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29 <br /> 1 proposed project will be in Orange County. He asked if the County line could be clearly <br /> 2 identified. <br /> 3 Patrick McDonough pointed out the County line, and discussed some of the details of <br /> 4 the area. He said his staff looked at the original station as well as the newly proposed one <br /> 5 today. He said within the quarter mile, it was originally 1.1 acres, and under the new location it <br /> 6 is 29.4 acres. He said at the half mile radius level, the old station was 107 acres, and the new <br /> 7 location is 182 acres. <br /> 8 Commissioner McKee asked if the amount of actual developable land in Orange County <br /> 9 is known. <br /> 10 Patrick McDonough said he would have to get this information, but the key is the <br /> 11 intensity with which the developable areas are developed. <br /> 12 Commissioner Marcoplos referred to Eastowne Office Park, and how the location of the <br /> 13 station will affect it. <br /> 14 Patrick McDonough said the consultants have envisioned some type of high quality <br /> 15 bicycle and pedestrian connection across from the new station location to Eastowne. He said <br /> 16 there is an OWASA pump station, an historic property, and an intermittent stream near the old <br /> 17 station location. He said the newer location is favorable. <br /> 18 Patrick McDonough resumed the PowerPoint presentation: <br /> 19 <br /> 20 Tentative Timeline <br /> 21 January `18 — Draft code distributed for review <br /> 22 February —Council Meeting: Review draft and invite Boards <br /> 23 March —Joint Boards & Commission meeting to review draft <br /> 24 March — Public Information Meeting <br /> 25 April —Council Business Meeting <br /> 26 April — Planning Commission: Review draft#1 <br /> 27 April — Planning Commission: Review draft#2 <br /> 28 May— Council Public Hearing (Part 1) <br /> 29 May— Council Public Hearing (Part 2) <br /> 30 June —Council Public Hearing (Possible Action) <br /> 31 <br /> 32 Station Planning: Potential County Roles - graph <br /> 33 Matthew Clark said he wanted to review GoTriangle's design change approval policy. <br /> 34 He said there are two categories: 2 and 1. He said category 2 contains changes like the <br /> 35 Gateway Station adjustment, where GoTriangle comes to the BOCC for its feedback. He asked <br /> 36 if Board of County Commissioners would submit changes for category 2 via Travis Myren. He <br /> 37 said Category 1 changes include addition or deletion of stations, and all entities have to vote for <br /> 38 category one changes. He said GoTriangle will return to the BOCC on December 12 for a vote <br /> 39 on the additional station at Blackwell and Mangum Streets in Durham. <br /> 40 Matthew Clark presented this portion of the PowerPoint: <br /> 41 <br /> 42 Proposed Engineering Updates <br /> 43 • The estimated cost of the proposed Gateway station update is $8 million. <br /> 44 • The estimated cost of the proposed DPAC station addition is $2.5 million. <br /> 45 • The purpose of the Gateway station update is to provide more opportunity for economic <br /> 46 development in Orange County. <br /> 47 • The purpose of the DPAC station addition is to provide people in Orange and Durham <br /> 48 Counties with easy access to the DPAC, Durham Bulls Athletic Park, and other center <br /> 49 city destinations. <br />