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ORANGE COUNTY BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS <br />ANNUAL REPORT/ WORK PLAN <br /> <br />Board/Commission Name: Orange Unified Transportation Board (OUTBoard) <br /> <br />Report Period: January 2024-December 2024 <br /> <br /> <br />The Board of Commissioners appreciates the dedication of all the volunteers on their <br />boards and commissions and welcomes input from various boards and commissions <br />throughout the year. Please complete the following information, limited to the front and <br />back of this form. Other background materials may be provided as a supplement to, but <br />not as a substitute for, this form. <br /> <br />Person to address the BOCC and contact information: Michael Hughe – OUTBoard <br />Chair <br />Primary County Staff Contact Person: Nishith Trivedi, Transportation Director <br /> <br />How many times per month does this board/commission meet, including any special <br />meetings and sub-committee meetings? <br />• 1 meeting per month. <br />Brief Statement of Board/Commission’s Assigned Charge and Responsibilities. <br />1. The OUT Board is charged with advising the Board of County Commissioners (BOCC) <br />on the planning and programming of transportation infrastructure improvements and <br />other County transportation planning initiatives, as directed by the Board. <br />2. Upon request, OUTBoard may advise other boards regarding transportation. <br /> <br />What are your Board/Commission’s most important accomplishments? <br />1. Recommend BOCC expand County Transit service area ten miles outside County <br />boundary. <br />2. Recommend and receive a Youth Delegate on the OUTBoard. <br />3. Initiate and complete the 2024 Safe Routes to School Update, Transportation <br />Multimodal Plan and Short-Range Transit Plan, latter two funded by Durham-Chapel <br />Hill-Carrboro Metropolitan Planning Organization. <br />4. Initiate the County’s first Bicycle and Pedestrian Plan funded by Durham-Chapel Hill- <br />Carrboro Metropolitan Planning Organization <br />5. Initiate the Design and Engineering of the Orange Grove Road Sidewalk, reimbursed <br />by North Carolina Department of Transportation (NCDOT) State Transportation <br />Improvement Program (STIP) <br />6. Obtain a Municipal Agreement from NCDOT for professional engineering services.