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MINUTES <br />ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF HEALTH <br />February 26, 2014 <br />S:\Managers Working Files\BOH\Agenda & Abstracts\2014 Agenda & Abstracts/Feb Page 3 <br /> <br />He discussed planning for active transportation and provided local context to complete <br />streets, transit and bike/pedestrian planning at the local level. <br /> <br />Bret’s presentation outlined the following main points: <br /> <br />• Current Transit and bike/pedestrians projects in Orange County <br />• County and municipality framework for planning, input, and decision making on <br />projects <br />• An overview of funding and prioritization process for complete streets, transit and <br />bike/pedestrian projects in North Carolina and Orange County. <br /> <br /> <br />VI. Action Items (Non Consent) <br /> <br />A. Orange County Transportation Resolution <br /> <br />Orange County community members identified access to health care services and the <br />impact of transportation systems on quality of life among their top ten health priorities in <br />both the 2011 and 2007 Orange County Community Health Assessments. Additional <br />primary and secondary data indicate there are Orange County citizens without access <br />to public transit, especially in the northern and rural areas of the county. Many Orange <br />County Health Department clients are considered “transit-dependent”. <br /> <br />These findings led to prioritizing access to care, including transportation, in both the <br />2011 Community Health Assessment and the 2012-2014 Board of Health Strategic <br />Plan. With ongoing planning for the Orange County Bus and Rail Improvement Plan, <br />this resolution reiterates that the Board of Health and the Orange County Health <br />Department prioritize affordable and accessible transit options for all Orange County <br />residents in current and future transportation plans. <br /> <br />Motion was made by Michael Carstens to approve the Orange County <br />Transportation Resolution, seconded by Matthew Kelm and carried without <br />dissent. <br /> <br /> <br />B. Charge I-693 on sliding fee scale <br /> <br />Pam McCall gave the follow up report on the process of completing I-693 forms. <br />(Included in packet) .The I-693 fee and Waiver were not efficient in achieving the <br />intended results. Pam McCall recommended converting the $25 I-693 charge from a <br />flat rate to sliding scale based on financial eligibility. There will still be a fee waiver <br />process, if someone slides to a number they feel they cannot pay, the waiver does not <br />go away it continues to exist. <br /> <br />The BOH members had several questions that were addressed by Pam McCall <br />and Dr. Bridger