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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 />52 <br />53 <br />MINUTES <br />ORANGE UNIFIED TRANSPORTATION BOARD <br />NOVEMBER 18, 2015 <br />MEMBERS PRESENT: Alex Castro, Bingham Township Representative; Heidi Perry, At -Large Representative; Ed <br />Vaughn, Cedar Grove Township Representative; Gary Saunders, At -Large Representative; David Laudicina, At- <br />Large Representative; Amy Cole, At -Large Representative, Tom Magnuson, At -Large Representative; Brantley <br />Wells, Hillsborough Township; Ted Triebel, Little River Township Representative; Representative; John Rubin, <br />At -Large Representative; Erle Smith, Chapel Hill Township Representative <br />MEMBERS ABSENT: Jeff Charles, At -Large Representative; Art Menius, At Large Representative; Eno Township <br />Representative - Vacant; <br />STAFF PRESENT: Craig Benedict, Planning Director; Abigaile Pittman, Transportation /Land Use Planner; Peter <br />Murphy, OPT Transportation Administrator; Malcum Massenburg, OPT Transportation Asst. Administrator; Janet <br />Sparks, Child Support Director; Lisa Berley, Aging Dept.; Meredith McMonigle, Health Dept.; Serena McPherson, <br />Dept. of Social Services; Meredith Pucci, Administrative Assistant II <br />OTHERS PRESENT: Paul Guthrie <br />AGENDA ITEM 1: CALL TO ORDER AND ROLL CALL <br />AGENDA ITEM 2: INTRODUCTION OF NEW BOARD MEMBERS AND ADDRESS FROM OUTGOING CHAIR <br />Board members and staff made introductions. <br />Paul Guthrie thanked the OUTBoard and staff and gave thoughts and advice to the members and staff on his <br />opinion on transportation issues and what he thinks needs to be the focus going forward. <br />AGENDA ITEM 3: APPROVAL OF MINUTES FOR AUGUST 19, 2015 <br />Minutes were approved with corrections by consensus. <br />AGENDA ITEM 4: CONSIDERATION OF ADDITIONS OF THE AGENDA <br />Craig Benedict noted that in working with the City of Mebane to create a new Mattress Factory Road exit on <br />1- 85/1 -40 between Buckhorn Rd. and Mebane Oaks Rd. preliminary traffics studies need to be done. The City of <br />Mebane is undertaking a Comprehensive Transportation Plan that includes the Mattress Factory Road <br />interchange. Funding sources for the plan include $30,000 from the City of Mebane. The Burlington Graham <br />Metropolitan Planning Organization (BG MPO) has endorsed the study. <br />AGENDA ITEM 5: TRANSIT SERVICES, ORANGE PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION (OPT) - This section of the <br />agenda is addressed jointly by the OUTBoard and supplemental staff from other <br />County departments (Aging; DSS; Housing, Human Rights and Community <br />Development; Health; Child Support Enforcement; and the Library) to address transit <br />services. <br />AGENDA ITEM 5A: ORANGE COUNTY PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION ASSESSMENT STUDY — OCTOBER 2015 <br />Update on a recently released Orange Public Transit (OPT) assessment funded by <br />the North Carolina Department of Transportation (NCDOT) Public Transit Division <br />(PTD) and prepared by KFH Group, Inc. <br />OUTBoard /Transit Services Action: Receive information. <br />