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2 <br /> ORANGE COUNTY BOARD O`F COMMISSIONERS <br /> A RESOLUTION TO ENDORSE THE MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING <br /> FOR ESTABLISHMENT OF A <br /> RURAL TRANSPORTATION PLANNING ORGANIZATION <br /> FOR THE COUNTIES OF ORANGE, CHATHAM, LEE AND MOORE. <br /> WHEREAS, Orange County recognizes that it is desirable to work in partnership with <br /> the North Carolina Department of Transportation toward development of sound, short and <br /> long-range transportation planning for rural areas within the Region J Planning Area; and <br /> WHEREAS, various governmental jurisdictions within Orange, Chatham, Lee and <br /> Moore Counties have been authorized implementation and regulatory responsibilities for <br /> transportation planning by North Carolina General Statutes; and <br /> WHEREAS, the Orange County Board of Commissioners is committed to provide <br /> comprehensive and multimodal transportation options to all County residents, including <br /> those in rural areas; and <br /> WHEREAS, it is desirable that a coordinated, comprehensive, and cooperative <br /> transportation planning process be maintained in the Research Triangle Rural <br /> Transportation Planning Area; and <br /> WHEREAS, a Memorandum of Understanding between the.Counties of Orange, <br /> Chatham, Moore and Lee has been prepared that sets forth responsibilities and working <br /> arrangements for maintaining a continuing;comprehensive, and cooperative transportation <br /> planning process; <br /> NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the Memorandum of Understanding <br /> between the County of Chatham, the County of Lee, the County of Moore the County of <br /> Orange, North Carolina Department of Transportation and Triangle J Council of <br /> Governments be approved and that the Chair of the Board and County Clerk are hereby <br /> directed to execute the Memorandum of Understanding. <br /> Upon motion of Commissioner seconded by Commissioner <br /> the foregoing resolution was adopted this the day of , 2002. <br /> I, Donna Baker, Clerk to the Board of Commissioners for the County of Orange, North <br /> Carolina, DO HEREBY CERTIFY that the foregoing is a true copy of so much of the <br /> proceedings of said Board at a meeting held on September 17, 2002 as relates in any way <br /> to the adoption of the foregoing and that said proceedings are recorded in the minutes of <br /> said Board. <br /> WITNESS my hand and the seal of said County, this day of , 2002. <br /> Clerk to the Board of Commissioners <br /> I <br />