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She reviewed the numbers from the chart on abstract page 4 - FY14 Draft Budget for the Bus and Rail Investment Plan. Total collections for Orange County, from all revenue sources, are $7.3 million and administrative costs total $150,000. She said costs are split between the two counties. She said there is also a very conservative reserve of$3.2 million. This leaves a net revenue of about $4 million. Commissioner McKee asked for the percentage of administration costs. Sondra Freeman said administrative costs make up 1.03% of the total collected. Commissioner McKee asked if this includes personnel and consultants. Sondra Freeman said no, this is strictly administrative costs. Sondra Freeman said that staff positions are pro-rated, and positions will be hired throughout the year at different stages. An annual cost will be available the following year. She said there are 9 individuals included, with a total of$169,000. She said the consultants total is $3.2 million for Orange. She reviewed the transit services numbers and said the OPT dollars are at $88,350, and Chapel Hill Transit is at $471,200. She said both of these numbers are based on the planned percentages. She said Triangle Transit dollars total $176,700. She noted that the total bus service expenditure is $736,250, which is equal to the available revenue, leaving a net of zero. She said there is a balance of$3.1 million remaining. She noted a modest negative of $88,000 for fiscal year 2014 and said that this will be covered if the $3 registration happens by the fourth quarter. David King said there are three other components of the plan, including "Busway" improvements along MLK and the Hillsborough Train Station, which is an $8.5-9 million project. He said notification has been given that the County is ready to go on this when the folks at the rail division are ready. He said the Town of Hillsborough is ready to go with the environmental work to prepare for this project. He said this will help determine park and ride and platform locations. He said the final and biggest piece is the light rail work. He said this is on scale with development and planning for a major freeway in design and environmental planning. He said this work will proceed this year, and there will be a board presentation on this tomorrow. He invited the Commissioners to attend. He noted that there are no guarantees that this will be funded. Commissioner Pelissier asked for an explanation of the new application and why this must be re-submitted. David King said an application was submitted in September 2012, and two weeks later a new bill (MAP 21) was passed, establishing a new set of rules. Thus, the submission was put in under an earlier set of rules and now has to be re-done under the new rules. He said one of the most relevant changes is that once you enter the federal pipeline, you have two years to complete the environmental work. He said the current plan includes about 26 months worth of work and this can't be crammed into 24 months. He said the next few months will be spent reducing that timeline, so that when submission is redone and the project enters the pipeline, it will be able to be completed in the required time frame. Chair Jacobs said that one of their original goals, when inviting Triangle Transit to speak, was to give this update to the Board of County Commissioners and to the public. Commissioner McKee said there has been some email traffic about the proposed Mebane to Durham route and whether it will be on 1-85 or Hwy 70. He said there is some disagreement over the word "express." He said that because this route will have 4-5 stops, it can be called "express"; however, the needs of the citizens and the route of the bus need to align. He said the needs are on 70 and not on 1-85, but 1-85 seems to be Triangle Transit's focus. He asked if there is any clarification for these citizens.