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MINUTES1 <br />ORANGE UNIFIED TRANSPORTATION BOARD2 <br />DECEMBER 17,20143 <br />4 <br />5 <br />MEMBERS PRESENT: Paul Guthrie, Chapel Hill TownshipRepresentative;Alex Castro, Bingham Township 6 <br />Representative;Brantley Wells, Hillsborough Township Representative;Heidi Perry, Bicycle Advocate 7 <br />Representative;Ted Triebel, Little River Township Representative;Ed Vaughn, Cedar Grove Township 8 <br />Representative; Art Menius, Economic Development Commission;Tom Magnuson, Pedestrian Access& Safety 9 <br />Advocate; 10 <br />11 <br />12 <br />MEMBERS ABSENT: Gary Saunders, CFE Representative;Amy Cole, Transit Advocate;Cheeks Township13 <br />Representative- Vacant;Planning Board Representative – Vacant;Eno Township Representative - Vacant; 14 <br />15 <br />16 <br />STAFF PRESENT:Abigaile Pittman, Transportation/Land UsePlanner17 <br />18 <br />19 <br />AGENDA ITEM I: CALL TO ORDER AND ROLL CALL20 <br />21 <br />22 <br />AGENDA ITEM II: APPROVAL OF MINUTES FOR APRIL 16,201423 <br />24 <br />Minutes were approved with correction by consensus25 <br />26 <br />27 <br />AGENDA ITEM III: CONSIDERATIONS OF ADDITIONS TO THE AGENDA28 <br />29 <br />30 <br />AGENDA ITEM IV: REGULAR AGENDA31 <br />OUTBoardInput for County Commissioners’ Annual Planning Retreat32 <br />Continuation of discussion and completion of the activities and emerging issues lists 33 <br />for 2015, to be included in the BOCC Annual Planning Retreat Input Form.34 <br />OUTBoard Action: Complete, recommend and submit the activities and emerging 35 <br />issues lists 2015, to be included in the BOCC Annual Planning Retreat Input Form.36 <br />37 <br />Abigaile Pittman reviewed the highlighted additions and discussed bike lane funding processes used by other 38 <br />regions under new legislation. She suggested that the OUTBoard may want to requestthe BOCC to senda 39 <br />resolution to the DCHC MPO endorsing banding with the other divisions in our “group” to revise the prioritization 40 <br />criteria for highway bike lane projects, because it has to be doneas a group.41 <br />42 <br />Members discussed a wish listof wants for bike lanes, and 2-foot widening of existing roads during resurfacing. 43 <br />Abigaile Pittman pointed out there has previously been OUTBoard concern about a lack of coordination from 44 <br />NCDOT when they do projects and suggesteda dialogue prior to NCDOT starting a project with a contractor.45 <br />46 <br />OUTBoard requested that the list ofroads scheduled for maintenance be provided at the next meeting.47 <br />48 <br />Paul Guthrie stated that the immediate rail issue is to get status reports from Hillsborough concerning where they 49 <br />are in the train stationprocess because it will havethe biggest impact on heavy rail. For heavy rail the crossings 50 <br />are a political issue of the County Board which is going to happen one way or another.51 <br />52 <br />Members discussed the pros and cons of light rail versus commuter rail and the locationsand times.53 <br />3 <br />ReturntoAgenda