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 <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />MEMORANDUM <br />TO:GoTrianglePlanning&LegislativeCommittee <br />FROM:CapitalDevelopment:DͲOLRTProjectTeam <br />DATE:November1,2017 <br />SUBJECT:DͲOLRTProjectRequestforDesignChangeApproval:Additionofa <br />Blackwell/MangumStreetStationinDowntownDurham <br /> <br />StrategicObjectiveorInitiativeSupported <br />ThisitemsupportsStrategicObjective1.1:IncreasenumberofcustomersservedwithSustainable <br />TransportationServices. <br /> <br />ActionRequested <br />StaffrequeststhattheCommitteerecommendthattheBoardadopttheadditionofaDͲOLRT <br />stationbetweenBlackwellandMangumStreetsalongPettigrewStreetindowntownDurham. <br /> <br />BackgroundandPurpose <br />AttheJuly26,2017,meeting,theBoardofTrusteesapprovedtheDesignChangeApprovalPolicy <br />(Policy)fortheDͲOLRTProject.ThePolicyestablishedthreeCategoriesofchanges: <br />x Category1includeschangeswhichwouldrequireapprovalbyeachsignatoryboardofthe <br />TransitPlans:theDurhamBoardofCountyCommissioners,theOrangeBoardofCounty <br />Commissioners,theDCHCͲMPOPolicyBoard,andtheGoTriangleBoardofTrustees. <br />x Category2,includeschangeswhichwouldrequireapprovalbytheGoTriangleBoardof <br />Trustees.Forchangesinthiscategory,GoTrianglestaffwillprovidetheDurhamand <br />OrangeBoardsofCountyCommissionersandtheDCHCͲMPOPolicyBoardwiththe <br />opportunitytoreviewandprovideinputonthechangepriortobringingthechangeto <br />theGoTriangleBoardofTrusteesforfinalapproval. <br />x Category3,generallyincludesallotherproposeddesignchangesandestablishesthatthe <br />DͲOLRTProjectDirectorhasapprovalauthorityfordesignchangeswithinthisCategory. <br />However,theDͲOLRTProjectDirectorand/orExecutiveOversightTeammaychooseto <br />recommendthatdesignchangesinCategory3shouldbeelevatedtotheGoTriangle <br />BoardofTrusteesforapproval. <br /> <br />Thisdesignchange,whichfallswithinCategory1asitwouldaddastationtotheProject,requires <br />approvalbytheDurhamBoardofCountyCommissioners,OrangeBoardofCounty <br />Commissioners,DCHCͲMPOPolicyBoard,andGoTriangleBoardofTrustees. <br /> <br />Page 4 of 25 <br />4