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PLANNING & INSPECTIONS DEPARTMENT <br />Craig N. Benedict, AICP, Director <br />Administration <br />(919) 245-2575 <br />(919) 644-3002 (FAX) <br />www.orangecountync.gov <br />131 W. Margaret Lane <br />Suite 201 <br />P. O. Box 8181 <br />Hillsborough, NC 27278 <br /> <br />MEMORANDUM <br /> <br /> TO: Board of County Commissioners <br /> FROM: Craig Benedict, Orange County Planning Director <br />Tom Altieri, Comprehensive Planning Supervisor <br />Nishith Trivedi, Orange County Transportation Planner <br /> DATE: January 23, 2018 <br /> SUBJECT: SPOT 5.0 Local Input Point Process – TARPO and DCHC MPO <br /> <br />This memorandum is to inform the Board of County Commissioners of the Triangle Area <br />Rural Planning Organization (TARPO) Durham-Chapel Hill-Carrboro Metropolitan Planning <br />Organization (DCHC MPO) and Burlington Graham Metropolitan Planning Organization <br />(BG MPO) unique local input point processes for Strategic Transportation Prioritization <br />(SPOT). These processes must first be adopted by their corresponding boards before they <br />are submitted to North Carolina Department of Transportation (NCDOT) for state approval. <br />State law requires a 21 day public comment period prior to DCHC MPO and TARPO board <br />adoption. <br /> <br />In an effort to satisfy the quantitative prioritization portion of the local input point process, <br />TARPO, DCHC MPO and BG MPO have elected to accept NCDOT quantitative scores and <br />project data. Member jurisdiction agencies will accept the raw scores, scheduled for <br />release late March 2018, as determined by NCDOT. However, because the qualitative <br />portion varies between the three agencies, a brief summary describing their unique <br />processes is provided below. <br /> <br />TARPO Local Input Point Process <br /> <br />Orange County transportation projects will be ranked according to NCDOT scores. Within <br />each county, the top two scoring projects will be allocated 100 points each (Region and <br />Division). Subsequently ranked projects (regardless of County) will also be allocated 100 <br />points each until 1,400 points, for TARPO as permitted by NCDOT, have been distributed. <br /> <br />Example: <br />Project <br />ID County <br />County <br />Rank <br />Points <br />(50) <br />Quantitative Points <br />(50) Total Score (100) Recommended for 100 Local <br />Points <br />Regional Division Regional Division Regional Division <br />A000001 County <br />B 50 N/A 40.59 N/A 90.59 Yes – County <br />B #1 <br />B000003 County <br />D 50 N/A 34.14 N/A 84.14 Yes – County <br />D #1 <br />H000001 County <br />A 50 29.34 32.35 79.34 82.35 Yes – County <br />A #1 <br />Yes – County <br />A #1 <br />H000002 County <br />C 45 33.36 33.19 78.36 78.19 Yes – County <br />C #1 <br />Yes – County <br />C #1 <br />1