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OUTLINE <br />MINUTES 1 <br />ORANGE UNIFIED TRANSPORTATION BOARD2 <br />APRIL 15,2015 3 <br />4 <br />5 <br />MEMBERS PRESENT: Paul Guthrie, Chair and Chapel Hill Township Representative; Alex Castro, Vice-Chair and 6 <br />Bingham Township Representative; Brantley Wells, Hillsborough Township Representative; Heidi Perry, At-7 <br />Large Representative; Ted Triebel, Little River Township Representative; Art Menius, At-Large Representative; 8 <br />Tom Magnuson, At-Large Representative; Ed Vaughn, Cedar Grove Township Representative; Gary Saunders, 9 <br />At-Large Representative; David Laudicina, At-Large Representative; John Rubin, At-Large Representative 10 <br />11 <br />12 <br />MEMBERS ABSENT:Amy Cole, At-Large Representative; Eno Township Representative - Vacant; 13 <br />14 <br />15 <br />STAFF PRESENT: Abigaile Pittman, Transportation/Land Use Planner 16 <br />17 <br />OTHERS PRESENT:Jeff Charles, John Rees 18 <br />19 <br />20 <br />AGENDA ITEM I: CALL TO ORDER AND ROLL CALL;INTRODUCTIONS21 <br />22 <br />23 <br />AGENDA ITEM II: APPROVAL OF MINUTES FOR MARCH18,2015–THE MINUTES FOR THE MARCH 1824 <br />MEETING WILL BE REVIEWED AND VOTED ON AT THE MAY 20 MEETING WHEN THE 25 <br />TRANSPORTATION SERVICES ADVISORY GROUP MEETS AGAIN.26 <br />27 <br />AGENDA ITEM III: CONSIDERATION OF ADDITIONS OF THE AGENDA28 <br />29 <br />No additions to the Agenda were made. 30 <br />31 <br />32 <br />AGENDA ITEM IV: REGULAR AGENDA33 <br />A.BICYCLE SAFETY - At the OUTBoard’s March 18 meeting there was a discussion 34 <br />regarding the plan to address the Board of County Commissioners’ petition related to 35 <br />bicycle safety (Attachment 1). The Chair gave direction for representatives of the two 36 <br />groups that will be participating in discussions on recommendations for bicycle safety 37 <br />policies and procedures at the April 15 and May 20 meetings. A letter was written to 38 <br />each representative from the Chair providing guidance (Attachment 2). 39 <br />40 <br />Paul Guthrie: I would like to remind the OUTBoard members and the public that in this meeting you must seek 41 <br />recognition and have me recognize you before you address this advisory board or another member of the Board 42 <br />or staff. Our purpose tonight is to seek and consider good advice, information and practices for bike and auto 43 <br />safety on the streets and roads of Orange County. This dialogue tonight and next month will need to recognize a 44 <br />couple of essential realities which are: (a) County government in North Carolina by and large does not govern 45 <br />the public roads of the state, design, building maintenance or passage of the laws of governance, and for that 46 <br />matter (by and large) their policing. (b) Counties to not issue driver’s licenses or test bike riders. This Board’s 47 <br />sole function is to respond to the BOCC, with advice on issues based upon the best information it can gather 48 <br />based its members understanding of issues and facts, and predictable outcomes. 49 <br />50 <br />Abigaile Pittman: Reviewed plan. 51 <br />52 <br />4