Agenda - 05-16-2017 - 8-a - Minutes

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23 1 operating and maintenance and the state of good repair costs are split 80% Durham, 20% 2 Orange through 2036, and then 81% Durham and 19% Orange thereafter. 3 Chair Dorosin said the negotiation process with Durham County has been very 4 collaborative. He said one thing to remember is that this project only succeeds if all are working 5 together. He said all parties have an interest in making this work. 6 Commissioner Rich said it sounds like the Board is comfortable with eel 0, and she is as 7 well. She said this is a regional transportation system, and all are in it together. She thanked 8 all those involved in the negotiation process. She said she would like to see some bus hours 9 added, and revenues around development at the stations. 10 Commissioner Marcoplos said he agonized over the costs and their risks, but he 11 commended Chair Dorosin and Commissioner Jacobs on a remarkable job of bringing the cost 12 share down so low. He commended Durham as well. He said he is comfortable with Scenario 13 ee10. 14 Commissioner Jacobs thanked Travis Myren, Orange County staff, Durham County 15 staff, and GoTriangle staff. 16 Travis Myren referred to Attachment C, and said there are some suggested changes to 17 the Transit Plan at the Commissioners' places with track changes: 18 19 Recommended Transit Plan Changes 20 0 Station Locations 21 • Patterson Place Station — no increase in environmental impact to the New 22 Hope Creek Watershed 23 • Gateway Station — move closer to Orange County to increase economic 24 development potential 25 • Approval of additions or deletions by Board of Commissioners 26 • Location changes presented to Board of Commissioners for input prior to 27 GoTriangle Board of Trustees approval 28 0 Administrative Support 29 • Administrative position to administer the Transit Plan located at the MPO 30 0 Annual Work Plans 31 • Describe program of capital and operating improvements using transit tax 32 funds 33 • Presented to Board of Commissioners each Spring 34 35 0 Economic Development Partnership 36 • Engage with Durham County on economic development around the 37 Woodmont and Gateway Stations 38 0 Light Rail Cost Sharing Agreement 39 • Review every four years with the update of each County's Transit Plan 40 0 Annual Work Plans 41 • Describe program of capital and operating improvements using transit tax 42 funds 43 • Presented to Board of Commissioners each Spring 44 45 Chair Dorosin said the version at the Commissioners' places is redlined, and asked who 46 made these edits. 47 Travis Myren said GoTriangle led these changes at the request of the Commissioners 48 involved in the negotiations.