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24 • Engage with Durham County on economic development around the Woodmont and Gateway Stations O Light Rail Cost Sharing Agreement • Review every four years with the update of each County's Transit Plan O Annual Work Plans • Describe program of capital and operating improvements using transit tax funds • Presented to Board of Commissioners each Spring Chair Dorosin said the version at the Commissioners' places is redlined, and asked who made these edits. Travis Myren said GoTriangle led these changes at the request of the Commissioners involved in the negotiations. Commissioner Jacobs referred to the position in #4, and said it was not recommended to go to the MPO, but rather merited further discussion. John Talmadge said this was a mistake, and it will be discussed further. Commissioner Jacobs referred to #7, and asked if there is a reason for the change in language. He said the commissioners specifically wanted it to read that every four years the County Commissioners would review the cost split. John Talmadge said the red line version is the latest working document. Commissioner Rich agreed with Commissioner Jacobs, and said she would like to see this position work with the Council of Governments (COG), as opposed to the MPO. Chair Dorosin asked if there is a reason for the deletion in bullet point 1 referring to environmental impacts. Katharine Eggleston said it was duplicative, and the same language appears in the paragraph above. Travis Myren resumed the PowerPoint presentation: Bus Service Expansion O Financial model may support some additional bus expansion O Allocation of bus hours governed by Implementation Agreement • 64% Chapel Hill Transit • 24% GoTriangle • 12% Orange Public Transit O Potential Renegotiation of Agreement • Bus hours allocation • Bus service planning • Disposition of the potential rail dividend Commissioner Jacobs said he is supportive of this. He said when this agreement was negotiated there was not a transportation department, plan or funding. He said the County was usually just a pass through, and Chapel Hill had more funding. He asked if, going forward, GoTriangle wants to commit its staff to the same process that the County is committing its staff. John Talmadge said yes GoTriangle is willing to enter into a renegotiation, and he has reached out to the MPO and the Town of Chapel Hill. Commissioner Jacobs suggested putting some time parameters on a start date, and said it should start in this calendar year or fiscal year.