Agenda - 01-24-2017 - 6-a - Minutes

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29 1 Commissioner Price said she is glad NCCU is now included. She said, going forward, 2 negotiations will be necessary for how these increased costs for the project are funded. She 3 said the extension will benefit Orange County residents as well as Durham residents. 4 Commissioner Jacobs said the County has no jurisdiction for affordable housing, along 5 the light rail line, since that falls under the Town of Chapel Hill. He said the County could ask to 6 see the Town's plans for affordable housing at the upcoming Assemblies of Governments 7 meeting. 8 Commissioner Jacobs asked if the expectations of the Board, for the December 5th 9 meeting, could be reiterated. 10 Danny Rogers said the Board will be asked to give permission to put in the plan that 11 Orange County will make the effort to fund the additional local funds necessary to fill the 12 financial gap; the intent to work toward that end. He said a concrete commitment of actual 13 funds will come at a later date. 14 Chair McKee clarified that it will only be a commitment to intent. 15 Danny Rogers said yes. 16 Chair McKee asked if the timeframe for commitment of actual funds could be identified. 17 Danny Rogers said in April 2017 there will be more definition of the plan, and 18 commitment from the County to be a part of the plan is desired at that time. He said the 19 commitment that is required, when action must be taken, would be when submission is made to 20 the FTA to get into the president's budget in the summer of 2018. 21 Chair McKee said design engineering is $60 or $70 million. He said the County is being 22 asked to absorb another $60 million on an unknown before the County is being asked to 23 commit formally. 24 Danny Rogers said FTA is asking the County to commit. He said they do not want to 25 commit to spending the $60 or $70 million, without an understanding from the sponsoring 26 governments that this is desired. 27 28 A motion was made by Commissioner Pelissier, seconded by Commissioner Rich to add 29 NCCU station extension to the program and for Commissioner Jacobs to provide comments on 30 the Durham-Chapel Hill-Carrboro Metropolitan Planning Organization amendments: 31 32 a. to the definition of its Locally Preferred Alternative (LPA)for the D-O LRT 33 project; 34 b. to the 2040 Metropolitan Transportation Plan (MTP) for the D-O LRT project. 35 36 37 VOTE: 6-0 38 39 Commissioner Jacobs asked if there is an urgency to have a closed session tonight. 40 Rich Shaw, Land Conservation Manager, said no. 41 42 A motion was made by Commissioner Dorosin, seconded by Commissioner Rich 43 postpone their closed session meet and defer it to the December 13th meeting. 44 45 VOTE: UNANIMOUS 46 47 d. Cancellation of a Declaration of Restrictive Covenants 48 The Board considered approving the cancellation of the declaration of restrictive 49 covenants on real property (a single family home) located at 305 Pleasant Drive, Carrboro, NC.