HomeMy WebLinkAboutAgenda - 09-20-2012 - AgendaORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS
MEBANE CITY COUNCIL
AGENDA
Orange County Board of County Commissioners/Mebane City Council Joint Meeting
September 20, 2012 — DINNER 6:00 p.m. — MEETING 6:30 p.m.
Mebane City Hall
106 East Washington Street
Mebane, NC 27302
INTRODUCTION OF ELECTED OFFICIALS AND STAFF
City of Mebane: Mayor Glendel Stephenson
Orange County: Chair Bernadette Pelissier, Board of County Commissioners
UPDATES AND ITEMS FOR DISCUSSION:
Overview by Frank W. Clifton, Orange County Manager and Robert Wilson City of Mebane
Manager
(Material for these items will be displayed at the meeting.)
1. ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT & INFRASTRUCTURE UPDATE
Introduction of (Including: utility extensions and agreements, joint zoning/development
Subject
(Craig Benedict, regulation collaborations, opportunities to expand the existing partnership
Steve Brantley, activities, planning for the rerouting of the current Efland sewer flows to the
Darrell Russell) Mebane utility system and steps required to pursue that action.)
2. MPO BOUNDARY DISCUSSION
Introduction of Update the effort and clearly establish where the City of Mebane would
Subject prefer /agree to support the delineation of the MPO boundaries and also the
(Craig Benedict) progress on the Mattress Factory Road Study.
3. MILL CREEK ORANGE /ALAMANCE COUNTY LINE ISSUE
Introduction of (Can the City and County jointly agree to pursue Alamance County Commission
Subject support for a change in the county line boundary inclusive of the Mill Creek
(Frank Clifton) development area as preferred by those residents ?)
Introduction of 4. FUTURE SCHOOL SITE LOCATION COLLABORATIONS
Subject (How can the City and County work together to secure future school site(s) for
(Frank Clifton) western Orange County in the Mebane utility service area ?)
Introduction of 5. UPDATE TRANSIT PLANNING ACTIVITIES
Subject (How Mebane and Orange County might work together regarding regional transit
(Craig Benedict) initiatives and locations for bus stop(s) and park and ride lots ?)
6. CITY OF MEBANE UPDATE ON ITS REDEVELOPMENT ACTIVITIES
Introduction of (White Furniture and others) that while located within Alamance County do affect
Subject
(Mebane) the general Mebane area including those portions of the City within Orange
County.
OTHER TOPICS, DISCUSSION AND FUTURE MEETING OPTIONS:
A. OTHER (open)
ADJOURNMENT
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SUMMARY PAGE FOR ATTACHMENT 3 MAP
• AREAS 1 & 2 — 2010 Census Urbanized Areas
(UZAs) that the BG MPO will expand into. These
areas include properties within Mebane's jurisdiction.
• AREA 3 — 2010 Census Urbanized Area (UZA) that
the DCHC MPO will retain. This area does not
include properties within Mebane's jurisdiction.
• AREA 4 — 2010 Census Urbanized Area (UZA) in
Efland and along Hwy. 70 that the DCHC MPO will
retain.
• AREA 5 — 2010 Census Urbanized Area (UZA) along
Hwy. 70 that the DCHC will expand into so that the
MPO designation along the east side of Frazier Road
will be consistent.
• AREAS 3, 4, & 5 are areas the DCHC will oversee by
virtue of an Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) with
the BG MPO
• AREA 6 — Deletion of an area from the DCHC MPO
boundary. This area will return to TARPO.
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Orange County Transit Plans, Proposed Regional Bus Service Improvements
Create! by Triangle Transit staff
April 23, 2012
9/20/2012 Meeting
Item 5
LEGEND
Triangle Counties
Orange Townships
Hillsborough
Chapel Hill
=Carrboro
Streets
Chapel Hill - Raleigh Express
— Carrbora- Chapel Hill- Durham
-- Mebane- Hillsborough- Duke - Durham
— Chapel Hill- South Durham -RTP
— Hillsborough - Chapel Hill
Park -Ride Catchment Area
Existing P -R Lots
Potential P -R Lots
Other
2010 Residents Per Sq. Mile
0 to 250
250 to 500
500 to 1,000
W1,000 to 2,000
2,000 to 3,600
3,600 to 6,000
6,000 to 10,000
10,000 and abova
0 215 3 7.5
Miles
• Improved connections locally, throughout the county, and regionally
• Increased frequencies and improved weekend and night service
• New signage, shelters and park'n ride lots
• Dedicated lanes for high capacity buses
• High frequency
• Provide local funding for construction of new Amtrak station
• 17 mile frequent rail connection to Durham
• End to end travel time: 34 minutes
• Connection to jobs, healthcare, education, and shopping
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Economic Vitality
• New, focused development around station location
• Mix of retail, residential, and commercial development
• Rail investment allows us to keep pace with our competition who have rail service today
• Transit provides alternative ways to commute to and from jobs locally and regionally
Protect Our Environment
• The Triangle accounts for 12.7 million gallons of fuel wasted annually because of congestion. (TTI)
• A single light rail vehicle removes 60 to 125 cars from the road
• More dense development around rail staions provides greater opportunity to preserve open space
• Transit provides cleaner, healthier options of travel throughout the county and region
Exceptions from the Sales Tax
The %2 cent sales tax for transit does not apply to the following:
• Food • Gasoline • Housing
• Medicine • Utilities