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with the staff a certain scope of improvements were agreed upon and the school system staff had agreed to thane improvements. He does not knave the cast implications far the County. CHCCS Board member Lisa Stuckey said that she recalled that the amount was $350,000 with a possibility of another $250,000 that the school system would bear. Alex Zaffran said that the school system staff, in consultation with DOT, will arrive at an understanding of what improvements need to be made and the scope and design of the improvements to serve the school. These improvements would be on the school system's schedule, and then DOT would follow behind on their schedule. Commissioner Jacobs said that it sounds like the Moving Ahead money is not going to be totally consumed by the Homestead Raad project. He suggested that whatever is left over be used for the road improvements for the high school and to communicate this to DOT. Chair Carey agreed and suggested that the staffs coordinate the letters to write to DOT. Jim Ward made reference to the wording regarding Homestead Raad and asked that it say that the project will "fully fund" the improvements that have been identified so that the project is not short of funding at a later date. He would like to keep the pressure an DOT, because they did not rule out the passibility of any 2005 construction. He hopes that all letters will reflect this. Commissioner Gordon said that she thinks it should be clear that everyone wants to fully fund and complete the Homestead Road project. Alex Zaffran said that he recalls that Doug Galyan ,North Carolina Board of Transportation member, was amenable to keeping any leftover money in Orange County, but he could not guarantee it. The staffs will generate letters to DOT. Commissioner Gordan suggested copying the letter along with athank-you note to Senator Ellie Kinnaird, Representative Verla Insko, Doug Galyan, and Mike Mills from NCDOT. They were present at the meeting in Raleigh and it was helpful to have them there. 3) Priority Projects Mayor Fay said that Chapel Hill has a priority project that will affect Carrboro, which is the signal system. Chapel Hill wants to replace its signal system because it has had trouble maintaining it. The rationale for making it the highest priority is that they think it will help traffic flow better and they can avoid investments in wider roads. The signal system needs to be replaced with a fiber optic system. Chapel Hill has asked DOT for the money for this. Chapel Hill, Carrboro, and part of Durham are served by this signal system. He said that their highest priority in the last four years has been South Columbia Street, which has been pushed back. They are concerned about the Transportation Improvement Plan because they have developed plans and worked on them and they feel like they are spinning their wheels. They are beginning to get frustrated. Jacquelyn Gist asked that Chapel Hill keep in mind walkability with the signal system. The signal system now is not pedestrian-friendly. Mayor Foy said that the Chapel Hill Traffic Engineer has to drive the roads and record the synchronization. There is no sophisticated way to test the synchronization at this time. They would like to have some software to be able to monitor the system from a central location. Joal Hall Broun said that, as they go through problems with DOT, all elected officials need to think about where to place some pressure points such as using the legislators. Commissioner Gordon made reference to some information published recently about how the Triangle has overspent its transportation money and that it owed money. This is referring to Division 5, which is Durham County and east. Division 7 is Orange County and west, and it is owed some money. She thinks the staff has looked into it to see how Orange County has fared. In the scheme of things, Orange County has not received a lot of money.