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4 <br /> solar panels than expected because the cost of solar has come down and it can serve as a battery <br /> backup if ever necessary. <br /> Commissioner Carter thanked Board members for their warm welcome. She said she is <br /> looking forward to working with them. She thanked the Orange County community for trusting her <br /> to serve, and said she is here to serve everyone. She thanked her husband and daughters for <br /> their support, as well as her close friends who traveled here to celebrate tonight. She said she is <br /> honored to be following Commissioner Anna Richards. She said she accomplished many things <br /> during her time on the Board and leaves big shoes to fill. She also thanked county staff for their <br /> help so far in helping get her up to speed. She said she attended a dedication of a bench in <br /> memory of John Blackfeather Jeffries and Lynette Jeffries. She said that they were honored for <br /> their work in preserving and educating about the Occaneechi Indian Tribe. She said that she was <br /> honored to be given a ceremonial tobacco that is to be sprinkled when visiting a place of <br /> reverence. She said that she attended the DCHC-MPO training and a Justice United Assembly <br /> and heard about home preservation and re-entry housing. She said she will be attending the <br /> Essentials of County Government course soon as well. <br /> 4. Proclamations/ Resolutions/Special Presentations <br /> None. <br /> 5. Public Hearings <br /> None. <br /> 6. Regular Agenda <br /> a. Orange County Global Agreement for Capital <br /> The Board approved the Orange County Global Agreement for Capital and authorized the County <br /> Manager to sign. <br /> BACKGROUND: On June 20, 2023, the Board of County Commissioners and GoTriangle, in <br /> collaboration with the Durham-Chapel Hill-Carrboro Metropolitan Planning Organization and <br /> member jurisdictions, adopted a new governance (Attachment 1) for the Transit Tax following <br /> revisions to the Interlocal Implementation Agreement. A key component of the governance is the <br /> Comprehensive Participation Agreement, which provides each member with a voting seat on the <br /> Staff Work Group (SWG). It also requires all members to sign a Global Agreement for both capital <br /> and operating projects identified in the Annual Work Program. The agreement outlines the <br /> following responsibilities for each member (e.g. participating parties or implementation partners): <br /> 1.04 Responsibilities of Participant Parties and Implementation Partners <br /> The Participant Parties shall: <br /> a) Designate staff to serve on the SWG if identified as a member in the Governance Interlocal <br /> Agreement (ILA); <br /> b) Negotiate and execute Global Capital and/or Operating Agreements for any project, using <br /> the Work Program Project Code as a unique identifier; and <br /> c) Receive allocated Local Transit Funding Sources as outlined in the Orange County Multi- <br /> Year Transit Vision Plan,for Implementation Elements identified within the Orange County <br /> Transit Annual Work Program, in accordance with the agreements established in (b). <br /> Each member also agreed that these Global Agreements must be completed before funds are <br /> distributed or projects are initiated (Article IV, Section 4.02). This governance framework <br /> enhances accountability among agencies (e.g., GoTriangle, Chapel Hill Transit) and local <br /> governments, ensuring timely and transparent delivery of projects. Furthermore, it addresses <br />