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I MINUTES <br /> 2 ORANGE COUNTY OUTBOARD <br /> 3 AUGUST 21,2019 <br /> 4 REGULAR MEETING <br /> 5 <br /> 6 MEMBERS PRESENT: Art Menius, Little River Township Representative (Chair); Brantley Wells (Vice Chair), Hillsborough <br /> 7 Township Representative; Ed Vaughn, Cedar Grove Township Representative; David Laudicina, Cheeks Township <br /> 8 Representative; Heidi Perry, At-Large Representative; Erik Broo, At-Large Representative; Randy Marshall, Bingham <br /> 9 Township Representative; Johanna Birckmayer, At-Large Representative; Jenn Sykes, At-Large Representative; Todd <br /> 10 Jones,At-Large Representative; Alyson West,At-Large Representative; <br /> 11 <br /> 12 MEMBERS ABSENT: Donna Musson, Eno Township Representative; Amy Cole, At-Large Representative, Chapel Hill <br /> 13 Township Representative-Vacant; <br /> 14 <br /> 15 TRANSIT ADVISORY SERVICES MEMBERS PRESENT: Theo Letman, Allyson Coltrane; Teleishia Holloway, Lisa Berley; Alison <br /> 16 Smith; Erica Bryant, Beverly Scurry;Anna Sienna; <br /> 17 <br /> 18 STAFF PRESENT: Tom Altlerl, Comprehensive Planning Supervisor; Nish Trivedi, Transportation Planner; Tina Love, <br /> 19 Administrative Assistant III; <br /> 20 <br /> 21 OTHERS PRESENT: Zachary Hallock,Town of Carrboro; Matt Day, TARPO <br /> 22 <br /> 23 AGENDA ITEM 1: CALL TO ORDER,DETERMINATION OF QUORUM AND INTRODUCTION OF NEW MEMBERS <br /> 24 Art Menius called the meeting to order. <br /> 25 <br /> 26 AGENDA ITEM 2: APPROVAL OF MINUTES <br /> 27 MOTION by Randy Marshall to approve the May 15, 2019 OUTBoard Minutes with changes. Seconded by Heidi Perry. <br /> 28 VOTE: UNANIMOUS <br /> 29 <br /> 30 AGENDA ITEM 3: CONSIDERATION OF ADDITIONS TO AGENDA <br /> 31 Art Menius: I have 2 to add, one being to find a new transportation planner and a letter thanking Abigail for her work. <br /> 32 <br /> 33 AGENDA ITEM 4A: OCPT/ORANGE COUNTY COMMUTER OPTIONS(OCCO)UPDATE(THEO LETMAN) <br /> 34 Theo Letman gave updates on the County's commuter options. <br /> 35 <br /> 36 Heidi Perry: Is there not currently a transit plan? <br /> 37 <br /> 38 Theo Letman: The one from 2017 is still in effect. Most of that plan had a light rail component to it,so we have to redo the <br /> 39 plans. We have to start thinking of ways to reauthorize those funds. Another plan going on in the community is a <br /> 40 commuter-rail project, a long-range rail project which includes Wake, Durham,Alamance and Orange Counties. They are <br /> 41 also trying to connect a commuter-rail line from Selma to Mebane. The component that our jurisdictions cover are from <br /> 42 Wake County to Alamance. <br /> 43 <br /> 44 David Laudicina: Do you think they would be expanding it out to Hillsborough? <br /> 45 <br /> 46 Theo Letman: The Hillsborough station is a part of it. <br /> 47 <br /> 48 David Laudicina: With the money that we voted to go towards light rail,will that be extended to cover the commuter rail to <br /> 49 Hillsborough and beyond in Orange County? <br /> 50 <br /> 51 Nish Trivedi: The Hillsborough station is a committed STIP project. <br /> 52 <br /> 53 David Laudicina: I'm not talking about the Hillsborough station I'm talking about the commuter rail. <br /> 54 <br />