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ORANGE COUNTY PLANNING & INSPECTIONS DEPARTMENT <br /> Craig N. Benedict, AICP, Director <br /> Administration 131 W. Margaret Lane <br /> (919) 245-2575 P O Box 8181 <br /> (919) 644-3002 (FAX) a Hillsborough, NC 27278 <br /> www.orangecountync.gov °'► c• •`'' <br /> -Sam1 <br /> INTER-OFFICE MEMORANDUM <br /> DATE: May 9, 2014 <br /> TO: Michael Talbert, Orange County Manager <br /> FROM: Craig Benedict, Planning & Inspections Director <br /> RE: Contract for transportation best practices investiga ns ion <br /> economic development districts <br /> Orange County has adopted access management plans for its economic development <br /> districts to address current and future access management strategies. Recent development <br /> efforts in the Buckhorn EDD area have revealed the need for revisions to the Buckhorn <br /> EDD Access Management Plan (AMP) due to the presence of sensitive environmental <br /> areas. Additional work must also be done to ensure that the County's access management <br /> strategy is as technically and legally sufficient as possible with respect to requiring <br /> dedication and/or reservation and construction, and providing guidance to developers. To <br /> this end, revisions will need to be to done to the County's Unified Development Ordinance <br /> (UDO), and future roads in the EDD will be required to be incorporated in State and MPO <br /> transportation plans to ensure legal implementation and enhance possibilities for State <br /> project funding. Monies were planned for these activities in this current year budget. <br /> Three key categories of steps have been identified for addressing these issues: <br /> 1. Environmental Consulting Services to perform a series of environmental tasks in <br /> identified areas of the Buckhorn EDD. The purpose of this would be to assist staff in <br /> revising the proposed access routes in these areas with some certainty of viability <br /> and to provide legal support for implementation of the Buckhorn EDD AMP. <br /> Additionally, the environmental knowledge gained will assist in economic <br /> development marketing efforts and provide guidance to developers in these areas. <br /> Contract to complete this step was forwarded for routing on 5/2/2014 — <br /> FY '13 214 $31,650 <br /> 2. Transportation Consulting Services to perform a series of tasks to develop legally <br /> defensible criteria for requiring dedication and/or reservation and construction of <br /> roads in EDD. Task A of these services would be a Transportation Best Practices <br /> Investigation; Task B would be Corridor Conceptual Planning — Roadway <br />