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Approved 1/20/10 1 MINUTES 1 ORANGE UNIFIED TRANSPORTATION BOARD REGULAR MEETING 2 DECEMBER 16, 2009 3 4 5 MEMBERS PRESENT: Sam Lasris, Cedar Grove Township; Nancy Cole Baker, Pedestrian Access Safety Advocate; 6 Alice Gordon, Board of County Commissioners liaison; Julian (Randy) Marshall, Bingham Township; Bryn Smith, 7 CFE Representative; Leo Allison, Cheeks Township; Amy Cole, Transit Advocate; Jeff Charles, Bicycle Advocate 8 9 10 MEMBERS ABSENT: Paul Guthrie, Chapel Hill Township; Mary Bobbitt-Cooke, Planning Board Liaison; 11 Al Terry, Transportation Services Board Representative; Eric Tillman, Hillsborough Township Representative; 12 Little River Township-Vacant; Economic Development Commission-Vacant; Eno Township Representative-Vacant; 13 14 15 STAFF PRESENT: Karen Lincoln, Transportation Planner; Tina Love, Administrative Assistant II 16 17 18 OTHERS PRESENT: Tom Magnuson, Trading Path Association 19 20 21 I. Call to order 22 23 24 II. Consideration of additions to the agenda 25 26 Randy Marshall requested the Board discuss the Elizabeth Brady Road extension. 27 28 29 III. Board Comments/Updates 30 31 Bryn Smith informed the Board she attended the Town of Chapel Hill’s Long Range Transit 2035 Plan Public Forum. 32 She noted they are using the same numbers the Durham/Chapel Hill/ Carrboro (DCHC) Metropolitan Planning 33 Organization (MPO) is using that estimate the area will get 700,000 additional residents in the MPO. She advised 34 that the Chapel Hill public meeting was sparsely attended. There was presentation on high frequency bus dedicated 35 lanes, which would only be put on MLK and only from the I-40 area to Estes, beyond Estes to the south the right-of-36 way becomes a problem. A lot of riders would potentially exit at the future site of Carolina North. She noted they 37 assume that light rail will happen on NC 54. Bryn noted hey stated their information had come from the MPO. There 38 will be another public meeting on January 12th at Town Hall in Chapel Hill. When asked about long range 39 coordination with the County, MPO, and Hillsborough, they stated they are in favor of continuing and expanding all 40 the partnerships. 41 42 The Board discussed the Town of Hillsborough meeting regarding the Elizabeth Brady Bypass. The outcome was 43 that the Town of Hillsborough voted for the no build option. Orange County Commissioners endorsed a resolution 44 supporting the No Build option on December 15. Karen Lincoln explained the other projects that could be done and 45 also others that will be needed. The Town of Hillsborough put together a list that included signage, etc. There was a 46 meeting with the NCDOT Secretary Of Transportation to discuss projects the Town of Hillsborough would like to see 47 replace Elizabeth Brady bypass. She noted that the DOT was receptive to the idea of alternatives but it has to go 48 through the MPO process in order to get federal funding. Karen continued to explain more about how the process 49 works to get projects. She noted that Hillsborough had been asking for the Elizabeth Brady project as it’s number 50 one project in the Transportation Improvement Project (TIP) for the last ten - twelve years, except last year when it 51 was dropped. Karen also noted that there had been an Economic Development District Transportation Workgroup 52 Plan, a joint effort between Hillsborough and Orange County to work out some compromise about Elizabeth Brady 53 Road in 22001. Representation included Eno River Association, Chamber of Commerce, Alliance for Historic 54 Hillsborough, Economic Development Commission and both jurisdictions. In addressing Elizabeth Brady Road they 55