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Draft <br />projects based on NCDOT scoring but the NC 54 widening projects will go to the bottom. The Burlington-Graham 153 <br />MPO projects will remain as prioritized. 154 <br />155 <br />MOTION made by Jeff Charles; Seconded by Alex Castro 156 <br />VOTE: Unanimous 157 <br />158 <br />AGENDA ITEM 4b: Bicycle Safety Task Force (Abigaile Pittman) 159 <br />160 <br />OUTBoard Action: Receive and review Bicycle Safety Task Force applications, provide comments and 161 <br />recommendations, and forward to the Board of County Commissioners (BOCC). 162 <br />163 <br />Abigaile Pittman delivered the presentation 164 <br />165 <br />OUTBoard members reviewed the submitted applications and expressed approval of all 14 submittals, noting that 166 <br />there were no applicants from the law enforcement and Chapel Hill/Carrboro Chamber of Commerce membership 167 <br />groups. Abigaile Pittman reminded the Board that the membership groups in the Resolution are guidelines. 168 <br />169 <br />There was agreement that Heidi Perry and Jeff Charles would serve as liaisons to the Bicycle Safety Task Force. 170 <br />171 <br />Jeff Charles, Heidi Perry, Alex Castro, Art Menius and Erle Smith expressed concern about not having Orange 172 <br />County law enforcement representation on the Task Force. They felt that constructive input from law enforcement at 173 <br />Task Force meetings will be very important and that it would be difficult to succeed in its endeavor otherwise. They 174 <br />noted that education is a key component of the Task Force’s mission. Law enforcement representation will allow the 175 <br />Task Force to better know what the rules of the roads are; and disseminate this information out across the 176 <br />motoring/bicycling population. Educational information developed by the Task Force will also be available for use by 177 <br />Orange County law enforcement in its interactions with the public, so their input is important for this reason also. 178 <br />179 <br />MOTION made by Jeff Charles to: 180 <br />x Recommend the 14 applications that were received;181 <br />x Designated Heidi Perry and Jeff Charles as OUTBoard liaisons to the Task Force; and182 <br />x Request that the BOCC request Charles Blackwood to select someone from the Sheriff’s Office to serve on183 <br />the Task Force.184 <br />185 <br />The motion was seconded by Erle Smith 186 <br />187 <br />VOTE: Unanimous 188 <br />189 <br />AGENDA ITEM 5: Staff Updates (Abigaile Pittman) 190 <br />Abigaile Pittman instructed the Board to review the DCHC update included in the packet at their leisure. 191 <br />192 <br />AGENDA ITEM 6: Board Comments 193 <br />194 <br />AGENDA ITEM 7: Adjournment 195 <br />196 <br />MOTION made by Gary Saunders to adjourn the meeting seconded by Alex Castro 197 <br />VOTE: Unanimous 198 <br />199 <br />200 <br />___________________________________ 201 <br />Heidi Perry, Chair 202 <br />203 <br />6