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Kevin Foy said that they have $b million of bonds on November 4th for sidewalks <br />Diane McDuffee said that Carrboro also has bonds for sidewalks. She suggested <br />coordinating the priority list for the TIP project list. She said that Homestead Road <br />was high on the priority list atone time and was bumped back down. <br />Chair Brown asked Sharon Cook if she had spoken to the CHCCS board. Sharon <br />Cook said yes. She said that this week the speed limit is supposed to be reduced in <br />this area. Unless this is enforced, it will not help. <br />Chair Brawn said that they would send information to the Sheriff and point it out to <br />him. <br />Commissioner Gordon said that this would be on the TIP list that comes to the <br />County Commissioners. <br />Board of County Commissioners Vote: <br />A motion was made by Commissioner Gordon, seconded by Commissioner Jacobs <br />to endorse the joint jurisdictional citizens' committee for the County and Towns as <br />presented by Sharon Coak. <br />Chair Brawn suggested getting the CHCCS school board members involved. <br />VOTE: UNANIMOUS <br />Town of Chapel Hill Vote: <br />A motion was made by Jim Ward, seconded by Dorothy Verkerk to endorse the joint <br />jurisdictional citizens' committee for the County and Towns as presented by Sharon <br />Cook. <br />VOTE: UNANIMOUS <br />Jim Ward asked if there is something that we can do now in the 6-12 month time <br />frame. <br />Flicka Bateman said if maybe the three governmental bodies together approach DOT <br />then there may be a better response. <br />Alex Zaffron said that this is an ideal issue for the MPO to take up. If all three <br />jurisdictions are interested in doing some short-term improvements, this may be an <br />ideal project to fund through the SDPDA program, which is funding that the MPO <br />directly allocates within its control. He has already asked the transportation planner <br />to examine this. He will also speak to the lead staff person at the Metropolitan <br />Planning Organization. He suggested that the citizens' committee be in direct <br />communication with the MPO. He is the Chair of the Durham-Chapel Hill-Carrboro <br />MPO. <br />Pat Evans said that it would be good if they could provide a safe shoulder for <br />students to walk on now. This could be done quickly. <br />Commissioner Gordon said that Orange County was going to put this in their TIP <br />projects and the other jurisdictions could also put it in their TIP plans. <br />