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20 <br /> <br />Proposed Expenditure Summary 1 <br />• Expenditures Fund Services, Administration, Capital – table 2 <br /> 3 <br />Draft Work Plan Highlights 4 <br />• 1st Work Plan since the Discontinuation of Durham-Orange Light Rail Project 5 <br />• Development of New Orange County Transit Plan 6 <br />o Third Party Consultant 7 <br /> Transportation Planning Elements 8 <br /> Public Input Process 9 <br />o Contract through DCHC Metropolitan Planning Organization 10 <br /> Maintain Regional Perspective 11 <br /> Establish Local Steering Committee for Local Priorities 12 <br />o Scope of Services Developed with Transit Stakeholders 13 <br /> More Detailed Cost Estimate 14 <br />• Future Funding Flexibility 15 <br />o Draft Plan Allocates $5.8 million of Projected $9.6 million Revenue 16 <br /> Funds Carry Forward to Next Fiscal Year 17 <br /> Chapel Hill Bus Rapid Transit – 50% of Non-Federal Share (Add $8 18 <br />million) 19 <br /> Accomplished through Plan Amendment 20 <br />• Mobility on Demand 21 <br />o OCPT Initiative Following Short Range Transit Planning 22 <br /> More Flexible and Efficient Service to Less Dense Areas 23 <br /> Focus on Commuter Options 24 <br />• Request to Fund Feasibility Study for Commuter Rail 25 <br />o Orange County Contribution of $75,000 26 <br /> Should Project Proceed? 27 <br /> Size and Scope 28 <br /> Public Input 29 <br /> Ridership, Capacity, Initial Costs, Project Delivery 30 <br /> 31 <br />Funded Projects 32 <br />• Services Project List – see page 15 of packet (chart) 33 <br />• Administration Project List – see page 15 of packet (chart) 34 <br />• Capital Project List – see page 15 of packet (chart) 35 <br /> 36 <br />Commissioner Greene asked what the Hillsborough Transfer Center was. 37 <br />Theo Letman said this will be a transfer point for all three transit services to meet up. 38 <br />Currently the stop they use was recently purchased and buses are not allowed and thus Go T is 39 <br />researching other options. 40 <br /> 41 <br />Decision Items 42 <br />• Provide Comments on Draft FY20 Work Plan 43 <br />Staff to Formally Communicate Comments 44 <br />• Add $75,000 to Draft FY20 Work Plan to Participate in Commuter Rail Feasibility Study 45 <br /> 46 <br />Commissioner Price referred to table 2 on page 7, and asked if there is a reason why 47 <br />Durham and Orange would be paying the same amount for the administration positions. 48 <br />Travis Myren said though Durham County is larger, both counties tend to have the same 49 <br />amount of transactions. 50