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6 <br /> 1 A motion was made by Chair Bedford, seconded by Vice-Chair Greene, to open the <br /> 2 public hearing. <br /> 3 <br /> 4 VOTE: UNANIMOUS <br /> 5 <br /> 6 PUBLIC COMMENTS: <br /> 7 There was no one signed up to speak. <br /> 8 <br /> 9 A motion was made by Chair Bedford, seconded by Commissioner Fowler, to close the <br /> 10 public hearing. <br /> 11 <br /> 12 VOTE: UNANIMOUS <br /> 13 <br /> 14 Commissioner Fowler said in a previous year they had approved rental construction for <br /> 15 CASA and PeeWee. She asked if that would occur in future years due to the need for planning. <br /> 16 Blake Rosser said yes. <br /> 17 Commissioner Fowler said it seemed that primarily what occurred this year was rental <br /> 18 assistance. <br /> 19 Blake Rosser said yes. <br /> 20 <br /> 21 6. Regular Agenda <br /> 22 a. Transportation Multimodal Plan <br /> 23 The Board approved the Orange County Transportation Multimodal Plan (TMP). <br /> 24 <br /> 25 BACKGROUND: WSP as the consultant and Orange County have completed the County's <br /> 26 TMP. The Plan focuses on the unincorporated portions of Orange County and consolidates all <br /> 27 approved transportation related plans, projects, and programs into a single plan. WSP <br /> 28 conducted a public involvement summary (Attachment 1) in accordance with the approved <br /> 29 scope of work. <br /> 30 <br /> 31 Public Involvement: <br /> 32 • Website launch (April 3, 2024) <br /> 33 • Promotional outreach (April 9, 2024) <br /> 34 • Public survey (April 9 — May 3, 2024): https://www.surveyhero.com/c/OrangeCtvTMP <br /> 35 Public Meetings (April 23 and 25, 2024) <br /> 36 <br /> 37 WSP also created a unique County specific prioritization methodology (Attachment 2) to help <br /> 38 organize all the projects and determine — analytically — in what order the projects should be <br /> 39 pursued. This unique Orange County Prioritization honors the goals and objectives documented <br /> 40 in the approved plans like the two (2) Metropolitan Transportation Plans and three (3) <br /> 41 Comprehensive Transportation Plans in Orange County. It also takes into account those <br /> 42 documented in locally adopted plans like the County's Strategic Plan, and Access Management <br /> 43 Plans. <br /> 44 <br /> 45 Methodology: <br /> 46 • Bike/Ped Prioritization — Residential/Employment Density, Access to Schools, Points of <br /> 47 Interest, Recreational Spaces, Bus Stops, Connect Disjointed Parts <br /> 48 • Transit Prioritization — Increase local service, increase reginal service, Improve access to <br /> 49 jobs/schools, Areas of high density, Points of interest, Access to hospitals <br />