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DRAFT <br />2 <br /> <br />52 <br />Max Bushell noted that some of the projects originally reviewed were not takenthrough the MPO or the RPO 53 <br />because they’re only allowed to take ten projects per mode forward, so a lot of the more rural Orange County 54 <br />projects were not carried forward because they didn’t score well. He stated that with the way the scoring works it 55 <br />heavily favors urban projects. There were unanimous concerns about the Board’s efforts not going anywhere, but 56 <br />Max Bushell explained that it’s still very important to have all of these plans on paper because that’s the only way 57 <br />they are eligible at all. Amy Cole suggested re-wording the scoring methodology to incorporate rural bike/pedestrian58 <br />projects. To which Matt Day advised that in order to do that all of the MPO’s, RPO’s in severalNCDOT divisions 59 <br />comprising our region would all have to agree to be able tomake that change. 60 <br />61 <br />AGENDA ITEM 5b:SPOT 4.0 PRO and RPO Project Lists (Abigaile Pittman)62 <br />63 <br />OUTBoard Action: Receive and review information. 64 <br />65 <br />Abigaile Pittman informed the Board of a Commissioners meeting on April 19, 2016. She stated that they maybe 66 <br />able to get on that agenda if the staff abstract is written and turned in on April 4, 2016. Max Bushell advised that it 67 <br />would depend on whether NCDOT gets the scores to them onor beforeMarch 31, 2016 or not. Abigaile Pittman 68 <br />suggested that the Chair, Heidi Perry, call a special meeting to do the Bicycle Task Force and if they receive the 69 <br />score from NCDOT by then they can just add that to the agenda. 70 <br />71 <br />AGENDA ITEM 5c:Bicycle Safety (Abigaile Pittman) –Recommendations of Bicycle Task Force 72 <br />Membership73 <br />74 <br />OUTBoard Action: Receive and review information, provide comments and recommendations on Task Force 75 <br />Membership, charge and term.76 <br />77 <br />Abigaile Pittman discussed the application form that she created to try to recruit people with an interest in bicycle 78 <br />safety to join the Bicycle Task Force. It was discussed and decided that the Chair, Heidi Perry, will be in charge of 79 <br />writing a blurb explaining the proposed Task Force for distribution with the application in email blasts. The first 80 <br />meeting for the Bicycle Task Force is expected to be in June, and the commitment or term to the Task Force is no 81 <br />longer than one year, although Heidi stated that much could be accomplished in five meetings.82 <br />83 <br />There was a discussion regarding how to achieve greater public awareness and education of things that are 84 <br />happening in the community before it’s already done and too late to comment or do anything about. 85 <br />86 <br />Amy Cole suggested advertising Public Safety Announcements (PSAs) on the televisions in the Department of Motor 87 <br />Vehicle (DMV) offices. 88 <br />89 <br />AGENDA ITEM 6: Staff Updates (Abigaile Pittman) –Handouts included in packet 90 <br /> Status of NCDOT Division 7 projects located in DCHC MPO91 <br />92 <br />OUTBoard Action: Receive information.93 <br />94 <br />Abigaile Pittman informed the Board of two staff updates regarding the project statuseslocated in the packets. 95 <br />96 <br />AGENDA ITEM 7:Board Comments97 <br />98 <br />No additional comments. 99 <br />100 <br />AGENDA ITEM 8:Adjournment101 <br />102 <br /> 4