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ORANGE COUNTY <br />ORANGE UNIFIED TRANSPORATION BOARD (OUTBoard) <br />ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT <br />Meeting Date:November 18, 2015 <br />Action Agenda <br />Item No. 7b <br />SUBJECT: Bicycle and Pedestrian Safety Plan <br />DEPARTMENT: Planning and Inspections PUBLIC HEARING: (Y/N)N <br />ATTACHMENT(S): INFORMATION CONTACT: <br /> None Abigaile Pittman, Transportation/Land Use <br />Planner, 919-245-2567 <br />PURPOSE:Receive an update on the Bicycle and Pedestrian Safety Plan. <br />BACKGROUND:At its June 16, 2015 meeting the Board of County Commissioners’ (BOCC) <br />accepted the Orange Unified Transportation Board (OUTBoard) Bicycle and Pedestrian Safety <br />Report and directed staff to return in the fall with information relevant to next steps. Additional <br />background information from the June 16 meeting, including the full Report and draft OUTBoard <br />minutes of discussion, may be reviewed online at the following link: <br />http://server3.co.orange.nc.us:8088/weblink8/0/doc/38097/Page1.aspx . <br />At its November 5, 2015 meeting the BOCC considered a resolution supporting public and <br />private efforts to increase safety awareness between motorists and bicyclists, roadway safety <br />improvements for bicyclists, and authorizing next steps. Agenda materials for this meeting may <br />be viewed online at the following link: <br />http://server3.co.orange.nc.us:8088/weblink8/0/doc/39675/Page1.aspx <br />Minutes for this meeting are not yet available; however, there was a good amount of public input <br />and discussion among the Commissioners. The BOCC did not approve the resolution, and <br />requested that the staff revise the resolution and return after the holiday break with more <br />detailed recommendations regarding a potential County role in the implementation of Safety <br />Plan recommendations. Such a recommendation could include the OUTBoard. <br />RECOMMENDATION(S): Staff recommends the OUTBoard receive the update on the Bicycle <br />and Pedestrian Safety Plan. Since this item has not been referred by the County <br />Commissioners for review at this time, no further action is required. <br />,WHPF <br />53