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ORANGE COUNTY
BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS
ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT
Meeting Date: January 22, 2009
Action Agenda
Item No. I C) -h
SUBJECT: Hillsborough Area Rail Station Task Force Appointment
DEPARTMENT: Planning PUBLIC HEARING: (Y/N) No
Clerk to the Board
ATTACHMENT(S): INFORMATION CONTACT:
OCTSB Applicant Name, Phone Number
Craig Benedict 245-2592
Donna Baker 245-2130
Karen Lincoln 245-2594
PURPOSE: To make an appointment to the Rail Station Task Force.
BACKGROUND:
Some appointments were made by the Board of County Commissioners on October 28, 2008.
Volunteer applications are on record now. One position from Orange County remains: Orange
County Transportation Service Board (OCTSB).
The first meeting was November 14 at 10:00 a.m. at the Town of Hillsborough Town Barn.
HISTORY:
A group of Hillsborough and Orange County citizens have met regularly to discuss the potential
for passenger train service in Hillsborough. The meetings grew out of a citizen-sponsored
petition begun during the town's review of the Boone/Collins project and demonstrated
significant local support for returning rail service to Hillsborough. Recently, Amtrak and NCDOT
have indicated passenger train service is financially feasible in the Hillsborough area. This
group of citizens is now asking the elected boards of both Hillsborough and Orange County to
establish a joint Rail Station Task Force to move the planning process forward.
The train stop is of county if not regional value and is noted within our Long Range
Transportation Plan goals.
The citizen group suggests the Task Force be charged to undertake the following work:
• Define best practice criteria for recommending the selection of a location for a train
station
• Apply these criteria to selected parcels in Hillsborough area to recommend to both
government Boards the best location for a Hillsborough station
• Prepare a report; investigate the established funding criteria and procedural steps to
proceed with station development and collect/report those items already prepared or
readily available for submittal to funders. These include but not limited to: connectivity to
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other services and infrastructure, such as buses, roads, and parking which may not yet
be in place; walkability; supporting partner organizations; documented or anticipated
benefits to the community(i.e. develop a Rail Station Planning Document)
• Describe a schedule of tasks to be accomplished prior to initiation of service for this train
station
The citizen group recommends that the Rail Station Task Force have nine representatives
from the following organizations with Orange County Planning and Hillsborough Town
Planning staff made available to assist and consult with technical details.
There was one Orange County position that was not appointed on October 28, 2008 and it was
the Orange County Transportation Board position.
• Alliance for Historic Hillsborough Elizabeth Read
• Citizen Representatives (3) one from each of:
o West End Neighborhood Watch (West Jennifer Williams
Hillsborough) Stephen Whitlow, Alternate
o At-large Hillsborough Rick Brewer
o At-large Orange County Art Mines
• Hillsborough Town Planning Board Tom Campanella
• Orange County Economic Development Commission
(OCEDC) Bryant Colson
• Orange County Transportation Services Board
(OCTSB) Dan Barker
• Orange Unified Transportation Board (OUTBoard) Paul Guthrie
• Walkable Hillsborough Coalition Holly Reid
Recommended Schedule:
October 13 Task Force established and appointed by Hillsborough Town Board
(Approved with Mayor to make Town of Hillsborough appointments)
October 28 Task Force established and appointed by Board of Orange County
Commissioners. Agriculture needs resumes.
November 14 First Task Force meeting at 10 a.m. at Town of Hillsborough Town
Barn
Early-mid November Set precedence Public Workshop to discuss selection criteria and
potential sites
Committee meetings to formalize criteria and apply them to
suggested sites
February Report of selection recommendation to joint Town/County meeting
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Public follow-up meeting
March-April Investigation of funding criteria and requirements
Visit to similar community to learn best practices
Public follow-up to release draft Task Force report
May Final Task Force report including implementation steps and
schedule
FINANCIAL IMPACT: Planning Staff (land use/transportation)will provide staff services from
both local governments.
RECOMMENDATION(S): The Manager recommends that the Board make an appointment
from the Orange County Transportation Services Board (OCTSB).
Angela Thompson-Rockett
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From: Donna Baker
Sent: Monday, December 01,2008 10:01 AM
To: 'Margaret Hauth;Angela Thompson-Rockett
Subject: RE:Applicant info- Dan Barker
Thanks!
Donna
Original Message
From: Margaret Hauth [mailto:margaret.hauth @hillsboroughnc.org]
Sent: Monday, December 01, 2008 9:57 AM
To: Donna Baker; Angela Thompson-Rockett
Subject: Applicant info - Dan Barker
Here you go.
Margaret A. Hauth, AICP
Planning Director
P.O.Box 429
101 E Orange Street
Hillsborough, NC 27278
919.732.1270 ext 86
919.644-2390
www.ci.hillsborough.nc.us
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anyone at anytime.
Name: Dan L. Barker
Address: 2201 Baycourt Trl
City: Hillsborough
State: NC
Zip: 27278
Phone: (919) 245-1637
E-Mail: dbarker @fac.unc.edu
Education: B.A. Communication;
M.A. Teaching
Employer: UNC-CH
Job Title: Facilities Database Manager
Work Experience: Facilites Database Manager, UNC-CH, 2004-Present; Camputer Aided
Facilities Management Trainer, 2001-2004; Web Site and eCommerce Design Instructor,
1997-2001. Teacher, 1992-1997 Volunteer Experience: Hillsborough Water and Sewer Board,
2002-Present; Orange County Arts Commission, 2006-Present; Orange County Cable Advisory
Committee, 2006-Present.
Reasons: My family came to Orange County 240 years ago. I'm Interested in the growth of
Hillsborough and helping bring reasonable growth practices to our beautiful town.
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