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29 <br /> Chair Rich referred to page 5, and said the Visitors' Bureau (VB) accepted $174,500 <br /> from the Town of Chapel Hill. She said this is an ongoing agreement between these two <br /> entities. She thanked the Town for its ongoing support of the VB. <br /> A motion was made by Commissioner Marcoplos, seconded by Commissioner McKee to <br /> approve the budget and grant project ordinance amendments for fiscal year 2019-20. <br /> VOTE: UNANIMOUS <br /> j. Agreements for Right-of-Way Encroachments on Primary and Secondary <br /> Highways — Bus Shelters <br /> The Board considered voting to approve Right-of-Way Encroachment Agreements for Non- <br /> Utility Encroachments on Primary and Secondary Highways authorizing Orange County, on <br /> behalf of Orange County Public Transportation, to enter into agreements with the North <br /> Carolina Department of Transportation (NCDOT) for the installation of four (4) bus shelters at <br /> existing bus stops and authorize the Chair to sign. Three bus stops are in Hillsborough and one <br /> bus stop is in Chapel Hill. <br /> Chair Rich said there have been false statements in the public claiming that <br /> transportation dollars were coming out of homeowner taxes. She said this is not at all accurate, <br /> and article 43 taxes pay for transportation costs. <br /> A motion was made by Commissioner McKee, seconded by Commissioner Bedford to <br /> approve Right-of-Way Encroachment Agreements for Non-Utility Encroachments on Primary <br /> and Secondary Highways authorizing Orange County, on behalf of Orange County Public <br /> Transportation, to enter into agreements with the North Carolina Department of Transportation <br /> (NCDOT) for the installation of four (4) bus shelters at existing bus stops and authorize the <br /> Chair to sign. Three bus stops are in Hillsborough and one bus stop is in Chapel Hill. <br /> VOTE: UNANIMOUS <br /> o. Greater Triangle Commuter Rail Study— Next Steps <br /> The Board considered voting to adopt a resolution receiving the results of the Greater <br /> Triangle Commuter Rail (GTCR) study and deferring additional study for Orange county <br /> sections. <br /> Commissioner Greene said this item provides the BOCC with the results of a study of <br /> the GTCR. She said the larger regional transit plans include the possibility of a commuter rail <br /> going from Raleigh to Durham, and possibly from Selma to Burlington. She said the study <br /> showed that the extension from Durham to Hillsborough would involve $200-$300 million capital <br /> expense with $7 million of annual operating costs to serve a projected 150-250 people. She <br /> said this is not cost effective, and this is dead in the water, at this time. <br /> A motion was made by Commissioner Greene, seconded by Commissioner Price to <br /> adopt a resolution receiving the results of the Greater Triangle Commuter Rail (GTCR) study, <br /> and deferring additional study for Orange county sections. <br /> VOTE: UNANIMOUS <br /> a. Minutes <br />