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r ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS Action Agenda Item No. g - ic ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT Meeting Date: November 4, 1998 SUBJECT: Designation of the Northern Human Services Center Southern Parking Lot as a Regional Park & Ride Lot for Advertisement and Promotion by the Triangle Transit Authority DEPARTMENT: Planning & Inspections /Aging PUBLIC HEARING: (Y/N) BUDGET AMENDMENT: (Y/N) IN ATTACHMENT(S): Map of parking lot location Draft BOCC Park & Ride Lot Resolution S. McCalip Memo of 3/23/98 3/4/98 BOCC Agenda Abstract 3/4/98 BOCC Meeting Minutes INFORMATION CONTACT: Jerry Passmore TELEPHONE NUMBERS: - - ext. 2009 Hillsborough 732 -8181 Chapel Hill 968 -4501 Durham 688 -7331 Mebane 227 -2031 PURPOSE: To consider a recommendation from the Orange County Transportation Advisory Board that the Northern Human Services Center's southern parking lot be Designated a Regional Park & Ride Lot by the Orange County Board of Commissioners. BACKGROUND: The 1995 Orange Co= Transportation Priority List requested a park and ride lot north of the town of Hillsborough on NC 86. A park and ride lot is warranted in this vicinity because people are more prone to carpool and vanpool when the length of time for their commute is 20 minutes or more. The purpose of the P &R Lot is to reduce some of the traffic on Churton Street. On March 27, 1997 the directors of the Public Works Department, Department on Aging and Parks and Recreation Department met at the parking lot and agreed that the parking lot should be paved and that a regional park and ride lot would not conflict with the programs that they operate at the Northern Human Service Center. Mr. John Watkins, NC DOT Division Engineer, visited the site and estimated that it would cost approximately $ 47,000 to pave the lot. If approved as a park and ride lot by the County Commissioners, county staff would submit a request to NC DOT to possibly cover 100% of the paving costs. The Orange County approved CIP does not include any local funds for paving the P &R lot. On June 30, 1998 Mr. James Ferrell, TTA Engineer, requested that TTA be allowed to post signs and market the Northern Human Services Center as a Triangle Regional Park & Ride Lot. Mr. Ferrell also requested the assistance of the Orange County Planning Department in determining locations in Orange County for the placement of Carpool and Vanpool signs. The OPT Transportation Advisory Board of Commissioners designate this parking lot as a Regional Park & Ride lot at their July 28, 1998 meeting.