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He said he has no opinion of the schedule in #5. He feels that staff should come back in the fall about resident comments in coordinating the schedule. Chair Jacobs said there needs to be some direction to both groups that there should be coordination and synthesis between Triangle Transit and Orange County staff. He said that right now, there is nothing that ties these two together, other than a paper statement. He said it is not easy to digest this information tonight so quickly. He would prefer to hear more from the public before implementation decisions are made by the Board of County Commissioners. His suggestion would be to approve #3, #4, #6, requesting coordination and synthesis between Triangle Transit and Orange County and request staff to come back in fall with implementation timeline. Commissioner McKee agreed with Chair Jacobs. He said he is ready to make this motion, and he feels it is definitely premature to approve service options before presentations are made to the public. Commissioner Pelissier agreed with comments made by Chair Jacobs, and she asked if the Board had endorsed this process on May 21St. She questioned why staff was not already working together to create survey tools and public meeting materials. She said the Board needs to be very clear about giving direction so no more time is wasted. Commissioner Pelissier said that suggestions from staff about proposed implementations need to take into account cost and the money available. She said that service options need to be left open for input from both Triangle Transit staff and residents. A motion was made by Commissioner McKee, seconded by Commissioner Pelissier to: 1. Approve public outreach discussions, as per Attachment 6, Part A; 2. Approve presenting service options for Triangle Transit's Mebane-Efland- Hillsborough-Durham regional express route; 3. Request coordination and synthesis between Orange County and Triangle Transit staff, based on addressing Board of County Commissioners' comments, Orange County staff analysis and Triangle Transit responses; and 4. Request staff to come back in the fall with a proposed schedule for implementation based on public comment, data analysis and other relevant factors. Commissioner Gordon asked to add a friendly amendment adding Chapel Hill Transit to page 8 and page 45. Chair Jacobs said that staff would be directed to add this as a technical amendment and not part of the motion. VOTE: UNANIMOUS 8. Reports NONE 9. County Manager's Report Frank Clifton mentioned a follow up regarding discussions with Commissioner McKee, Chair Jacobs and Commissioner Dorosin about an affordable housing activity database. He