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1 ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT Meeting Date:November 8, 2012 Action Agenda Item No 5-g_ . _____ SUBJECT: Burlington-Graham Metropolitan Planning Organization Memorandum of Understanding Adding Orange County as a Voting Member DEPARTMENT:PUBLIC HEARING: (Y/N) Planning and InspectionsNo ATTACHMENT(S):INFORMATION CONTACT: 1.Resolution to Approve Burlington-Abigaile Pittman, 245-2567 Graham Metropolitan Planning Tom Altieri, 245-2579 Organization (BG MPO) Memorandum Craig Benedict, 245-2592 of Understanding (MOU) Adding Orange County as a Voting Member Past agenda material on this itemmay 2.Revised BG MPO MOU Adding be found at: Orange County as a Voting Member http://orangecountync.gov/OCCLERKS/12012 48d.pdf PURPOSE: To consider approval ofa resolutionadding Orange County as a voting member of the Burlington-Graham Metropolitan Planning Organization (BG MPO) to the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU). BACKGROUND: On August 12, 2011, the Chair of the BG MPO Technical Coordinating Committee extended an offer to the County to formally join the MPO. On January 24, 2012 the BOCC adopted a resolution requesting representation on the BGMPO Transportation Advisory Committee (TAC) and Technical Coordinating Committee (TCC). The BG MPO has amended itsMemorandum of Understanding (MOU) to include Orange Countyas a voting member. The amended MOU was approved on August 21, 2012 by theTechnical 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. MOU execution by all member jurisdictions is occurring simultaneously and should be complete before the end of the year. The MOU establishes membership, bylaws, responsibilities and voting structure for the member jurisdictions of the BG MPO. The only revision to the existing MOU document (Attachment 2) has been the addition of Orange County as a member jurisdiction.