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24 <br /> 1 Cy Stober said that is why it is critically important that RENA is participating in the <br /> 2 steering committee. He said they need to ensure that there is significant turnout and that they <br /> 3 are representing the community. <br /> 4 Commissioner Richards thanked Cy Stober for reducing the scope of contract. <br /> 5 Vice-Chair McKee asked if NC Railroad has changed their policy on unguarded <br /> 6 crossings. <br /> 7 Cy Stober said no and that they are asking for a guarded crossing. He said that they are <br /> 8 anticipating the same response from the railroad and that has been that they will look into the <br /> 9 additional crossings if the county provides them with two crossings that can be removed. <br /> 10 Vice-Chair McKee asked where those eliminated crossings would be. <br /> 11 Cy Stober said he did not know. <br /> 12 Vice-Chair McKee said one they had eliminated was at a mobile home park. He said <br /> 13 there is a real concern being at this point and not knowing how they will gain the secondary <br /> 14 access point. He asked if the county owns all the way to the other property line on the other side <br /> 15 of the road. <br /> 16 Cy Stober said yes but not to Eubanks Road. <br /> 17 Vice-Chair McKee asked if there are impediments to activating that entrance. <br /> 18 Cy Stober said that is what the design process will examine. <br /> 19 Vice-Chair McKee said that it seems it would be an NCDOT issue. <br /> 20 Cy Stober said that it could also be a Chapel Hill Transportation issue for municipal <br /> 21 maintenance. <br /> 22 Vice-Chair McKee asked if the design process will clarify the internal road network and <br /> 23 design. <br /> 24 Cy Stober said yes. <br /> 25 Vice-Chair McKee asked what happens if there are more than 75 participants and if <br /> 26 anyone will get eliminated. <br /> 27 Cy Stober said that they will strategize with Gensler and if there are individuals or groups <br /> 28 who disrupt the process, they will coordinate the process. <br /> 29 Vice-Chair McKee said he is talking about interaction and not disruption. He said he is <br /> 30 concerned about the impact and the benefit for the Rogers Road Community and Purefoy Drive <br /> 31 area. <br /> 32 Chair Bedford said that the intent is to make sure the consultants get paid for their work <br /> 33 even if the owners cannot agree rather than paying the consultant for work that the county does <br /> 34 not find quality in. <br /> 35 Vice-Chair McKee said that the statement is open-ended in the contract. <br /> 36 Commissioner Greene agreed that the statement is open-ended. <br /> 37 Chair Bedford thanked the Planning Department and Gensler for rewriting the scope of <br /> 38 the contract to streamline the process. <br /> 39 Commissioner Hamilton said she did not understand the section in the contract about <br /> 40 delays that could happen and lowering the standard of care. She asked what would happen if <br /> 41 more people participated. <br /> 42 Cy Stober said that the 75-participant figure was a way to pin their engagement efforts. <br /> 43 He said that their engagement efforts would be deeper and more direct. He said it also factored <br /> 44 into what type of venue they might need. He said that if they had more than 75 participants they <br /> 45 would be thrilled. He anticipated good turnout at these community engagement opportunities. <br /> 46 Commissioner Hamilton asked what "certain delays" and "lowered standard of care" <br /> 47 meant. <br /> 48 Cy Stober said that the burden for determining standard of care shifts to him rather than <br /> 49 the consultant and to make sure that there is a timely delivery. <br /> 50 Commissioner Hamilton asked if changing the scope, and changing from their ideal <br /> 51 process, the standard of care might not happen. <br />