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<br />3 <br />Craig Benedict: There’s still a lot of connectivity with the OUTBoard and the Planning Department. But at least, 108 <br />operationally and granted administration can be a little more independent than it has. 109 <br /> 110 <br />Lydia Wegman: So will that department handle things like mass transit? 111 <br /> 112 <br />Craig Benedict: Yeah. Or different service needs. Working with the citizens, and working with DSS, and aging 113 <br />department and things like that. And all the services will still be nestled in there and I’ll be part of the OUTBoard 114 <br />process and I’ll introduce you to him. 115 <br /> 116 <br />Tony Blake: Could we ask for a read out from him at some point or just a chat to see where he is on things? 117 <br /> 118 <br />Craig Benedict: I think we are in heightened alert at this moment because the Go Triangle is trying to update the bus 119 <br />and rail investment plan within a 2-month period and so they’re asking for all the needs for bus service in Orange 120 <br />County to year 2045. It’s kind of hard to evaluate all of that within a 2-month period and we were having meetings 121 <br />every week in December. It’s a long story but we received something just last Friday that said they were looking for 122 <br />an additional $40,000,000 from the County to help with the deficiencies and funding revenue sources for the light rail 123 <br />and the meeting on Friday said, “Never mind, we don’t need $40,000,000 from the County”. 124 <br /> 125 <br />Tony Blake: Well did you read the budget? The first paragraph says they don’t and then the second paragraph says 126 <br />they do. But will Mr. Letman take over the OUTBoard? 127 <br /> 128 <br />Craig Benedict: No. It’ll still be run by the Planning Department but four times a year there will be a Transportation 129 <br />Services Advisory Board that will be part of that OUTBoard that will talk specifically about public transit needs. 130 <br /> 131 <br />Lydia Wegman: Unless there are any other items for discussion by the Planning Board we can adjourn this meeting 132 <br />and move onto our ORC meeting. 133 <br /> 134 <br /> 135 AGENDA ITEM 10: ADJOURNMENT 136 <br /> 137 <br />Planning Board meeting was adjourned by consensus. 138 <br /> 139 <br /> 140 <br /> <br /> ____________________________________ <br /> Lydia Wegman, Chair <br /> <br /> 7