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2 BACKGROUND: The NC SRTS Program works with schools, local governments and agencies, advocacy and non-profit organizations, and public health professionals at a grassroots level to identify improvements that can help make bicycling and walking to and from school a safe and healthy transportation alternative. The proposed County SRTS Plan was developed under this program. The three schools chosen for the SRTS Plan are part of the Orange County Schools system, and all are located inside or adjacent to the Town of Hillsborough: • Grady A. Brown Elementary School • Cameron Park Elementary School • C.W. Stanford Middle School Eligible SRTS projects can be bundled as infrastructure and non-infrastructure. Funding can include training volunteers, sidewalks, street crossings, safety improvements, bicycle/pedestrian lanes, etc. All projects must be within two (2) miles of a K-8 school. Following adoption, a SRTS Action Plan Advisory Committee (APAC) will be established that would be responsible for advocating plan implementation and assist with programming and grant writing, evaluating plan progress, and assessing plan priorities. Multiple subsequent implementation action steps are outlined and prioritized in the Plan, the fruition of which would be subject to the recommendations of the APAC and the approval of the Board of County Commissioners (BOCC). Orange County will serve as the lead planning agency in advancing implementation of the SRTS Plan. Attachment 1 is the Amendment Outline form approved by the BOCC on October 15, 2013. The Amendment form contains details regarding the timeframe for the adoption process. The form also outlines the rationale, process, and implications of the development and adoption of the SRTS Plan. Pre-adoption activities on the Draft SRTS Strategic Action Plan can be found in Section CA of Attachment 1. The Plan development process included a public workshop completed in April 2008 that sought input from residents, including parents, teachers, principals, children, Town of Hillsborough staff, and Orange County staff. Attachment 2 is a link to an online copy of the Draft SRTS Strategic Action Plan for consideration (264 pages): http://orangecountync.gov/planninq/documents/UpdatedSRTSPlan- allchapterscombined.pdf. A hard copy is available upon request. The BOCC held a public hearing on the SRTS Plan at its November 19, 2013 meeting. No members of the public spoke in favor or against the Plan. The BOCC had two comments: 1. To provide additional details about project costs and funding; and 2. To prepare an exhibit with charts depicting the number of students within walking range of each of the three schools addressed in the Plan (Attachment 4). Minutes are available on the County website at: http://server3.co.orange.nc.us:8088/weblink8/0/doc/32180/Page1 aspx The public hearing was adjourned to February 18, 2014 to obtain a recommendation from the Orange Unified Transportation Board (OUTBoard), and to receive comments and actions from