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Add statementthat expansion of commuter rail in MPO areas may have traffic impact on "feeder" routes. Manager Recommendation 1. Receive the OUTBoard recommendation of approval; 2. Close the public hearing; 3. Adopt CTPMaps (Attachment 5) to include revisions recommended by the OUTBoard; and 4. Provide any additionalcomments the Board may have on the CTP technical report Attachment 4). NO PUBLIC COMMENT ChairJacobs asked about the off road bike route and where this would occur. Tom Altieri said if he is referring to one of the alternatives the OUTBoardsuggested and if there was a desire to have a bikepath on thisroute- betweenHillsborough and Carrboro then it would be outside of the DOT right-of-way and it would be the first bicycle path of this type in Orange County. Staff has not discussed this. If the CountyCommissionerswould like to pursue this, they would like to involve the MPO and their partners. ChairJacobs asked howthe bikeplan regards the alternative routes that people already use. He said that it would make more sense to have bike lanes on these routes other than NC 86. Tom Altieri said he did believe that was the OUTBoard's preference and staffs' too. There are other routes that would be preferable and those would be on-road as opposed to off-road. ChairJacobs asked what the County Commissionerswere being asked to do. Tom Altieri said that the Board is being asked to approve themapswith the OUTBoard recommendation, choosingeither Option 1 (no change) or Option 2 (showing the off-road bicycle map). In either case, staff needs to coordinate with the MPO. Commissioner Gordon said the RPO is the ahead of the MPO in their discussion of the CTP and if they decide to remove this section, therewould be a discussion atthe MPO. A motion wasmade by Commissioner McKee, seconded by Commissioner Priceto closethe public hearing. VOTE: UNANIMOUS A motion wasmade by Commissioner Gordon, seconded by Commissioner McKee to Adopt Part 1 (Attachment 5) of the ComprehensiveTransportation Plan to include map revisions recommended by the OUTBoard (Attachment 2), andto includeoption 1 on the Old 86 Bike route, which is to make no changes in the map. Commissioner Rich said she liked option 2 to be sent to the MPO for discussion. Commissioner McKee said option 2 would require access of and purchase of rights-of- way from DOTand he is notsure if homeownerswould want todo this. He said they are only talking about a short section for an off-road travel way on Old 86. He said it would not be justified to have a short segment. Attachment 3 41