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AGENDA <br />Orange Unified Transportation Board <br />April 17, 2013 <br />7:00 p.m. <br /> <br />You can bring your laptops/tablets if you would like to use them. <br /> <br />Conference Room 004 (Lower Floor) Orange County West Campus <br />131 West Margaret Lane, Hillsborough <br /> <br />Tim <br />e <br />Item Page Title <br /> <br />7:00 1. Call to Order and Roll Call <br />7:05 <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />7:08 <br />2. <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />3. <br /> <br />3-8 <br />9-12 <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />Approval of Minutes <br />Minutes from February 20, 2013 <br />Minutes from March 20, 2013 <br />Consideration of Additions to the Agenda <br /> <br />7:10 <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />7:35 <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />8:00 <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />4. <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />5. <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />6. <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />13-20 <br />21-66 <br />67-75 <br />76-81 <br />Regular Agenda <br />a.Next Steps for Safe Routes to School (SRTS) Plan Adoption and Implementation. <br />The Planning staff has received authorization from the BOCC to proceed with <br />initial SRTS Action Plan adoption steps. Following adoption, the staff is <br />recommending that the future SRTS Advisory Committee be a sub-committee <br />of the OUTBoard, supplemented by additional staffas needed from theCounty, <br />Orange County Schools, and the Town of Hillsborough. <br />OUTBoard Action:Toreceive information in preparation for future OUTBoard role <br />b.WalkBike NC Plan –a North Carolina Statewide Pedestrian and Bicycle Plan <br />WalkBike NC is North Carolina’s first statewide masterplan to define a vision, <br />goals and strategies for improving walking and bicycling for residents and <br />visitors.ThePlan identifies current conditions for walking and bicycling in North <br />Carolina and serves as a policy guide for state agencies, local governments, and <br />private sector interests to develop a transportation system that safely and <br />efficiently accommodates walking and bicycling.The review period is short and <br />the State is only acceptingcomments until April 30th. Therefore, the Plan has <br />been pre-reviewed by OUTBoard Vice-Chair, Jeff Charles, and by Planning staff <br />member Abigaile Pittman. Related documents, including Draft Plan Summary, <br />Full Draft Plan, on-line comment form,and community engagement forum <br />(survey): http://www.ncdot.gov/bikeped/planning/walkbikenc/ <br />OUTBoard Action:Toreceive review comments suggested byJeff Charles and <br />Abigaile Pittman, and consider recommended comments to be provided to NCDOT. <br /> <br />Staff Updates <br />a.Update on staff meeting withNCDOT Rail Division regardingthe three proposed <br />railroad private crossing closures in Orange County. Relateddocuments: <br />http://orangecountync.gov/planning/RRCrossingClosure.asp <br />b.Update on proposed Old Well to Jordan Lake Scenic Byway. <br />1