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DRAFT <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />walks. On the second page, the second open bullet, instead of pursue future maintenance, to “work with the Town 54 <br />of Hillsborough to prepare future maintenance agreements for sidewalks.” For the second filled in bullet she 55 <br />suggested requesting that “Orange County Planning staff and the staff of Orange County School Board include 56 <br />sidewalks in the Cedar Ridge High School project construction plans”. For the third dark bullet she requested that is 57 <br />be reworded to say “Request NCDOT evaluate areas along Orange Grove Road and adjacent roads in the vicinity 58 <br />of the schools to identify possible immediate (within the next year) temporary and long term safety improvements, 59 <br />including flashing lights, signage, striping, and the reduction of speed limits”. The rest of that bullet would read the 60 <br />same. And finally she suggested adding a bullet that says, “Request NCDOT immediately address current safety 61 <br />issues on the bridge resulting from noncompliant rail heights.” 62 <br /> 63 <br />Motion by Alex Castro to endorse the Safe Routes to School Implementation Plan, with edits suggested by the 64 <br />Chair and agreed to by all the OUTBoard members. Seconded by Art Menius. 65 <br />Vote: Unanimous 66 <br /> 67 <br />AGENDA ITEM 4B. BICYCLE SAFETY TASK FORCE (BSTF) FINAL DRAFT REPORT – (ABIGAILE PITTMAN) 68 <br /> 69 <br />Abigaile Pittman Presented 70 <br /> 71 <br />Abigaile Pittman suggested adding the Report’s recommendation of a future implementation infrastructure committee 72 <br />to the section recommending the implementation task force on page 25. Ted Triebel suggested adding use of the 73 <br />median on page 25. Jenn Sykes suggested adding locations, such as at Weaver Street Market in Hillsborough, for 74 <br />community outreach where large bicycling groups meet on Saturdays and Sundays. Heidi Perry suggested just 75 <br />adding cycling events on page 57. Art Menius suggested adding education. 76 <br /> 77 <br />Motion by Alex Castro to endorse Bicycle Safety Task Force (BSTF) final draft report, with suggested edits. 78 <br />Seconded by Alyson West. 79 <br />Vote: Unanimous 80 <br /> 81 <br />Motion by Art Menius to forward the report to the Orange County Board of County Commissioners. Seconded by 82 <br />Alex Castro. 83 <br />Vote: Unanimous 84 <br /> 85 <br /> 86 <br />AGENDA ITEM 5: INFORMATIONAL ITEMS 87 <br /> 88 <br />5A. NCDOT DIVISION 7 TRANSPORTATION PROJECTS LOCATED IN THE DCHC MPO PLANNING AREA – (MAX BUSHELL) 89 <br /> 90 <br />The list of projects was handed out to the Board. No discussion. 91 <br /> 92 <br />AGENDA ITEM 6: BOARD COMMENTS 93 <br /> 94 <br />Bonnie Houser spoke briefly about a meeting on Monday March 6th regarding the Mountain-to-Sea bike trail and 95 <br />invited any members of the OUTBoard to come and get involved. 96 <br /> 97 <br />AGENDA ITEM 7: ADJOURNMENT 98 <br /> 99 <br />OUTBoard meeting was adjourned by consensus. 100 <br /> 101 <br /> 102 <br /> <br /> ____________________________________ <br /> Heidi Perry, Chair <br /> 8