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Alderman Gist left at 9:03 p.m. Alderman Johnson left at 9:03 p.m. Commissioner Gordon said the assumptions of the Bus and Rail Investment Plan are that 50 percent will be federal, 25 percent will be state, and 25 percent will be local. She said one of the big changes in the landscape is whether we get the 25 percent state funding. She said the light rail is going through the federal process now, and we cannot expect the state to commit at this point. She said this funding split is an important thing to remember. Commissioner Gordon agrees that Carrboro should be connected to the 405 route. Commissioner Pelissier said knowing that the state funding is uncertain the federal landscape is also continuing to change. She said Triangle Transit is proactively looking at other ways to fund and finance that 25 percent state money. She said there are a lot of places across the country that is using other sources, and there are other alternatives to make this happen. Chair Jacobs said he assumes the Board can count on staff getting updates from all three transit entities on the status of the priority projects. He said this can be distributed to everyone here. Commissioner Rich said it would be good to put information on the website listing how the transit tax is being spent. 6. Aqricultural Support Enterprises in the Rural Buffer Mayor Lavelle said Perdita Holtz has provided them with a summary of the text amendments to the Joint Planning Use Plan and Agreement. She said there have been several meetings to discuss this, and there is one item that is the sticking point. She said Carrboro is recommending that once these amendments are adopted, after five years all jurisdictions have to sign off and state that they like the way this is working out. She said the Alderman wanted to have a few years to see how this process is working out and have a chance to evaluate it. Mayor Lavelle said the Alderman had asked the attorney to look into a sunset clause that requires all jurisdictions to act after five years. She said the Chapel Hill has not looked at this yet, and it is a work in progress. Chair Jacobs said there are three governments involved in this, and it would be good to get all three staffs and attorneys to review and hash out the concerns and sticking points before continuing to go down the road separately. He said maybe this could be done before the Assembly of Governments meeting. He said the Joint Planning Agreement (JPA) is a significant agreement, and he thinks that it is important to first make sure that everyone is in agreement about the issues. He said the Board of County Commissioners has not had any discussions on changes to the JPA, and they are not in any position to discuss what Carrboro has adopted. He would like to have a meeting of the minds to find out where the common ground is and to help make some intelligent joint decisions. Commissioner porosin asked if the concern from the Carrboro Aldermen is about making changes to the JPA, or if there are specific concerns about the Agricultural Support Enterprise amendments. He wants to know if this is a discussion of procedure or substance. Mayor Lavelle said this is more about assessing the impact on the rural buffer. She said the five year point was a place in time to stop and see what is happening. Alderman Slade said the rural buffer has been a feature of the joint governments protecting what a lot of people in the towns' value. He is surprised at how little public input has been given. He said this would be a measure that would guarantee that people get a sense of what this means, while allowing time to come back and reconsider. He said this is not a question of procedure, but it is specific to this one issue.