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il 1 Patrick McDonough said there have been two meetings with the Home Owners 2 Association (HOA), and letters have also been received. He said individual home owners may 3 not be aware but the HOA is. 4 Commissioner Rich asked if signage could be posted to make the community aware. 5 Patrick McDonough said he is not sure of the best way to handle such communication, 6 but he is pleased that the East 54 HOA is aware of the project and is involved in the discussion. 7 Commissioner Price asked how loud the rail will be and if home owners will need to 8 soundproof. 9 Patrick McDonough said part of the Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) looks at this 10 very issue. He said they have three categories of receptors of evaluating the noise level and 11 are in the process of this evaluation. He said there will be a draft EIS by the end of the year. 12 Commissioner Pelissier asked about the rail going through the Friday Center's parking 13 lot. 14 Patrick McDonough said the University of North Carolina (UNC) has agreed to have it 15 studied and are working on expressing their preference. He said no official statement has been 16 issued by UNC thus far, but they seem to be leaning towards C2A. He added UNC is seeking 17 to work with the Town of Chapel Hill on the issue and will state their final preference in the 18 future. 19 Chair McKee asked about parking facilities. 20 Patrick McDonough said in this corridor, with the Friday Center, there are about 800 21 spaces. He said they would maintain the park and ride at the Friday Center and he said if UNC 22 considered redeveloping the Friday Center, changes could be considered at that time. 23 Chair McKee asked about parking at the Woodmont Station. 24 Patrick McDonough said there is no parking lot. He said parking here was considered 25 originally, but the Friday Center is a much better access point. He said there is also a large lot 26 at Leigh Village, the next station up the line. He said in considering the flow of traffic at peak 27 times, Woodmont is a much more difficult station to get cars in and out of than either the Friday 28 Center or Leigh Village. 29 Chair McKee asked why a station would be there if there is no parking available. 30 Patrick McDonough said the Town of Chapel Hill is planning to develop more densely in 31 this area in the future. He said the Town sees this as a walk up station. 32 Commissioner Pelissier said there is a proposal for a large development at Leigh 33 Village. 34 Patrick McDonough said yes, there is a group of landowners, who own about 300 acres 35 in the area, working together to create a master plan for a large development. He said the City 36 of Durham is seeking to develop regulations to support the plan. He said a public meeting will 37 be held on April 30tH 38 39 Video stopped at 7.43pm. 40 41 Commissioner Price asked about extra bus services. 42 Patrick McDonough said when Orange County adopted the plan there were bus 43 improvements included. He said many of the bus improvements have already been 44 implemented. 45 Commissioner Price asked if the other route options line up with the bus plan, since C1 46 has been ruled out. 47 Patrick McDonough said construction takes about 3 to 4 years, and during this time they 48 would be working with all local transits, such as Chapel Hill Transit, Duke Transit, etc. He said 49 if the light rail can better meet the transportation needs then the buses will be removed from 50 service and be freed up to serve in a different capacity. How the buses can best be used will