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14 <br /> 1 go out again in the upcoming months to get feedback from the community. He said they have <br /> 2 hired Renaissance Consulting to assist with community outreach to make sure they are <br /> 3 reaching the full community. He said that as they get information back from the community that <br /> 4 the policy steering committee will again meet to discuss what types of services they can afford. <br /> 5 He said that the original plan had about 30,000 hours of bus service and there may be enough <br /> 6 money for another 25-30,000 hours of new service. He said that in the short term they have <br /> 7 made a major commitment through the modified transit plan to support the bus rapid transit in <br /> 8 Chapel Hill and some of the capital needs that they have. He said they hope to have additional <br /> 9 federal funding for the bus rapid transit and that the state funding seems to be drying up. He <br /> 10 said that the Hillsborough Train Station, a commuter rail station for Amtrack, is still part of the <br /> 11 plan and will come forward. He said they also analyzed the original commuter rail, which would <br /> 12 have connected Mebane to Raleigh, and found out that the price tag is far beyond what their <br /> 13 financial means are at this time. He said the are ready to do outreach, come back to the <br /> 14 steering committee, bring information to the elected bodies, and then decisions will be made on <br /> 15 how to update the transit plan through 2040. He said they are working with another consultant, <br /> 16 jointly with Durham County, to take a look at the interlocal implementation agreement. He said <br /> 17 that the current agreement is from 2012 and needs an update. He said the plan will review how <br /> 18 decisions are made, how is the membership and voting arranged, when do financial <br /> 19 assumptions get changed or made and who gets to do that. He said it will be modified and <br /> 20 delete references to the light rail. He said there has been one retreat but that they are in the <br /> 21 early stages. He said the plan also includes Triangle J Council of Governments, GoTriangle so <br /> 22 that the process is inclusive. He said they hope to have the surveys completed soon. He said <br /> 23 the timeline and flowchart is included in the agenda packet as attachment 4 and provides the <br /> 24 full detail. <br /> 25 Brian Litchfield from Chapel Hill made the following presentation: <br /> 26 <br /> 27 Slide #1: <br /> Chapel Hill Transit <br /> Orange County Assembly <br /> of Governments Update <br /> 28 — January 25,2022. <br /> 29 <br /> 30 <br />