Agenda - 04-27-2017 - 1 - Consideration of the Final Draft Durham – Orange Light Rail Cost Sharing Agreement and Final Draft Orange County Transit Plan

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82 Orange County Transit Plan April 25, 2017 6. Implementation ActivitieAs discussed below in this Section, the SWG will develop the following work products to govern implementation: This Plan represents the county's transit vision, and proposes a set of new transit services, infrastructure, facilities, and • Multi-year programs for Capital Improvements and planning efforts to accomplish the county's goal of an improved Operating Programs (Section 6.1). transit network that increases access to jobs, employment • Project-Specific Agreements,assigning responsibility for opportunities, and social services for residents and helps guide executing particular projects (Section 6.3). growth in a sustainable fashion. Following this Plan's adoption, . Annual budgets which allocate Tax District Revenue the project sponsors will continue to refine the scope of capital (Section 6.4). projects to produce more accurate cost estimates, seek other sources of funding, and make changes to service plans based on Collectively,these documents will be known as an Annual Work the outcome of short-term planning efforts. In addition, actual Plan (Section 6.5). The full process defined in this Section will project expenses and revenues will vary from the assumptions be in place for the first Work Plan submission due in May 2018, in this Plan, which may require changes in the scope, schedule, so that all projects funded by Tax District Revenue will be in or need for any particular project. Therefore, the Plan compliance with the implementation process established in establishes an implementation process to translate the this section for fiscal year 2019. proposed projects in this Plan into actual funded services and facilities. The 2012 Implementation Agreement among Orange County, A multi-year Capital Improvement Program (CIP) identifies by DCHC MPO, and GoTriangle established a Staff Working Group year projected capital projects, project sponsors responsible with representatives from Orange County, the DCHC MPO, and for undertaking these projects, the financial costs and GoTriangle to oversee the plan implementation and to make anticipated sources of funding for those projects, and identifies recommendations to the Managers or governing bodies when any projected operating costs associated with those projects. A changes are needed.This group will continue to meet regularly multi-year Operating Program describes activities such as for this purpose. Continuing with current practice and per the development of local bus, express bus, Bus Rapid Transit, and Implementation Agreement, staff from all municipalities and light rail services to be funded by the Tax District. It will describe transit providers within the County will be invited to participate service changes planned for the upcoming year and preliminary in this effort. service proposals and financial projection for the subsequent years. The document will also describe administrative, planning, marketing, or other functions that are not directly Final Page 58 of 65