Agenda 12-02-19 Item 8-a - Minutes

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18 Jam: Nt - Orange County watersheds s — _� ORANGE COUNlY 2 ._ raaneuuuui . 3 4 A motion was made by Commissioner Marcoplos, seconded by Commissioner McKee to 5 to: 6 1. Receive the presentation, Draft NC 54 West Study Final Report and Phase 2 outlined in 7 Attachment 1;and 8 2. Endorse the DCHC-MPO Technical Committee recommendation that the DCHC-MPO 9 Board receive the study, proceed with safety improvements along the corridor using 10 information from the study, and that the local jurisdictions (including participation by 11 TARPO) work together with DCHC-MPO to identify future roadway improvements 12 13 Commissioner Dorosin asked if widening is still on the table. 14 Damon Seils said Carrboro's recommendation is that the BOCC receive the report, but 15 not adopt it. He said widening is still being considered, and the study offers a ton of 16 information. He said Carrboro is not rejecting the work that was done, just rejecting the 17 recommendation of widening the road. He said there needs to be more conversation between 18 jurisdictions, as this involves significant resources. He said there are several safety 19 improvements that can be made at this time. 20 Commissioner Dorosin clarified that the report is not being rejected. 21 Damon Seils said that is correct, and Carrboro is rejecting the recommendation to widen 22 the road. 23 Chair Rich said the importance of receiving, but not adopting, the report is that the 24 safety changes can proceed, while further discussions take place about the other aspects of the 25 report. 26 Commissioner Dorosin asked if there are timelines in place. 27 Damon Seils said the MPO Board will hold a public hearing next week. 28 Aaron Cain, DCHC-MPO, said the next step is that the MPO staff will have information, 29 and be able to evaluate if projects should be put forward for state funding. He said if the report