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ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT Meeting Date: November 17, 2009 Action Agenda Item No. ~o - b SUBJECT: Expansion of Durham-Chapel Hill-Carrboro Metropolitan Area Boundary DEPARTMENT: Planning and Inspections PUBLIC HEARING: (Y/N) No ATTACHMENT(S): 1. Letter from DCHC MPO 2. Map of Proposed Expansion 3. Roles of MPO and RPO 4. PowerPoint Presentation 5. DCHC MPO Background and History 6. MPO Frequently Asked Questions INFORMATION CONTACT: Karen Lincoln, 245-2594 Craig Benedict, 245-2592 PURPOSE: To: 1) Receive a presentation from DCHC MPO (Durham-Chapel Hill-Carrboro Metropolitan Planning Organization) staff; and 2) Direct staff on preparing a response to DCHC MPO. BACKGROUND: The TAC (Transportation Advisory Committee) of the DCHC MPO, at its November 17, 2009 meeting, directed Lead Planning Agency (LPA) staff to initiate the process to expand the Metropolitan Area Boundary (MAB) in western Orange County along the I-40/I-85 corridor, and to get feedback from Orange County. Attachment 1 is a letter from the TAC requesting Orange County's response to the proposed expansion of the MAB. Attachment 2 Is a map showing the proposed MAB expansion. The DCHC MPO is investigating expansion at this time because the MPO is beginning the process of developing the 2040 Long Range Transportation Plan (LRTP) that will list the highway, transit, fixed-guideway, bicycle and other transportation services and facilities that are planned for construction through year 2040. Federal legislation requires that an MPO's metropolitan area boundary contain, at a minimum, the entire Urbanized Area (UZA), as defined by the U.S. Census, and should contain the area beyond the UZA that is expected to be urbanized within the next twenty years or that is affected by urban policies and influence. Attachments 5 and 6 prepared by the LPA in 2006 are respectively a Background and History of DCHC MPO Membership and MAB and Frequently Asked Questions. Expansion of the DCHC MAB will take in a portion of Orange County that is in the Triangle Rural Planning Organization (TARPO), separating the northern portion of the County's rural transportation planning area from the southern part of the rural transportation planning area.