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1 <br /> 2 A motion was made by Commissioner Price, seconded by Commissioner Greene for the <br /> 3 Board to approve approve/endorse the resolution (Attachment 4) to submit transportation <br /> 4 projects to the BGMPO, TARPO and DCHC MPO for SPOT 6.0/STIP 2022-2031, with the <br /> 5 addition of the following language: <br /> 6 <br /> 7 WHEREAS, Orange County encourages the NCDOT to design all roads, bridges, and rights-of- <br /> 8 way so as to protect ecosystems and non-renewable resources; <br /> 9 <br /> 10 Nishith Trivedi said staff recommended additional projects, but the OUTBoard did not <br /> 11 agree with this recommendation. He asked if the Board wanted to consider new projects in the <br /> 12 resolution: US 70, N.C. 54 and Old Highway 86. <br /> 13 Commission Dorosin asked if these projects are included in the presentation. <br /> 14 Nishith Trivedi said yes, and pointed out the projects for the Board. He said the <br /> 15 OUTBoard generally opposes these projects due to opposition of widening roads and <br /> 16 encroaching on OUTBoard members' property. <br /> 17 Commissioner Dorosin supported adding these three projects to the resolution. <br /> 18 Commissioner McKee agreed. He said these three projects will address a public safety <br /> 19 issue, as well as the reality that the traffic is what it is. <br /> 20 Commissioner Marcoplos said Highway 54 is not going to be widened for a substantial <br /> 21 portion coming out of Carrboro, which should be a win for the OUTBoard. He said this seems <br /> 22 like a good idea, and he definitely supports the Highway 54 project. <br /> 23 Commissioner Price said she would be cautious with Highway 70, as parts of it go <br /> 24 through Hillsborough, and she would prefer to work with the Town on its plans for Cornelius <br /> 25 Street. <br /> 26 Nishith Trivedi said staff would coordinate with Hillsborough. <br /> 27 Commissioner Price asked if there is a timeline in place. <br /> 28 Nishith Trivedi said this is a two-year process, after which there would be a new Capital <br /> 29 Improvement Program that would say when and where things would happen or not. <br /> 30 <br /> 31 A motion was made by Commissioner Dorosin, seconded by Commissioner McKee to <br /> 32 support adding these three road projects to the resolution: US 70, N.0 54 and Old Hwy 86 <br /> 33 Commissioner Price accepted friendly amendment and Commissioner Greene agreed. <br /> 34 <br /> 35 VOTE: UNANIMOUS <br /> 36 <br /> 37 b. Northern Campus Project Update <br /> 38 The Board reviewed schematic design cost estimates for the County's Northern County <br /> 39 Campus, consider voting to approve an option and authorize staff to present budget <br /> 40 adjustments to the project at a future meeting. <br /> 41 Travis Myren referred to updated information, on the yellow sheet, at the <br /> 42 Commissioners' places. He reviewed the following information: <br /> 43 <br /> 44 BACKGROUND: The County's FY2018-19 Capital Investment Plan merged three independent <br /> 45 projects into the Northern Campus development. This development, located off of Highway 70 <br /> 46 in Hillsborough, is intended to include a replacement Detention Center, Environment and <br /> 47 Agricultural Center, and Parks Operations Base. The Board of Commissioners appropriated <br /> 48 approximately $28 million for the project. <br /> 49 <br />