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D R A F T <br />MINUTES1 <br />ORANGE UNIFIED TRANSPORTATION BOARD2 <br />SEPTEMBER 19,20123 <br />4 <br />MEMBERS PRESENT:Nancy Cole Baker, Pedestrian Access & Safety Advocate; Julian (Randy) Marshall, Bingham 5 <br />Township; Alan Campbell, Planning Board Representative; Jeff Charles, Bicycle Advocate;Paul Guthrie, Chapel Hill 6 <br />Township; 7 <br />8 <br />MEMBERS ABSENT: Renee Price, CfE Representative; Amy Cole, Transit Advocate; Sam Lasris, Cedar Grove 9 <br />Township Representative; Annette Jurgelski, Eno Township; Cheeks Township - Vacant; Economic Development 10 <br />Commission - Vacant; Little River Township-Vacant; Hillsborough Township – Vacant; 11 <br />12 <br />STAFF PRESENT:Darcy Zorio, Transportation Planner; Tina Love, Administrative Assistant II13 <br />14 <br />15 <br />AGENDA ITEM I: CALL TO ORDER AND ROLL CALL16 <br />17 <br />18 <br />AGENDA ITEM II: CONSIDERATIONS OF ADDITIONS TO THE AGENDA19 <br />20 <br />21 <br />AGENDA ITEM III: APPROVAL OF MINUTESFOR AUGUST 15,201222 <br />23 <br />The OUTBoard minutes from August 15, 2012 were approved by consensus.24 <br />25 <br />26 <br />AGENDA ITEM IV: PRESENTATION OF THE DURHAM CHAPEL HILL CARRBORO METROPOLITAN PLANNING 27 <br />ORGANIZATION METROPOLITAN TRANSPORTATION PLAN28 <br />The Durham Chapel Hill Carrboro Metropolitan Planning Organization (DCHC MPO) has 29 <br />released their Draft Metropolitan Transportation Plan (MTP) for comment and would like 30 <br />the input and feedback from local transportation advisory boards.31 <br />OUTBoard Action: Receive presentation; consider passing resolution to send comments 32 <br />and suggestions for the MTP to the Board of County Commissioners33 <br />34 <br />Darcy Zorio presented a PowerPoint presentation and discussed the plan with the OUTBoard members.35 <br />36 <br />Darcy Zorio noted she had the comments the OUTBoard provided to the MPO regarding the LRTP in 2008. She told 37 <br />the members she needed their comments for the Commissioners’ October 2 meeting.38 <br />39 <br />Paul Guthrie noted that he is less concerned the BOCC seeing this report and the way its done than them 40 <br />understanding what its limits are and that it doesn’t necessarily point to the best policy.41 <br />42 <br />Jeff Charles noted that he is concerned that if they look at some of the stuff the OUTBoard was shown and think 43 <br />about the impact on mass transit, there is not a very compelling argument for mass transit from the data given.44 <br />45 <br />