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/9. <br />ORANGE COUNTY ADVISORY BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS <br />INPUT FOR COUNTY COMMISSIONERS' ANNUAL PLANNING <br />RETREAT <br />The Board of Commissioners welcomes input from various advisory boards and <br />commissions in preparation for its annual planning retreat. Please complete the <br />following information, limited to the front and back of this form. Other <br />background materials may be provided as a supplement to, but not as a <br />substitute for, this form. <br />Board /Commission Name: Orange Unified Transportation Board (OUTBoard) <br />Person to address the BOCC at Retreat (if requested by BOCC) and contact <br />information: Nancy Cole Baker, Chair. Telephone 967 -6705. E -mail <br />nancycbaker @mindspring.com. <br />Primary County Staff Contact: Karen Lincoln. Telephone 245 -2580. E -mail <br />klincoln @co.orange.nc.us. <br />How many times per month does this board /commission meet, including any <br />special meetings and sub - committee meetings? OUTBoard meets once each <br />month. CTP subcommittee meets once each month for duration of CTP <br />development. <br />Brief Statement of Board /Commission's Assigned Charge and Responsibilities. <br />The purpose of the Orange Unified Transportation Board is to advise the <br />Board of County Commissioners (BOCC) on major transportation issues, <br />and provide to the Board recommendations regarding the overall planning <br />and programming of transportation improvements in the county. <br />What are your Board /Commission's most important accomplishments? <br />In 2010, the OUTBoard: <br />1. Oversaw the ongoing development of a Comprehensive <br />Transportation Plan (Comprehensive Plan Transportation Element <br />Objective T -3 -2). <br />2. Reviewed and provided comments (individually and via staff) on the <br />Parking section of the Draft UDO (Parking was the only section <br />provided to the OUTBoard as its purview). <br />3. Oversaw the ongoing development (via the Pedestrian Safety <br />Subcommittee) of the Safe Routes to School Action Plan. <br />