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20 <br /> ORANGE COUNTY BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS <br /> ANNUAL REPORT/ WORK PLAN <br /> Board/Commission Name: Orange Unified Transportation Board (OUTBoard) <br /> Report Period: January 2024-December 2024 <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 /> Person to address the BOCC and contact information: Michael Hughes — OUTBoard <br /> Chair <br /> Primary County Staff Contact Person: Nishith Trivedi, Transportation Director <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 /> 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. Initiated 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. Initiated the County's first Bicycle and Pedestrian Plan funded by Durham-Chapel Hill- <br /> Carrboro Metropolitan Planning Organization <br /> 5. Initiated 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. Obtained a Municipal Agreement from NCDOT for professional engineering services. <br />