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Donna Baker said that she would contact the support staff for this board to indicate what the BOCC wanted to do and to ask for direction. VOTE: UNANIMOUS f. Orange County Planning Board —Appointment The Board was to make an appointment to the Orange County Planning Board. DEFFERED Commissioner Gordon asked that this item be deferred since the sub-committee of Commissioner Pelissier, Clerk to the Board Donna Baker and herself were revising the volunteer application, per the Board of Commissioners, to add additional questions for 5 boards/commissions, including the Planning Board. She said this revised application will come before the BOCC sometime in the next month, and then she would like for applicants for this position to re-apply using the revised application, if possible. The Board agreed and Chair Jacobs said it was important to make sure the review of the revised application is not on the same night as the appointments are to be made. He also asked that township applications be organized so that the applicants living in the township are seen first. g_ Orange Unified Transportation Board —Appointment The Board made an appointment to the Orange Unified Transportation Board. A motion was made by Commissioner Pelissier, seconded by Commissioner Price to appoint: • Amy Cole to the Orange Unified Transportation Board in the Public Transit Advocate position (#13) with an expiration date of 9/30/2016. VOTE: UNANIMOUS 12. Board Comments Commissioner Dorosin — none Commissioner Gordon referred to a hand out regarding a recent meeting of the Transportation Advisory Committee of the Metropolitan Planning Organization. She said there was a good amount of discussion regarding the strategic transportation investment legislation. She noted the section at the bottom of the page regarding the strategic transportation investment and its effect on the TIP planning and approval process. She said $6 billion for fiscal years 2016-2025 is allocated to state mobility projects. She said there is a new way to score potential projects and these projects are programmed prior to any local input. She noted that $4.5 billion goes to regional projects. She said that projects not selected in the state projects can then be selected in the regional category. She said this creates a cascade effect that puts more potentially eligible projects in the regional tier. She said the new selection criteria are based on 70 percent data and 30 percent local input. She said that the Transportation Advisory Committee will be sending a letter articulating the concerns regarding a need for more local input and the implications of the cascade effect. Commissioner Price — none Commissioner McKee — none Commissioner Pelissier— none