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DRAFT <br />3 <br />MOTION by Jeff Charles to accept the petition from Walkable Hillsborough Coalition. Seconded by Art Menius. 104 <br />VOTE:UNANIMOUS105 <br />106 <br />MOTION by Jeff Charles that the OUTBoard’s request be placed on a future County Commissioners agenda to talk 107 <br />about the petition just received. Seconded by Art Menius. 108 <br />VOTE:UNANIMOUS109 <br />110 <br />AGENDA ITEM 5C: OUTBOARD ANNUAL REPORT AND WORK PLAN 2016-2017–(ABIGAILE PITTMAN)111 <br />112 <br />Abigaile Pittman presented. 113 <br />114 <br />Max Bushell pointed out that the SPOT process will be coming to a close this round but will reopen in June 2017 and 115 <br />asked the Board members to keep in mind any transportation deficiencies they notice or any projects they’d like to 116 <br />suggest. 117 <br />118 <br />Jeff Charles voiced his concern of not having bike or walkability up to Whitfield and its residents not having access to 119 <br />Chapel Hill and wants to prioritize that issue. Max Bushell explained that it’s an issue of who pays for the sidewalk 120 <br />and of liability and maintenance and that’s the next step. 121 <br />122 <br />Abigaile Pittman asked the Board for suggestions for emerging issues including Bicycle Safety Task Force, Safe 123 <br />Routes to School, and other issues they want to work on. Amy Cole requested to have pedestrian access on the 124 <br />bridge that’s going to be rebuilt on new 86 by the Walmart. 125 <br />126 <br />Amy Cole inquired about the Strategic Transportation Investments legislation methodology for funding projects and 127 <br />asked if it could change again when there’s a change in legislation. Max Bushell answered that that was very 128 <br />possible. 129 <br />130 <br />Max Bushell presented the Board with the information that some areas have changed the weights for specific factors 131 <br />in the methodology for prioritizing and funding their projects. There was discussion about this strategy being 132 <br />successful in funding more projects in Wilmington, but changing the methodology for factor weights was ultimately 133 <br />unsuccessful in changing the distribution of funding in the Northeastern part of the state in Division 1. Max Bushell 134 <br />recommended that the Board remove item 7, which states “Promote development of new regional/division 135 <br />prioritization criteria for highway modernization projects,” as this will be very difficult to implement. 136 <br />137 <br />MOTION by Jeff Charles to remove item 7. Seconded by Erle Smith. 138 <br />VOTE:6-1(HEIDI PERRY OPPOSED)139 <br />140 <br />141 <br />5.D.NCDOTDIVISION 7 TRANSPORTATION PROJECTS LOCATED IN THE DURHAM-CHAPEL HILL-CARRBORO142 <br />METROPOLITAN PLANNING ORGANIZATION (DCHCMPO) PLANNING AREA.(MAX BUSHELL)143 <br />144 <br />Jeff Charles asked when the bridge between Borland and Rocky Ridge was supposed to be replaced. Max Bushell 145 <br />stated that he will look into it and get back to him. 146 <br />147 <br />5.E.REVISION TO OUTBOARD RULES AND PROCEDURES (6:30 PM MEETING TIME) FINALIZED BY BOARD OF COUNTY148 <br />COMMISSIONERS ON SEPTEMBER 6(ABIGAILE PITTMAN)149 <br />150 <br />Abigaile Pittman updated the Board on some membership changes: She announced that this is Amy Cole’s last 151 <br />OUTBoard meeting. Allison West has been appointed to her position. Donna Musson will also be filling the Eno 152 <br />Township slot but she’s actually from Cedar Grove Township. The rules allow an appointment to be made from 153 <br />outside a particular township if the position been vacant for six months or more. Also, David Laudicina was appointed 154 <br />to a second term. 155 <br />5