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2 Attachment 1 — FY14 Durham/Orange BRIP Overview; Attachment 2 - Implementation Plan Process for New Transit Service in Hillsborough, Mebane, and Rural Orange County; and Attachment 3 -Annual Review and Reporting Schedule. AREAS FOR BOCC INPUTAND DIRECTION Planning staff is seeking Board input and/or direction in the following areas: • BOCC and staff comments for formal transmittal to TT; • Guidance on whether to accelerate outreach and abridge the implementation timeline to initiate new bus service earlier than proposed; • How much of the available FY 14 funds to use to support existing versus new bus service; • Interest in strongly encouraging TT to implement a full cross county express route from Mebane-Hillsborough-Durham (with a stop in Efland) via US 70 rather than a partial route, Hillsborough-Durham; and • Authorization to collect public input on a specific set of available bus route service options. BOCC COMMENTS AND FOLLOW-UP- Attachment 4 — Summary of key Board comments conveyed at the May 21 BOCC regular meeting. Link to Granicus web stream of meeting- http://orange-nc.granicus.com/MediaPlayer.php?view id=2&clip id=465 STAFF COMMENTS: Attachment 5 — Planning staff has compiled comments on Triangle Transit's proposed "Timeline of Implementation Plan Events", as well as a list of remaining questions and points of clarification that should be noted. BUS ROUTE SERVICE OPTIONS: Attachment 6 — Based on revenues for bus service communicated by TT, Planning and OPT staff have developed several options for consideration. It is suggested that TT and OPT collect public input on these options during proposed outreach events for consideration as the final implementation plan is decided. The BOCC will be the final arbiter of OPT and inter-County regional services. PUBLIC OUTREACH: Attachment 7 — Staff is recommending a modified public outreach schedule to implement service in approximately 6 months (i.e., January 2014) vs 9 months (i.e., March 2014). TRIANGLE TRANSIT (TT) MATERIALS: Following Chair and Vice-Chair agenda review, staff forwarded the abstract and attachments for this item to TT for review. Materials provided at Attachment 8 were received from TT in response. TT also indicated that it would have additional material to provide to the Board at the meeting. FINANCIAL IMPACT: Although this item does not have an immediate financial impact, the associated activity begins a process to expend: • Approximately $6 Million per year of half-cent transit sales tax revenue; • $7 County vehicle registration fees;