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3 <br /> 1 Commissioner Jacobs said that the intention of the retreat planners was to talk about <br /> 2 sustainability in a broad sense, to avoid dealing with things episodically. It would similar to the <br /> 3 way the Manager is trying to deal with the budget using a five year financial outlook. Another <br /> 4 buzzword they could use is "holistically. " He said they want to look at things as if they were all <br /> 5 interrelated, because they know they are, and articulate that view when explaining what the <br /> 6 County does so that other people can follow it. <br /> 7 <br /> 8 Chair Dorosin said that one connotation for him of both "sustainability" and "resilience" is <br /> 9 maintaining the status quo. That's helpful in the context of threats we face from the General <br /> 10 Assembly and the federal government, but they also should be thinking about moving forward. <br /> 11 For example, the bond has passed and they now have an opportunity to move forward on <br /> 12 housing. <br /> 13 <br /> 14 Commissioner Jacobs said that another way to look at "sustainability" is to consider the County <br /> 15 as a living entity. It has to be forward-oriented in order to survive but it also has to be responsive <br /> 16 and flexible to the environment. They should be proactive within a context that they can <br /> 17 understand rather than a context that is episodic. <br /> 18 <br /> 19 Commissioner Marcoplos said that "sustainability" was a simple term when it was first <br /> 20 introduced; it has become complicated by people using it to back certain positions. He <br /> 21 suggested the Board stick with the simple meaning that is contained in the word itself: can the <br /> 22 system continue moving ahead in the face of factors that would cause it to stop and die. He <br /> 23 said let's keep it simple, and apply it on a case by case basis. <br /> 24 <br /> 25 Example 1: Public Transportation <br /> 26 Manager presented on (a) the status quo, (b) anticipated forces of change and likely <br /> 27 consequences, (c) how the County currently plans/prepares/provides for resilience in this <br /> 28 context. <br /> 29 <br /> 30 Travis Myren recognized Theo Letman, the County's new Transit Director. <br /> 31 Travis Myren then led a presentation on the status quo, forces of change, and resilience <br /> 32 measures planned or being taken by the County with regard to public transportation. <br /> 33 <br /> 34 Status Quo <br /> 35 ➢ Orange Public Transportation (OPT) <br /> 36 ➢ Two Fixed Routes <br /> 37 o Hillsborough Circulator <br /> 38 o Orange/Chapel Hill Mid-Day Connector <br /> 39 ➢ Medical Transportation <br /> 40 o Seniors and Residents with Disabilities <br /> 41 o All Medical Appointments & One Shopping Excursion per Week <br /> 42 ➢ Senior Center Transportation <br /> 43 -Bus and Rail Investment Plan Funds Other Services <br /> 44 ➢ Public Transportation- graph <br /> 45 ➢ Public Transportation- graph <br /> 46 -Funded but not Implemented Expansions and Services <br /> 47 o New Routes Expected by July 1, 2017 <br /> 48 o Efland-Hillsborough Commuter Loop-map <br /> 49 o Orange-Alamance Connector-map <br /> 50 Commissioner Rich suggested to do a field trip once routes are done for the BOCC. <br /> 3 <br />