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35 1 He said the Board cannot work with partners to the detriment of Orange County's interests, as 2 the BOCC is responsible to Orange County first, and there must be cooperation. 3 Commissioner Greene said she does not want to leave the rural residents of Orange 4 County behind, and she is eager to further conversations about on-demand services. She said 5 all these needs are important, but they are different. 6 Chair Rich said there are 25,000 people that work on the UNC campus, and need to get 7 there every day. She said a regional plan is important, as well as cooperation with partners. 8 She said she is hopeful that commuter rail in Durham and Hillsborough will help, but there are 9 still many people who need to move around the region. She said the younger generation does 10 not want to be in a car, and wants public transportation. 11 Chair Rich said every vote at the MPOs is weighted, and based on the population of the 12 area. She said accordingly, Durham has more votes on every single vote that takes place. She 13 said usually there is agreement, and the weighting is not noticed. 14 Chair Rich said she has some concerns about the County's economic development 15 challenges, which will only increase due to a lack of the LRT. She said the gateway station 16 would have provided taxes for affordable housing and schools. 17 Chair Rich agreed that this must be a regional transportation system, as well as 18 satisfying local needs. She said it will take 12-18 months to rebuild the transportation plan, and 19 all those who were working on the LRT will now lose their jobs. 20 21 A motion was made by Commissioner Marcoplos, seconded by Commissioner Price for 22 the Board to: 23 24 1) Discontinue the Durham-Orange Light Rail Transit Project; and 25 2) Authorize staff to begin developing a process to amend the Orange County Transit Plan 26 27 VOTE: UNANIMOUS 28 29 7. Reports 30 NONE 31 32 8. Consent Agenda 33 34 • Removal of Any Items from Consent Agenda 35 • Approval of Remaining Consent Agenda 36 37 A motion was made by Commissioner Dorosin, seconded by Commissioner Bedford for 38 the Board to approve the remaining items on the Consent Agenda. 39 40 VOTE: UNANIMOUS 41 42 Discussion and Approval of the Items Removed from the Consent Agenda 43 44 a. Minutes 45 The Board approved the minutes from March 11, 12 and 19, 2019, as submitted by the Clerk to 46 the Board. 47 b. Motor Vehicle Property Tax Releases/Refunds 48 The Board adopted a resolution, which is incorporated by reference, to release motor vehicle 49 property tax values for six taxpayers with a total of seven bills that will result in a reduction of 50 revenue in accordance with the NCGS.