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Commissioner Price said her understanding from the Town of Carrboro was that the 14% would be spread out. She said there has been a request for specific numbers to be presented at the next meeting. Mayor Kleinschmidt said that the Mayor of Carrboro said that their $900,000 will all be spent in the portion of the area in Carrboro. Commissioner Rich said that Carrboro has said that its money will only be spent in Carrboro, regardless of comments by representatives at Rogers Road Committee meetings. She said Carrboro's manager and attorney have made it clear that money is only to be spent in the city limits and on Roger's Road residents in Carrboro only. Commissioner Rich said, regarding the maps, it is important to remember that the utility district does not have to be built in its entirety all at once. She said it can be built in phases with Roger's Road as phase 1. Commissioner Dorosin said he attended the task force meeting, and the residents were encouraged about the commitment to finding funding to make the connections. Council Member Jim Ward said funding is another piece, and one option is to consider the Greene Tract as a funding source. He said there might be some agreement with a joint conversation concerning affordable housing, affordable commercial area, school site, green space, etc. He said this conversation needs to be re-opened and a footprint defined in order to sell to a developer. He said these funds could go toward funding improvements on Rogers Road. 2. Update on Orange County Bus and Rail Investment Plan (OCBRIP) Implementation Orange County Planning DirectorCraig Benedict said this is an update on the OCBRIP. He noted that the sales tax passed last November and will go into effect April 1 st. He said Triangle Transit is the implementing agency that will handle these funds. He said that Triangle Transit has met with other local transit agencies to begin implementing the OCBRIP. He said the implementation will include Martin Luther King bus route, Light Rail Alignment, Amtrak Station in Hillsborough, as well as some rough funding formulas from the state and local government. He said an additional document, the Orange County Bus and Rail Investment Plan Interlocal Implementation Agreement, was approved between Orange County, Triangle Transit and the DCHC-MPO (Durham-Chapel Hill-Carrboro Metropolitan Planning Organization). He said this implementation agreement has a staff working group and includes all the local governments and transit agencies as well as adjacent MPO's. Craig Benedict said to implement this plan, revenues from the tax will be looked at. There have been estimates of anticipated first year revenues to be used for bus service enhancements or support of existing services. He said this figure is $730,100, and this money will be distributed to the local transit providers. He said that the shares are divided as follows: Chapel Hill Transit with a 64% share; Triangle Transit with a 24% share; and Orange Public Transportation with a 12% share. He said Triangle Transit has requested all local transit planning agencies to come up with priority routes for the first year. He said these reports will be communicated to Triangle Transit in the next 10 days. He said the implementation agreement also identifies an annual review of revenues, cost of service and cost of projects. He said this is still in the formative stages and the first rollout of services may be later this year, but will most likely come in 2014. 3. Smoke Free Public Places