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23 <br /> Commissioner McKee said if someone qualified based on AMI, and then changes jobs <br /> to a higher salary, they be removed from the program. He asked if the 10-year ownership <br /> requirement would reset at that time, and if all four criteria have to be met. <br /> Commissioner Richards said that was her understanding from talking with staff. She <br /> said if funds are available and this is a pilot, it should be open to more people since the <br /> calculations were not limited to an age group. <br /> Corey Root said the requirements all have to be met, but the 10-year requirement only <br /> applies to home ownership. She said it does not require that someone make less than 80% <br /> AMI for 10 years, for example. <br /> Commissioner McKee said that information answers his question. <br /> Nancy Freeman said this application would need to be redone on an annual basis to <br /> ensure qualification. <br /> Corey Root said yes, for income verification. <br /> Commissioner Bedford said Commissioner Greene's question is important and she does <br /> not have an exact answer, but because of pandemic she wants to "go big", recognizing that the <br /> ARPA funding will be gone after this year. She said it is hard to cut back on programs after <br /> they have started, but the Board has to be prepared to make changes after getting data from <br /> the pilot program about future funding. <br /> Roll call ensued <br /> VOTE: UNANIMOUS <br /> Chair Price said the social justice fund is another possible source of funding for the <br /> future. <br /> c. Durham-Chapel Hill-Carrboro Metropolitan Planning Organization 2050 <br /> Metropolitan Transportation Plan <br /> The Board received a presentation from Durham-Chapel Hill-Carrboro (DCHC) <br /> Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO) staff on the 2050 Metropolitan Transportation Plan <br /> (MTP) Alternatives Analysis. <br /> BACKGROUND: <br /> The DCHC MPO is responsible for long-range transportation planning for Durham County <br /> and parts of Orange and Chatham counties, and the organization is updating its MTP. In <br /> Orange County, the DCHC MPO planning area covers the areas around Hillsborough, <br /> Chapel Hill and Carrboro delineated by a blue line in Attachment 1. <br /> The MTP, which is required by Federal law, recommends major transportation projects, <br /> policies and strategies designed to maintain existing transportation systems and to plan for <br /> the region's future travel needs. The Plan must be fiscally constrained, which means that <br /> projected revenues must cover the anticipated costs. Projects must be in the 2050 MTP to <br /> receive any state and federal transportation funding through the State Transportation <br /> Improvement Program (STIP). Projects are selected from the MTP and processed through <br /> the State's prioritization process (SPOT) for inclusion in the STIP, which is a 10-year funding <br /> program. This requires several steps over a multi-year timeframe, and not all projects listed <br /> in the MTP will be included in the final STIP. <br />