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11 1 Frank Clifton said that recommendation `B' would be the preferred option. 2 Commissioner Gordon said that if the Board approves recommendation `B', then the 3 agreement should be no longer than four years and then it should be reviewed. 4 Commissioner Rich said that there is something that states there will be a review of the 5 allocation formula yearly. She asked what allocation this includes. 6 Frank Clifton said that the agreement on the $7 fee is based on the existing funds for 7 transit. The distribution formula itself will be reviewed annually. 8 Commissioner Gordon said that she acknowledged what has been said tonight and that 9 there were arguments on both sides. She said that in their comments about the plan people 10 made important points. She said that the situation is that Orange County has signed the Bus 11 and Rail Investment Plan and approved it, and it has approved the Implementation Agreement 12 and the Cost-Sharing Agreement. The other part of this relates to levying the fee now or 13 waiting until next year. 14 Wib Gulley said that the funds raised in Orange County are from four different funds 15 going into the plan and he listed these: 16 - 1A-cent sales tax 17 - $7 vehicle fee 18 - $3 increase in the regional vehicle registration fee 19 - rental cars that are attributed to Orange County 20 Wib Gulley said that the $7 comes to the County by statute is required to be spent on 21 transportation. He said that the control is within the plan that has been adopted. He said that 22 the question is really administration of the fees. 23 Commissioner Gordon said that there is a way to change the agreements. She said that 24 there are three entities that have to agree to change the agreements: Orange County Board of 25 County Commissioners, Triangle Transit, and the DCHC MPO TAC. 26 A motion was made by Commissioner Gordon, seconded by Commissioner Rich 27 to choose Option B: 28 Orange County creates an agreement with the NCDMV for direct disbursement of 29 revenues to TTA with similar reporting as noted above each November, and that this agreement 30 be for a period not longer than four years. The period of time would be coordinated with the 31 four-year review specified in the Implementation Agreement. 32 Commissioner Gordon asked Frank Clifton if it would be best to specify the timing. 33 Frank Clifton said that he would need to work with NCDMV and staff can work this in. 34 Commissioner McKee said that if the Board passes this motion they would be making 35 the same mistake they have been doing for years and getting the priorities out of order. He 36 said that Orange County did not coordinate with the Towns regarding the plans for transit 37 before approving the Implementation Agreement. He said that the County did not work in 38 concert with the Towns. Also, the County approved the $7 vehicle registration fee that has not 39 been levied. 40 Commissioner Gordon said that it is appropriate to consider recommendations to 41 approve the three attached resolutions. 42 Chair Jacobs said that the abstract is confusing and it does not lay the order of actions 43 that Commissioner McKee is advocating. 44 Commissioner Dorosin said that it was not clear that Commissioner Gordon was making 45 a motion to levy the fee. He echoed what Commissioner Gordon said about the agreements 46 and negotiations that had been made and the vibrant discussion of the community. He said 47 that it would represent bad faith if the Board now backtracked. He said that Orange County 48 would get into a bad place as a community if they only want to pay taxes for services that they 49 do not need. He said that a lot of people pay school taxes and they do not have children. He 50 said that he is in favor of approving the resolutions.