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K Attachments Attachment 1 is the list of project priorities submitted to TARPO and DCHC MPO for the last STIP development and project prioritization iteration in 2011. Attachments 2 and 5 are draft resolutions for the BOCC to approve /endorse with the OUTBoard- approved project priority lists to submit to the DCHC MPO and TARPO for scoring /ranking and for consideration of inclusion in DCHC MPO's Metropolitan Transportation Improvement Program (MTIP) and TARPO's regional priority list, and by extension, the STIP. Attachments 3 and 6 contain more detailed descriptions of each project, each project's history of previous consideration or ranking, and staff's prioritization recommendation for projects proposed within each planning area. Attachments 4 and 7 are maps depicting the locations of these projects within each MPO /RPO planning area within Orange County. Background Information on STIP Development: For background information on the State's STIP development process, the State's newly adopted Strategic Transportation Investments (STI) Act, the State's Strategic Mobility Formula (SMF) developed as part of the STI legislation, and the State's revised /updated scoring methodology that institutes major changes to the inputs and weights used to rank projects for consideration and inclusion in the STIP, please reference the abstract for the resolution to endorse Orange County's priority transportation projects within the BGMPO planning area staff prepared for the BOCC's September 17, 2013, meeting. That abstract is accessible using the following weblink: http: / /www.co. orange .nc.us /occlerks /130917.pdf FINANCIAL IMPACT: There is no immediate financial impact associated with this item except that projects specifically categorized as bicycle and pedestrian projects will require a 20 percent local match from the County and will require the County to expend any costs related to project management and administration. RECOMMENDATION(S): The Interim Manager recommends that the Board approve /endorse the resolutions (Attachments 2 and 5) to submit priority transportation projects to the DCHC MPO and TARPO.