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Home My WebLink AboutAgenda - 09-20-2016-11-e - Orange Unified Transportation Board – Appointment 1 ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT Meeting Date: September 20, 2016 Action Agenda Item No. 11-e SUBJECT: Orange Unified Transportation Board —Appointment DEPARTMENT: Board of Commissioners ATTACHMENT(S): List Member Roster INFORMATION CONTACT: Additional Term Notification Clerk's Office, 919-245-2130 Application for Person Seeking Additional Term Attendance Record Application Interest List Applications for Persons on the Interest PURPOSE: To consider making an appointment to the Orange County Unified Transportation Board. BACKGROUND: The following information is for Board consideration: • Appointment to a first full term (position #2) "At-Large" expiring 03/31/2019. POSITION NO. NAME SPECIAL REPRESENTATIVE EXPIRATION DATE 2 David Laudicina At-Large 03/31/2019 NOTE - If the individuals listed above are appointed, the following vacancies remain: • *Position #5--- "Eno Township" position expiring 09/30/2019. This position has been vacant since 11/10/2014. • *Position #13--- "At-Large" position expiring 09/30/2019. The person holding this position has served two (2) full three (3) year terms that expire 09/30/2016, but has agreed to stay on per the board By-Laws until a replacement is appointed. • *Position #14--- "At-Large" position expiring 09/30/2019. This position was added initially for a "Public Health" representative and was never filled and then changed to just "At-Large". NOTE —we continue to run Public Service Announcements to encourage applications. FINANCIAL IMPACT: None 2 SOCIAL JUSTICE IMPACT: Enable Full Civic Participation. Ensure that Orange County residents are able to engage government through voting and volunteering by eliminating disparities in participation and barriers to participation. RECOMMENDATION(S): The Manager recommends that the Board consider making an appointment to the Orange Unified Transportation Board. 3 Board and Commission Members And Vacant Positions Orange Unified Transportation Board Meeting Times: 7:00 pm third Wednesday each month Terms: 2 Contact Person: Abigaile Pittman Meeting Place: West Campus Office Bldg. Positions: 14 Length:3 years Contact Phone: 919-245-2567 Description: Orange Unified Transportation Board(OUTBoard). OUTBoard will advise the Board and provide information and comments on major transportation issues;and provide to the Board recommendations regarding the overall planning and programming of transportation improvements in the County,including: Identify and prioritize the County's roadway and transit needs along with associated costs and specific sources of funding; Assist in development and review of the transportation component of the Comprehensive Plan; CDR Alexander Castro Jr Day Phone:919-619-1510 Sex: Male First Appointed: 11/08/2012 1 Evening Phone:919-929-6368 Race:Caucasian Current Appointment: 10/20/2015 5915 Morrow Mill Road FAX: Township: Bingham Expiration: 09/30/2018 Chapel Hill NC 27516 E-mail:alexcastrojr@hotmail.com Resid/Spec Req: Bingham Twnsp Number of Terms: 2 Special Repr: Bingham Twnshp. David 1. Laudicina Day Phone:919-942-4444 Sex: Male First Appointed: 03/17/2015 2 Evening Phone:919-942-4444 Race:Caucasian Current Appointment: 03/17/2015 3239 Wood Duck Lane FAX: Township: Bingham Expiration: 09/30/2016 Hillsborough NC 27278 E-mail:laud9 8 76Cabellsouth.net Resid/Spec Req: ••• Number of Terms: Special Repr: At-Large Ed Vaughn Day Phone:919-283-4444 Sex: Male First Appointed: 10/21/2014 3 Evening Phone:919-283-4444 Race:Caucasian Current Appointment: 10/21/2014 5507 Old Noble Rd FAX: Township: Cedar Grove Expiration: 09/30/2017 Cedar Grove NC 27231 E-mail:eddievee @nc.rr.com Resid/Spec Req: Cedar Grove Twnsp Number of Terms: 1 Special Repr: Cedar Grove Township Erle Smith Day Phone:919-259-2100 Sex: Male First Appointed: 10/20/2015 4 Evening Phone:919-929-1596 Race:Caucasian Current Appointment: 10/20/2015 103 Sunset Creek