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D R A F T Attachment 1 1 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 MINUTES ORANGE UNIFIED TRANSPORTATION BOARD APRIL 18,2012 MEMBERS PRESENT: Nancy Cole Baker, Pedestrian Access & Safety Advocate; Julian (Randy) Marshall, Bingham Township; Alan Campbell, Planning Board Representative; Sam Lasris, Cedar Grove Township Representative; Jeff Charles, Bicycle Advocate; Annette Jurgelski, Eno Township; MEMBERS ABSENT: Renee Price, CfE Representative; Paul Guthrie, Chapel Hill Township; Amy Cole, Transit Advocate; Al Terry, Transportation Services Board; Cheeks Township - Vacant; Economic Development Commission - Vacant; Little River Township-Vacant; Hillsborough Township – Vacant; STAFF PRESENT: Darcy Zorio, Transportation Planner; Tom Altieri, Comprehensive Planning Supervisor; Tina Love, Administrative Assistant II AGENDA ITEM I: CALL TO ORDER AND ROLL CALL AGENDA ITEM II: CONSIDERATIONS OF ADDITIONS TO THE AGENDA Jeff Charles informed the OUTBoard that he and other OUTBoard members along with Bonnie Hauser had set up a citizens’ committee to address the bicyclist versus driver issues and they had established some ‘common sense rules of the road’ consisting of a couple of pages of how cyclists and cars interact with come common sense suggestions on for how drivers should be looking out for cyclists and how cyclists can improve their use of the road so it is more car friendly, a true share the road mentality. They are asking the Sheriff’s for input with the legality side of the ‘rules’ , his support, and enforcement on said ‘rules’. They met with representative of the Sheriff’s department and submitted the information and they are waiting to hear back from the Sheriff’s office. Going forward the group will concentrate on the education of both sides. Nancy Baker asked Jeff to bring a copy of the document to the OUTBoard. Jeff explained that they would be approaching multiple jurisdictions in Orange County and the hope is that Orange County can be a leader in this area of needed education between bicyclists and drivers. Jeff Charles asked Darcy Zorio for an update on road resurfacing, paving the unpaved portion of Buckhorn Road and also bridge construction on Arthur Minnis. Darcy reviewed the resurfacing projects and indicated with will try to get specific dates for the projects. AGENDA ITEM III: APPROVAL OF MINUTES FOR JANUARY 18,2011 The OUTBoard minutes from January 18, 2012 were approved by consensus. AGENDA ITEM IV: UPDATE OF OUTBOARD POLICIES AND PROCEDURES The County Attorney’s office has asked the staff of each advisory board to update its policies and procedures according to specific guidelines. These guidelines are included in the packet as Attachment 2. Attachment 3 is the draft of OUTBoard Policies and Procedures created by staff and submitted to the County Attorney. OUTBoard Action: Receive guidelines from attorney new board policies and procedures; provide feedback. Darcy Zorio gave the OUTBoard background information on the countywide new policies and procedures and she and the OUTBoard discussed the specifics of the policies and the role of the OUTBoard. The members asked about the language referring to the Planning Board and specifically asked if the OUTBoard could review portions of the UDO regarding parking and transportation. Staff consensus to the members was that if the OUTBoard wanted to proceed with a project to make recommendations for changes to the UDO that they should come up with a process