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Attachment 7 18 <br /> March 10,2014 <br /> Board of Commissioners Regular Meeting <br /> Approved <br /> Page 1 of 1 <br /> -V 0 0-WN OF HILLSBOROUG-mm ' ---i <br /> MINUTES <br /> town HILLSBOROUGH BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS <br /> of <br /> �Tii1S&gh Excerpt.Safe Routes to School Strategic Action Plan for Orange,County Item <br /> j.� March 10,2014 <br /> 7:00 PM,.Town Barn <br /> PRESENT: Mayor Tom Stevens and Commissioners Kathleen Ferguson,L.Eric Hallman, Evelyn Lloyd,Brian Lowen, <br /> and Jenn Weaver <br /> STAFF PRESENT: Town Manager Eric Peterson,Human Resources Director/Town Clerk Katherine Cathey,Police <br /> Chief Duane Hampton,Planning Director Margaret Hauth,Public Works Director Ken Hines,Town Engineer/Utilities <br /> Director Kenny Keel,Town Attorney Bob Hornik <br /> 10. ITEMS FOR DECISION—REGULAR AGENDA <br /> A. Safe Routes to School Strategic Action Plan for Orange County <br /> Abigaile Pittman,Transportation/Land Planner for Orange County,made a brief presentation. She requested that the <br /> board endorse the plan. Safe Routes to School is a federally funded program providing opportunities for bicycling and <br /> walking to school,to improve safety,to reduce congestion, and to improve children's health.The NCDOT gave Orange <br /> County an award to prepare the action plan in July 2008.Three schools were chosen to be included in the plan.NCDOT <br /> contracted with a consultant to develop a plan in 2009.It was delivered to staff in 2012. Some updates have been made <br /> since then. Stanford Middle,Cameron Park Elementary and Grady Brown Elementary are the chosen schools. <br /> She reviewed funds--SAFETEA-LU funds are funds with no local match.After that,MAP-21 funds are subject to the <br /> usual 80-20 match. <br /> Following adoption,the subcommittee would be the advisory committee.The planning director would be the town <br /> representative. <br /> NCDOT is taking a closer look at the Grady Brown site and coming back soon with preliminary information about the <br /> projects there. <br /> Acknowledged issue of sidewalk maintenance that came up at Feb 27 joint TB/BOCC meeting. In April BOCC will vote <br /> on adoption. <br /> Commissioner Weaver asked why DOT chose Grady Brown. It was the county's request.The pedestrian crossing on the <br /> bridge has been a priority for years.Anything we can do to get sidewalks to the bridge helps,Ms.Pittman answered. <br /> 7:46:35 PM Commissioner Hallman made a motion to adopt the resolution to endorse the plan. Commissioner Ferguson <br /> seconded.The vote was unanimous,5-0. <br /> Respectfully submitted, <br /> �e,W� -('Cl <br /> Katherine M.Cathey <br /> Town Clerk <br />