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^ 10 1 2. Authorize the Chair to send the attached letter(Attachment 4) submitting preliminary 2 comments to the Town of Hillsborough. 4 Commissioner Jacobs said that there should be some green space as a buffer around 5 the urban areas much like there is a rural buffer between Hillsborough and Chapel Hill and 6 Carrboro. He made reference to the third bullet—preference for non-residential uses—and 7 suggested adding, "in an economic development area." 8 Commissioner Jacobs said that he thought the master plan for Waterstone had a hotel 9 proposed there. He would hope to have this kind of plan with Mebane in the near future. 10 A motion was made by Commissioner Hemminger, seconded by Commissioner Jacobs I I to update the letter with suggestions and map attachment and authorize the Chair to send the 12 attached letter(Attachment 4)submitting input to the Town of Hillsborough regarding its draft 13 Future Land Use Plan. 15 The changes include: attach "area 5"to the next to the last bullet, add "in economic 16 development districts"to the third bullet, and attach the map as suggested. 18 VOTE: UNANIMOUS 20 d. Resolution to Submit Comments Regarding Alternatives for the Durham- 21 Chapel Hill-Carrboro Metropolitan Planning Orcianization's 2040 Metropolitan 22 Transportation Plan and Comprehensive Transportation Plan 23 The Board received a presentation from Lead Planning Agency staff member Andy 24 Henry(Attachment 1) and considered a resolution (Attachment 2) submitting comments to the 25 Durham- Chapel Hill-Carrboro Metropolitan Planning Organization (DCHC MPO) Transportation 26 Advisory Committee(TAC) regarding the Alternatives Analysis of the 2040 Metropolitan 27 Transportation Plan (MTP) and Comprehensive Transportation Plan (CTP). 29 Planning Director Craig Benedict introduced this item. 30 Andy Henry, Planner with the Durham-Chapel Hill-Carrboro Metropolitan Planning 31 Organization, made a PowerPoint presentation. 33 2040 Metropolitan Transportation Plan (MTP)and 34 Comprehensive Transportation Plan (CTP) 35 Alternatives Analysis 36 What is DCHC MPO? 37 Durham-Chapel Hill Carrboro 38 Metropolitan Planning Organization 39 Responsible for long range transportation planning in 40 Durham City and County, and 41 Parts of Orange County and Chatham County. 42 Federal mandate—MPO must plan use of federal transportation funding 43 Policy Board—Transportation Advisory Committee JAC) composed mostly of 44 local elected officials. 46 What is 2040 MTP? 47 u Lists hia wav ransit and other transportation projects to address future 48 transportation defi ncies;through year 2040. 49 17 Assumptions—based on future land use, population and employment. 50 R A Gonstra nt—Anticipated revenues must cover anticipated project costs. 51 Fu—n—cfinq -- Projects must be in MTP to receive state and federal funding (via 52 Transportation Improvement Program—TIP)