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28 <br /> 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$120,000,000 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 adapted by the County's Board of <br /> Commissioners on May 6, 2016, be approved? [ J YES <br /> [] NO <br /> ORANGECOUNTY <br /> NOR1"H CAWLINA <br /> A motion was made by Commissioner Hamilton, seconded by Commissioner Fowler, to <br /> approve the introduction of the Bond Order for up to $300 million in general obligation school <br /> bonds in the form presented; and adopt the resolution calling for a public hearing and directing <br /> staff to take related actions, again in the form presented. <br /> VOTE: UNANIMOUS <br /> b. Approval of the Orange County US 70 Multimodal Corridor Study (MCS) <br /> The Board approved the Orange County US 70 Multimodal Corridor Study <br /> BACKGROUND: In 2019, the Board of County Commissioners (BOCC) approved US 70 as a <br /> County priority for consideration in the State's Strategic Prioritization of Transportation (SPOT) <br /> process. VHB, a consulting firm, recently completed the US 70 Multimodal Corridor Study <br /> (Attachment 1). It presents a comprehensive understanding that safety and congestion issues <br /> would be addressed through the State's highway mobility, complete streets, and local <br /> development review process for multimodal accommodations. <br /> Key Highlights <br /> • US 70 to be designated a Transit Emphasis Corridor with specific transit improvements. <br /> • Multimodal recommendations are bike lanes, sidewalks, multiuse path, and transit access <br /> • Reduce speed and accept widening as an unavoidable future of the corridor east of Mebane. <br /> NCDOT Complete Streets and County Complete Street Policy <br /> All highway projects go through a comprehensive"complete" use assessment. Per the new policy, <br /> "during the Comprehensive Transportation Planning (CTP) process, bicycle, pedestrian, transit, <br /> and other multimodal usage shall be presumed to exist along and across certain corridors." The <br /> North Carolina Department of Transportation (NCDOT) recognizes that an individual user is a <br /> pedestrian, bicyclist, transit rider, EV/gas vehicle driver, etc., and often times in the same day. <br />