Cir FAX: Township: Chapel Hill Expiration: 09/30/2018 Chapel Hill NC 27516 E-mail: Erle@ErleSmith.com Resid/Spec Req: Chapel Hill Twnsp Number of Terms: 1 Special Repr: Chapel Hill Township VACANT Day Phone: Sex: First Appointed: 5 Evening Phone: Race: Current Appointment: FAX: Township: Expiration: 09/30/2016 E-mail: Resid/Spec Req: Eno Twnsp Number of Terms: Special Repr: Eno Township Tuesday,September 13,2016 Page 1 4 Board and Commission Members And Vacant Positions Orange Unified Transportation Board Meeting Times: 7:00 pm third Wednesday each month Terms: 2 Contact Person: Abigaile Pittman Meeting Place: West Campus Office Bldg. Positions: 14 Length:3 years Contact Phone: 919-245-2567 Description: Orange Unified Transportation Board(OUTBoard). OUTBoard will advise the Board and provide information and comments on major transportation issues;and provide to the Board recommendations regarding the overall planning and programming of transportation improvements in the County,including: Identify and prioritize the County's roadway and transit needs along with associated costs and specific sources of funding; Assist in development and review of the transportation component of the Comprehensive Plan; Brantley Wells Day Phone:919-732-3883 Sex: Male First Appointed: 10/15/2013 6 Evening Phone:919-998-8630 Race:Caucasian Current Appointment: 10/15/2013 745 Mary E.Cook Road FAX: 336-599-7226 Township: Hillsborough Expiration: 09/30/2017 Hillsborough NC 27278 E-mail:wells.14544@gmail.com Resid/Spec Req: Hillsborough Twnsp Number of Terms: I Special Repr: Hillsborough Township Theodore W. Triebel Day Phone:919-732-6691 Sex: Male First Appointed: 11/08/2012 7 Evening Phone:919-732-6691 Race:Caucasian Current Appointment: 10/20/2015 6601 Sirladdinn Ln FAX: 919-681-8288 Township: Little River Expiration: 09/30/2018 Rougemont NC 27572 E-mail:triebel@mindspring.com Resid/Spec Req: Little River Twnsp Number of Terms: 2 Special Repr: Little River Township Art Menlus Day Phone:919-675-2787 Sex: Male First Appointed: 10/21/2014 8 Evening Phone:919-675-2787 Race:Caucasian Current Appointment: 10/21/2014 6627 Maynard Farm Rd FAX: Township: Bingham Expiration: 09/30/2017 Chapel Hill NC 27516 E-mail:art@artmenius.com Resid/Spec Req: Orange County Number of Terms: 1 Special Repr: At-Large John Rubin Day Phone:919-962-2498 Sex: Male First Appointed: 03/17/2015 g Evening Phone:919-932-5640 Race:Caucasian Current Appointment: 03/17/2015 313 Ironwoods Dr. FAX: Township: Chapel Hill Expiration: 09/30/2017 Chapel Hill NC 27516 E-mail:johnmrubin@gmail.com Resid/Spec Req: Orange County Number of Terms: 1 Special Repr: At-Large Gary Saunders Day Phone:919-707-8413 Sex: Male First Appointed: 06/18/2013 10 Evening Phone: Race:Caucasian Current Appointment: 10/20/2015 103 Woodshire Lane FAX: 919-733-1812 Township: Chapel Hill Expiration: 09/30/2018 Chapel Hill NC 27514 E-mail:gary.saunders@ncderingov Resid/Spec Req: Orange County Number of Terms: 2 Special Repr: At-Large Tuesday,September 13,2016 Page 2 5 Board and Commission Members And Vacant Positions Orange Unified Transportation Board Meeting Times: 7:00 pm third Wednesday each month Terms: 2 Contact Person: Abigaile Pittman Meeting Place: West Campus Office Bldg. Positions: 14 Length:3 years Contact Phone: 919-245-2567 Description: Orange Unified Transportation Board(OUTBoard). OUTBoard will advise the Board and provide information and comments on major transportation issues;and provide to the Board recommendations regarding the overall planning and programming of transportation improvements in the County,including: Identify and prioritize the County's roadway and transit needs along with associated costs and specific sources of funding; Assist in development and review of the transportation component of the Comprehensive Plan; Heidi Perry Day Phone:919-962-0572 Sex: Female First Appointed: 10/21/2014 11 Chair Evening Phone:919-929-8671 Race:Caucasian Current Appointment: 10/21/2014 407 Robert Hunt Drive FAX: Township: Chapel Hill Expiration: 09/30/2017 