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17 <br /> <br />Chair Rich asked if Justice United should be included. She said one of the fastest <br />growing populations is the Asian American community, and suggested reaching out to Chapel <br />Hill Town Council member Hongbin Gu. She also said to reach out to the schools about <br />teaching a unit on the census. <br /> <br />A motion was made by Commissioner Dorosin, seconded by Commissioner Marcoplos <br />to approve the establishment of an Orange County Complete Count Committee–specifically <br />reaching out and recruiting non-native speaking residents to be on this core committee as <br />designees and two youth members and Katie Murray, and to be chaired by Vice Chair Renee <br />Price as recommended by Chair Penny Rich. <br /> <br />VOTE: UNANIMOUS <br /> <br />b. Comments on the Draft FY20 Work Plan for Orange County Transit Services and <br />Approval of Participation in a Commuter Rail Feasibility Study <br />The Board provided comments on the Draft FY20 Work Plan for Orange County Transit <br />Services and to consider participating in a feasibility study for commuter rail in the Triangle <br />region at a cost of $75,000. All projects in the Draft Work Plan are funded using Dedicated <br />Transit Revenues, and sufficient funding would be available to participate in the commuter rail <br />feasibility study using those funds. <br /> <br />Travis Myren made the following presentation: <br /> <br />BACKGROUND: Each year, the Staff Working Group for Orange County reviews projects <br />included in the Orange County Transit Plan and recommends a specific, annual work plan to <br />implement those projects. Like the Capital Investment Plan, the Transit Plan serves as the long <br />range framework for transit investments while the annual work plan identifies the specific <br />projects and amounts that will be budgeted for those projects in the coming fiscal year. <br /> <br />The Staff Working Group includes representatives of the County, the Durham-Chapel Hill- <br />Carrboro Metropolitan Transportation Organization (DCHC MPO), and GoTriangle as prescribed <br />by the 2012 Interlocal Implementation Agreement for the Orange County Bus and Rail <br />Investment Plan. The recommended FY20 Work Plan was released for a 21-day public <br />comment period on May 9, 2019 by the DCHC MPO. The public comment period will end on <br />May 30, 2019. <br /> <br />Upon completion of the public comment period and subsequent Work Plan adjustments, the <br />Staff Working Group will make a recommendation to the GoTriangle Board of Trustees which <br />administers the Transit Tax District Funds and adopts the Work Plan as part of the GoTriangle <br />Annual Budget. <br /> <br />The draft FY20 Draft Work Plan is the first to be recommended following the discontinuation of <br />the Durham-Orange Light Rail Project. No funding is recommended in the FY20 Draft Work Plan <br />for this project. The Draft Work Plan contains several highlights that are intended to revise the <br />long term strategy for public transportation in Orange County and result in a revised Orange <br />County Transit Plan. Specific highlights include: <br /> <br />1. Funding to Develop a New Orange County Transit Plan <br />The Work Plan recommends an initial investment of $500,000 to facilitate the process of <br />creating a new Transit Plan. Using this framework, the County would provide funding to a third <br />party consultant to assist with the transportation planning elements of the plan and to coordinate