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10 <br /> 1 Chair Bedford said she would support increasing the salary cap to $140,000 and the <br /> 2 stipend. <br /> 3 Commissioner Fowler said that she has served on the ABC Board, and it is very <br /> 4 transparent and a working board. She said she agrees with the points Commissioner Hamilton <br /> 5 raised and noted that they have maximized income, which has resulted in funding for some county <br /> 6 programs within the justice division. She said that she supports the $150,000 salary cap. <br /> 7 <br /> 8 A motion was made by Commissioner McKee, seconded by Commissioner Fowler, to <br /> 9 increase the salary cap for the ABC General Manager to $150,000. <br /> 10 <br /> 11 VOTE: Ayes, 5 (Commissioner McKee, Commissioner Fowler, Vice-Chair Greene, <br /> 12 Commissioner Richards, and Commissioner Portie-Ascott); Nays, 2 (Chair Bedford and <br /> 13 Commissioner Hamilton) <br /> 14 <br /> 15 MOTION PASSES <br /> 16 <br /> 17 A motion was made by Commissioner McKee, seconded by Commissioner Fowler, to <br /> 18 increase the stipends provided to ABC Board Members as follows: <br /> 19 • $150 per month ($1,800 annually) for ABC Board members; <br /> 20 • $200 per month ($2,400 annually) for the ABC Board Vice-Chair; and <br /> 21 • $250 per month ($3,000 annually) for the ABC Board Chair. <br /> 22 <br /> 23 VOTE: UNANIMOUS <br /> 24 <br /> 25 b. Safe Route to School Plan <br /> 26 The Board approved the Orange County Safe Routes to School (SRTS) Plan. <br /> 27 <br /> 28 BACKGROUND: The 2014 Orange County Safe Routes to School Action Plan was updated with <br /> 29 public involvement, field investigation and extensive analysis. Detail information on the federal <br /> 30 Safe Routes to School program can be found on the Federal Highway Administration website <br /> 31 here (link). This update includes and is not limited to: <br /> 32 <br /> 33 • Planning level analysis of existing transportation around schools <br /> 34 • All Orange County public schools <br /> 35 • Youth involvement in the planning process <br /> 36 • Implementation—Surface Transportation Block Grant (STBG), Transportation Alternatives <br /> 37 Program (TAP) and others <br /> 38 <br /> 39 WSP as the consultant conducted the Existing Conditions Analysis, Draft Recommendation and <br /> 40 finalized the Plan (Attachment 1). The Existing Conditions Analysis involved a comprehensive <br /> 41 field study of each Orange County public school, focusing on a 2-mile radius around the school <br /> 42 property. Orange County Transportation Services hosted a virtual public meeting with all the <br /> 43 school principals and administration in accordance with the approved Scope of Work, Chapter 3 <br /> 44 in the attached Plan. <br /> 45 <br /> 46 Public Involvement: <br /> 47 • March 7, 2024 — OCTS, WSP, and Orange County Schools - Stakeholder Meeting <br /> 48 • July 8, 2024— Public Engagement event with Orange County Schools <br /> 49 • July 9 to August 9 — Existing Conditions Report with Recommendations out for public <br /> 50 review <br />