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31 <br /> • Authorization for Staff to Define a Process to Amend the Orange County Transit Plan <br /> through the Staff Working Group <br /> Cost Share Agreement Requirements <br /> • Significant Cost Overrun or Unmitigated Funding Shortfalls Trigger Two Requirements: <br /> o Requires the Representatives of the Parties to Meet within Fifteen (15) Business <br /> Days <br /> ■ Requirement Satisfied on April 1, 2019 <br /> ■ Agreement to Have Board Votes in Durham and Orange County to <br /> Discontinue the Project <br /> ➢ Orange County Vote April 2, 2019 <br /> ➢ Durham County Vote April 8. 2019 <br /> o If Discontinuation is Approved, Staff Working Group is Required to Meet within <br /> Twenty (20) Business Days to Begin the Process of Developing New Transit <br /> Plans and Reallocating Funds <br /> o Staff Working Group <br /> ■ Voting Members from Orange County, GoTriangle, and the DCHC <br /> MPO <br /> ■ Durham County included on Regional Project(s) <br /> ■ Municipal Partners Involved in Plan Development <br /> o Light Rail Discontinuation Plan <br /> ■ Process Started <br /> ■ Staff Team Meeting to Discuss Operational Details -April 5 <br /> ■ Go Triangle Board of Trustees Meeting —April 24 <br /> ■ Eventual Termination of the Cost Share Agreement <br /> Manager's Recommendation <br /> • Board Approval to Discontinue the Durham-Orange Light Rail Project <br /> • Authorization for Staff to Define a Process to Amend the Orange County Transit Plan <br /> through the Staff Working Group <br /> Public Comment: <br /> Linda Brown said she lives in Chapel Hill, and as Orange County goes forward she <br /> requested that Board of County Commissioners build in tax protection for residents of Orange <br /> County, and fund new routes and new and a carbon free transportation system. <br /> Commissioner McKee asked if GoTriangle will provide the County with shut down costs <br /> pretty soon. <br /> Travis Myren said he will find out on Friday, and can send the Board an email with the <br /> timeline. He said GoTriangle has already started shutting down. <br /> Commissioner Marcoplos said John Talmadge, GoTriangle, said the consultant <br /> contracts are winding down, and if they were to keep spending, as if the plan was going <br /> forward, then borrowing would start in August; as such they are shutting down contracts as <br /> quick as they can. <br /> Commissioner McKee clarified that there are no termination damages on these <br /> contracts. <br /> Travis Myren said that is correct <br /> Commissioner McKee referred to the interlocal agreement and said a lot of it deals with <br /> the light rail portion of the plan. He asked if this plan will be extensively re-negotiated to gain <br /> greater input from Orange County as a whole. <br /> Travis Myren said the interlocal cost share agreement only applied to the light rail, and <br /> once all bills are paid, this agreement will be terminated. He said if there is a subsequent <br />