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ORANGE COUNTY <br />BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS <br />ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT <br />Meeting Date: March 13, 2012 <br />Action Agenda <br />Item No. ~ - (,~ <br />SUBJECT: Orange County Transit Plan Timeline Update <br />DEPARTMENT: Manager PUBLIC HEARING: (Y/N) No <br />Planning and Inspections <br />ATTACHMENTS: <br />1. Calendar Outline <br />INFORMATION CONTACT: <br />Frank W. Clifton, Jr., Manager, 245-2300 <br />Craig N. Benedict, Planning Director, <br />245-2592 <br />John Roberts, Attorney, 245-2318 <br />Clarence Grier, Financial Services <br />Director, 245-2453 <br />PURPOSE: To review and acknowledge a draft timeline for the Orange County Transit Plan <br />(OCTP) and associated elements. <br />BACKGROUND: If Orange County is to pursue the implementation of the 2009 Mobility Bill <br />transit one-half (1/2) cent sales tax, various aspects need to be discussed and implemented. <br />Basically the following elements are required: <br />• Orange County/Durham County Light Rail Transit (LRT) Cost Sharing Memorandum of <br />Understanding <br />• OCTP and its internal assumptions <br />o Share of LRT <br />o Intra-county and Inter-county Bus Services <br />o Bus Rapid Transit (Martin Luther King Corridor) <br />o Small Capital <br />• Orange County/Triangle Transit OCTP Implementing Agreement <br />• Referendum decision on one-half (1/2) cent transit sales tax <br />FINANCIAL IMPACT: There is no financial impact associated with review of the timeline. <br />RECOMMENDATIONS: The Manager recommends that the Board review the timeline. <br />