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26 <br /> 1 Center. No cost increases can occur, and both the Gateway Station Shift and the Station <br /> 2 Addition will be accommodated within the current budget if approved. <br /> 3 Matthew Clark, GoTriangle Government Affairs Manager, reviewed the following <br /> 4 information: <br /> 5 <br /> 6 BACKGROUND: <br /> 7 The first part of the presentation will update the Board of Commissioners on the activities <br /> 8 related to transit oriented development planning around the Durham-Orange Light Rail Stations. <br /> 9 GoTriangle received a $2.1 million grant from the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) to help <br /> 10 plan areas around the rail stations. This effort involves preparing appropriate land use plans <br /> 11 and development standards to maximize the benefits of new investments in transit service, <br /> 12 promote the development of walkable neighborhoods, and enhance existing communities. The <br /> 13 planning grant also included a market study that assessed the potential economic development <br /> 14 benefits of development or redevelopment that could occur around the rail stations. <br /> 15 <br /> 16 On October 16, Chapel Hill staff and the Transit Oriented Development consultant team held a <br /> 17 meeting with members of the six Chapel Hill advisory boards and commissions to discuss the <br /> 18 process for developing zoning regulations for the station areas, the project schedule, and <br /> 19 community goals that should be prioritized. The current schedule would have a draft zoning <br /> 20 code available for discussion in January of 2018. <br /> 21 <br /> 22 The second part of the presentation will be to update the Board of Commissioners on two <br /> 23 proposed rail station changes. The Orange County Transit Plan discussed the possibility of <br /> 24 shifting the Gateway station to the west in order to promote more economic development <br /> 25 opportunities, particularly in Orange County. The Transit Plan requires that GoTriangle seek <br /> 26 input from the Board of Commissioners on any change in station location, which will be <br /> 27 communicated to the GoTriangle Board before making a final decision. <br /> 28 <br /> 29 The second proposed station change is to add a station at the Durham Performing Arts Center <br /> 30 (DPAC). The new station would be intended to provide better access to the Center and the <br /> 31 Durham Bulls Athletic Park. The Transit Plan requires that the addition of any station must be <br /> 32 approved by the Orange County Board of Commissioners, Durham County Board of <br /> 33 Commissioners, and DCHC MPO Policy Board, and the GoTriangle Board. Go Triangle is <br /> 34 requesting formal Board consideration at its December 12, 2017 meeting. <br /> 35 <br /> 36 The cost of the shift in the Gateway station is currently estimated to be $8 million, and the <br /> 37 estimated cost of the new DPAC station is $2.5 million. Since the total light rail project budget <br /> 38 was set when the project was approved to enter engineering, both of these changes would <br /> 39 have to be accommodated in the current budget if approved. The attached memoranda from <br /> 40 Go Triangle further describe these proposed changes. <br /> 41 <br /> 42 Matthew Clark began the PowerPoint presentation: <br /> 43 <br /> 44 Durham-Orange <br /> 45 Light Rail <br /> 46 Transit Project <br /> 47 Orange County Commissioners <br /> 48 November 20, 2017 <br /> 49 <br /> 50 Entry into Engineering <br />