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Approved 2/19/14 110 engineering work, the project can submit for some of the remaining SAFETEA -LU funds that have no matching 111 projects. She added that if not, because DOT scored it in their scoring list, it would be eligible for the funds that have 112 a 20% match. 113 114 Alex Castro asked if the project was in a position to do all of that and have all the work prepared. 115 116 Abigaile Pittman advised that was the goal. 117 118 Motion made by Alex Castro that the OUTBoard recommend to the County Commissioners that they consider 119 approving the 3 SRTS action plans identified for Grady Brown, Stanford Middle School, and Cameron Park 120 Elementary School projects. Seconded by Jeff Charles. 121 Vote: Unanimous 122 123 124 AGENDA ITEM V: OUTBOARD INPUT FOR COUNTY COMMISSIONERS' ANNUAL PLANNING RETREAT 125 Development of a list of concerns or emerging issues for the upcoming year that the 126 OUTBoard plans to address, or wishes to bring to the Commissioners" attention. 127 OUTBoard Action: Develop and approve list. Abigaile Pittman reviewed the staffs list of 7 items for the report. Jeff Charles asked if bicycling would fall into #3. Abigaile Pittman responded it could be under #4. Jeff Charles noted that bicycling is not mentioned. Abigaile Pittman confirmed that is it not and suggested that it could be added to the list. Jeff Charles noted that he has comments about the implementation of bicycling projects during 2013 so that improvements can be made for 2014. He said that there were a number of streets where the OUTBoard was advised there would be 2 foot extensions put in to aid the cycling community and the biggest one was Dairyland which handles a lot of bicycling traffic. He stated that it failed miserably and the cyclist never got 2 feet and some of it is only 6 inches. He stressed that the implementation was a failure and further that Orange Grove Road where NCDOT went back and redid it and there is a line in it, that section of the pavement is now heaving and separating from the main road because there is not a top surface. He said that bicycling is getting a C in implementation in Orange County and they are spending money but no one is overseeing the projects appropriately and he thinks it has been a failure for the amount of money that has been spent. Jeff thinks the OUTBoard should go on record to state that there needs to be a bicycling coordinator at the staff level in Orange County to oversee these projects because DOT is not doing a good job. He said that he cannot state that strongly enough and the damage being done by the infrastructural changes is now causing significant damage to the roads that are hazardous to cycling. He added that bicycling is taking a back seat and it is time for Orange County to step up. Abigaile Pittman advised that this is an emerging issues list so it is about what the OUTBoard needs to be looking at in 2014. Jeff Charles responded that the OUTBoard needs to recommend better bicycle coordination infrastructural changes. Ted Triebel noted that the key is to have somebody that would monitor what is going on and it would become part of somebody's job description. Jeff Charles noted that Dale has that responsibility in Durham and asked who has that responsibility in Orange County.