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ATTACHMENT 6 <br />ORANGE UNIFIED TRANSPORTATION BOARD (OUTBOARD) <br />RESOLUTION SUPPORTING PUBLIC TRANSIT <br /> <br />WHEREAS,Representatives from Orange County, Chapel Hill, Carrboro, <br />Hillsborough, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, and <br />Triangle Transit (TTA) have worked collaboratively to developthe <br />Orange County Bus and Rail Investment Plan (OCBRIP), a <br />comprehensive bus service improvement plan that supports the effort <br />to improve public transit in Orange County, including bus, light rail, <br />bus rapid transit (BRT) and Amtrak; and <br />WHEREAS, Theone-half (½) cent sales tax for public transit was approved by <br />referendum in Orange County on November 6, 2012(Session Law <br />2009-527, House Bill 148, NCGS 105, Article 43); the $7 county <br />vehicle registration tax resolution was approvedby the Board of <br />County Commissioners (BOCC)onDecember 11, 2012 (NCGS 105- <br />570); the Orange County Bus and Rail Investment Plan (OCBRIP) <br />was adopted by the BOCC on June 5, 2012; and the Interlocal <br />Implementation Agreement for the OCBRIP was approved on October <br />24, 2012; and <br />WHEREAS, The one-half (½) cent sales taxand $7 county vehicle registration tax <br />arefunding sources to supportOCBRIPimplementationofthe future <br />public transportation needs of Orange County and connections to the <br />surrounding regions; and <br />WHEREAS, Session Law 2009-527, House Bill 148, NCGS 105, Article 43requires <br />that the financial plan for the OCBRIP must provide for equitable use <br />of the net funding proceeds and consider: <br />(i) the identified needs of localpublic transportation systems in <br />the district; <br />(ii) human service transportation systems within the district;and <br />(iii) expansion of public transportation systems to underserved <br />areas of the district; and <br />WHEREAS, Orange Public Transportation (OPT) is the primary transportation <br />resourcefor rural and central portions of the county, and strives to <br />provide a comprehensive continuum of locally accessible, community- <br />based transportation services; and <br />WHEREAS, TTAprovides inter-city and inter-county connections and CHT <br />provides Chapel Hill, Carrboro, UNC services, all which are an integral <br />part of county coordinatedpublic transit services. <br />WHEREAS, Public transportation is an important part of the ability to access <br />employment and a variety of public and private services in the county <br />for those who do not have cars of their ownor who cannot operate <br />vehicles (i.e. transit dependent populations); and <br />26