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OUTBOARD ORIENTATION <br /> June 5, 2025 <br /> ANNUAL REPORT AND 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 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 meetings <br /> and sub-committee meetings? <br /> • 1 meeting per month. <br /> Brief Statement of Board/Commission's Assigned Charge and Responsibilities. <br /> A) The OUT Board is charged with advising the Board of County Commissioners (BOCC) on <br /> the planning and programming of transportation infrastructure improvements and other <br /> County transportation planning initiatives, as directed by the Board. <br /> B) Upon request, OUTBoard may advise other boards regarding transportation. <br /> What are your Board/Commission's most important accomplishments? <br /> A) Recommend BOCC expand County Transit service area ten miles outside County boundary. <br /> B) Recommend and receive a Youth Delegate on the OUTBoard. <br /> C) Initiated and complete the 2024 Safe Routes to School Update, Transportation Multimodal <br /> Plan and Short-Range Transit Plan, latter two funded by Durham-Chapel Hill-Carrboro <br /> Metropolitan Planning Organization. <br /> D) Initiated the County's first Bicycle and Pedestrian Plan funded by Durham-Chapel Hill- <br /> Carrboro Metropolitan Planning Organization <br /> E) Initiated the Design and Engineering of the Orange Grove Road Sidewalk, reimbursed by <br /> North Carolina Department of Transportation (NCDOT) State Transportation Improvement <br /> Program (STIP) <br /> 27 <br />