Carrboro NC 27510 E-mail:heidiperov@gmail.com Resid/Spec Req: Orange County Number of Terms: 1 Special Repr: At-Large Dr. Jeff Charles Day Phone:919-489-7753 Sex: Male First Appointed: 10/20/2015 12 Evening Phone:919-489-7753 Race:Caucasian Current Appointment: 10/20/2015 5904 Treetop Ridge FAX: Township: Chapel Hill Expiration: 09/30/2018 Durham NC 27705 E-mail:jmc51@ix.netcom.com Resid/Spec Req: Orange County Number of Terms: 1 Special Repr: At-Large Amy Cole Day Phone:919-643-0507 Sex: Female First Appointed: 05/19/2009 13 Evening Phone: Race:Caucasian Current Appointment: 09/17/2013 101 Old Heritage Ct. FAX: Township: Chapel Hill Expiration: 09/30/2016 Hillsborough NC 27278 E-mail:acconsulting_us @yahoo.com Resid/Spec Req: Orange County Number of Terms: 2 Special Repr: At-Large VACANT Day Phone: Sex: First Appointed: 14 Evening Phone: Race: Current Appointment: FAX: Township: Expiration: 09/30/2016 E-mail: Resid/Spec Req: Orange County Number of Terms: Special Repr: At-Large Tuesday,September 13,2016 Page 3 6 Thom, I spoke with David Laudicina on the OUTBoard. He is willing to serve a second term. Do you need for him to send an email stating this? Amy Cole's second term is ending. She said that she would serve until replaced, as provided in the advisory board rules (which say she can serve until replaced up to one year from the date of term expiration). Her position is at-large with a specific interest in public transit. Do we need to advertise? Regards, Abigaile Pittman, AICP Planner—Transportation and Land Use Orange County Planning Department 131 W. Margaret Lane, Suite 201 P.O. Box 8181 Hillsborough, NC 27278 Phone: (919) 245-2567 Fax: (919) 644-3002 http://www.orangecountync.gov abbittmanporangecountync.gov ORANGE COviL) ',1TY (.::.A 14 4.fl IN A 7 Page 1 of 2 David I. Laudicina Volunteer Application Orange County Advisory Boards and Commissions Name: Mr. David I. Laudicina Name Called: Home Address: 3239 Wood Duck Lane Hillsborough NC 27278 Phone (Day): 919-942-4444 Phone (Evening): 919-942-4444 Phone (Cell): 919-428-1009 Email: laud9876 @bellsouth.net Place of Employment: UNC Retiree Job Title: Retired Year of OC Residence: 1991 Township of Residence: Bingham Zone of Residence: Rural Area Resident Sex: Male Ethnic Background: Caucasian Community Activities/Organizational Memberships: In past have served on Solid Waste committees and volunteer work at Grady Brown Elementary. In past have served on various search committees for Hillsborough Elementary's first principal; School network technology director Past Service on Orange County Advisory Boards: Boards/Commissions applied for: Orange Unified Transportation Board Background, education and experience relevant to this board: Have BS in Management, MS in Management Science, MA Computer Science, 13 years experience working for Conrail, Rail Transportation Experience 1978-1998, former NE Freight Railroad Carrier. While living in Philadelphia, I commuted daily to job at Conrail via rail; also rode various public transportation modes in Philadelphia for 13 years. Reasons for wanting to serve on this board: Conflict of Interest: Supplemental Questions: Other Comments: STAFF COMMENTS: Originally applied for OUT Board 09/20/2012. ADDRESS VERIFICATION: 3239 Wood Duck Lane is Bingham Township, Orange County Jurisdiction, Rural Buffer. This application was current on: 10/10/2014 Date Printed: 10/10/2014 8 Page 2 of 2 David I. Laudicina 9 BOCC Attendance Report For Advisory Board Appointments Orange Unified Transportation Board Aug / 2015 —Aug / 2016 Member Appointed Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug David Laudicina 03/17/2015 P N/A I N/A P I N/A N/A I P P I P N/A I P N/A I P P: Present E: Excused A: Absent NIA: No Meeting Current through-08/31/2016 10 Applicant Interest Listing by Board Name and by Applicant Name Contact Person: Abigaile Pittman Orange Unified Transportation Board Contact Phone: 919-245-2567 Donna Musson Day Phone: 919 428-3683 Sex: Female 600 Sinai Circle Evening Phone: same Race: