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Item 5.e.: Revision to OUTBoard Rules and Procedures (6:30 p.m. meeting time) <br />finalized by Board of County Commissioners on September 6, 2016 <br />ORANGE COUNTY <br />BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS <br />ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT <br />Meeting Date:September 6, 2016 <br />Action Agenda <br />Item No. <br />SUBJECT: Orange Unified Transportation Board (OUTBoard) Rules and Procedures <br />DEPARTMENT: Planning and Inspections <br />ATTACHMENT(S): <br />1. Proposed revision to OUTBoard <br />Rules and Procedures <br />I INFORMATION CONTACT: <br />Abigaile Pittman, Transportation/Land <br />Use Planner, 919-245-2567 <br />Tom Altieri, Comprehensive Planning <br />Supervisor, 919-245-2579 <br />Craig Benedict, Planning Director, 919- <br />245-2592 <br />PURPOSE:To consider an amendment to the OUTBoard-specific Rules and Procedures to <br />revise its meeting time. <br />BACKGROUND:On June 15 the OUTBoard unanimously recommended revising the starting <br />time of its meetings from 7:00 p.m. to 6:30 p.m., reducing the lag time between the end of the <br />typical work day at 5:00 p.m. and the start of the meeting, and allowing members to get home <br />earlier. The Board did not feel that moving the meeting time up by half an hour would negatively <br />impact civic participation. <br />To revise the meeting time, a revision to Section IV.C.1 of the Board’s adopted Rules and <br />Procedures must be approved by the Board of County Commissioners (BOCC). Planning staff <br />has prepared a proposed amendment that would revise the meeting time from 7:00 p.m. to 6:30 <br />p.m. (Attachment 1). <br />The OUTBoard’s Rules and Procedures were last amended on January 21, 2016 to add a <br />seventh (7th) at-large position to encourage membership with expertise or interest in Public <br />Health. <br />FINANCIAL IMPACT: There is no financial impact associated with amending the OUTBoard- <br />specific Rules and Procedures. <br />SOCIAL JUSTICE IMPACT: The following Orange County Social Justice Goal is associated <br />with this item: <br />GOAL: ENABLE FULL CIVIC PARTICIPATION -The following Orange County Social Justice <br />Goal is applicable to this agenda item: <br />x Ensure that Orange County residents are able to engage government through voting and <br />volunteering by eliminating disparities in participation and barriers to participation. <br />58