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D R A F T <br />MINUTES1 <br />ORANGE UNIFIED TRANSPORTATION BOARD2 <br />SEPTEMBER 18,20133 <br />4 <br />MEMBERS PRESENT: Paul Guthrie, Chapel Hill Township;Alex Castro, Bingham Township; Annette Jurgelski, Eno 5 <br />Township;Sam Lasris, Cedar Grove Township; Ted Triebel, Little River Township; Amy Cole, Transit Advocate; Gary 6 <br />Saunders, CFE Representative7 <br />8 <br />9 <br />MEMBERS ABSENT: Jeff Charles, Bicycle Advocate; Jeff Miles, Pedestrian Access & Safety Advocate; Andrea 10 <br />Rohrbacher, Planning Board Representative;Cheeks Township - Vacant;Hillsborough Township - Vacant;11 <br />Economic Development Commission - Vacant 12 <br />13 <br />14 <br />STAFF PRESENT:Abigaile Pittman, Transportation/Land UsePlanner; Bret Martin, Transportation Planner15 <br />16 <br />17 <br />OTHERS PRESENT:Dale McKeel, City of Durham/DCHC MPO18 <br />19 <br />20 <br />AGENDA ITEM I: CALL TO ORDER AND ROLL CALL21 <br />22 <br />23 <br />AGENDA ITEM II: APPROVAL OF MINUTES FOR AUGUST 21,201324 <br />25 <br />TheAugust 21, 2013OUTBoard Minutes were approvedwith correctionsby consensus.26 <br />27 <br />28 <br />AGENDA ITEM III: CONSIDERATIONS OF ADDITIONS TO THE AGENDA29 <br />30 <br />31 <br />AGENDA ITEM IV: REGULAR AGENDA32 <br />Discussion with Dale McKeel, Bicycle & Pedestrian Coordinator, Department of 33 <br />Transportation, City of Durham/DCHC MPO regarding: 34 <br />i.Regional bicycle routes, and MPO designation of St. Mary’s Road as a regional 35 <br />bicycle route; and 36 <br />ii.Prioritization and funding of bicycle and pedestrian projects under the Strategic 37 <br />Mobility.38 <br />OUTBoard Action:To receive the information from Dale McKeel and the Orange County 39 <br />Planning Staff and provide feedback.40 <br />41 <br />Abigaile Pittman reviewed the background of St Mary’s Roadas one of theregional bicycle routes depicted onthe 42 <br />DCHC MPO 2040 Metropolitan Transportation Plan (MTP) Bike Map. Within the county, the Mapdepicts St. Mary’s 43 <br />Road betweentheUS 70 bypass and the Durham County line as a regional bicycle facility. She noted the 44 <br />designation is not consistent with Orange County and Hillsborough’s approved bicycle routes. Shereferred to staff’s 45 <br />comment letter and noted the routes shown on Orange County’s bicycle map, the approved Orange County 46 <br />Comprehensive Transportation Plan (CTP) and The Town of Hillsborough’s Community Connectivity Plan. Abigaile 47 <br />advised the Board that followingits discussion with Dale McKeel it is the Board’s prerogative to review and comment 48 <br />on the DCHC MPO’s designation of St. Mary’s Road as a regional bicycle route from Hillsborough to downtown 49 <br />Durham and noted that it is staff’s recommendationthat the OUTBoard provide input to the DCHC MPO staff 50 <br />consistent with approved Orange County/NCDOT/Town of Hillsborough Bicycle Maps.51 <br />52 <br />Dale McKeelprovided information on thebackground and history of the regional bicycle routes. He noted that St. 53 <br />Mary’s Road was designated as the best direct connection in aprevious plan to connect Hillsborough to Northern 54 <br />Durham and waseventually approvedasa regional route. Dale advised that this year the 2040 MTP adopted the55 <br />3