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Approved 9/19/18 <br />3 <br /> <br />AGENDA ITEM 6A: OUTBOARD ORIENTATION MATERIALS – SECTION 2 (ABIGAILE PITTMAN) 109 <br />Abigaile Pittman then commenced reviewing the orientation materials. When requested, she said she would email 110 <br />board members the page of links. 111 <br /> 112 <br />Alex Castro requested a calendar that indicates what happens in the planning cycle. Abigaile Pittman said it is 113 <br />difficult to provide a yearly calendar because the MPOs change their schedules and she sometimes only gets two-114 <br />months notice. 115 <br /> 116 <br />Alex Castro said new members of this advisory board could find it confusing because of the jurisdictions of the 117 <br />MPOs, DOT and regions. 118 <br /> 119 <br />Abigaile Pittman shared the transportation map now on the Planning Department’s transportation page. The map 120 <br />enables you to search for projects, for instance to determine which are currently funded. 121 <br /> 122 <br />There was consensus that these materials are ready for the web. 123 124 AGENDA ITEM 6B: INFORMATIONAL ITEMS (ABIGAILE PITTMAN) 125 <br />There was none. 126 127 AGENDA ITEM 7: STAFF UPDATES 128 <br />Abigaile Pittman shared that two North Carolina transportation projects have been recognized nationally by the 129 <br />America’s Transportation Awards Competition. One was the Piedmont Improvement Program and the other was the 130 <br />Wilmington Bypass. She read some details about each. 131 <br /> 132 <br />Tina Love shared that agenda packets would be given to board members electronically unless paper copies were 133 <br />requested. 134 <br /> 135 <br />Abigaile Pittman shared that Tina Love was replacing Meredith Kern in serving as staff to this board. 136 137 AGENDA ITEM 7A: EFLAND-BUCKHORN-MEBANE ACCESS MANAGEMENT PLAN COMMUNITY MEETING 138 (NISH TRIVEDI) 139 <br />Nish Trivedi reported that there is a community meeting scheduled for Aug. 28, 4:30 – 6:30 p.m. at Gravelly Middle 140 <br />School. Notices had been mailed to those within and immediately adjacent to the study area for this project. 141 <br /> 142 <br />Abigaile Pittman shared a copy of the letter that was sent out. 143 144 AGENDA ITEM 7B: OUTBOARD PSA FOR APPLICANTS (ABIGAILE PITTMAN) 145 <br />Abigaile Pittman shared the public service announcement that is intended to help fulfill five upcoming vacancies. A 146 <br />few members asked for it to be sent out again because they missed it. 147 <br /> 148 AGENDA ITEM: ADJOURNMENT 149 <br />OUTBoard meeting was adjourned at 7:47 p.m. 150 <br /> 151 <br /> ____________________________________ <br /> Heidi Perry, Chair