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21 <br /> 1 No negative financial impact is associated with the awarding of the surplus property. However, <br /> 2 if the Board of County Commissioners approves the request for additional leveraged financial <br /> 3 resources, there would be an outlay of$90,000 or less depending on the final detailed plan and <br /> 4 cost estimate for the installation of needed infrastructure. <br /> 5 <br /> 6 Commissioner Price asked who will maintain the street. <br /> 7 Susan Levy said the Town of Hillsborough. <br /> 8 Commissioner Marcoplos asked if the number of houses has been determined. <br /> 9 Sherrill Hampton said it has yet to be determined, but one contingency that has been <br /> 10 requested would allow the staff to work with Habitat for Humanity to maximize the number of <br /> 11 units. <br /> 12 <br /> 13 A motion was made by Commissioner Jacobs, seconded by Commissioner Burroughs <br /> 14 for the Board to: <br /> 15 <br /> 16 (1) accept the award recommendation of the Application Review Committee and authorize <br /> 17 the County Manager to sign all necessary legal documents associated with transferring <br /> 18 the surplus property (Parcel 09865516149) following approval by the County Attorney's <br /> 19 Office; and <br /> 20 (2) approve the request for $90,000 in leveraged financial resources for installation of <br /> 21 infrastructure contingent upon submittal and County staff's approval of Habitat's final <br /> 22 detailed plans and cost estimate. If approved, payment is to be made in incremental <br /> 23 draws after Habitat utilizes its leveraged funds on hand. <br /> 24 <br /> 25 VOTE: UNANIMOUS <br /> 26 <br /> 27 d. Durham-Chapel Hill-Carrboro Metropolitan Planning Organization 2045 <br /> 28 Metropolitan Transportation Plan Preferred Option — Public Comment Period <br /> 29 The Board received a presentation on the 2045 Metropolitan Transportation Plan (MTP) <br /> 30 Preferred Option presentation from Orange County Transportation Planning staff and offer any <br /> 31 comments in conjunction with the OUTBoard's November 15, 2017 comments. <br /> 32 <br /> 33 BACKGROUND: <br /> 34 The Durham-Chapel Hill-Carrboro Metropolitan Planning Organization, (DCHC MPO) which is <br /> 35 responsible for long range transportation planning for Durham County and parts of Orange and <br /> 36 Chatham Counties, is updating its MTP. The 2045 MTP is a federally required, financially <br /> 37 constrained, plan that recommends major transportation projects, policies and strategies <br /> 38 designed to maintain existing transportation systems and address the region's future travel <br /> 39 needs. <br /> 40 <br /> 41 Projects must be in the 2045 MTP to receive any state and federal transportation funding <br /> 42 through the State Transportation Improvement Program (STIP). The Board of County <br /> 43 Commissioners (BOCC) did not receive a presentation from Orange County Transportation <br /> 44 Planning staff at this stage of the 2040 MTP planning process. Staff is providing this <br /> 45 presentation now primarily as information but also to find opportunity for Board comments. Any <br /> 46 comments received will be communicated to the MPO Board for its consideration. <br /> 47 Commissioner Barry Jacobs is Orange County's representative on the MPO Board with <br /> 48 Commissioner Penny Rich as the alternate. <br /> 49 <br />