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Approved 2/17/10 <br />1 <br />MINUTES 1 ORANGE UNIFIED TRANSPORTATION BOARD REGULAR MEETING 2 JANUARY 20, 2010 3 <br /> 4 5 MEMBERS PRESENT: Sam Lasris, Cedar Grove Township; Nancy Cole Baker, Pedestrian Access Safety Advocate; 6 <br />Julian (Randy) Marshall, Bingham Township; Bryn Smith, CFE Representative; Paul Guthrie, Chapel Hill Township; 7 <br />Mary Bobbitt-Cooke, Planning Board Liaison; 8 9 10 MEMBERS ABSENT: Alice Gordon, Board of County Commissioners liaison; Leo Allison, Cheeks Township; Amy 11 <br />Cole, Transit Advocate; Jeff Charles, Bicycle Advocate; Al Terry, Transportation Services Board Representative; 12 <br />Eric Tillman, Hillsborough Township Representative; Little River Township-Vacant; Economic Development 13 <br />Commission-Vacant; Eno Township Representative-Vacant; 14 <br /> 15 <br /> 16 STAFF PRESENT: Karen Lincoln, Transportation Planner; Tina Love, Administrative Assistant II 17 <br /> 18 <br /> 19 <br />I. Call to order 20 21 22 <br />II. Consideration of additions to the agenda 23 <br /> 24 <br /> 25 <br />III. Board Comments/Updates 26 27 <br />Paul Guthrie reported on the rail station progress. The current meeting of the workgroup is to come up with a sketch 28 <br />plan to site the station, provide adequate space for a police substation (something the Town of Hillsborough wants to 29 <br />do) and provide a future scenario for a fire station, adequate parking, and park area. He advised the report should be 30 <br />coming out in 60 some odd days. He gave the Board additional information about future intent regarding the 31 <br />property. 32 <br /> 33 <br />Nancy Baker asked about plans for private business to provide transportation to and from the station. 34 <br /> 35 <br />Paul Guthrie responded that it wasn’t to that stage but that it was being factored. He noted the Department of 36 <br />Transportation (DOT) is advising them. 37 <br /> 38 <br />Mary Bobbitt-Cooke asked about the funding for the project. 39 <br /> 40 <br />Paul Guthrie responded that the Town of Hillsborough will have to come up with the resources for the platform and 41 <br />terminal and probably some of the access area. He noted that a lot of the track work is incorporated in North 42 <br />Carolina Department of Transportation’s application for stimulus funding for the high speed rail corridor 43 <br />improvements. Some of those grants will be made next month. Paul referred to the newspaper article that predicted 44 <br />that in the next 25 years, North Carolina’s population will double and the area from Raleigh to Greensboro is 45 <br />expected to get half of it and rail will be more widely used. 46 <br /> 47 <br />Bryn Smith updated the Board on the discussion regarding Elizabeth Brady and Hollow Rock Park at the Commission 48 <br />for the Environment meeting. She advised that the County chose to endorse the No Build option along with what the 49 <br />Town of Hillsborough has chosen to endorse. It doesn’t mean it won’t get built but it makes it less likely. Regarding 50 <br />Hollow Rock Park, she let the Board know the Environmental Commission decided to send a memo endorsing the 51 <br />two stage plan with the closing of Pickett Road. 52 <br /> 53 <br />Karen Lincoln added the Transportation Advisory Committee of the Metropolitan Planning Organization also voted to 54 <br />have the Chair sign a letter to the Department of Transportation (DOT) endorsing the No Build option for Elizabeth 55