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Approved 6/19/13 The OUTBoard approved the submitted and discussed comments be submitted to NCDOT for the WalkBike NC Plan by consensus. AGENDA ITEM VI: STAFF UPDATES a. Update on staff meeting with NCDOT Rail Division regarding the three proposed railroad private crossing closures in Orange County. Related documents: http: / /orangecountync.gov /planning /RRCrossingClosure.asp b. Update on proposed Old Well to Jordan Lake Scenic Byway. c. Update on the Triangle Air Quality Report released on 4 -3 -13 for public comment. Related documents: http:// www. triangleair .org /topics,htm#transconf d. Update on changes to the DCHC MPO 2040 MTP Bicycle Map based on comments by Orange County Planning staff. e. Update on workshop for TARPO Locally Coordinated Human Service Public Transportation Plan. f. Update on the upcoming development of the Eno Economic Development District (EDD) Access Management Plan. OUTBoard Action: Receive updates Abigaile Pittman updated the OUTBoard that she and Craig Benedict met with the NCDOT Rail Division, the NCDOT Planning Branch, and their consultant, Florence and Hutchinson on March 151h to review the remaining issues and questions regarding the purposed rail crossing closing. NCDOT has responded in writing and there is a letter and meeting minutes included in the packet. In the spring NCDOT will be completing the environmental assessment and in the summer they will be conducting traffic impact analysis for extending Byrdville Road and Walter Clark Drive at NC 86. In the fall they will finalize crossing improvement in the final environment assessment document. Final design and right -of -way acquisitions will begin in early 2014 and in early 2015 they will begin construction. Abigaile Pittman updated the Board on a proposed new scenic byway in the county. She noted that there are three existing scenic byways in Orange County, the Colonial Heritage Highway along NC 86 north of Hillsborough; the Football Road, Old Greensboro Road west of Carrboro; and the Scots -Welsh Heritage Byway, Old NC 86, Arthur Minus, Orange Grove, and Dairyland Roads. Over the past two years DEAPR has worked on this byway which will link downtown Chapel Hill to Jordan Lake. The proposed byway is 15 miles long and features a number of locations with historical, natural, recreational, and educational values. Abigaile Pittman updated the Board on the Triangle Air Quality Report released by the DCHC MPO for public comment and the TAC approved the key components at their December meeting. She noted that staff has reviewed it and has no comments. Abigaile Pittman noted that the DCHC MPO 2040 MTP written report was released and approved back in December 2012 but the maps were released a few weeks ago and they had a mess of names for projects without real descriptions and complicated financial spreadsheets but no maps. She reported that the bike map had several issues and planning staff made comments to DCHC MPO TAC and as a result TAC approved changes to plan last Wednesday when they met. Abigaile further noted that this is a compromise as some parts they wouldn't change and some they did. Jeff Charles noted that in his communications he agreed that it is a good compromise regarding Old NC 86. Sam Lasris asked about the route alternative to NC 86 N around Coleman Loop Rd and Abigaile offered to bring all the maps to the next meeting for the OUTBoard's review of the changes. Abigaile Pittman advised the OUTBoard on the workshop for TARPO for locally coordinated human services transportation. The workshop will be held on April 161h from 9 am to noon at Southern Human Services in Chapel Hill. She advised it will focus on the needs of rural Orange and Chatham Counties as part of the larger TARPO region and will not focus on the urban transit services provided by Chapel Hill Transit or Triangle Transit but more rural services provided by Orange Public Transit and Chatham Transit Network. This plan ensures that transit