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Commissioners Advisory Board Policy document and any associated <br />board specific policy document. <br />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 days prior to 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. When this type of vote is requested the <br />representative may only 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 i6rham 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" Coo rdinating Committee, applicable <br />public outreach, a public comment period, and public hearing. <br />4. The MPO and Orange County shall review and have the statutory <br />authority to approve the initial BRI Plan".,. The BOCC shall review <br />end may "approve all amendments to the BRI Plan as provided in <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 />5. LOCAL FUNDING FOR BUS SERVICE: <br />a. <br />1. In accordance with the non - supplantation mandate set out in NCGS <br />105 -510 the parties to this Agreement agree to maintain the equivalent <br />hourly service and associated dollar amount of non -sales tax local transit <br />investment at or above the level budgeted on August 1, 2009. To meet <br />this expectation, a financial report (detailing the amount of non -sales local <br />tax money spent and verifying that at least hours and $ <br />was spent) will be produced annually by TTA. Through <br />separate agreement TTA shall require Chapel Hill Transit to produce such <br />annual financial report. Orange shall require Orange Public <br />Transportation to produce such annual financial report. <br />Page 3 of 10 <br />3 <br />