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APPROVED 6/15/16 <br />projects based on NCDOT scoring but the NC 54 widening projects will go to the bottom. The Burlington- Graham <br />MPO projects will remain as prioritized. <br />MOTION made by Jeff Charles; Seconded by Alex Castro <br />VOTE: Unanimous <br />AGENDA ITEM 4b: Bicycle Safety Task Force (Abigaile Pittman) <br />OUTBoard Action: Receive and review Bicycle Safety Task Force applications, provide comments and <br />recommendations, and forward to the Board of County Commissioners (BOCC). <br />Abigaile Pittman delivered the presentation <br />OUTBoard members reviewed the submitted applications and expressed approval of all 14 submittals, noting that <br />there were no applicants from the law enforcement and Chapel Hill /Carrboro Chamber of Commerce membership <br />groups. Abigaile Pittman reminded the Board that the membership groups in the Resolution are guidelines. <br />There was agreement that Heidi Perry and Jeff Charles would serve as liaisons to the Bicycle Safety Task Force. <br />Jeff Charles, Heidi Perry, Alex Castro, Art Menius and Erle Smith expressed concern about not having Orange <br />County law enforcement representation on the Task Force. They felt that constructive input from law enforcement at <br />Task Force meetings will be very important and that it would be difficult to succeed in its endeavor otherwise. They <br />noted that education is a key component of the Task Force's mission. Law enforcement representation will allow the <br />Task Force to better know what the rules of the roads are; and disseminate this information out across the <br />motoring /bicycling population. Educational information developed by the Task Force will also be available for use by <br />Orange County law enforcement in its interactions with the public, so their input is important for this reason also. <br />MOTION made by Jeff Charles to: <br />• Recommend the 14 applications that were received; <br />• Designated Heidi Perry and Jeff Charles as OUTBoard liaisons to the Task Force; and <br />• Request that the BOCC request Charles Blackwood to select someone from the Sheriffs Office to serve on <br />the Task Force. <br />The motion was seconded by Erle Smith <br />VOTE: Unanimous <br />AGENDA ITEM 5: Staff Updates (Abigaile Pittman) <br />Abigaile Pittman instructed the Board to review the DCHC update included in the packet at their leisure. <br />AGENDA ITEM 6: Board Comments <br />AGENDA ITEM 7: Adjournment <br />MOTION made by Gary Saunders to adjourn the meeting seconded by Alex Castro <br />VOTE: Unanimous <br />Heidi Perry, Chair <br />:l <br />