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50 removing the statement. Sherry questioned why all the US 70 recommendations and amendments were <br /> 51 not referenced. Randy suggests a correction for Bing Township to Bringham Township, correcting the <br /> 52 spelling of Michael's name. Make corrections for the minutes and include the US 70 minutes before <br /> 53 approval. <br /> 54 <br /> 55 Motion: Randy Marshall Second: Art Menius Vote: Unanimous <br /> 56 <br /> 57 AGENDA ITEM 5. OUTBoard Agenda <br /> 58 <br /> 59 5.b. SPOT 7 Local Input points <br /> 60 <br /> 61 D. Weaver presented the overview, process, and results from the SPOT 7 process by explaining each <br /> 62 level of the process. Explained that in September we will start talking about Division projects. <br /> 63 <br /> 64 S. Appel asked for copies of the presentation maps. They are in the report and copies could be provided <br /> 65 and inform the OUTboard that scores could be slightly adjusted, released in June through August at the <br /> 66 Regional level. <br /> 67 <br /> 68 J. Mayo provided feedback on the fund's process of funding at all three levels and projects must score <br /> 69 at least 45 points to be competitive. <br /> 70 <br /> 71 S. Appel: From what year does the North Carolina Department of Transportation (NCDOT) use its <br /> 72 data? They use the data from the submission, spreadsheet, and historical information, and they collect <br /> 73 data every two years. Are projects limited by the number of dollars? Projects are limited by numbers; the <br /> 74 organization gets points based on the population. <br /> 75 <br /> 76 R. Marshall: Questions about the points? D. Weaver and J. Mayo explained the points are distributed by <br /> 77 population and each Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO) and Rural Planning Organization (RPO) <br /> 78 has several counties they represent and not just Orange County. The funnel on the slides represents all <br /> 79 three counties. <br /> 80 <br /> 81 S. Appel: When are allowed to make suggestions about prioritization? The Central Pines Rural Planning <br /> 82 Organization (CPRPO), Burlingham Graham (BG), and Durham- Chapel Hill- Carrboro (DCHC) MPO <br /> 83 have regular meetings with the different countries to discuss the priorities, but everything is based on the <br /> 84 score. <br /> 85 <br /> 86 S. Appel: Are there any non-MPO representatives on the board and not elected officials over the towns? <br /> 87 It was explained that we have BOCC members who are representatives on each of the MPO and RPO <br /> 88 boards. <br /> 89 <br /> 90 R. Marshall: Made statement Congresswoman Alice Gordon was on the Board of County Commissioners <br /> 91 and a representative for the MPO board and had a wealth of Knowledge. She attended the OUTboard <br /> 92 meeting regularly, since we have lost access to Congresswoman Gordan we no longer have access to <br /> 93 that information and our voices are not heard. <br /> 94 <br /> 95 M. Hughes and S. Appel: Asked for the names of the Board of Commissioners names that were set on <br /> 96 the board. The Orange County Transportation Planning Manager agreed to provide the OUTboard <br /> 97 members with the name of each commissioner who represents each board. <br /> 98 <br /> 99 The OUTboard members would like Jamezetta Bedford to attend the OUTBoard meetings occasionally. <br /> 100 There was a motion to invite Jamezetta Bedford to attend the OUTBoard meetings. <br />