Agenda - 11-01-2016 - 6-a - Minutes

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3 1 • A submersible sewage pump station (700 gpm) along West Ten Road. This is 2 strategically located to provide a future downstream connection point for a future 3 extension to serve EDD Zones D2, D3 & D4, as depicted on the Capital Projects Exhibit. 4 • Approximately 19,000 linear feet (3.6 miles) of sewer force main (10" & 12") 5 Chris Rollins said Mebane is handling all of the routine maintenance now, and is ready 6 to proceed. 7 Council Member Ed Hooks asked if the number of citizens that will be served is known. 8 Chris Rollins said about 400 residents in Efland. He said these residents already have 9 water and sewer; it will simply be treated in Mebane instead of Hillsborough. 10 Commissioner Dorosin asked if rates will change. 11 Howard Fleming said rates will remain the same as they are paying now. 12 13 2. Transit Service Orange Public Transportation Update 14 15 Background: Orange County Public Transportation (OPT) is in the process of implementing 16 bus expansion services. Services are supported by the North Carolina Department of 17 Transportation (NCDOT) rural grant programs, half cent sales tax, vehicle tag fees, urban 18 funding through the Durham Chapel Hill Carrboro Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO) 19 and Burlington Graham MPO and fare receipts. OPT accepted delivery of seven new 20 replacement buses during the summer 2015 and three additional replacement vehicles in the 21 summer 2016. Older, infrequently used buses have been sold and all new vehicles are in 22 service. New bus operators were hired and trained to support both expanded and existing 23 services. Screening and hiring continues for pending services. 24 25 Five new approved services include: 26 • Recent service additions 27 — August 2015: Orange-Chapel Hill Connector with expanded service to Cedar 28 Grove—This is an Increased frequency to hourly service on the mid-day fixed route 29 service that OPT operates on the Hillsborough-Chapel Hill route. This complements 30 the peak hour service that is operated as GoTriangle Route 420, managed by 31 Chapel Hill Transit under an agreement with GoTriangle. (See Attachment 1) 32 — June 2016: Expanded Senior Center Service - Later Senior Center service was 33 added on weekdays to provide additional service to the county's Senior Centers, 34 particularly the Passmore Senior Center. Two route-deviation services are now 35 provided at 3:30 pm in addition to 1:00 pm service times. 36 37 • Pending service additions 38 — Efland-Hillsborough Commuter Loop —Complementing the GoTriangle ODX peak 39 hour commuter service between Mebane/Efland, Hillsborough and Duke/VA 40 Hospital, downtown Durham, OPT will operate peak period/peak direction service 41 from Efland to connect with the ODX at its Hillsborough stop, enabling Efland 42 residents to connect to Duke and Durham. It also provides connecting service to the 43 420 Chapel Hill Route to UNC 44 — Orange-Alamance Connector (US 70 midday) The Orange-Alamance Connector will 45 be operated by OPT to complement the GoTriangle ODX service. It will provide mid- 46 day service on weekdays between Mebane/Efland and Hillsborough. A Congestion 47 mitigation and air quality improvement (CMAQ) Program Grant was applied for and 48 final approvals were received in February 2016. Service is pending receipt of the 49 grant-funded vehicle.