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28 <br /> 1 Slide #12 <br /> 2016 BALLOT <br /> Orange County School Bonds <br /> Shall the order authorizing Orange County general obligation <br /> bonds in the maximum amount of 5120,000,000 plus interest to <br /> pay capital costs of providing school facilities and paying <br /> related costs, and providing that additional taxes may be levied <br /> in an amount sufficient to pay the principal of and interest on <br /> the bonds, as adopted by the County's Board ❑f <br /> Commissioners on May 5, 2016, be approved? I J YES <br /> [1 NO <br /> ORANGE COUNTY <br /> I`OM-H C.AROLI\A <br /> 2 <br /> 3 A motion was made by Commissioner Hamilton, seconded by Commissioner Fowler, to <br /> 4 approve the introduction of the Bond Order for up to $300 million in general obligation school <br /> 5 bonds in the form presented; and adopt the resolution calling for a public hearing and directing <br /> 6 staff to take related actions, again in the form presented. <br /> 7 <br /> 8 VOTE: UNANIMOUS <br /> 9 <br /> 10 b. Approval of the Orange County US 70 Multimodal Corridor Study (MCS) <br /> 11 The Board approved the Orange County US 70 Multimodal Corridor Study <br /> 12 <br /> 13 BACKGROUND: In 2019, the Board of County Commissioners (BOCC) approved US 70 as a <br /> 14 County priority for consideration in the State's Strategic Prioritization of Transportation (SPOT) <br /> 15 process. VHB, a consulting firm, recently completed the US 70 Multimodal Corridor Study <br /> 16 (Attachment 1). It presents a comprehensive understanding that safety and congestion issues <br /> 17 would be addressed through the State's highway mobility, complete streets, and local <br /> 18 development review process for multimodal accommodations. <br /> 19 <br /> 20 Key Highlights <br /> 21 • US 70 to be designated a Transit Emphasis Corridor with specific transit improvements. <br /> 22 • Multimodal recommendations are bike lanes, sidewalks, multiuse path, and transit access <br /> 23 • Reduce speed and accept widening as an unavoidable future of the corridor east of Mebane. <br /> 24 <br /> 25 NCDOT Complete Streets and County Complete Street Policy <br /> 26 All highway projects go through a comprehensive"complete" use assessment. Per the new policy, <br /> 27 "during the Comprehensive Transportation Planning (CTP) process, bicycle, pedestrian, transit, <br /> 28 and other multimodal usage shall be presumed to exist along and across certain corridors." The <br /> 29 North Carolina Department of Transportation (NCDOT) recognizes that an individual user is a <br /> 30 pedestrian, bicyclist, transit rider, EV/gas vehicle driver, etc., and often times in the same day. <br />