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1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 • No one spoke in opposition • There were questions and comments about specific projects • There were discussions regarding maintenance of projects • The Board unanimously recommended that the BOCC approve the SRTS Strategic Action Plan Background The SRTS Plan was reviewed and approved by: ➢ The Orange County Board of Education on February 24, 2014 and March 10, 2014 (Attachment 6) • No one spoke in favor of, or opposition to the Plan • There was brief positive Board discussion • The Plan was unanimously approved ➢ The Town of Hillsborough on March 10, 2014 (Attachment 7) • No one spoke in favor of, or opposition to the Plan • There was brief positive Board discussion • The Plan was unanimously approved Background February 27, 2014 meeting held with the Town of Hillsborough to discuss sidewalk maintenance. Precedent of a December 2004 sidewalk maintenance agreement for a portion of Homestead Road with Carrboro and Chapel Hill, and included an encroachment agreement with NCDOT. Implementation - Next Steps ❑ 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, that will be subject to the recommendations of the APAC and approval of the BOCC. ❑ Orange County to serve as the lead planning agency in advancing implementation of the Plan. SRTS Proiect Funding ❑ Established under previous federal legislation (SAFETEA -LU), now MAP -21 ➢ Reimbursement program ➢ No local match required ❑ Remaining SAFETEA -LU funds are available ❑ Orange County can compete for remaining funds with an adopted SRTS Plan (no local match) ❑ Other potential miscellaneous sources of funding Commissioner Price referred to the graphs in their abstract regarding the study done in 2010 and asked if this was a select group. Craig Benedict said there were specific interest groups that came forward from the different Orange County schools to discuss this overall program. He said one of the focused areas was Orange Grove Road, because the survey showed that a lot of residents crossed the bridge on this road to get to the elementary and high schools. He said residents are not encouraged to walk here, as the bridge is not a safe area.