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ORANGE UNIFIED TRANSPORTATION BOARD MEETING MINUTES <br /> Monday March 171h, 2025, 6:30 pm <br /> 131 W. Margaret Lane, Hillsborough, NC 27278 <br /> 1 Attendance: Members Present <br /> 2 Micheal Hughes At Large <br /> 3 Jamie Crandell Eno Township <br /> 4 Art Menius Little River Township <br /> 5 Gregory Woloszczuk At Large <br /> 6 Gene Owen At Large <br /> 7 Sherry Appel At Large <br /> 8 Roy Schonberg Chapel Hill Township <br /> 9 Erik Legg At Large <br /> 10 Joshua Mayo At Large <br /> 11 Heidi Perry At Large <br /> 12 Amy Cole At Large <br /> 13 Susan Gladin Hillsborough Township <br /> 14 Chloe Pankratz Youth Delegate <br /> 15 Darlene Weaver Orange County Staff <br /> 16 Nishith Trivedi Orange County Staff <br /> 17 Emmal-ea Ange Orange County Staff <br /> 18 <br /> 19 AGENDA ITEM 1: CALL TO ORDER <br /> 20 The meeting was called to order at 6:30pm and the roll was taken. <br /> 21 <br /> 22 AGENDA ITEM 2: CONSIDERATIONS OF ADDITIONS TO AGENDA <br /> 23 No considerations to the agenda. <br /> 24 <br /> 25 AGENDA ITEM 3. PUBLIC COMMENTS <br /> 26 No public comments- No members of the public were present. Discussion noted the need to increase <br /> 27 public engagement at future meetings. <br /> 28 <br /> 29 AGENDA ITEM 4. MINUTES—February 17th,2025 <br /> 30 Approval of the February 17th meeting minutes was deferred. Nish T. is still reviewing them and will present <br /> 31 them at the next meeting. <br /> 32 <br /> 33 AGENDA ITEM 5. OUTBOARD AGENDA <br /> 34 <br /> 35 a. Orange County Transportation Priorities for Spot 8.0 <br /> 36 Nish T. provided an overview of the Strategic Prioritization of Transportation (SPOT 8) process and <br /> 37 reviewed the list of potential projects for OUTBoard consideration. He noted that there are currentlythree <br /> 38 State Transportation Improvement Programs (STIPs) in place: the existing approved STIP, which is <br /> 39 undergoing amendments;a new draft STIP anticipated for approval in June;and SPOT 8,which will initiate <br /> 40 the next STIP cycle. In light of recent developments regarding federal funding reductions and the <br /> 41 uncertainty surrounding future transportation authorization legislation, staff advised caution in <br /> 42 assuming that projects submitted through SPOT 8 will receive funding in the upcoming STIP. <br /> 43 <br /> 44 OUTBoard members expressed support for the majority of staff and Transportation Advisory Services <br /> 45 recommendations,with the following modifications: <br />