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ATTACHMENT 5 <br /> 33 <br /> 1 WHEfEA$a transportation planning process includesthe operational procedures and working <br /> 2 arrangements by which short and long-range transportation plans are soundly conceived and <br /> 3 developed and continuously evaluated in a manner that will: <br /> 4 <br /> 5 1. Assist governing bodies and official agencies in determining courses of action and in <br /> 6 formulating attainable capital improvement programs in anticipation of community <br /> 7 needs;and, <br /> 8 <br /> 9 2. Guide private individuals and groups in planning their decisionswhich can be important <br /> 10 factors in the pattern of future development and redevelopment of the area; <br /> 11 <br /> 12 WHEfEA$it isthe desire of these agencies that a continuing,cooperative,and comprehensive <br /> 13 transportation planning process,be established for the Durham-Chapel l-ill-Carrboro <br /> 14 Metropolitan RanningAreain compliance with Title 23 U.SG Section 134 and any subsequent Comment[BE4[:'Changedfrbm"Durham <br /> 15 amendmentsto that statute,and any implementing regulations;Title 49 U.SC Chapter 53 and Urbanized Area"in response to NCDOT comment. <br /> 16 any subsequent amendmentsto these statutes,and any implementing regulations;and the Comment[BE5[:changed reference from <br /> Federal Transit Act of 1991 to the U.S.C.related to <br /> 17 Crean AI r Act of 1970,as amended,[42 U.SG 7504 and 7506m]�. _ _ Metropolitan Planning and public transportation <br /> 18 Comment[BE6]:Added Clean Air Act <br /> 19 VA-EFEA,$it is the desire of these parties that all prior M en-cranda of Understanding between the references U.S.c.requirements onconformity <br /> 20 parties be superseded and replaced by this Memorandum of Understanding. <br /> 21 <br /> 22 NOW THEFEFORE,the following Memorandum of Understanding is made: <br /> 23 <br /> 24 Section 1 <br /> 25 <br /> 26 It ishereby agreed that the City of Durham, Town of Chapel Fill,Town of Carrboro,Town of <br /> 27 Hllsborough,County of Durham,County of Orange,County of Chatham,and the North Carolina <br /> 28 Department of Transportation in cooperation with the United:sates Department of <br /> 29 Transportation will participate in a continuing,cooperative,and oomprehensive�ransportation Comment[BE7]:Added, <br /> 30 planning processwith responsibilities and undertakings as related in the following paragraphs: <br /> 31 <br /> 32 1. The Durharn-Chapel HII-Carrboro Metropolitan';RanningAro,will consist of the - Comment[BES[:Metropolitan Planning Area <br /> 33 Durham Urbanized Area ss defined by the United Sates Department of Commerce, <br /> not MetropohtanArea Boundary is term used in <br /> 34 Bureau of the Cansus,plusthat area beyond the existing urbanized area boundary that Comment[BE9[:changed from Durham-Chapel <br /> 35 is expected to become urbanized or be affected by urban policieswithin atwenty-year Hill-Carrboro Urbanized Area census uses' <br /> 36 planningperiod. This area is hereinafter referred to asthe Metropolitan Ranning Area. "Durham Urbanized Area" <br /> 37 <br /> 38 2. The Durharn-Chapel Fill-Carrboro Metropolitan Ranning Organization(DCHCMPO)shall <br /> 39 include the boards of general purpose local government-the Durham City Cbundl, <br /> 40 Chapel Fill Town Council,Carrboro Board of Aldermen,Hillsborough Board of <br /> 41 Commissioners,Durham County Board of Commissioners,Orange County Board of <br /> 42 Commissioners,and Chatham County Board of Commissioners;the North Carolina <br /> 43 Department of Transportation;aIMPO Board(hereinafter defined,aIMPaOTechnical = Comment[BE10[':New name for TAC <br /> 3 <br />