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. 1 <br /> ORANGE COUNTY PLANNING & INSPECTIONS DEPARTMENT <br /> Craig N.Benedict,AICP,Director <br /> Comprehensive Planning 306F Revere Road <br /> (919) 245-2589 P O Box 8181 <br /> (919) 644-3002 (FAX) Hillsborough, <br /> www.co.orange.nc.us °4,16 Cat u North Carolina,27278 <br /> ImmWMINMEJ*" <br /> MEMORANDUM <br /> Date: April 5, 2011 <br /> To: Orange County Board of County Commissioners <br /> Via Frank Clifton, County Manager <br /> CC: Craig Benedict, Planning Director <br /> Donna Baker, Clerk to the BOCC <br /> From: Mila Vega, Land Use/Transportation Planner <br /> Subject: Regional and Local Transportation Planning Initiatives Update <br /> PURPOSE: To provide an update on the ongoing regional and local transit development efforts <br /> and decide on a work session date for certain aspects. <br /> BACKGROUND: Planning staffs of various local governments and UNC have been meeting <br /> each month since last summer to work on the Triangle Regional Transit Plan (TRTP) that <br /> includes development of the Orange-Durham light rail line and Orange County bus service plan. <br /> Orange County elected officials and managers that include Board of County Commissioners <br /> (BOCC) Chair Bernadette Pelissier, Commissioner Valerie Foushee and County Manager Frank <br /> W. Clifton, Jr., have been meeting to discuss the financial implications of the program. The <br /> elected officials group reviewed numerous financial scenarios to determine the cost-sharing <br /> arrangement associated with the transit project between Orange and Durham Counties. Planning <br /> staffs were charged with providing elected officials with technical information necessary to reach <br /> the decision (attachments 1, 2, 3,4). <br /> A draft Bus and Rail Investment Plan was developed for Orange and Durham Counties <br /> (attachment 5). The plan and approval schedule were presented at the Durham-Chapel Hill- <br /> Carrboro Transportation Advisory Committee (DCHC TAC)meeting on May 11, 2011. After <br /> receiving and discussing the presentation, TAC members made a motion to release the draft <br /> financial plan for public comments. The public will have 30 days to review and comment on the <br /> plan. DCHC TAC is scheduled to approve the plan on June 8, 2011. Our schedule is tentative but <br /> Orange County BOCC may be expected to review the plan on June 7, 2011, adopt the plan and <br /> decide on 1/2 cent sales tax referendum on June 21, 2011 (attachment 6). <br /> The Board can discuss the plan and schedule details at its May 26 budget work session if it so <br />