2002 Chatham, Lee, Moore, NCDOT MOU for Triangle Area Rural Planning Org (TARPO)

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17 4. The Rural Transportation Advisory Committee (RTAC) will meet as often as it is deemed appropriate and advisable. On the basis of majority vote of its membership, the Rural Transportation Advisory Committee shall appoint a member of the committee to act as chairperson with the responsibility for coordination of the committee's activities and another member to act as vice-chairperson to assume this responsibility in the chairperson's absence. A member of the staff of the Triangle J Council of Governments will serve as secretary to the committee. Section 4. Establishment of Technical Coordinating Committee fTCCI A Technical Coordinating Committee shall be established with the responsibility of general review, guidance and coordination of the transportation planning process for the Rural Transportation Planning Organization (RPO) and the responsibility for making recommendations to the respective local, state, and federal governmental agencies and the Rural Transportation Advisory Committee regarding any necessary actions relating to the continuing transportation planning process. 1. The TCC shall be responsible for development, review and recommendation for approval of the Transportation Planning Work Program for the RPO, the Transportation Improvement Plan, and revisions to the Transportation Plan for the RPO. 2. Membership of the Technical Coordinating Committee shall include technical representatives from all local and state governmental agencies directly related to and concerned with the transportation planning process for the RPO Planning Area. Initially, the membership shall include, but may not be limited to, the following: A. County Manager and County Planner (if designated) from each of the counties in the RPO Planning Areas. B. The Chief Administrative Official or Planner (as designated) from each municipality of 1,000 population or more in the RPO Planning Area. C. The staffmember designated as the RPO coordinator for the Triangle J Council of Governments D. The Division Engineers, or designated representatives, for Highway Divisions 7 and 8 of the North Carolina Department of Transportation. E. Manager, Statewide Planning Branch, Planning. and Environment, North Carolina Department of Transportation, or designated representative. F. Area Traffic Engineer, Division of Highways, Traffic Engineering Branch, North Carolina Department of Transportation. 3. The Technical Coordinating Committee shall meet when it is deemed appropriate and advisable. On the basis of majority vote of its membership, the Technical Coordinating Committee shall appoint a member of the committee to act as Chairperson with the responsibility for coordinating the committee's activities. Membership of the Technical Coordinating Committee maybe revised on the basis of a majority vote of its membership and approval of the Rural Transportation Advisory Committee of the RPO. Section 5. Other Assistance. It is further agreed that the participating agencies will assist in the transportation planning process by providing planning assistance, data and inventories in accordance with the approved work program of the RPO. Section 6. Withdrawal. Any party to this Memorandum of Understanding may withdraw its participation in the continuing transportation planning process by giving 90 days written notice to the other parties prior to the date of withdrawal. .. E_`:ia,~,k3 i i~~ ~~. F'i~ ~ z.~I„~.3 :.1 3? ~. ~~~':=ah.' ? .'.rs:.l ~~I ~) l.tt31 ~ nt,; £,r ~f., ....