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1, <br /> i <br /> ORANGE COUNTY <br /> BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS <br /> ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT <br /> Meeting Date: September 2, 1997 <br /> Action Agenda <br /> Item# 16-4 <br /> SUBJECT: 1997 Orange County Transportation Priorities List <br /> DEPARTMENT: Planning& Inspections PUBLIC HEARING: Yes_X—No <br /> BUDGET AMENDMENT REQUIRED: Yes_X—No <br /> ATTACHMENT(S): INFORMATION CONTACT: Slade McCalip <br /> - Transportation Planning Boundaries Map Extension 2595 <br /> - 1996 Transportation Priorities List <br /> - Status of the 1996 Transportation Priorities List <br /> - Direct Allocation Funds Issue Paper TELEPHONE NUMBERS: <br /> (to be distributed under separate cover) Hillsborough - 732-8181 <br /> Durham - 688-7331 <br /> Mebane - 227-2031 <br /> Chapel Hill - 967-9251 <br /> PURPOSE: To receive a report on the annual process to develop Orange County's <br /> Transportation Priorities List and the possible uses of Direct Allocation Funds to <br /> finance transportation projects in Orange County. <br /> BACKGROUND: Every year the N.C. Board of Transportation (BOT) adopts a multi-year State <br /> Transportation Improvement Program (STIP) that specifies needed transportation <br /> improvements across the state. In addition to the STIP, the Durham-Chapel Hill- <br /> Carrboro Metropolitan Planning Organization (DCHC MPO) also develops a <br /> multi-year Metropolitan Transportation Improvement Program (MTIP) that <br /> specifies needed transportation improvements in the urban area. Each year the <br /> Orange County Transportation Priorities List is sent to both the BOT and the <br /> DCHC MPO to identify projects that are both endorsed and requested by Orange <br /> County. The BOT and the DCHC MPO then develop their respective <br /> Transportation Improvement Programs using this information. <br /> At the August 7, 1997 Commissioners Work Session, Dr. Gordon requested that <br /> more research be done on the possible uses of Direct Allocation Funds to finance <br /> transportation projects in Orange County. An issue paper on this topic is being <br /> prepared and will be distributed under separate cover. <br /> RECOMMENDATION: Receive information on the annual STIP and MTIP development process and on <br /> possible uses of Direct Allocation Funds to finance transportation projects in <br /> Orange County. Begin to consider and identify possible transportation needs for <br /> inclusion in this year's Orange County Transportation Priorities List for possible <br /> adoption at the September 16, 1997 Commissioner's meeting. The last possible <br /> date for adoption is at the October 6, 1997 Commissioner's meeting. <br />