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D R A F T engineering work, the project can submit for some of the remaining SAFETEA-LUfunds that have no matching 110 projects. She added that if not, because DOT scored it in their scoring list, it would be eligible for the fundsthat have 111 a 20% match.112 113 Alex Castro asked if the project was in a position to do all of that andhave all the work prepared.114 115 Abigaile Pittman advised that was the goal. 116 117 Motion made by Alex Castro that the OUTBoard recommend to the County Commissioners that they consider 118 approving the 3 SRTS action plans identified for Grady Brown, Stanford Middle School, and Cameron Park 119 Elementary School projects. Seconded by Jeff Charles.120 Vote: Unanimous121 122 123 AGENDA ITEM V:OUTBOARD INPUT FOR COUNTY COMMISSIONERS’ANNUAL PLANNING RETREAT 124 Development of a list of concerns or emerging issues for the upcoming year that the 125 OUTBoard plans to address, or wishes to bring to the Commissioners’’ attention.126 OUTBoard Action:Develop and approve list.127 128 129 Abigaile Pittmanreviewed the staff’s list of 7 items for the report.130 131 Jeff Charles asked if bicycling would fall into #3.132 133 Abigaile Pittman responded it could be under #4.134 135 Jeff Charles noted that bicycling is not mentioned.136 137 Abigaile Pittman confirmed that is it not and suggested that it could be added to the list.138 139 Jeff Charles noted that he has comments about the implementation of bicycling projects during 2013 so they 140 improvements can be made for 2014. He said that there were a number of streets where the OUTBoard was advised 141 there would be 2 foot extensions put in to aid the cycling community and the biggest one was Dairyland which 142 handles a lot of bicycling traffic. He stated that it failed miserably and the cyclist never got 2 feet and some of it is 143 only 6 inches. He stressed that the implementation was a failure and further that Orange Grove Road where NCDOT 144 went back and redid it and there is a line in it, that section of the pavement is now heaving and separating from the 145 main road because there is not a top surface. He said that bicycling is getting a C in implementation in Orange 146 County and they are spending money but no one is overseeing the projects appropriately and he thinks it has been a 147 failure for the amount of money that has been spent. Jeff thinks the OUTBoard should go on record to state that 148 there needs to be a bicycling coordinator at the staff level in Orange County to oversee these projects because DOT 149 is not doing a good job. He said that he cannot state that strongly enough and the damage being done by the 150 infrastructural changes is now causing significant damage to the roads that are hazardous to cycling. He added that 151 bicycling is taking a back seat and it is time for Orange County to step up.152 153 Abigaile Pittman advised that this is an emerging issues list so it is about what the OUTBoard needs to be looking at 154 in 2014.155 156 Jeff Charles responded that the OUTBoard needs to recommend better bicycle coordination infrastructural changes. 157 158 Ted Triebel noted that the key is to have somebody that would monitor what is going on and it would become part of 159 somebody’s job description.160 161 Jeff Charles noted that Dale has that responsibility in Durham and asked who has that responsibility in Orange 162 County.163 164 4