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13 <br /> 1 Nishith Trivedi, Transportation Planner II, introduced this item. <br /> 2 <br /> 3 BACKGROUND: <br /> 4 On April 3, 2018 the BOCC authorized the Planning Department to update the adopted 2011 E- <br /> 5 B-M AMP in accordance with an approved public and advisory board review. This update has <br /> 6 been conducted through a comprehensive public involvement process which included <br /> 7 community input and recommendations from the Planning Board and Orange Unified <br /> 8 Transportation Board (OUTBoard). Planning staff also presented the draft plan to the Economic <br /> 9 Development Advisory Board (EDAB) and its staff for input. <br /> 10 <br /> 11 There is no voting tonight only public comment. <br /> 12 The E-B-M AMP is: <br /> 13 • A combination of the original adopted 2011 E-B-M AMP, 2017 Transportation Study, <br /> 14 County <br /> 15 • Planning, City of Mebane, and public comments. <br /> 16 • A long-range transportation vision for the area illustrating roadway alignment and <br /> 17 corridor <br /> 18 • width necessary to serve future land uses and address traffic impact as development <br /> 19 occurs. <br /> 20 • A plan that assists the County in promoting economic development through its <br /> 21 development review process by encouraging developers to dedicate right-of-way <br /> 22 necessary for future roads. <br /> 23 <br /> 24 The E-B-M AMP is not: <br /> 25 • A proposal for, nor does it seek authorization for, funding right-of-way acquisition. <br /> 26 • However, an AMP would be a necessary prerequisite to guide the investment to improve <br /> 27 access, where necessary. <br /> 28 • A collection of future road design and construction projects, nor does it include a <br /> 29 schedule. <br /> 30 • A guarantee that future development will occur or that roads will be built. <br /> 31 <br /> 32 Summary and key highlights from the E-B-M AMP <br /> 33 Chapter 1 - Introduction —federal, state, and local regulations authorizing such plans <br /> 34 including <br /> 35 the process used in updating this plan. <br /> 36 • 2030 Orange County Comprehensive Plan Goals and Objectives. <br /> 37 • Traffic trend details in addition to the 2017 Transportation Study results. <br /> 38 <br /> 39 Chapter 2 —Access Management Planning — Introduction of 2017 Transportation Study and <br /> 40 recommendations for the planning area. This should be a focus area for review. <br /> 41 • Includes Volkert, Inc., County staff and the recently adopted Mebane 2040 <br /> 42 • Comprehensive Transportation Plan (June 2018). <br /> 43 <br /> 44 Chapter 3 — Enforcement (aka Implementation) — lists the various resources, roles and <br /> 45 responsibilities of state and local officials as well as property owners. <br /> 46 Includes process to amend the plan through developer initiated Traffic Impact Analysis <br /> 47 <br /> 48 Chapter 4—Appendix— 2011 E-B-M AMP, 2017 Transportation Study and remarks collected <br /> 49 throughout the planning process. <br />