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HomeMy WebLinkAboutAgenda - 02-18-2014 - 5bORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT Meeting Date: February 18, 2014 Action Agenda Item No. 5 -b 1 SUBJECT: Safe Routes to School (SRTS) Strategic Action Plan — Continuation of Public Hearing to April 15, 2014 DEPARTMENT: Planning and Inspections ATTACHMENTS: 1. Amendment Outline Form PUBLIC HEARING: (Y /N) Yes INFORMATION CONTACT: Abigaile Pittman, Transportation /Land Use Planner, 245 -2567 Tom Altieri, Comprehensive Planning Supervisor, 245 -2579 Craig Benedict, Director, 245 -2585 PURPOSE: To continue the public hearing on the Safe Routes to School (SRTS) Strategic Action Plan required for implementing a Safe Routes to School program in Orange County to April 15, 2014. BACKGROUND: This item was presented at the November 19, 2013 Board of County Commissioners (BOCC) meeting where the public hearing was adjourned to February 18, 2014 to obtain a recommendation from the Orange Unified Transportation Board (OUTBoard), and to receive comments and actions from Orange County Schools and the Town of Hillsborough. This item was reviewed and recommended for approval by the OUTBoard at its December 18, 2013 meeting. However, due to agenda demands, Orange County Schools rescheduled its meeting date for consideration of the SRTS Plan to February 24, 2014; and the Town of Hillsborough rescheduled its meeting date to March 10, 2014 to allow for prior discussion of the issue of sidewalk maintenance at the February 27, 2014 Joint Orange County /Town of Hillsborough meeting. The public hearing needs to be continued to April 15, 2014 to allow time for the rescheduled meeting dates of Orange County Schools and the Town of Hillsborough, and to also provide staff sufficient time to assemble the necessary materials for the BOCC to take action (i.e., OUTBoard minutes, and notes on actions of the School Board and Hillsborough Town Board). FINANCIAL IMPACT: There is no financial impact from the rescheduling of this item. RECOMMENDATION(S): The Manager recommends the BOCC take the following actions: 1. Open the public hearing, and 2. Continue the hearing by adjourning it to April 15, 2014 in order to receive comments and actions from Orange County Schools and the Town of Hillsborough, a recommendation from the OUTBoard, and any submitted written comments. Attachment 1 COMPREHENSIVE PLAN/ FUTURE LAND USE MAP AND UNIFIED DEVELOPMENT ORDINANCE (UDO) AMENDMENTOUTLINE A. AMENDMENT TYPE Map Amendments ❑ Land Use Element Map- From - - -- To: - -- ❑ zoning Map- From- To---- El Other: Text Amendments ❑ Comprehensive Plan Text- .............. ❑ UDO Text: ❑UDO General Text Changes ❑UDO Development Standards ❑UDO Development Approval Processes �4 Other: Safe Routes to School (SRTS) Action Plan B. RATIONALE 1. Purpose /Mission The purpose of the SRTS program is to: • Enable and encourage children, including those with disabilities, to walk and bicycle to school; • Make bicycling and walking to school a safer and more appealing transportation alternative, thereby encouraging a healthy and active lifestyle from an early age; and • Facilitate the planning, development, and implementation of projects and activities that will improve safety and reduce traffic, fuel consumption, and air pollution in the vicinity of schools. The NC SRTS Program works with schools, local governments and agencies, advocacy and non - profit organizations, and public health professionals at a Attachment 1 3 grassroots level to identify improvements that can help make bicycling and walking to and from school a safe and healthy transportation alternative. Orange County received a SRTS Strategic Action Plan Service Award in July 2008 for planning assistance to prepare an Action Plan for Grady A. Brown Elementary School, Cameron Park Elementary School and C.W. Stanford Middle School. In 2009 NCDOT contracted Greenways, Incorporated and Greene Transportation Solutions to work with County staff, local agency representatives, School Team leaders and principals of the three schools to identify non - motorized infrastructure improvements that enhance safety for walking and bicycling. The Plan development process included a visioning and goals session and map working session with the project staff, steering committee, and consultants. This was followed by comprehensive fieldwork and a public workshop that sought input from residents, including parents, teachers, principals, children, Town of Hillsborough staff, and Orange County staff. This input and analysis led to the development of a draft plan that consisted of an analysis of existing conditions, and recommendations in the program's framework of engineering, education, encouragement, enforcement, and evaluation (the essential `5 E's' of the program). 