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ATTACHMENT 5 <br /> 37 <br /> 1 Triangle Transit 1 <br /> 2 Total 38 <br /> 3 <br /> 4 *`8 votes per representative, Comment[BE33[:Proposed Weighted Voting is <br /> 5 based on the current MOU,but makes Durham <br /> County and Orange County equivalent due to similar <br /> 6 Fbpresentativesfrom each ofthefollowingbodieswill serve asnon-voting members of populations and increases Chapel Hill due to <br /> 7 the M Board: comparatively larger size In response to Cairboro's <br /> comments,all local governments receive aminimum <br /> 8 of two votes The number of weighted votes for all <br /> jurisdictions were doubled from the draft MOU <br /> 9 a. A,representative of the Federal Highway Administration; Quorum is6 members who represent 20weighted <br /> 10 b. A representative of the Federal Transit Administration; C tee <br /> 11 c. Other local,regional,state,or federal enciesim actin transportation in the - comment[B)ofth Federal Highway <br /> 12 impacting � Adminis4rator(s)of the Federal Highway <br /> 12 planning area at the invitation of the MPO Board. Administration and/or the Federal Transit <br /> 13 Adm nistration,or their representative(s);" <br /> 14 The MPO Board will meet as often as it is deemed appropriate and advisable. On the <br /> 15 basisof a majority vote,the MPO Board may appoint membersof the Board to act as <br /> 16 Chair and Vice-Chair with the responsibility for coordination of the Board's activities. A <br /> 17 member of the Lead Planning Agency staff will serve as Secretary to the Board and will = Comment[BE35[:changed from city of <br /> 18 work cooperatively with the staff of other jurisdictions. Durhan'Department ofTransportation <br /> 19 <br /> 20 10.AM PO Technical Committee shall be established with the responsibility of general <br /> 21 review,guidance and coordination of the transportation planning process for the <br /> 22 planning area and with the responsibility for making recommendations to the respective <br /> 23 local,state,and federal governmental agencies and the MPO Board regarding any <br /> 24 necessary actions relating to the continuing transportation planning process.The MPO <br /> 25 Technical Committee shall be responsible for development,review and <br /> 26 recommendations for approval and changesto the Prospectus,Unified Planning Work <br /> 27 Program,Transportation Improvement Program,National Fighway Sjstem,Functional <br /> 28 Classification,Metropolitan Planning Area boundary,Metropolitan Transportation Plan, <br /> 29 and Comprehensive Transportation Plan,for planning citizen participation,and for <br /> 30 documenting reportsof various transportation studio. Fcc ment[BE3si:changedfrem°the <br /> 31 portation s udy"jm response o Orange County <br /> ment. <br /> 3 2 Membership of the MPO Technical Committee shall include technical representatives <br /> 33 from local and state agencies directly related to and concerned with the transportation <br /> 34 planning process for the planning area. F;bpresentativeswill be designated by the chief <br /> 35 executive officer of each represented agency. Departments or divisions within'local and <br /> 36 state agendesthat should be represented on the MPO Technical Committee include, <br /> 37 but are not limited to,those responsible for transportation planning,land use planning, <br /> 38 transportation operations,publicworks and construction,engineering,public <br /> 39 transportation,environmental conservation and planning,bicycle and pedestrian <br /> 40 planning,and economicdevelopment.1 Initially,the membership shall include,but not Comment[BE371:Added <br /> 41 be limited to,the following: <br /> 42 <br /> 43 a. The City of Durham 5 representatives <br /> 44 b. The Town of Chapel HII 3 representatives <br /> 7 <br />