Agenda - 04-20-2017 - 1 - Discussion Regarding the Draft Durham – Orange Light Rail Cost Sharing Agreement and Draft Orange County Transit Plan

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15 Record of Decision as part of the project's design. Any private land development that may result from the location of the station must comply with Durham City/County's regulations, which include regulations about the environmental effects of development. • A shift of the Gateway station to the west, away from 1-40. This change was recommended by GoTriangle's transit-oriented development consultants in a station area land-use study. If implemented, the proposed station refinement has the potential to significantly increase the economic development opportunities for both counties at that site. Again, this proposed refinement will be re-evaluated for environmental effects. FTA must review this re-evaluation and concur with the findings before GoTriangle can incorporate this proposed change into the final design of the project. The approving Boards of this plan agree that any additions or deletions of stations along the D- O LRT Project alignment would require approval by the Orange County Board of Commissioners, Durham County Board of Commissioners, and DCHC MPO Policy Board, and the GoTriangle Board. Changes to station locations that would be significant enough to require approval by the GoTriangle Board of Trustees, such as the two changes described above, will be presented in advance to the Orange County Board of Commissioners, Durham County Board of Commissioners, and DCHC MPO Policy Board for their input." 4. Add a new subsection to Section 4—Administrative and Service Support will be amended to include funding for a part-time position at the DCHC MPO to manage the ongoing work of the Staff Working Group, including distribution of quarterly status updates on the Durham-Orange Light Rail Transit project. The cost will be split between Orange County and Durham County and funded at an annual amount of approximately$49,000, escalated annually. 5. Add a new subsection to Section 6—Annual Work Plans Each year, the Staff Working Group will develop a Work Plan that sets forth the program of transit capital and operating improvements to be undertaken using Tax-District Revenue. The Work Plan will include: • the Annual Budget discussed in Section 6.4 • the Multi-Year Capital Improvement Program discussed in Section 6.1 • the Multi-Year Operating Program discussed in Section 6.1 • project-specific agreements as discussed in Section 6.3 • an update of the long-term Financial Plan The Work Plan would be presented to Orange, Durham, and DCHC MPO Boards each Spring prior to consideration for approval by the GoTriangle Board and DCHC MPO Policy Board in May for the upcoming fiscal year, beginning in May 2018.