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D R A F T 1 MINUTES1 ORANGE COUNTY OUTBOARD2 October 16,20193 REGULAR MEETING4 5 MEMBERS PRESENT: Art Menius, Little River Township Representative (Chair); Heidi Perry, At-Large Representative; Ed 6 Vaughn, Cedar Grove Township Representative; Todd Jones, At-Large Representative; Jenn Sykes, At-Large 7 Representative; Amy Cole, At-Large Representative, Eric Broo, At-Large Representative; Randy Marshall, Bingham 8 Township Representative;9 10 MEMBERS ABSENT: Johanna Birckmayer, At-Large Representative; David Laudicina, Cheeks Township Representative; 11 Brantley Wells (Vice Chair), Hillsborough Township Representative; Eno Township Representative - Vacant; Chapel Hill 12 Township Representative– Vacant; At-Large Representative - Vacant;13 14 STAFF PRESENT: Tom Altieri, Comprehensive Planning Supervisor; Nish Trivedi, Transportation Planner; Tina Love, 15 Administrative Support16 17 OTHERS PRESENT: Zachary Hallock, Town of Carrboro;18 19 AGENDA ITEM 1: CALL TO ORDER,DETERMINATION OF QUORUM AND INTRODUCTION OF NEW MEMBERS20 Art Menius called the meeting to order. 21 22 AGENDA ITEM 2: APPROVAL OF MINUTES23 MOTION by Heidi Perry to approve the January 16, OUTBoard Minutes with correction. Seconded by Todd Jones24 VOTE:UNANIMOUS25 26 AGENDA ITEM 3: CONSIDERATION OF ADDITIONS TO AGENDA27 There were none. 28 29 AGENDA ITEM 4: REGULAR OUTBOARD AGENDA30 31 AGENDA ITEM 4.A.: NC54WEST CORRIDOR STUDY SUPPLEMENT (A.K.A.PHASE II)–NISH TRIVEDI32 33 Nish Trivedi gave a PowerPoint presentation on the NC 54 West Corridor Study 34 35 Nish Trivedi: This report is now up for public comment, it’s going through a 30 day public comment period. VHB will 36 present this the Board of County Commissioners on the 7 th. 37 38 Heidi Perry: So, I think this just hits all those people who are moving into Mebane, into Chapel Hill and Durham, to have 39 jobs in Mebane, Chapel Hill, and Durham.40 41 Jenn Sykes: Just knowing from the hospital the demographics, you get the doctors coming north and throughout the 42 Carrboro/Chapel Hill area to the hospital. All the nurses are in Alamance County. All the environmental services are 43 Alamance County. I’ve had enough people I know say, I would use the bus if I can get better hours for it and get slightly 44 more extension on where need to go. And they want a crosswalk.45 46 Nish Trivedi: One of the things VHB was asked, UNC, the school and hospital. Where are the people coming from, 47 what is happening, and why? UNC only accounts for 12 percent of the traffic along NC-54. Orange County was the 48 focus of Phase 2 study and almost 60 percent of UNC commute is on the east side from Durham, Wake, and a little bit 49 further southeast.50 51 Heidi Perry: I think I read a study once that said for every Lane you actually increase the number of crashes.52 53