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1 ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT Meeting Date:September 18, 2012 Action Agenda Item No . 7-b SUBJECT: Burlington-Graham and Durham-Chapel Hill-Carrboro Metropolitan Planning Organization Boundaries DEPARTMENT:PUBLIC HEARING: (Y/N) Planning and InspectionsNo ATTACHMENT(S):INFORMATION CONTACT: 1.Map of Existing DCHC MPO Craig Benedict, 245-2592 Boundary in Orange CountyTom Altieri, 245-2579 2.Maps of PreviousDraft Options 1, 2 Abigaile Pittman, 245-2567 and 3 (for background purposes) 3.Current Draft Option 4with Summary Page 4.Overview of MPOs and RPOs 5. Considerations for MPO Boundary Decisionfor Option 4 PURPOSE: To receiveinformation, provide direction, and/or a recommendationon Metropolitan Planning Organization Boundaries within Orange Countypending the September 20, 2012discussion with the City of Mebane. BACKGROUND: The Metropolitan Area Boundary (MAB) of theDurham-Chapel Hill- Carrboro Metropolitan Planning Organization (DCHC MPO) was expanded in February 2010 in western Orange County along the I-40/I-85 corridor. Federal legislation requires that an MPO’s MAB contain, at a minimum, the entire Urbanized Area (UZA), as defined by the U.S. Census, and the contiguous geographic area(s) likely to become urbanized within the twenty year forecast period covered by the transportation plan for the region. The MPO‘s boundary was expanded at that time because the MPO was beginning the process of developing its2040 Long Range Transportation Plan (LRTP) that included the highway, transit, fixed-guideway, bicycle and other transportation services and facilities planned for construction. In January, 2011 the North Carolina Department of Transportation (NCDOT) discovered that there was an overlap of boundaries between the two MPOs in Orange County. Attachment 1depicts the current Burlington-Graham Metropolitan Planning Organization (BG MPO) and the DCHC MPO boundaries in Orange County, including the areaof overlap.