2. Analysis Additional analysis will be part of the subsequent evaluation and approval of project implementation actions. 3. Comprehensive Plan Linkage (i.e. Principles, Goals and Objectives) Chapter 9: Transportation Element Goals 1, 2, 3 and 4 and their supporting objectives address a multi -modal transportation system, promotion of public health and safety, and transportation planning that serves development. Several objectives specifically speak to the provision of bikeways and walkways. 4. New Statutes and Rules N/A .... . ............... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C. PROCESS 1. TIMEFRAME /MILESTONES /DEADLINES a. Completion of Final Draft Plan by Consultant and NCDOT December 2012 7 Orange County BOCC /Town of Hillsborough Commissioners Joint Meeting Updates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . February 24, 2011 February 21, 2013 b. BOCC Authorization to Proceed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . April 9, 2013 (Initial adoption steps): 2 Attachment 1 M • Joint staff planning meetings with Orange County Schools and the Town of Hillsborough; • Meetings with the Orange County School Board and the Town of Hillsborough Town Board to provide information and receive endorsement to proceed; and • The completion of updates to the draft SRTS Action Plan pertaining to the review of local planning document resources, federal and state funding sources, depicted school district boundaries, and general corrections such as the spelling of some road names, etc. October 15, 2013 (adoption ste c. Joint Staff Meeting with Orange County Schools and the Town of Hillsborough On April 30, 2013 Planning staff met with staff from the Town of Hillsborough, Orange County Schools, Orange County Health Department, and representatives from the state Community Transformation Grant program (a related program and possible funding source). Additional conversations and meetings occurred in Mav, June and July to discuss the progress of pre- adoption steps; d. Meet with Orange County School Board and the Town Board of Hillsborough to Brief and Receive Approval for Initial SRTS Adoption Steps On May 28, 2013 Planning staff presented an overview of the SRTS Action Plan and proposed pre- adoption steps to the Orange County School Board and received its endorsement. On June 10, 2013 Planning staff presented an overview of the SRTS Action Plan and proposed pre- adoption steps to the Town of Hillsborough Board and received its endorsement. e. Staff Editing of Draft SRTS Action Plan Planning staff made minor edits to the Draft SRTS Action Plan through August pertaining to the review of local planning document resources, federal and state funding sources, revisions to depicted school district boundaries, and general corrections such as the spelling of some road names, etc. No revisions were made to project recommendations developed by the Plan steering committee. f. BOCC Public Hearing November 19 2013 OUTBoard members encouraged to attend ( g ) g. Orange County Schools Adoption Consideration February 24, 2014 h. Town of Hillsborough Adoption Consideration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . March 10, 2014 i. BOCC Adoption Consideration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . April 15, 2014 2. PUBLIC INVOLVEMENT PROGRAM 3 Attachment 1 The Plan development process included a public workshop completed in April 2008 that sought input from residents, including parents, teachers, principals, children, Town of Hillsborough staff, and Orange County staff. a. Advisory Boards: OUTBoard _ March 20 201.3.... update OUTBoard — December 18, 2013 review and recommendation b. Local Government Review: Town of Hillsborough, as noted in Section C.1. above c. Notice Requirements Not required for these adoption steps d. Outreach: ❑ General Public: 'The Plan development process included a public workshop completed in April 2008 that sought input from residents, including parents, teachers, principals, children, Town of Hillsborough staff, and Orange County staff. ❑ Small Area Plan Workgroup: N/A ® Other: Joint staff meetings with Orange County Schools and the Town of Hillsborough; and meetings with the Orange County School Board and the Town Board of Hillsborouah. FISCAL ... IMPACT Other than staff time, there is no financial impact associated with receiving, considering and authorizing the staff to proceed with adoption steps for the SRTS Action Plan. D. AMENDMENT IMPLICATIONS N/A . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E. SPECIFIC AMENDMENT LANGUAGE N/A Primary Staff Contact: Abigaile Pittman Planning Department (919) 245 -2567 abpittman @orangecountync.gov 11