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7 <br /> South Orange Rescue Squad (SORS) <br /> Hurricane Matthew Deployment <br /> 1. Christy Asbill <br /> 2. Assistant Chief Joshua Asbill <br /> 3. Elizabeth Ferguson <br /> 4. Theresa Forshey <br /> 5. Amanda Hefty <br /> 6. Brian Huneycutt <br /> 7. Des Lambert <br /> 8. Chief Matthew Mauzy <br /> 9. Captain Nate Montminy <br /> 10. Sean Miller <br /> 11. Captain Tucker Philbrook <br /> 12. Carly Sherrod <br /> 13. Elizabeth Shipman <br /> 14. Lt. Anne Wandishin <br /> 15. Jay Zhang <br /> 7. Regular Agenda <br /> a. GoTriangle Presentation on the Status of the Durham Orange — Light Rail <br /> Transportation (DO-LRT) Project <br /> The Board received a report from GoTriangle representatives, on communications <br /> between GoTriangle and the Federal Transportation Authority (FTA), related to the timeline for <br /> the Durham Orange — Light Rail Transportation (DO-LRT) project, and discussed the <br /> implications of the most recent information on the project, and considered potential options for <br /> the project. <br /> Jeff Mann, GoTriangle General Manager, said this evening will provide an update, with <br /> the goal of moving towards getting the light rail up and running. He said this line will provide <br /> options for a more predictable, congestion-free commute, as well as economic and <br /> environmental benefits. He said the funding picture has changed due to last year's legislature <br /> cap of 10%. He said the GoTriangle staff has worked closely with staffs and leaders of both <br /> Durham and Orange Counties, as well as local universities, governments and the private <br /> sector. <br /> Jeff Mann said the next phase is the engineering phase, which was applied for with the <br /> FTA. He said, on February 15th, Governor Roy Cooper added this project to a list of priority <br /> shovel ready, or near shovel ready, projects, that was submitted to the Department of <br /> Transportation (DOT). He said there are three active bills in the General Assembly to remove <br /> the 10% cap. He said GoTriangle received an email on February 16th, from the FTA <br /> requesting additional documentation from all involved entities to be delivered by the end of <br /> April. He said these documents would acknowledge the updated cost estimate and funding <br /> strategy for the project, and would confirm that at least 30% of the non-federal funds remain <br /> committed, in order to move into the engineering phase. <br /> Jeff Mann said since receiving this notification, GoTriangle has worked with all <br /> organizations and Counties to submit this necessary documentation. He said the Durham and <br /> Orange County Staff working group met last week, where Travis Myren lead the effort to <br /> develop an accelerated schedule for the review and approval for the Bus and Rail Investment <br /> plans, which is at the Commissioners' places. He said this accelerated schedule will help meet <br />