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Approved 2/18/09 <br />1 <br />MINUTES 1 ORANGE UNIFIED TRANSPORTATION BOARD REGULAR MEETING 2 OCTOBER 15, 2008 3 <br /> 4 MEMBERS PRESENT: Sam Lasris, Cedar Grove Township; Nancy Cole Baker, Pedestrian Access Advocate; Jan 5 <br />Grossman, Bicycle Transportation Advocate; Julian (Randy) Marshall, Bingham Township; Paul Guthrie, Chapel Hill 6 <br />Township; Karen Barrows, Little River Township; Eric Tillman, EDC Representative; Bryn Smith, CFE 7 <br />Representative; 8 <br /> 9 MEMBERS ABSENT: Al Terry, Transportation Services Board Representative; Dawn Brezina, Eno Township; Pascale 10 <br />Mittendorf, Hillsborough Township; Alice Gordon, Board of County Commissioners; 11 <br /> 12 STAFF PRESENT: Karen Lincoln, Transportation Planner; Tina Love, Administrative Assistant II 13 <br /> 14 OTHERS PRESENT: Pat Strong, Triangle J. COG 15 <br /> 16 <br />I. Call to order 17 <br /> 18 <br />II. Consideration of additions to the agenda 19 20 <br />Karen Lincoln handed out email from Chuck Edwards regarding proposed 2009 resurfacing Orange County request 21 <br />for comments. This gives the OUTBoard a chance to look at the program and comment. Sam Lasris added this item 22 <br />to the end of the agenda. 23 <br /> 24 <br />Sam Lasris gave the Board an update regarding a report that Alice Gordon presented to the Board of County 25 <br />Commissioners meeting with her version of the OUTBoard’s Goals and Objectives. She combined the OUTBoard 26 <br />with the Planning Board comments and submitted it for consideration. Sam Lasris would like the OUTBoard to look 27 <br />at it again in order to possibly make one last comment before the Commissioner approve it at the last Board of 28 <br />Commissioners meeting in November. Would go directly to Alice Gordon with comments and thinks she would 29 <br />appreciate the input. 30 <br /> 31 <br />Motion by Paul Guthrie to add items to agenda. 32 <br />Seconded by Randy Marshall 33 <br />Unanimous 34 <br /> 35 <br />III. Board Comments/Updates 36 <br /> 37 <br />Randy Marshall asked about the status of an OUTBoard member serving on the Train Station Committee as a couple 38 <br />of members had expressed an interest. Karen Lincoln let the members know that it had not been decided but that 39 <br />she would put Paul Guthrie down with Randy Marshall as an alternate. 40 <br /> 41 <br />Nancy Baker commented about seeing that the two (2) foot shoulders had been added to Orange Grove Road and 42 <br />that the OUTBoard finally has something on the ground that they have accomplished and she has seen bicyclists 43 <br />using it. She wants to send Chuck a note thanking him for making sure it got done and it is noticed. 44 <br /> 45 <br />IV. Approval of Minutes 46 <br /> 47 <br />The OUTBoard approved the September 17, 2008 minutes with changes by affirmation. 48 <br /> 49 <br />V. Future Agenda Items 50 51 <br />Sam Lasris asked for the Board to have a free for all session, a brain storming to see what is on everybody’s mind. 52 <br /> 53 <br />Karen Lincoln gave an update regarding comments from Commissioner Jacobs that the [priorities set forth in the 54 <br />County’s bicycle plan are not the priorities requested by the OUTBoard and Board of Commissioners. He takes that 55 <br />as an indication that it is a bad plan, and the Commissioners agreed. They want the OUTBoard to update the bicycle 56