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Attachment 1 <br />Human Rights and Community Development; health; Child Support Enforcement; <br />and the Library) jointly addressed transit services agenda items with the <br />OUTBoard. Additionally, two (2) members of the OUTBoard were appointed to a <br />Bicycle Safety Task Force (BSTF) along with sixteen other people representing <br />stakeholder groups. The BSTF met three (3) times in 2016, and the three (3) <br />subcommittees of the Task Force met a total of five (5) times. <br />Brief Statement of Board/Commission’s Assigned Charge and <br />Responsibilities: <br />1.The OUTBoard is charged with advising with Board of County Commissioners <br />on the planning and programming of transportation infrastructure <br />improvements and other County transportation planning initiatives, as <br />directed by the Board <br />2.From time to time the OUTBoard may be directed to provide input on <br />regulations on which the Planning Board has primary statutory and local <br />ordinance advisory duties. In such instances, the OUTBoard shall serve in an <br />advisory capacity to the Planning Board. <br />What are your Board/Commission’s most important accomplishments? <br />In 2016, the OUTBoard has: <br />1.Jointly addressed transit topics relating to Orange Public Transportation <br />(OPT), with supplemental staff from other County departments (Aging; <br />DSS; Housing, Human Rights and Community Development; Health; Child <br />Support Enforcement; and the Library: <br />a.Reviewed and provided comments on the OPT Quarterly Operational <br />Statistics, including Orange County ridership data 2014-2016. <br />b.Received and provided comments on an update of the Orange County <br />Bus and Rail Investment Plan (OCBRIP). <br />c.Reviewed the OPT Five-Year Plan for Bus Replacement, including <br />financial assumptions, and provided comments. <br />d.Reviewed and recommended prioritization of improvements for <br />proposed new bus stops for OPT route expansions. <br />e.Reviewed and commented on the status of OPT expansion services, <br />including new services started, bus purchase options, and vehicles <br />already received. <br />f.Received an update on the OPT Assessment Study which analyzed <br />current conditions, service plans, and organization and staffing, and <br />near-term service improvements to provide improved service. <br />g.Reviewed and commented on how information on transit barriers can <br />best be collected, and development of strategies for addressing. <br />h.Reviewed and commented on the replacement proposal for the North <br />Hills Shopping Center Park-and-Ride in north Hillsborough. <br />40