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reserve for future larger capital programs such as Small Starts or Very <br />Small Starts applications. <br />d. An advisory board will be created to be known as the Orange County <br />Transit Plan Partnership. The five member board will consist of one <br />member from each of the entities (Chapel Hill Transit, Hillsborough, and <br />Mebarie) and two members from the BOCC. Advisory Board members <br />shall be appointed by the BOCC and the board and its members shall be <br />subject to the terms of the Orange County Board of County <br />Commissioners Advisory Board Policy document and any associated <br />board specific policy document. <br />1. Information on major recommendations related to the BRI Plan and/ <br />or the Orange County local transit tax revenue shall be distributed <br />to the Parties at least 30 day~ prior tb the advisory board's <br />recommendation. Recommendations related to funding sources, <br />investment priorities, and financial bonding shall be considered <br />major recommendations. <br />2. Elected officials representing any of the advisory board member <br />entities may request a"directed vote" from their board. <br />representative VVhen this type of vote is requested the <br />representative may'onty vote as directed by a majority vote of the <br />elected body. <br />3. All proposed changes to the Orange.County Area Transit Plan shall <br />be routed through the Durham Chapel`Hill Carrboro Metropolitan <br />Planning Organization {"MPO") standard plan modification <br />procedure if and when required. This procedure shall include <br />review by the Transportation Coordinating Committee, applicable <br />public outreach, a public comment period, and public hearing. <br />4. The MPO shall review and have the statutory authority to approve <br />the initial BRI Plan. The BOCC shall review and may approve all <br />amendments to the BRI Plan as provided in this Agreement. <br />4. LOCAL FUNDING FOR FIXED GUIDEWAY SERVICE: <br />Orange approved a Locally Preferred Alternative in February of 2012 that noted a <br />corridor alignment_and end points (i.e. length), as well as, a fixed guideway <br />technology chosen to be Light Rail. The use of funds noted herein to be <br />implemented will be in accordance with the BRI Plan and the Cost Share <br />Agreement. <br />33 <br />Page 3 of 9 <br />