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3 <br /> • Future $3 regional/TT vehicle registration fees; and <br /> • Existing regional/TT rental car tax revenues. <br /> The Countywide bus program (i.e. Chapel Hill Transit, TT and OPT) grows from approximately <br /> $850,000 in year one to approximately $3.7 Million in year five. Other monies are being <br /> reserved for an Amtrak station and other park and ride facilities. Additionally, continued <br /> development of the Light Rail Transit (LRT) component over the next two years has been <br /> estimated by TT as between $30-$36 Million. The OCBRIP for LRT relies on the assumptions <br /> of 50% Federal and 25% State funding, neither of which have been confirmed. <br /> RECOMMENDATION(S): The Manager recommends the Board- <br /> 1. Authorize the Manager to transmit formal BOCC comments from May 21, 2013 to <br /> Triangle Transit (TT) staff (Attachment 4); <br /> 2. Authorize the Manager to transmit Manager and Planning staff comments to TT staff <br /> (Attachment 5); <br /> 3. Approve OPT service options for public outreach discussions (Attachment 6, Part A); <br /> 4. Approve service options for TT's Mebane-Efland-Hillsborough-Durham regional express <br /> route (Attachment 6, Part B); and <br /> 5. Authorize staff and TT to pursue a modified public outreach schedule to implement <br /> service in approximately 6 months (i.e., January 2014) vs. 9 months (i.e., March 2014) <br /> (Attachment 7). <br />