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D R A F T <br />MINUTES1 <br />ORANGE UNIFIED TRANSPORTATION BOARD2 <br />NOVEMBER 18,2015 3 <br />4 <br />5 <br />MEMBERS PRESENT: Alex Castro, Bingham Township Representative; Heidi Perry, At-Large Representative;Ed6 <br />Vaughn, Cedar Grove Township Representative; Gary Saunders, At-Large Representative; David Laudicina, At-7 <br />Large Representative; Amy Cole, At-Large Representative, Tom Magnuson, At-Large Representative; Brantley 8 <br />Wells, Hillsborough Township; Ted Triebel, Little River Township Representative; Representative; John Rubin, 9 <br />At-Large Representative 10 <br />11 <br />MEMBERS ABSENT:Jeff Charles, At-Large Representative; Art Menius, At Large Representative; Eno Township 12 <br />Representative - Vacant; 13 <br />14 <br />STAFF PRESENT: Craig Benedict, Planning Director; Abigaile Pittman, Transportation/Land Use Planner; Peter 15 <br />Murphy, OPT Transportation Administrator; Malcum Massenburg, OPT Transportation Asst. Administrator; Janet 16 <br />Sparks, Child Support Director; Lisa Berley, Aging Dept.; Meredith McMonigle, Health Dept.; Serena McPherson, 17 <br />Dept. of Social Services; Meredith Pucci, Administrative Assistant II 18 <br />19 <br />OTHERS PRESENT:Paul Guthrie 20 <br />21 <br />AGENDA ITEM 1: CALL TO ORDER AND ROLL CALL22 <br />23 <br />AGENDA ITEM 2: INTRODUCTION OF NEW BOARD MEMBERS AND ADDRESS FROM OUTGOING CHAIR24 <br />25 <br />Board members and staff made introductions. 26 <br />27 <br />Paul Guthrie thanked the OUTBoard and staff and gave thoughts and advice to the members and staff on his 28 <br />opinion on transportation issues and what he thinks needs to be the focus going forward. 29 <br />30 <br />AGENDA ITEM 3: APPROVAL OF MINUTES FOR AUGUST 19,201531 <br />32 <br />Minutes were approved with corrections by consensus. 33 <br />34 <br />AGENDA ITEM 4: CONSIDERATION OF ADDITIONS OF THE AGENDA35 <br />36 <br />Craig Benedict noted that in working with the City of Mebane to create a new Mattress Factory Road exit on 37 <br />I-85/I-40 between Buckhorn Rd. and Mebane Oaks Rd. preliminary traffics studies need to be done. The City of 38 <br />Mebane is undertaking a Comprehensive Transportation Plan that includes the Mattress Factory Road 39 <br />interchange. Funding sources for the plan include $30,000 from the City of Mebane. The Burlington Graham 40 <br />Metropolitan Planning Organization (BG MPO) has endorsed the study. 41 <br />42 <br />AGENDA ITEM 5: TRANSIT SERVICES,ORANGE PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION (OPT)-This section of the 43 <br />agenda is addressed jointly by the OUTBoard and supplemental staff from other 44 <br />County departments (Aging; DSS; Housing, Human Rights and Community 45 <br />Development; Health; Child Support Enforcement; and the Library) to address transit 46 <br />services. 47 <br />48 <br />AGENDA ITEM 5A: ORANGE COUNTY PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION ASSESSMENT STUDY –OCTOBER 201549 <br />Update on a recently released Orange Public Transit (OPT) assessment funded by 50 <br />the North Carolina Department of Transportation (NCDOT) Public Transit Division 51 <br />(PTD) and prepared by KFH Group, Inc. 52 <br />OUTBoard/TransitServices Action: Receive information. 53 <br />3