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23 <br /> How many times per month does this board/commission meet, including <br /> any special meetings and sub-committee meetings? <br /> Once per month — third Wednesday — or as needed to address items that require <br /> action consistent with its Charge and Duties as specified in the OUTBoard Rules <br /> and Procedures, Sept 9, 2016. The Board met five times in 2020. <br /> In 2020, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, two of the five meetings in 2020 were <br /> virtual — August 19 and September 16 — and held to address potential changes to <br /> the DCHC MPO Comprehensive Transportation Plan (CTP). <br /> Brief Statement of Board/Commission's Assigned Charge and <br /> Responsibilities. <br /> The OUTBoard is charged with advising the BOCC on the planning and <br /> programming of transportation infrastructure improvements and other County <br /> transportation planning initiatives, as directed by the Board. <br /> The OUTBoard may be directed to provide input on regulations on which the <br /> Planning Board has primary statutory and local ordinance advisory duties. In <br /> such instances, the OUTBoard shall serve in an advisory capacity to the <br /> Planning Board. <br /> What are your Board/Commission's most important accomplishments? <br /> In 2020, the OUTBoard has: <br /> 1. Made recommendations on Orange County Comprehensive Transportation <br /> Plan (CTP) in Durham-Chapel Hill-Carrboro Metropolitan Planning <br /> Organization (DCHC MPO) as the MPO updated its CTP. <br /> 2. Reviewed Orange County Environmental Justice data as part of DCHC MPO <br /> 2020 Environmental Justice Report. <br /> 3. Discussed regular updates on North Carolina Department of Transportation <br /> (NCDOT) Division 7 current implemented projects in Orange County. <br /> 4. Received regular updates on MPO/RPO activities, current year topics <br /> covered Regional Freight Plan, Chapel Hill Transit North South Bus Rapid <br /> Transit Locally Preferred Alternative, Triangle Bikeway Implementation Study. <br /> 5. Participated in BG MPO 2045 Metropolitan Transportation Plan (MTP) <br /> Update. <br /> 6. Complete work as outlined by the Bicycle Safety Research Action Plan. <br /> 7. Received the Orange Grove Road Municipal School Transportation <br /> Assistance (MSTA). <br /> TAS accomplished the following: <br /> 1. OCPT Quarterly Operational Statistics, including ridership data. <br /> 2. Implementation of a new route, the Orange Alamance connector, that <br /> provides midday service from northern Hillsborough out to Cone Health <br /> facility in Mebane, then back to southern Hillsborough, and through the <br /> heart of the historic downtown area. <br /> 3. NCDOT compliance and safety audit results for OCPT, Department of <br /> Aging contractor audits, and Department of Social Services audits as a <br />