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