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APPROVED 10/21/2014 <br /> MINUTES <br /> BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS <br /> WORK SESSION <br /> September 11, 2014 <br /> 7:00 p.m. <br /> The Orange County Board of Commissioners met for a Work Session on Thursday, <br /> September 11, 2014 at 7:00 p.m. at the Southern Human Services Center in Chapel Hill, N.C. <br /> COUNTY COMMISSIONERS PRESENT: Chair Jacobs and Commissioners Mark Dorosin, <br /> Alice M. Gordon, Earl McKee, Bernadette Pelissier, Renee Price and Penny Rich <br /> COUNTY COMMISSIONERS ABSENT: <br /> COUNTY ATTORNEYS PRESENT: Annette Moore <br /> COUNTY STAFF PRESENT: County Manager Bonnie Hammersley, Assistant County <br /> Managers Cheryl Young and Clarence Grier and Clerk to the Board Donna Baker (All other <br /> staff inembers will be identified appropriately below) <br /> Chair Jacobs called the meeting to order at 7:01 p.m. He asked for a moment of <br /> silence to honor the victims of September 11 th, 2001. <br /> 1. Central and Rural Oranqe County Five-Year Bus Service Expansion Concepts — <br /> Oranqe Public Transportation (OPT) <br /> Craig Benedict introduced this item. He said the research being presented tonight is <br /> part of a three year program to get ideas for bus service that can be incorporated into the Bus <br /> and Rail Investment Plan. He introduced Bret Martin, Transportation Planner, and Peter <br /> Murphy, OPT Administrator. <br /> Bret Martin presented the following PowerPoint slides: <br /> BOCC WORK SESSION ITEM #1 <br /> Central and Rural Orange County Five-Year Bus Service Expansion Concepts <br /> Structure of Presentation <br /> • Summary of Outreach and Themes <br /> • OPT Existing Services <br /> • OPT Proposed Services <br /> ■ Option #1 <br /> ■ Option #2 <br /> ■ Option #1 Vs. Option #2 Differences <br /> ■ Mix and Match from Options #1 and #2 <br /> ■ Unfunded Priorities <br /> • Program Assumptions and Overarching Policies <br /> ■ Program Budget and Costs <br /> ■ Service Standards <br /> ■ Fares <br /> Outreach <br /> • Public Outreach Meetings Summer 2013 and Spring/Summer 2014 <br />