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3 What is the Status of Orange County’s Membership in BG MPO?The BG MPO has amended itsMemorandum of Understanding (MOU) to include Orange County. The amended MOU was approved on August 21, 2012 by itsTechnical Coordinating Committee (TCC) and Technical Advisory Committee (TAC). The MOU must now be circulated and signedby the Mayors or County CommissionChairs of all member jurisdictions (including Orange County), the NC Secretaryof Transportation, the NC Assistant Attorney General, and the Federal Highway Administration (FHA) Division Administrator. BG MPO staff has requested permission from NCDOT planning staff to allow this process to occur simultaneously rather than consecutively. A simultaneous process could be completed within about two months, while a consecutive process would take substantially longer. NCDOT has not yet given itsfinal word on this matter of process. Summary of Proposed Next Steps: 1.Orange County BOCC feedback at this meetingor recommendation supporting Option 4 (Attachment 3) 2.Orange County and City of Mebane joint meeting on September 20, 2012 3.DCHC MPO TCC/TACrecommendationand approval 4.BG MPO TCC/TAC recommendation and approval If a new option other than Option 4 evolves at this meeting or at the joint meeting withthe City of Mebane, joint staffs would need to meet again and this item would need to return to the BOCC before proceeding to next steps. RECOMMENDATION(S): The Manager recommends the Board: 1.Provide Planning staff with any feedbackit may have. 2.If the BOCC is in agreement with Option 4(Attachment 3),and contingent on City of Mebane discussion and supporton September 20, 2012authorize the MPOs to proceed with its implementation. 3.If the BOCC is not ready to supportOption 4, direct staff as appropriate, work withall parties, and return to the BOCC at a subsequent meeting.