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ORANGE COUNTY <br />BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS <br />ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT <br />Meeting Date: April 14, 2015 <br />Action Agenda <br />Item No. 1 <br />SUBJECT: Durham - Orange Light Rail Transit Report <br />DEPARTMENT: Planning and Inspections PUBLIC HEARING: (Y /N) No <br />ATTACHMENT(S): INFORMATION CONTACT: <br />A. GoTriangle PowerPoint Bonnie Hammersley, Orange County Manager, 919 - <br />Presentation 245 -2300 <br />David King, Triangle Transit General Manager, 919- <br />485 -7424 <br />PURPOSE: To receive GoTriangle's report on the Durham - Orange Light Rail Transit project. <br />BACKGROUND: The Durham - Orange Light Rail Transit project (D -O LRT) was approved by <br />the BOCC in June 2012 as part of the Orange County Bus and Rail Investment Plan ( OCBRIP). <br />The OCBRIP provides local and regional transit opportunities including expanded bus service <br />and proposed light rail. Voters in November 2012 approved a one -half cent sales tax to fund the <br />local portion of the Plan. <br />Attachment A is a copy of the PowerPoint presentation that GoTriangle (formerly Triangle <br />Transit) staff is using to provide its report. A fly- through video, designed to help visualize the D- <br />O LRT project, will also be shown at the meeting. The video can be accessed via the following <br />link: http: / /ourtransitfuture.com /projects / durham- orange/ <br />GoTriangle's Presentation Covers: <br />• Recent Project Update <br />• What We Study for the Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) <br />• Five Key Decisions in EIS: Reviewing the Data <br />• Build or No Build <br />• Little Creek Crossing <br />x Duke /VA Station Location Choice <br />x Rail Operations and Maintenance Facility (ROMF) Site <br />x New Hope Creek Crossing <br />Project Next Steps: <br />• March -June 2015 — Local Governments & Public Review Data on Benefits / Impacts of <br />Alternatives <br />• April — May 2015 — GoTriangle Develops Recommended National Environmental Policy <br />Act (NEPA) Preferred Alternative <br />• September /October 2015 — Official 45 -day comment period: Local Governments and <br />Citizens provide comments on Key Decisions and any other items related to the D -O LRT <br />Project <br />