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160 <br />AGENDA ITEM 6: STAFF UPDATES161 <br />162 <br />6.A.NCDOTDIVISION 7 TRANSPORTATION PROJECTS LOCATED IN THE DURHAM-CHAPEL HILL-CARRBORO163 <br />METROPOLITAN PLANNING ORGANIZATION (DCHCMPO) PLANNING AREA.(MAX BUSHELL)164 <br />165 <br />6.B.ADDITION OF WAKE COUNTY TO THE RENAMED TRIANGLE TAX DISTRICT AND APPROVAL OF THE WAKE COUNTY166 <br />TRANSIT PLAN AND MULTIPARTY INTERLOCAL TRANSIT AGREEMENT (ABIGAILE PITTMAN)167 <br />168 <br />6.C.07/11/2016,08/01/2016, AND 08/092016MEETINGS OF THE BICYCLE SAFETY TASK FORCE (HEIDI PERRY,JEFF169 <br />CHARLES)170 <br />171 <br />6.D.07/12/2016ORANGE COUNTY/NCDOTMEETING (ABIGAILE PITTMAN)172 <br />173 <br />Max Bushell reviewed item 6a. 174 <br />175 <br />Abigaile Pittman reviewed item 6b. 176 <br />177 <br />Heidi Perry asked if they had passed the transit tax. She was informed the voting would be in November. Abigaile 178 <br />Pittman advised that their focus is primarily on commuter rail and rapid bus. There was discussion back and forth 179 <br />about this and some confusion so Abigaile offered to send out a power point presentation that was given yesterday at 180 <br />the Burlington/Graham meeting. 181 <br />182 <br />Jeff Charles was concerned about this being pushed back further and further to the future instead of working on it 183 <br />now. Max Bushell that the plan is saying that it’s the looking forward plan and once it’s passed and funding is secured 184 <br />they’ll do the projects that are feasible and begin conversation about the other projects that require regional 185 <br />coordination. Abigaile Pittman added that simply put, the jurisdictional agreement is we govern ourselves and they 186 <br />govern themselves and we don’t mix funds. 187 <br />188 <br />Abigaile Pittman spoke about item 6c. 189 <br />190 <br />Jeff Charles suggested that they may need an additional meeting or two to accomplish everything. Heidi Perry would 191 <br />like to get something to the Board of County Commissions (BOCC) before they begin their budget work for the next 192 <br />fiscal cycle in February 2017. Abigaile Pittman advised the Board of the new funding request form. 193 <br />194 <br />Abigaile Pittman spoke briefly about item 6d. 195 <br />196 <br />Jeff Charles asked about the funding on bicycle infrastructure. Abigaile Pittman explained that there are funds out 197 <br />there but because of current funding criteria, they are targeted to urban settings and highway projects. She also 198 <br />mentioned a recent request from Nancy Baker and from Amy Cole to Craig Benedict for an update on the Safe 199 <br />Routes to School Plan, specifically, a project that the Walkable Hillsborough group could do. She informed the Board 200 <br />that that an information item is going to be on the September 6 BOCC agenda and that she can send it out to them 201 <br />once it clears pre-agenda review process. 202 <br />203 <br />Alex Castro was still very concerned about the Safe Routes to School Plan and how it doesn’t seem to have enough 204 <br />importance to get it implemented. He said the Orange Grove Road over I-40 doesn’t have a pedestrian bridge and 205 <br />there are kids walking along it. There was a lot of discussion regarding the Safe Routes to School Plan and how to 206 <br />get the issues addressed and resolved. 207 <br />208 <br />MOTION by Alex Castro to add Safe Routes to School Plan on the next meeting agenda. Seconded by Art Menius. 209 <br />VOTE:UNANIMOUS210 <br />211 <br />AGENDA ITEM 10: ADJOURNMENT212 <br />6