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ORANGE ORANGE COUNTY GOVERNMENT COUNTY TRANSPORTATION SERVICES DEPARTMENT r: �•�... i4[Jk`f Fi C:Ak(rL1NA - -. ..... Item 3.b. Subject: Orange County Annual Work Program FY 24 Attachment: 1. Draft Annual Work Program FY 24 PURPOSE: To receive a presentation and provide comments on the Orange County Annual Work Program (AWP). BACKGROUND: In 2011, the Orange County Board of Commissioners (BOCC) authorized a referendum for a half-cent sales tax to expand public transit in Orange County, the funding is limited to public transit improvements identified in the Orange County Transit Plan approved by the County, the GoTriangle Board, and the Durham-Chapel Hill-Carrboro Metropolitan Planning Organization (DCHC MPO) Board. All three boards must approve any material changes and amendments to the plan. This plan was recently updated due to the discontinuation of the Durham-Orange Light Rail Transit project in 2019. An Interlocal Implementation Agreement(ILA)approved by the three boards in 2013 outlines the roles and responsibilities of each agency for the administration of the funding. It does not specifically address the development of the annual Work Program. A new ILA was approved by Orange County BOCC February 2023.The new ILA provides a specific process for the development of the Work Program including approval by the BOCC ahead of approval by the GoTriangle Board. The Staff Working Group(SWG) met on February 15th and released the draft FY24 Work Program for public comment. DCHC MPO currently serves as the Staff Working Group administrator. Orange County is represented on the SWG by Nishith Trivedi,Transportation Director,with Travis Myren, Deputy County Manager as the alternate. The DCHC MPO and GoTriangle staff are also represented on the SWG. With the approval of the Orange County Transit Plan and ILA, both with a desire to get projects implemented quickly. Several of those bus operating projects were approved with the FY23 Work Program, and, unfortunately, additional bus operating improvements and expansions for Orange County specific projects are not included, with the exception of Mobility-on-Demand. Any new FY24 Work Program County projects would require an amendment to the Orange County Transit Plan. If Transit Plan and Work Program approvals take place concurrently, no additional amendment approval will be necessary. If not, a Transit Plan Amendment would need to be approved by the BOCC. When the public comment period closes on March 28, 2023,the SWG Administrator will compile comments and propose any changes.The final FY24 Work Program will be presented for approval by the BOCC in April and then by the GoTriangle Board as part of its annual budget process in June. 600 Hwy 86 N • Hillsborough, North Carolina 27278 Phone (919)245-2008 - Fax (919) 732-2137 orangecountync.gov/transportation