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Wib Gulley said that the intent is that unless each and every party agreed on a change, then there would be no change. This language can be clarified in item 12 to say that each and every party would have to approve of a change. Commissioner McKee said that in section 12, the statement limits this agreement to a two-party agreement. He thinks that the MPO needs to have an advisory role. Wib Gulley said that it now reads as a two-party agreement. If the MPO were added, it would say three entities. John Roberts said that he is comfortable that, regardless of how many parties there are, the current language makes it have to be all three parties or both parties to make effective any material changes. He said that he agrees with Wib Gulley. Commissioner Gordon said that she had expected that there would be language in this agreement to specify a role for the MPO, and that the MPO should have an important role. She said that she had written down some roles that the MPO could play, and also some other suggestions concerning the Implementation Agreement. The suggestions are given in her handout shown below: Suggested Changes to the Implementation Agreement Alice Gordon - September 18, 2012 The suggestions given below are the ones that are the most complex. I may also have other comments which I will state at the meeting. I. MPO Role The MPO on June 13, 2012 requested that the BOCC specify a "role" for the MPO in the agreement. Here are some suggestions for specifying what the MPO role would be, instead of being a "party." A. After the first paragraph, add the following language (after deleting the letters "DCHC" in the first paragraph): The Durham-Chapel Hill-Carrboro Metropolitan Planning Organization, the regional transportation planning agency for the Durham-Chapel Hill-Carrboro urban area pursuant to US DOT regulation CFR Part 450 and 49 Part 613 ("DCHC"), will have a significant role, as delineated in the provisions and procedures of this agreement. B. Add a new paragraph, after section 9 (or another place, as appropriate). The first sentence would be: The important role of DCHC in planning for the Durham-Chapel Hill-Carrboro urban area is recognized. The rest of this paragraph would then need to be developed. The paragraph would indicate that the MPO staff would participate in all meetings of the SWG. The remainder of this paragraph would then use, as starting point, the language in the side notes made by John Roberts on the last page of the agreement.