Orange County NC Website
March 2016: <br />The BOCC adopted a resolution (slightly revised in June 2016) supporting the <br />formation of a Bicycle Safety Task Force (Attachment 2). <br /> <br />June 2016: <br />The Orange County Board of County Commissioners appointed a Bicycle Safety <br />Task Force of 18 members (Attachment 3), and charged them with the following: <br /> <br />• Develop a campaign for bicycle safety education and research <br />• Develop an implementation timetable with estimated funding request and <br />to present it to the OUTBoard for review and recommendation, and review <br />and approval by the BOCC <br />• Develop an implementation report and to present it to the OUTBoard for <br />review and recommendation, and review and approval by the BOCC <br /> <br />July 11, August 9, October 31, December 5, 2016, January 30, 2017: <br />The full membership of the Bicycle Safety Task Force (BSTF) met. <br /> <br />February 13, 2017 <br />The final report was submitted to the full BSTF committee for approval and was <br />approved with a unanimous vote of those at the meeting: <br /> <br />1. Heidi Perry 6. Todd Jones <br />2. Chuck Edwards 7. Eli Belz <br />3. Buddy Hartley 8. Cliff Leath <br />4. Brian Whitehurst 9. Bill Langston <br />5. Peter Klopfer 10. Abigaile Pittman <br />In addition to those present at the meeting, written approval was received from <br />Peter Leousis, Alyson West, Jeff Charles, and Matt Day, members who were <br />unable to attend the meeting. Written approval was received from Bonnie <br />Hauser, who arrived at the meeting after the vote was taken, and reiterated her <br />approval of the report verbally when she arrived. The following members did not <br />attend the final meeting, nor did they express any opinion about the report: Sara <br />Pitts, Anthony Carey, and Kim Tesoro. Commissioner Liaison Renee Price <br />attended the meeting and supported the report. Orange County planning staff <br />present: Matt Bushell, Transportation Planner, and Abigaile Pittman, <br />Transportation/Land Use Planner. <br />February 13, 2017: <br />The approved report was submitted to the OUTBoard for its review and <br />recommendation to the BOCC. <br /> 27