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<br />ORANGE COUNTY <br />PLANNING BOARD <br />AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT <br /> Meeting Date: March 6, 2013 <br /> Action Agenda <br /> Item No. 10 <br /> <br />SUBJECT: Orange Unified Transportation Board <br /> <br />DEPARTMENT: Planning and Inspections PUBLIC HEARING: (Y/N) No <br /> <br /> <br />ATTACHMENT(S): <br />None <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />INFORMATION CONTACT: <br /> <br /> Perdita Holtz 919-245-2578 <br /> Craig Benedict 919-245-2592 <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />PURPOSE: To consider designation of a Planning Board member for appointment <br />consideration by the BOCC to serve on the Orange Unified Transportation Board (OUTBoard). <br /> <br />BACKGROUND: Alan Campbell is the current Planning Board representative on the <br />OUTBoard. Mr. Campbell’s Planning Board term expires on March 31, 2013 and he has <br />decided not to seek reappointment. Therefore, the position on the OUTBoard reserved for a <br />Planning Board member will also be vacant. The OUTBoard is an Orange County advisory <br />board that focuses on transportation topics. The board generally meets on the third <br />Wednesday of each month at 7:00 p.m. in the West Campus Office Building (the same building <br />in which the Planning Board meets). The charge of the board is as follows: <br /> <br />OUTBoard will advise the Board of County Commissioners and provide <br />information and comments on major transportation issues; and provide to the <br />Board recommendations regarding the overall planning and programming of <br />transportation improvements in the County, including: <br />• Identify and prioritize the County’s roadway and transit needs along with <br />associated costs and specific sources of funding (will include participation <br />in identifying needs within the Orange County Bus and Rail Investment <br />Plan (OCBRIP); <br />• Assist in development and review of the transportation component of the <br />Comprehensive Plan; <br />• Provide recommendations to the Board regarding Federal and State <br />legislation affecting transportation in Orange County; and <br />• Explore and make recommendations on innovative techniques and <br />methods to improve the efficiency and capacity of existing and future <br />transportation systems. <br />79