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WHEREAS, Amtrak and NCDOT have indicated passenger train service is financially feasible <br /> in the Hillsborough area; and <br /> WHEREAS, the advent of a train stop in Hillsborough is a regional transportation initiative; <br /> NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED by the Hillsborough Town Board of <br /> Commissioners/Board of Orange County Commissioners that a Rail Station Development Task <br /> Force is hereby appointed to include representatives of the Hillsborough Planning Board, the <br /> Orange County Unified Transportation Board, the Orange County Transportation Services <br /> Board, 3 citizens, the Alliance for Historic Hillsborough, the Economic Development <br /> Commission, and the Walkable Hillsborough Coalition. <br /> BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Task Force is charged to undertake the following work: <br /> - Defining best practice criteria for selecting a location for a train station <br /> - Apply the criteria to parcels in the Hillsborough area to select/recommend to both <br /> government Boards a location for a Hillsborough station <br /> - Investigate the established funding criteria and procedural steps to proceed with <br /> station development and collect/report those items already prepared or readily <br /> available for submittal to funders, including but not limited to: connectivity to other <br /> services/infrastructure, such as buses, roads, parking which may not yet be in <br /> place; supporting partner organizations and documents; documented or anticipated <br /> benefits to the community; walkability <br /> - Describing a schedule of tasks to be accomplished prior to initiation of service for <br /> this train station <br /> BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Task Force is directed to report on the recommended <br /> site selection at the joint meeting of the Hillsborough Town Board of Commissioners and Board <br /> of Orange County Commissioners in February 2009 and the Task Force shall complete its <br /> work no later than May 31, 2009 in the form of a final report document. <br /> This the 28th day of October 2008. <br /> VOTE: UNANIMOUS <br /> 3. Board of Commissioners Meeting Calendar for Year 2009 <br /> Laura Blackmon said that the staff was trying to move up the budget approval to early <br /> June. She said that three work sessions in May that are not even related to the budget may <br /> be burdensome. She suggested scattering the work sessions around. <br /> The Manager's Recommended Budget presentation is scheduled for May 121h <br /> Chair Jacobs suggested moving the work sessions to the latter part of June, assuming <br /> the budget is adopted in early June. <br /> Commissioner Foushee suggested thinking about moving meetings up to 7:00 p.m. <br /> rather than 7:30 p.m. Commissioner Nelson agreed. <br /> Commissioner Nelson said that there are also inefficiencies in the way that agendas <br /> are currently laid out. These issues will be discussed at the upcoming Board retreat. <br /> Commissioner Gordon said that the legislative breakfast is late and is in April this year. <br /> She asked that someone check on this. <br /> Commissioner Gordon asked about the regular meetings that are on Monday nights. <br /> She does not want to switch the day of the week around for regular meetings. <br />