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11 <br /> 1 Craig Benedict said the County can contribute 20% to bike and pedestrian projects, and <br /> 2 some of the data driven scoring criteria can evolve if local governments can acquire right of <br /> 3 ways or help with design work. <br /> 4 Chair Dorosin said the options to get things done in Orange County is to take steps to <br /> 5 enhance scores through this process, or fund projects with County funds. <br /> 6 Commissioner Jacobs said they did talk about sidewalks and pedestrian access, and <br /> 7 whether this should be part of the budget process with matching funds. He said a lot of these <br /> 8 projects are not in the County's jurisdiction, and DOT will not allow a sidewalk in their right of <br /> 9 way in rural areas, nor will they maintain it. <br /> 10 Commissioner Jacobs said DOT members attend MPO meetings, but the County does <br /> 11 not have a policy about sidewalks, rather everything is ad hoc. He said they also talked about <br /> 12 projects that are not high in the queue, and looking at County plans over the last 10 to 15 years <br /> 13 that propose transportation improvements that have totally fallen off the radar. <br /> 14 Commissioner Jacobs said Orange County is getting the short end of the stick at both <br /> 15 MPOs, and this needs to improve. <br /> 16 Commissioner Rich agreed. <br /> 17 Commissioner Price said there are four counties involved with Triangle Area Rural <br /> 18 Planning Organization (TARPO), and there was an agreement to split up projects so each <br /> 19 county gets some projects. She said they also need to work with DOT staff. <br /> 20 Commissioner Jacobs said, when rural planning organizations were formed over 10 <br /> 21 years ago, Orange County decided not to let the Durham-Chapel Hill MPO take the entire <br /> 22 County as the rural interests would fall to the bottom of the list. He said Orange County is <br /> 23 involved with TARPO, DCHC MPO and the Burlington-Graham MPO. <br /> 24 <br /> 25 Andy Henry, DCHC MPO, made the following PowerPoint presentation: <br /> 26 <br /> 27 Today's Objective <br /> 28 Understand role of Durham-Chapel Hill-Carrboro Metropolitan Plan Organization (DCHC MPO). <br /> 29 Understand role of Metropolitan Transportation Plan (MTP) and how to review it. <br /> 30 Provide any feedback to DCHC MPO and Orange County staff. <br /> 31 <br /> 32 What is the DCHC MPO? <br /> 33 **Durham-Chapel Hill-Carrboro Metropolitan Planning Organization <br /> 34 - Responsible for long range transportation planning in Durham City and County, and <br /> 35 Parts of Orange County and Chatham County. <br /> 36 - Federal mandate— MPO must plan and approve use of federal transportation funding <br /> 37 - Policy Board -- Composed mostly of local elected officials from member jurisdictions <br /> 38 and counties: <br /> 39 Commissioner Jacobs — Member <br /> 40 Commissioner Rich —Alternate <br /> 41 <br /> 42 What is the DCHC MPO? (map) <br /> 43 - Most funding designated in cooperation with NCDOT, but some discretionary funding <br /> 44 is distributed based on the MPOs policy framework. <br /> 45 - All urbanized area must be in the MPO planning boundary. <br /> 46 <br /> 47 Transportation Planning Framework- chart <br /> 48 <br /> 49 What is the 2045 Metropolitan Transportation Plan (MTP) <br />