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13 <br /> 1 Commissioner McKee said he would normally agree with Commissioner Gordon, but <br /> 2 with the success of the Sportsplex and the continuing need for expansion, he feels it is critical <br /> 3 to go ahead and make this purchase and have it on hand. <br /> 4 Commissioner Price echoed what Commissioner McKee said. She said she sees this <br /> 5 as an economic development project. <br /> 6 Jeff Thompson made the clarification that this is excess fund balance, not unassigned <br /> 7 fund balance. <br /> 8 Chair Jacobs said the Board wanted to recognize the fine job that John Stock and his <br /> 9 staff have done to make this facility such a success. He said the need for more room is a good <br /> 10 problem. <br /> 11 <br /> 12 A motion was made by Commissioner Pelissier, seconded by Commissioner Price to: <br /> 13 • authorize the Interim Manager and Chair to execute the Purchase and Sale Agreement <br /> 14 between the County and the Sellers of property adjacent to the Orange County <br /> 15 SportsPlex; <br /> 16 • execute the necessary paperwork to close the transaction no later than 30 days after the <br /> 17 agreements are fully executed, subject to final County Attorney approval; and <br /> 18 • approve Budget Amendment#2-C in the amount of$382,000 to fund the transaction <br /> 19 from the General Fund Unassigned Fund Balance <br /> 20 <br /> 21 VOTE: Ayes, 6; Nays, 1 (Commissioner Gordon) <br /> 22 <br /> 23 c. Resolutions to Endorse Orange County's Priority Transportation Projects for <br /> 24 the Durham-Chapel Hill-Carrboro Metropolitan Planning Organization and the <br /> 25 Triangle Area Regional Planning Organization <br /> 26 <br /> 27 The Board considered two (2) resolutions (Attachments 2 and 5) endorsing two (2) <br /> 28 priority lists of transportation projects within the Durham-Chapel Hill-Carrboro Metropolitan <br /> 29 Planning Organization (DCHC MPO) and the Triangle Area Regional Planning Organization <br /> 30 (TARPO) planning areas for consideration of inclusion in the 2016-2022 Statewide <br /> 31 Transportation Improvement Program (STIP). <br /> 32 Transportation Planner Bret Martin said this item originally came to the Board as a full <br /> 33 list with all modes of transportation. He said information is still being released that affects these <br /> 34 projects. He said there was a preliminary list created; however, now that there are hard <br /> 35 deadlines in place, the bike, pedestrian and highway projects can be slowed as more <br /> 36 information comes out that might affect the ranking and order of the list. <br /> 37 He said the transit projects do have a deadline of today with the DCHC MPO, but it can <br /> 38 be turned in tomorrow. <br /> 39 He said there have been many changes to the state funding structure, and project <br /> 40 selection criteria. He will review how this affects Orange County projects and the priority of the <br /> 41 items. <br /> 42 He noted that the Board already approved the priority projects for the BGMPO, and <br /> 43 those projects have been submitted. <br /> 44 He reviewed the following PowerPoint slides: <br /> 45 <br /> 46 BOCC ITEM 7C <br /> 47 Orange County Transportation Project Priorities <br /> 48 OCTOBER 15, 2013 <br /> 49 <br /> 50 Quick Background <br />