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9 <br /> Bonnie Hammersley said the request would go on the petition list and staff would look for <br /> alternative solutions to the item. <br /> Vice Chair McKee requested that various options be brought to the Board for <br /> consideration. <br /> 7. Reports <br /> a. Durham-Chapel Hill-Carrboro Metropolitan Plan Organization Annual Report <br /> The Board received a presentation on Durham-Chapel Hill-Carrboro Metropolitan Planning <br /> Organization Annual Report. <br /> BACKGROUND: The Durham-Chapel Hill-Carrboro Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO) <br /> is the regional transportation planning agency in North Carolina's western Triangle. In cooperation <br /> with the North Carolina Department of Transportation (NCDOT), the MPO is responsible for the <br /> planning and programming of all modes of transportation including highways, public transit, <br /> freight, bicycles, and pedestrians. The MPO's work is regionally based, but community focused. <br /> The MPO formulates and implements plans that will improve life locally and ensure that plans <br /> reflect the expressed needs of its member communities. Orange County is a member community <br /> and provided $35,019 in local match funding to support MPO operations this year. <br /> Nishith Trivedi, Transportation Services Director, introduced the item and the presenter, <br /> Doug Plachcinski, DCHC MPO Executive Director. <br /> Doug Plachcinski made the following presentation: <br /> Slide #1 <br /> DCHC <br /> i <br /> 2021 -2022 ANNUAL REPORT <br /> Doug <br /> DirectorExecutive <br />