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No BOCC actions are required at this time for the Durham — Chapel Hill — Carrboro Metropolitan <br />Planning Organization (DCHC MPO) and Burlington- Graham Metropolitan Planning <br />Organization (BG MPO). Following is a brief update on their local input point processes for <br />information. <br />DCHC MPO <br />• Orange County submitted 19 transportation projects to DCHC MPO of which 6 were <br />scored. <br />• DCHC MPO staff is conducting its quantitative based process and will publish the results <br />for a 21 -day public review period running from May 14 through June 4. <br />BG MPO <br />• Orange County submitted 3 transportation projects to BG MPO, none of which were <br />scored through SPOT 5.0 due to BG MPO project ranking and selection processing, <br />which put projects with the highest pre - preliminary scores forward. <br />• Orange County staff is working with BG MPO staff and staff of other member jurisdictions <br />to develop a process for SPOT 6.0 that considers more than just pre - preliminary scores <br />as prerequisite for formal scoring. <br />Additional specifics on the local input point methodologies of the two MPOs and RPO were <br />provided as an Information Item to the BOCC at its January 23, 2018 meeting. <br />OUTBoard Recommendation for Ranking of County Transportation Priorities in TARPO — All <br />counties within TARPO have been asked to rank their scored transportation projects. At its April <br />18, 2018 meeting, the OUTBoard recommended the following: <br />• Orange County Public Transit Purchase of Two Light- Transit Vehicles be ranked as the <br />County's top project, followed by Old Greensboro Road and Efland -Cedar Grove Road <br />Modernization and 4' paved shoulder (Attachment 1). <br />• NC -54 should not be ranked, as it is not identified as a County priority and completion of <br />the NC 54 Corridor Study remains pending. <br />• NCDOT should include crosswalks, intersection improvements and bike /pedestrian safety <br />modifications when doing modernization projects. <br />• Bridge on Old Greensboro should accommodate pedestrian and vehicular safety. <br />Transportation Planning Staff Comments — It is clear that Orange County's top two ranked <br />projects will receive the maximum (100) local input points from TARPO through its methodology. <br />How many local input points will be allocated to Orange County's third ranked project will not be <br />known until all member counties submit their prioritized rankings to TARPO staff and they are <br />scored through its internal methodology for assignment. It is possible that Orange County's <br />third ranked project may receive less than the maximum amount of local input points. <br />Additional Background Information on SPOT 5.0 - The preliminary results of Orange County <br />prioritized transportation projects are presented in Attachment 2. In accordance with State <br />regulations and in coordination with the NCDOT schedule, MPO /RPO Board approvals of local <br />input point distribution are scheduled for June, following a 21 -day public review period. <br />Transportation planning staff will continue to keep the BOCC informed throughout the SPOT 5.0 <br />process. <br />FINANCIAL IMPACT: There is no immediate financial impact associated with this item. <br />