the Office of Economic and Business <br />Development, and the Vice Chancellor for Research and Economic <br />Development. <br />As provided by Comprehensive Plan Objectives ED -1.2 and ED -2.12, the <br />Economic Development department has cultivated numerous relationships with <br />strategic personnel at the University to foster the exchange of pertinent <br />information between the County and the University. <br />Planninq <br />The Engineering division of the Planning Department serves as County's liaison <br />at the monthly Landfill Gas Pipeline progress meetings, along with Orange <br />County Solid Waste staff <br />The Planning Director monitors reports and activities of the Carolina North <br />Developers Agreement and provides County impact perspectives. <br />20)Support transit, pedestrian, and bicycle facilities and other <br />alternatives to the single passenger automobile (Goal 3, 0 vote) <br />• American Reinvestment and Recovery Act (ARRA) grant application <br />for transit vehicles and Twin Creeks Park Greenway (Authorization to <br />Construct greenway approved by °NCDOT; Bid advertisement October <br />25) <br />• ARRA grant for two light transit vehicles for Orange Public <br />Transportation flexed to Federal Transit Administration contract with <br />Chapel Hill Transit — NC Division of Public Transportation, Chapel Hill <br />