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2 <br />The TAC plans to adopt the 2009-2015 MTIP in March, after TAC members and staff have <br />had a one-on-one discussion with the BOT members for Divisions 5 and 7 regarding issues in <br />their respective local jurisdictions. <br />The NCDOT has scheduled a public comment meeting for the Draft Division 7 STIP on <br />Wednesday February 20 from 2:00 - 4:00 p.m. at the Robert and Pearl Seymour Senior Center <br />at the Southern Human Services Campus in Chapel Hill. The latest schedule anticipates that <br />the NCDOT will adopt the 2009-2015 STIP in July 2008. <br />Attachments 1 and 2 are draft resolutions with comments regarding, respectively, the TIP for <br />Orange County to be submitted to the North Carolina Department of Transportation and the <br />MTIP for projects within the metropolitan area boundary (MAB) to be submitted to the DCHC <br />MPO TAC. <br />Attachment 3 contains comments approved by the Orange Unified Transportation Board <br />(OUTBoard) at its meeting on January 16, 2008. <br />Attachment 4 is the Draft 2009-2015 TIP for Orange County. This document includes the <br />Transportation Program for Rural Projects, Urban Projects, Strategic Highway Corridor Projects, <br />Feasibility Studies, Federal Bridge Projects, Mitigation Projects, (Independent) Bicycle and <br />Pedestrian Projects, Congestion Mitigation Projects, Enhancement Projects, Hazard Elimination <br />Projects, and Passenger Rail Projects and the Public Transportation Program for Chapel Hill, <br />Orange County and the Triangle Transit Authority (TTA). <br />Attachment 5 lists changes between the current 2007-2013 TIP and the Draft 2009-2015 TIP for <br />Orange County (projects in the County's jurisdiction only). <br />Attachment 6 gives the status of projects in the Orange County Transportation Priority List for <br />consideration for funding in the 2009-2015 STIP. <br />FINANCIAL IMPACT: There is no immediate financial impact associated with this item. <br />RECOMMENDATION(S): The Manager recommends that the Board approve the Resolution <br />Providing Comments To the North Carolina Department of Transportation Regarding the Draft <br />2009-2015 State Transportation Improvement Program and the Resolution Providing <br />Comments To the Durham-Chapel Hill-Carrboro Transportation Advisory Committee Regarding <br />the Draft 2009-2015 Metropolitan Transportation Improvement Program.