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purpose of this agreement is to provide that the Bus and Rail Investment Plan in Orange County may be reviewed or revised from time to time. There are still several items of disagreement. The biggest disagreement is between Orange County staff and TTA on whether or not the MPO should be a party to the agreement, since the staff believes it should be a two party agreement. It is a decision that the Board of County Commissioners can make whether or not to include the MPO as a party to the agreement. Should the Board choose not to include the MPO as a party, the MPO still will have a significant role in dealing with the plan. It will come down to a decision by the Board of whether to include that organization as a party. The MPO has expressed the desire to be included as a party. Planning Director Craig Benedict said that in June of this year, the Orange County Bus and Rail Investment Plan was approved with conditions, and it will tell how the '/�-cent sales tax will be spent if it is approved in November. The Implementation Agreement contains 14 sections. He reviewed each section. Chair Pelissier said that she would like to speak on the signatories on the documents and the letter in the packet from the MPO. She said that since the Board has not yet responded to the MPO, it would be good to at least decide who the parties will be to the agreement. Commissioner Gordon said that she wanted to introduce this item and to explain the handouts she put at their places. She first reviewed the motion concerning the Bus and Rail Investment Plan which the BOCC had approved. Motion from June 5t", 2012 approving the Bus and Rail Investment Plan Move that the Board of County Commissioners (BOCC) approve the Draft Bus and Rail Investment Plan (BRI Plan) in Orange County, contingent on the approval of an Implementation Agreement between Triangle Transit and Orange County, and subject to the following conditions: A. That the following inconsistent sections in the BRI Plan be addressed, as shown below 1. The difference in the cost of the Hillsborough rail station on page 25 (Orange Financial Plan Data) and page 31 (Appendix A, Assumptions) REVISION: on Page 25, add a note, referencing the Hillsborough Rail Station, which states that Orange County will only be responsible for a 10% match 2. The difference in the number of expenditure categories on page 25 (Orange Financial Plan Data - 9 categories), and page 32 (Appendix A, How All Dollars Are Spent - middle pie chart - 8 categories) REVISION: Change the last bullet, which references the borrowing of$25 million, into a Note. B. That the language concerning the Implementation Agreement on pages 25 and 26 of the BRI Plan be changed to reflect the actual contents of the agreement, once that agreement is revised.