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29 1 WHEREAS, the alignment option C2 is potentially compatible with the overall vision for the 2 transit corridor; and 3 4 WHEREAS, the ridership, costs, environmental impacts, community impacts, and impacts on 5 nearby roadway traffic of alignment option C2 needs to be further studied in the Scoping and 6 Preliminary Engineering/Draft Environmental Impact Statement (PE/DEIS) phases before a 7 final decision is made on which alignment should be advanced; and 8 9 WHEREAS, alignment option D3 in the South Square station area would best promote transit- 10 supportive economic development; and 11 12 WHEREAS, the adoption of the Locally Preferred Alternative does not include a 13 recommendation for the location of a Rail Operations and Maintenance Facility and the 14 location of this facility will be further studied in the Scoping and PE/DEIS phases; and 15 16 WHEREAS, the adoption of the Locally Preferred Alternative will be followed by further study of 17 the alignment and station locations in the Scoping and PE/DEIS phases when a final decision 18 is made on the remaining active options; and 19 20 WHEREAS, the substantive issues identified in public comments on the Alternatives Analysis 21 will be addressed in subsequent development steps such as Scoping and PE/DEIS; and 22 23 BE IT THEREFORE RESOLVED that the Durham-Chapel Hill-Carrboro Metropolitan Planning 24 Organization Transportation Advisory Committee adopts light rail transit technology on the 25 alignment recommended in the "Detailed Definition of Alternatives Technical Report" dated 26 July 2011 with the modification that the C2 option be carried forward for further study in the 27 Meadowmont and Hillmont station areas as the Locally Preferred Alternative for the Durham- 28 Orange County Corridor (as illustrated on the attached map), and that the DCHC MPO intends 29 to incorporate this LPA into the forthcoming 2040 Long Range Transportation 30 Plan to further inform this LPA, provided here on this, the 8th day of February, 2012. 31 32 33 34 d. Recommendations to NCACC Regarding Priority Federal Issues 35 The Board considered approving recommendations to the North Carolina Association of 36 County Commissioners on priority federal issues of importance to all counties. 37 A motion was made by Commissioner Jacobs, seconded by Commissioner Foushee to 38 approve recommendations to the North Carolina Association of County Commissioners 39 (NCACC) on priority federal issues of importance to all counties, and direct the Clerk to the 40 Board to complete the necessary forms and submit these priority federal issues to NCACC by 41 the February 10, 2012 deadline. 42 VOTE: UNANIMOUS 43 44 9. Reports - NONE 45 46 10. County Manager's Report— NONE 47 48 11. County Attorney's Report— NONE 49