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WHEREAS, Orange County is committed to the safe transport of school children via school buses traveling on secondary roads through the County; and WHEREAS, Orange County has established aCounty-specific road classification system in the Land Use Element of fhe Orange County Comprehensive Plan that defines arterial and collector roads as more important in terms of carrying major traffic volumes ar in making connections between major destinations; and WHEREAS, public roads throughout the County, whether paved or unpaved, are intended for the purpose of providing safe and adequate transportation routes for all citizens and businesses; and WHEREAS, the concerns of residents adjacent to roads proposed to be paved in the Secondary Road Improvement Program will be considered in the County's comprehensive review of roadway programs; and WHEREAS, it is in the County's interest to promote public safety on secondary roads; NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Orange County Board of County Commissioners that the Board will promote paving a secondary road in Orange County that meets both of the following conditions: 1. Paving the road and making the associated improvements address a safety deficiency identified by users of the road. 2. The road serves an important transportation connectivity function and is designated as an arterial or collector road in the Land Use Element of the Orange County Comprehensive Plan. The Board, in determining whether or not a road meets the above conditions, will also consider the following: 1 . The wishes of residents who own property adjacent to the road; 2. Safety issues and the importance of the connector linkage provided by the road in the transportation network; and 3. Improvements and Maintenance of all NCDOT-maintained roads are financed by all taxpayers. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Board will support means to advance such projects through use of developer fees to obtain needed right-of-way through provisions given in G.S. 136-44.7(c} whereby adjacent property owners may provide the funds to cover the costs of condemning the remaining property if at least seventy-five percent (75%) of the property owners adjacent to the project and the owners of the majority of the road frontage have dedicated right-of-way. In such cases, all affected property owners will be given advance notice of potential improvement of the road with opportunity to comment prior to the vote by the Board of County Commissioners regarding the proposed development. VOTE: UNANIMOUS b. Resolution of Commendation for Donna Torain and Teresa Daniel The Board considered a resolution officially commending Ms. Donna Torain and Ms. Teresa Daniel for their courage and heroism in saving the life of Brandon Robbins, an Orange County School student. Commissioner Halkiotis said that during a very tragic incident a couple of weeks ago, these two women rose to the occasion and he believes saved the life of a young man who is wheelchair bound. He asked the two women to come forward. Donna Torain is a special needs bus driver with the Orange County School System, and Teresa Daniel is the monitor on the bus that Donna Torain drives. He read the resolution.