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Approved 11/15/17 516 517 Heidi Perry asked if the proposal had already gone through the funding process. 518 519 Abigaile Pittman answered that no, it has not. 520 521 Heidi Perry said that Tina Moon in Carrboro relayed that initially this was presented to the MPO for STPP funding but 522 NCDOT and the MPO want to control the design part. There are some places along this stretch where you do not 523 want to have an extra bike lanes. 524 525 Abigaile Pittman said that she had a different conversation with Ed Lewis. The concept was to have some bike lanes, 526 have some turn lanes, but the exact location will have to be designed. 527 528 Heidi Perry agreed and said that this does not mean there will be a roundabout but rather that the intersection will be 529 improved. 530 531 Abigaile Pittman said that at least there is traction with this concept. 532 533 7B. STAFF UPDATE ON THE ORANGE COUNTY PROCESS TO SUBMIT PROJECTS TO MPOSIRPOS (ABIGAILE PITTMAN) 534 535 Abigaile Pittman reviewed the abstract. She that Andy Henry's presentation mostly addressed this item but to clarify 536 further - each MPO and RPO work with member jurisdictions like Orange County and they create proposed project 537 lists to submit to NCDOT. The process is in its fourth iteration (started in 2013) which occurs every 2 years and about 538 to move into STPP 5.0; STPP stands for Strategic Transportation Prioritization Process. Orange County belongs to 539 the urban MPO group including Durham, Chapel Hill, Carrboro, Burlington, Graham for the urban, and a rural RPO 540 group with the Triangle area. We prepare a draft list as everything changes a bit along the way. Lists are substantially 541 similar to the items on the last iteration. Daniel Boone area and Mayo area are new items on the list for this next 542 iteration. The preliminary project list first comes to the OUTBoard for consideration. The OUTBoard then forwards 543 that list to the BOCC. The BOCC approves the list for further consideration with the MPO and the RPO. Sometimes 544 items on the list do not get scored and do not make it into the CTP list. The timing of project submission is 545 determined by the MPO and RPOs in coordination with NCDOT. See page 53 in the packet for the timeline and list. 546 This iteration will get approval and funding in December 2018 - January 2019 by the state Board of Transportation. 547 Ms. Pittman said she wanted to make sure OUTBoard members understood the process and point of reference. 548 549 Heidi Perry said that she thought this explanation was very useful. 550 551 Abigaile Pittman said that the OUTBoard will continue to get updates and continue to be asked to contribute because 552 this process has many moving parts. Because we are still early in the process, the Calvander project could be 553 changed out because scoring had not started yet. Scoring starts on the state level, then regional projects and then 554 divisional items. 555 556 3. CONSIDERATIONS OF ADDITIONS TO THE AGENDA 557 558 Abigaile Pittman provided an update from Pat Wilson at NCDOT that the design for the fencing project on the Orange 559 Grove Rd. bridge over 1 -40 is complete. Bids are going out in October, construction is supposed to start in November 560 and the project is slated to be completed in December 2017. She said that NCDOT also provided an update that they 561 lowered the speed limit on Orange Grove Rd. from 45 miles per hour to 40 mph. The concept for additional signage, 562 warning lights, and pavement markings for pedestrians on the bridge is still being considered. Discussions around 563 sidewalk agreement between Orange County and Hillsborough are still ongoing. There has been a request for Staff 564 to determine existing right -of -way on Patriot's Point entrance on Orange Grove Rd. down to New Grady Brown Rd. 565 This means that Ms. Pittman will need to find every single plaque and legal descriptions on every single lot cataloged 566 at Register of Deeds. 567 11