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47 Corrections:Art suggested correcting line (35) should read merge minutes, Micheal was not in attendance, <br /> 48 so add Art's name to attendance, and no second for the motion to approve the last April minutes. Art <br /> 49 suggests the correction of lines (92) and (169) it should read Highway 70 W and suggests removing the <br /> 50 statement. Sherry questioned why all the US 70 recommendations and amendments were not referenced. <br /> 51 Randy suggests a correction for Bing Township to Bingham Township, correcting the spelling of Michael's <br /> 52 name. Make corrections for the minutes and include the US 70 minutes before approval. <br /> 53 <br /> 54 Motion: Randy Marshall Second:Art Menius Vote: Unanimous <br /> 55 <br /> 56 AGENDA ITEM 5. OUTBoard Agenda <br /> 57 <br /> 58 5.b. SPOT 7 Local Input points <br /> 59 <br /> 60 D.Weaver presented the overview, process, and results from the SPOT 7 process by explaining each level of <br /> 61 the process. Explained that in September we will start talking about Division projects. <br /> 62 <br /> 63 S.Appel asked for copies of the presentation maps.They are in the report and copies could be provided and <br /> 64 inform the OUTboard that scores could be slightly adjusted, released in June through August at the Regional <br /> 65 level. <br /> 66 <br /> 67 J. Mayo provided feedback on the fund's process of funding at all three levels and projects must score at <br /> 68 least 45 points to be competitive. <br /> 69 <br /> 70 S.Appel: From what year does the North Carolina Department of Transportation(NCDOT) use its data? They <br /> 71 use the data from the submission, spreadsheet, and historical information, and they collect data every two <br /> 72 years. Are projects limited by the number of dollars? Projects are limited by numbers;the organization gets <br /> 73 points based on the population. <br /> 74 <br /> 75 R. Marshall: Questions about the points? D. Weaver and J. Mayo explained the points are distributed by <br /> 76 population and each Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO) and Rural Planning Organization (RPO) has <br /> 77 several counties they represent and not just Orange County. The funnel on the slides represents all three <br /> 78 counties. <br /> 79 <br /> 80 S. Appel: When are allowed to make suggestions about prioritization? The Central Pines Rural Planning <br /> 81 Organization (CPRPO), Burlingham Graham (BG), and Durham- Chapel Hill- Carrboro (DCHC) MPO have <br /> 82 regular meetings with the different countries to discuss the priorities, but everything is based on the score. <br /> 83 <br /> 84 S. Appel: Are there any non-MPO representatives on the board and not elected officials over the towns? It <br /> 85 was explained that we have BOCC members who are representatives on each of the MPO and RPO boards. <br /> 86 <br /> 87 R. Marshall: Made statement Congresswoman Alice Gordon was on the Board of County Commissioners <br /> 88 and a representative forthe MPO board and had a wealth of Knowledge.She attended the OUTboard meeting <br /> 89 regularly,since we have lost access to Congresswoman Gordan we no longer have access to that information <br /> 90 and our voices are not heard. <br /> 91 <br /> 92 M. Hughes and S. Appel: Asked for the names of the Board of Commissioners names that were set on the <br /> 93 board.The Orange County Transportation Planning Manager agreed to provide the OUTboard members with <br /> 94 the name of each commissioner who represents each board. <br />