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1 <br />2 <br />3 <br />4 <br />5 <br />6 <br />7 <br />8 <br />9 <br />10 <br />11 <br />12 <br />13 <br />14 <br />15 <br />16 <br />17 <br />18 <br />19 <br />20 <br />21 <br />22 <br />23 <br />24 <br />25 <br />26 <br />27 <br />28 <br />29 <br />30 <br />31 <br />32 <br />33 <br />34 <br />35 <br />36 <br />37 <br />38 <br />39 <br />40 <br />41 <br />42 <br />43 <br />TAC 3112/2014 Attachment 11A 12 <br />11. The Durham City Council, Chapel Hill Town Council, Carrboro Board of Aldermen, <br />Hillsborough Board of Commissioners, Durham County Board of Commissioners, Orange <br />County Board of Commissioners, and Chatham County Board of Commissioners shall <br />serve as the primary means for citizen input to the continuing transportation planning <br />process. During the Metropolitan Transportation Plan reevaluation, citizen involvement <br />in the planning process shall be encouraged during re- analysis of goals and objectives <br />and plan formation. This citizen involvement will be obtained through broceduresl _ Comment [BE53]: Deleted "...goalsand <br />outlined in theIIVIPO's policy for public involvementL objectives surveys, neighborhood forums, and public <br />hearings in accordance with... <br />Comment [BE54]: Changed from "North <br />The MPO Board may also receive public input or hold public hearings as may also be Carolina Highway Action Plan" <br />required by federal or state law. <br />Section II <br />It is further agreed that the subscribing agencies will have the following responsibilities, these <br />responsibilities being those most logically assumed by the several agencies: <br />The municipalities and the counties will assist in the transportation planning process by <br />providing planning assistance, data, and inventories in accordance with the Prospectus. <br />The municipalities and the counties shall coordinate zoning and subdivision approval <br />within their respective jurisdictions in accordance with the adopted Metropolitan <br />Transportation Plan and the Comprehensive Transportation Plan. <br />Additionally, the City of Durham will serve as the Lead Planning Agency for the <br />transportation planning process in the Planning Area. <br />lfhe municipalities and the counties will participate in funding the portion of the costs of <br />Comment [BE55]: Condensed into one section. <br />Current MOU includes identical language for all <br />seven municipalities and counties. <br />the MPO's work program not covered by federal or state funding as reflected in the <br />annual Planning Work Program pproved by the MPO Board. The portion to be paid by comment[BE56]: Added in response to Chapel <br />each municipal and county member government will be based upon its pro rata share of Hill comment. <br />population within the MPO Planning Area, utilizing the most recent certified North <br />Carolina Office of State Planning municipal and county population estimates. In <br />addition, MPO members may also voluntarily contribute additional funds for other <br />purposes such as to participate in funding the costs of special studies, or other <br />specialized services as mutually agreed upon. l Comment [BE57]: Added Uses same language <br />------- -- - - - - -_ - -- as CAMPO <br />�unding provided by member agencies will be used to provide the required local match <br />to federal funds. Failure by member agencies to pay the approved share of costs would <br />impact the MPO's ability to match federal funds and could have the effect of <br />invalidating the MPO's Unified Planning Work Program and the annual MPO self - <br />certification, and could also result in the withholding of transportation project funds. <br />