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Orange County & NCDOT Highway Luncheon Meeting Notes Division 7 and District 1 November 30, 2017 12:00 p.m. There was a general discussion noting that the County could also consider putting some funds in the budget to pay the expenses. Tom Altieri noted that assistance from the County Attorney's Office to determine what party needs to request condemnation, the County or the property owners and if the County can sponsor the fees. Chuck Edwards and Barry Jacobs notes that there are various reasons that the remaining four property owners have not been willing to dedicate the needed right -of -way so that the road can be paved: fear of speeding cars; preferring the rural character of the unpaved road; etc. Chuck Edwards noted that the Orange County Fire Department has sent a letter regarding its concerns pertaining to response times, safety, etc. Barry Jacobs suggested that NCDOT send another letter stating that the road now meets the standards for condemnation. Barry Jacobs asked whether a two -way stop sign could be installed on the road. Chuck Edwards stated that he could look at options but had concerns about the stop sign suggestion, but he would look at construction limits. Craig Benedict asked if a property owner could be the lead in a condemnation request. Chuck Edwards said this would be an area to consult legal but it may be that petition and fees will need to come from property owners. If that's the case, he thought that property owner Bob Nutter might be the friendliest petitioner on the road. Status: Consider options and criteria for NCDOT to proceed with any condemnation based on NCDOT guidance, noting that the assistance of the County Attorney's Office is necessary to determine how to proceed. III. PEDESTRIAN /SIDEWALK TOPICS a) Pedestrian project implementation — Maintenance, local match, and local administration (Update) (Tom Altieri /Craig Benedict) Tom Altieri stated that there will be a work session in 2018 that is to include some discussion of a County sidewalk policy. The County has multiple adopted plans supporting sidewalks but no formal policy: The Orange Grove Road Access Management Plan; the Safe Routes to School Plan; and County Transit Plan. In addition to the need for a County sidewalk policy, there is no ability to compete for grants without a local match; and without determining how a sidewalk project would be administered. SPOT scoring cannot be done on a proposed sidewalk project without a local match. Answers are also needed to maintenance questions. In 2011 the BOCC did not have interest in maintaining sidewalks but interest may now be resurfacing due to the SRTS Plan and Transit Plan. Responding to a question from Travis Myren, Tom Altieri confirmed that a 20 percent local match, a maintenance plan for Right- 56