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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 />54 <br />55 <br />Approved 4/17/13 <br />MINUTES <br />ORANGE UNIFIED TRANSPORTATION BOARD <br />MARCH 20, 2013 <br />MEMBERS PRESENT: Paul Guthrie, Chapel Hill Township; Jeff Charles, Bicycle Advocate; Alex Castro, Bingham <br />Township; Annette Jurgelski, Eno Township; <br />MEMBERS ABSENT: Susie Enoch, Cheeks Township; Bryant Warren, Hillsborough Township; Sam Lasris, Cedar <br />Grove Township; Ted Triebel, Little River Township; Jeff Miles, Pedestrian Access & Safety Advocate; Amy Cole, <br />Transit Advocate; Economic Development Commission - Vacant; CfE Representative- Vacant; Planning Board <br />Representative- Vacant; <br />STAFF PRESENT: Craig Benedict, Planning Director; Abigaile Pittman, Transportation /Land Use Planner; Al Terry, <br />Transportation Manager; Tina Love, Administrative Assistant II <br />OTHERS PRESENT: Tamra Shaw, NCDOT; David Bonk, Town of Chapel Hill <br />AGENDA ITEM 1: CALL TO ORDER AND ROLL CALL <br />AGENDA ITEM II: INTRODUCTION OF GUESTS: Craig Benedict, Planning Director; Al Terry, Orange County <br />Transportation Manager; Tamra Shaw, Senior Mobility Development Specialist NCDOT <br />Public Transportation Division; David Bonk, Town of Chapel Hill Senior Transportation <br />Manager <br />Paul Guthrie welcomed and introduced the guests. <br />Tamra Shaw advised the group that her office had just had a call for projects which has ended but there is an annual <br />call for projects and she would like to talk about that when the time rolls around, probably around August or <br />September. She would like to come and talk about the funding opportunities. The big thing her department is <br />dealing with right now is the locally coordinated human services transportation plan, developed by working with the <br />local councils of government. It is an assessment of unmet needs in the county. <br />Craig Benedict introduced David Bonk from the Town of Chapel Hill and noted that David is the Durham - Chapel Hill - <br />Carrboro MPO Vice -Chair and is the primary conduit to the MPO for matters dealing with transportation and funding <br />for a variety of public transit initiatives. <br />AGENDA ITEM III: APPROVAL OF MINUTES FOR FEBRUARY 20, 2013 <br />Approval of minutes for the February 20, 2013 meeting were moved to the April 17, 2013 OUTBoard meeting due to <br />lack of a quorum. <br />AGENDA ITEM IV: CONSIDERATIONS OF ADDITIONS TO THE AGENDA <br />AGENDA ITEM V: REGULAR AGENDA <br />Next Steps for Implementing the Bus and Rail Investment Plan (BRIP) <br />OUTBoard Action: To receive information in preparation for future OUTBoard role. <br />