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19 <br /> <br />Draft FY20 Work Plan for Transit Services in Orange County: Comment and Amendment <br />Board of Orange County Commissioners <br />May 21, 2019 <br /> <br />Purpose <br />• Provide Comments on the FY20 Draft Work Plan for Transit Services as Outlined in the <br />Orange County Transit Plan <br />• Consider Participation in a Feasibility Study for Commuter Rail in the Triangle Region <br />• All Elements of the FY20 Draft Work Plan are Funded with Dedicated Transit Revenue <br /> <br />Relationship to the 2017 OC Transit Plan <br />• 2017 Orange County Transit Plan <br />• Broad Projects, Cost Estimates, Goals and Objectives <br />• Adopted by the Board of Orange County Commissioners <br />• Annual Work Plan <br />• Specific Projects, Budget Estimates <br />• Recommended by the Staff Working Group <br />• Approved by the GoTriangle Board of Trustees in Budget <br />• Local Budget and Project Implementation <br />• Executed Projects, Actual Expenditures <br />• Recommended by the County/Town Managers - Revenue Recognized in FY <br />Budget <br />• Approved by the Town Council/Board of Orange County Commissioners <br />Dedicated Transit Revenues <br />• Dedicated Transit Revenues Fund Work Plan-table <br /> <br />Proposed Expenditure Summary <br />• Expenditures Fund Services, Administration, Capital – table <br /> <br />Draft Work Plan Highlights <br />• 1st Work Plan since the Discontinuation of Durham-Orange Light Rail Project <br />• Development of New Orange County Transit Plan <br />o Third Party Consultant <br /> Transportation Planning Elements <br /> Public Input Process <br />o Contract through DCHC Metropolitan Planning Organization <br /> Maintain Regional Perspective <br /> Establish Local Steering Committee for Local Priorities <br />o Scope of Services Developed with Transit Stakeholders <br /> More Detailed Cost Estimate <br />• Future Funding Flexibility <br />o Draft Plan Allocates $5.8 million of Projected $9.6 million Revenue <br /> Funds Carry Forward to Next Fiscal Year <br /> Chapel Hill Bus Rapid Transit – 50% of Non-Federal Share (Add $8 <br />million) <br /> Accomplished through Plan Amendment <br />• Mobility on Demand <br />o OCPT Initiative Following Short Range Transit Planning <br /> More Flexible and Efficient Service to Less Dense Areas <br /> Focus on Commuter Options