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ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS WORK SESSION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT Meeting Date: November 9, 1999 SUBJECT: Orange County Priority List for 2002 — 2008 DCHC MTIP DEPARTMENT: Planning and Inspections ATTACHMENT(S): 1) Memorandum to BOCC 2) Proposed. Priority List for 2002 -2008 MTIP 3) Orange County Transportation Priority List submitted for 1999 -2005 MTIP 4) 1999 -2005 DCHC Regional Priority List 1 Action Agenda Item No._ PUBLIC HEARING: (Y /N) No INFORMATION CONTACT: Karen Lincoln ext. 2583 Craig Benedict ext. 2592 TELEPHONE NUMBERS: Hillsborough 732 -8181 Chapel Hill 968 -4501 Durham 688 -7331 Mebane (336)227 -2031 PURPOSE: To receive a written report regarding Orange County's requested projects for consideration in the development of the Regional Priority List. The purpose of the Regional Priority List is to determine the region's project priorities for the development of a fiscally constrained Durham - Chapel Hill - Carrboro Metropolitan Transportation Improvement Program. BACKGROUND: Biannually, the North Carolina Board of Transportation (BOT) adopts a multi- year State Transportation Improvement Program (STIP) that specifies needed transportation improvements across the state. On the regional level, the Durham- Chapel Hill- Carrboro Metropolitan Planning Organization (DCHC MPO) develops the DCHC Metropolitan Transportation Improvement Program (MTIP) that specifies needed transportation improvements in the urban area. Orange County submits its requested projects to be included in Regional Priority List that is then submitted by the DCHC MPO to NC DOT and the BOT for consideration in the development of the STIP. FINANCIAL IMPACT: None at this time. RECOMMENDATION: The Manager recommends that the Board receive the report only for information at this time.