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02/03/2015 ATTACHMENT 2 <br />STAFF PLAN TO ADDRESS BOCCPETITION <br />REGARDING OUTBOARD/BICYCLE SAFETY <br />Proposed Structure <br />x Venue: Full OUTBoard rather than a subcommittee due to staff and <br />administrative capacity, and to ensure better attendance. <br />x BOCC Representation: Unless others are identified, Commissioners Price and <br />Jacobs will be noticed of meetings as the BOCC representatives to attend and <br />participate in discussion when bicycle safety is an item on the OUTBoard’s <br />agenda. <br />x Citizen Participation: All citizens are welcome to attend and participate in <br />discussion. If participation is high, guidelines may need to be established to <br />ensure that all have equal opportunity to participate, to stay on topic, and to <br />ensure that any other required items are addressed by the OUTBoard during the <br />course of its meetings. Mrs. Bonnie Hauser will receive personal notification as a <br />citizen that has expressed appreciable interest in the topic. If there are any <br />others that County Commissioners would like to identify to receive personal <br />invite, please make staff aware. All OUTBoard meetings are notified consistent <br />with public meeting law. <br />x Public Outreach: <br />o Notify identified stakeholders <br />o Public notice via Carla Banks and News of Orange <br />o Create brochure and use as a handout at meetings and to any interested <br />parties <br />x Task Objectives: <br />o Review County authority and State law <br />o Provide copy of County-endorsed bicycle routes (map) <br />o Get updated on topic and recent activities <br />o Define current problem statement <br />o Create broad categories for addressing problem (education; law <br />enforcement; NCDOT; etc.) <br />o Suggest/recommend policies, procedures, etc. for addressing problem <br />o Identify agencies, County departments, etc. for addressing problem <br />x Calendar: Will attempt to resolve task over the course of three (3) OUTBoard <br />meetings, and wrapped up by the end of May, 2015: Mtg. 1 – Intro, County <br />authority and State law, update and recent activities; Mtg. 2 – Problem <br />statement, categories for addressing problem, recommended policies and <br />procedures, and identify agencies/departments for addressing problem; Mtg. 3 – <br />Review recommendations/plan developed by staff, comment, and staff <br />finalization and forwarding to BOCC. <br />x BOCC Next Steps: Staff will report back to the BOCC in June with <br />recommendations and seek direction for next steps or closure. <br />64 <br />ReturntoAgenda