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11 <br /> 1 with him on the plan. He said Annette Moore also worked on the plan before her retirement and <br /> 2 that when her replacement is selected, they will join the work, as well. <br /> 3 <br /> 4 2. Transportation and Transit— Infrastructure Planning <br /> 5 Orange County Transit Plan Update <br /> 6 The Orange County Transit Plan is in the process of being updated. The updated plan is <br /> 7 intended to identify priorities for investments through the year 2040. The planning process is <br /> 8 being guided by a Policy Steering Committee composed of elected officials representing each <br /> 9 jurisdiction in the County. <br /> 10 <br /> 11 The plan is being developed in coordination with Durham County, Go Triangle, Chapel Hill <br /> 12 Transit and Orange County Public Transportation; the Durham-Chapel Hill-Carrboro <br /> 13 Metropolitan Planning Organization; the Triangle-J Council of Governments; the University of <br /> 14 North Carolina-Chapel Hill and its hospitals; and municipalities. <br /> 15 <br /> 16 All meeting materials including a recording of the Policy Steering Committee's retreat can be <br /> 17 found at https://octransit2020.com. <br /> 18 <br /> 19 During its retreat, the Policy Steering Committee identified core values to use in evaluating <br /> 20 investments recommended in the Plan. Those values were equity, environmental sustainability, <br /> 21 economic prosperity, affordability, and transit access for all. Although transit revenues are <br /> 22 programmed in the short term with little available funding for new projects, the Steering <br /> 23 Committee also requested that some longer term visionary projects be referenced as future <br /> 24 opportunities for transit investment. <br /> 25 <br /> 26 The consulting team has developed a draft menu of projects and has evaluated each of them <br /> 27 against these values. The Policy Steering Committee reviewed and discussed these <br /> 28 recommendations on January 14, 2022. During this meeting, the Committee authorized staff to <br /> 29 present transit improvement options to the public for community engagement. The results of <br /> 30 this engagement will be used to create a final update to the Transit Plan for approval in the <br /> 31 Spring of 2022. <br /> 32 <br /> 33 A full project schedule and detailed next steps are included in Attachment 4. <br /> 34 <br /> 35 Orange County and Durham County are also leading an effort to study how the Transit Plans <br /> 36 are governed and implemented through interlocal agreements such as the one created in 2012 <br /> 37 between Orange County, DCHC MPO and GoTriangle. These agreements operationalize the <br /> 38 future Transit Plan as it is executed on an annual basis. The governance study is reviewing <br /> 39 authorizing legislation and requirements, corollary agreements, funding system, reporting <br /> 40 requirements, implementation committee(s), budget processes, benchmarks, and material <br /> 41 change thresholds that affect the financial model. <br /> 42 <br /> 43 Chapel Hill Transit (CHT) Update <br /> 44 Over the past two years CHT's focus has been the safety of Team Members and customers <br /> 45 during the COVID pandemic. During this time, CHT has worked closely with Public Health and <br /> 46 Emergency Management officials and continue to follow cleaning/sanitizing and safety protocols <br /> 47 consistent with industry best practices, OSHA/CDC requirements and from practices <br /> 48 recommended by the European Commission. CHT was one of the first systems in the State to <br /> 49 implement shields for Operators and UV and air purification systems on all public vehicles. The <br /> 50 COVID pandemic has created a new context for Chapel Hill Transit and the response will <br />