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18 <br /> Slide #14 <br /> Action <br /> The Manager recommends Board approve orange County SRTS Plan. <br /> 14 <br /> Commissioner Fowler said this is the third time she is seen the presentation, and she <br /> really appreciated all of the details provided. She said that this plan will also impact CMAC as a <br /> source of funding and this plan aligns with the climate plan. <br /> Cedar Ridge High School senior Chloe Pankratz served as the youth representative on <br /> the advisory committee. The Board thanked her for her participation. <br /> Commissioner Hamilton asked how hard it is for the schools to apply and if they had the <br /> capacity to do so. <br /> Nishith Trivedi said it is a phone call from the administration to the NCDOT. He said that <br /> the municipal school transportation assistance program is its own division within the DOT and that <br /> is who the school would call to request assistance. He said that the request must come from the <br /> school itself. <br /> Chair Bedford asked who the contact person is. <br /> Nishith Trivedi said he would find that information for the Board. <br /> Chair Bedford asked for information on the application process for the Surface <br /> Transportation Block Grant. <br /> Nishith Trivedi said it is separate from Spot 7 and Spot 8 and applied for separately. <br /> Chair Bedford asked if the projects with a match are more likely to receive funding. <br /> Nishith Trivedi said that was a separate and outside of the STIR He said that it is part of <br /> the overall budget of the state but not part of the law that prevents NCDOT from funding bike/ped <br /> projects that do not have a road involved. <br /> Chair Bedford said that it is important for the public to know that often the county's hands <br /> are tied for a lot of these projects. <br /> Nishith Trivedi said they have worked with DOT to include sidewalks if there is a highway <br /> project on Orange Grove Road. <br /> Chair Bedford said that the laws recently changed on allowing counties to maintain <br /> sidewalks. She said they have one that they maintain and asked how that works as far as grant <br /> application. <br /> Nishith Trivedi said that they have worked with Hillsborough to coordinate projects that are <br /> within the town limits. <br />