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1 <br />2 <br />3 <br />4 <br />5 <br />6 <br />7 <br />8 <br />9 <br />10 <br />11 <br />12 <br />13 <br />14 <br />15 <br />16 <br />17 <br />18 <br />19 <br />20 <br />21 <br />22 <br />23 <br />24 <br />25 <br />26 <br />27 <br />28 <br />29 <br />30 <br />31 <br />32 <br />33 <br />34 <br />35 <br />36 <br />37 <br />38 <br />39 <br />40 <br />41 <br />42 <br />43 <br />44 <br />45 <br />46 <br />47 <br />48 <br />49 <br />50 <br />51 <br />APPROVED 4/4/2016 <br />MINUTES <br />Orange Unified Transportation Board <br />March 16, 2016 <br />MEMBERS PRESENT: Alex Castro, Bingham Township Representative; Heidi Perry, At -Large Representative; <br />David Laudicina, At -Large Representative; Amy Cole, At -Large Representative; Ted Triebel, Little River Township <br />Representative; Jeff Charles, At -Large Representative; Ed Vaughn, Cedar Grove Township Representative; Art <br />Menius, At -Large Representative <br />MEMBERS ABSENT: Gary Saunders, At -Large Representative; Erie Smith, Chapel Hill Township Representative; <br />Brantley Wells, Hillsborough Township Representative; John Rubin, At -Large Representative <br />STAFF PRESENT: Abigaile Pittman, Transportation /Land Use Planner; Max Bushell, Transportation Planner <br />OTHERS PRESENT: Matt Day, Principal Planner, Triangle Area Rural Planning Organization ( TARPO) <br />AGENDA ITEM 1: Call to Order and Roll Call <br />Heidi Perry called the meeting to order. <br />AGENDA ITEM 2: Introduction of Max Bushell, Transportation Planner <br />Heidi Perry introduced Max Bushell. <br />AGENDA ITEM 3: Approval of Minutes for February 17, 2016 <br />Minutes were approved with one correction /addition. <br />MOTION made by Alex Castro to approve Minutes. Seconded by Jeff Charles. <br />VOTE: Unanimous <br />AGENDA ITEM 4: Consideration of Additions of the Agenda <br />Discussion about Alex Castro presenting at the Chapel Hill Transportation and Connectivity Advisory Board on <br />Complete Streets on March 22, 2016 at 7:00 pm at Town Hall in Chapel Hill. <br />AGENDA ITEM 5: MPO and RPO Methodologies for ranking Transportation Improvement Program <br />(TIP) Project Request (Max Bushell) <br />OUTBoard Action: Receive and review information. <br />Max Bushell delivered his presentation. <br />Abigaile Pittman explained that a revision was made to the NC HWY 54 project when it was reviewed by TARPO and <br />the DCHC MPO, which resulted in it being broken up into sections of intersection improvements, instead of widening <br />it. A corridor study has been added to the current STIP that will to help determine feasible alternatives for the project. <br />Alex Castro questioned what the continuity is since NC Hwy 54 is in the MPO, but then goes into TARPO. Matt Day <br />explained that was the original problem and discussed how the RPO and MPO didn't support each other's plan and <br />he expressed that they're coordinating much more closely now to avoid running into that type of problem again. Matt <br />Day informed the Board that the county plan and the RPO wanted to widen NC Hwy 54 and Carrboro opposed. <br />1 <br />