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10 <br /> Charge 6. Suggest/recommend policies, procedures for advancing bike and <br /> pedestrian safety in the county. <br /> 1. Create a Task Force to put together an action plan for implementing the list of <br /> actions suggested in Charge 5, and have the action plan reviewed by the <br /> OUTBoard and presented to the BOCC. Have one member of the BOCC serve <br /> as a member of the Task Force. <br /> 2. Charge the Task Force with providing a list of roadways or areas in Orange <br /> County that need improvements for the OUTBoard to review, and send to the <br /> BOCC or to staff for approval. <br /> 3. Have staff create a list of goals for improving the roadways identified by the <br /> Task Force, including desired timelines and approximate costs. <br /> 4. Instruct staff to review with the OUTBoard roads that are scheduled for <br /> resurfacing and recommend wide shoulders or other appropriate improvements <br /> on roads identified as rural bikeways. <br /> 5. Ask NCDOT to adhere to their Complete Streets manual and to their written <br /> policies concerning rumble strips when installing them on rural roads (see <br /> Appendix B) <br /> 6. Receive semi-annual updates and annual written reports from staff regarding <br /> progress of the above noted action items and goals for the past and the <br /> upcoming year. <br /> Charge 7. Identify agencies, departments, groups that might work to move <br /> this forward. <br /> All of the following, in addition to every Orange County resident, are stakeholders who <br /> should work together to make our roads safer. <br /> 1. Law enforcement agencies (Sheriff's Department, Highway Patrol) <br /> 2. School representatives <br /> 3. Orange County Visitor's Bureau <br /> 4. NCDOT staff <br /> 5. County and regional planning staff <br /> 6. Elected representatives <br /> 7. County businesses <br /> g. Bicycle advocacy groups <br /> g. Those who work with driver's education classes and traffic offenders <br />