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14 <br /> <br />Commissioner Jacobs suggested that whoever represents the Board of County 1 <br />Commissioners on the SJAC should keep in mind that only one of three rounds of updates to 2 <br />existing schools has occurred, and the Board of County Commissioners should move very 3 <br />cautiously before making commitments to build new schools. He said Orange County Schools 4 <br />(OCS) have been more effected by Charter Schools than the Chapel Hill Carrboro City Schools 5 <br />(CHCCS), and if there is another recession it will be very hard to build new schools, and the 6 <br />BOCC will be accused of making false promises. He said all local government supports public 7 <br />education, but schools are very expensive and SAPFO can sometimes be a straightjacket to 8 <br />County Commissioners. 9 <br />Commissioner Burroughs said SAPFO is an excellent planning tool, meets the needs of 10 <br />the community, and she does not think it is a straightjacket. She said SAPFO has not helped 11 <br />with meeting the needs of maintaining the older schools, and schools are valued, and she 12 <br />would not be afraid of SAPFO. She said she would also not be afraid of studies that show the 13 <br />need for significant renovations of existing schools, as all of this is information that helps the 14 <br />County meet the needs of the students. 15 <br /> 16 <br /> A motion was made by Commissioner Jacobs, seconded by Commissioner Marcoplos to 17 <br />appoint Commissioner Rich to the Schools Joint Action Committee. 18 <br /> 19 <br />VOTE: UNANIMOUS 20 <br /> 21 <br />A motion was made by Commissioner Jacobs, seconded by Commissioner Marcoplos to 22 <br />authorize the Chair to sign the transmittal letter to the Orange County Schools Board of 23 <br />Education and Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools Board of Education contained in Attachment 24 <br />1. 25 <br /> 26 <br />VOTE: UNANIMOUS 27 <br /> 28 <br />7. Reports 29 <br /> 30 <br />a. NC 54 West Corridor Study 31 <br />The Board received a presentation on the NC-54 West Corridor Study from Orange 32 <br />County Transportation Planning staff and provided comments. 33 <br /> Nishith Trivedi, Transportation Planner, reviewed the following information and 34 <br />PowerPoint presentation: 35 <br /> 36 <br />BACKGROUND: 37 <br />The NC-54 corridor study started in September 2017 by the Durham-Chapel Hill-Carrboro 38 <br />Metropolitan Planning Organization (DCHC MPO) and North Carolina Department of 39 <br />Transportation (NCDOT). The study area spans from Old Fayetteville Road in Carrboro to the I-40 <br />85/I-40 interchange in Graham. The final plan includes comprehensive analysis and identifies 41 <br />feasible improvements along the corridor. The study’s final recommendations serve as feasible 42 <br />projects for consideration through future Strategic Prioritization of Transportation (SPOT) 43 <br />processes. These recommendations are to be presented to DCHC MPO for consideration on 44 <br />November 14, 2018. A draft plan is currently out for a public review period in accordance with 45 <br />DCHC MPO’s Public Involvement Policy. 46 <br /> 47 <br />DCHC MPO is the only MPO adopting the study. All other local governments and regional 48 <br />agencies involved in the study area are given the final plan for consideration and an opportunity 49 <br />to provide comments during the review period. The following is the review schedule: 50