Caucasian Hillsborough NC 27278 Cell Phone: same Township: Cedar Grove E-mail: donna@rmrsson.org Res.Eligibility: Date Applied: 08/03/2016 Skills: Also Serves On: Alyson West Day Phone: 5037345299 Sex: Female 325 Brandywine Rd Evening Phone: 5037345299 Race: Caucasian Chapel Hill NC 27516 Cell Phone: 5037345299 Township: Chapel Hill E-mail: alyson.west @gmail.com Res.Eligibility: County Date Applied: 02/18/2016 Skills: Also Serves On: Tuesday,September 13,2016 Page 1 of 1 11 Page 1 of 2 Donna Musson Volunteer Application Orange County Advisory Boards and Commissions Name: Ms. Donna Musson Name Called: Home Address: 600 Sinai Circle Hillsborough NC 27278 Phone (Day): 919 428-3683 Phone (Evening): same Phone (Cell): same Email: donna @musson.org Place of Employment: OE Enterprises Job Title: Facilities Director Year of OC Residence: 1984 Township of Residence: Cedar Grove Zone of Residence: Sex: Female Ethnic Background: Caucasian Community Activities/Organizational Memberships: I have always worked at non profit organization, assisting individuals who have disabilities and am the parent of an individual who has a disability and is unable to drive. Advocating for individuals who have disabilities, the elderly and impoverished is one reason I would love the opportunity to serve on the transportation board. I have previously served on the Orange County Services transportation board. Also served and held leadership positions on state professional organizations including NCARF and APSE as well as Orange County Disability Council. Past Service on Orange County Advisory Boards: Past membership on Services Transportation Board Boards/Commissions applied for: Orange Unified Transportation Board Background, education and experience relevant to this board: I am a long term Orange county resident having raised my children here and worked here. My experience as a county resident dependent on driving and in helping people who do not drive get to work, appointments, shopping etc. in the county and towns give me a great deal of experience with transportation needs and availability. Prior to my current 30 plus years in Orange County I attended UNC and lived in Hillsborough in the 70 s and have experienced the changes that have taken place, and anticipate a tremendous need for forward thinking with regards to transportation here. Reasons for wanting to serve on this board: Transportation is so important and yet we who have the privilege to be able to drive, afford a car and insurance etc. frequently take it for granted. Driving through Hillsborough and Chapel Hill/Carrboro at certain times is difficult and slow and is only getting worse. I sometimes fear as a driver that I might not see a pedestrian or biker and I have a fear for my son who walks in 12 Page 2 of 2 Donna Musson Chapel Hill and Carrboro on a daily basis. People I work with who are unable to drive miss medical appointments,job opportunities and social or leisure events due to no transportation leading to more poverty and health issues. People who need to live on the bus line for transportation are still often unable to access reasonable shopping locations and the rent on the bus lines is skyrocketing. Some people must chose between a place to live that they can afford or a place to live where they can catch transportation, further limiting options. I would very much like to be involved in creating transportation solutions for our communities. Conflict of Interest: I don t feel that this is a conflict but wanted to mention that the organization I work for purchases OPT tickets for some of the individuals we serve. Supplemental Questions: Other Comments: This application was current on: 8/3/2016 11:23:44 AM Date Printed: 8/9/2016 13 Page 1 of 3 Alyson West Volunteer Application Orange County Advisory Boards and Commissions Name: Ms. Alyson West Name Called: Home Address: 325 Brandywine Rd Chapel Hill NC 27516 Phone (Day): 5037345299 Phone (Evening): 5037345299 Phone (Cell): 5037345299 Email: alyson.west @gmail.com Place of Employment: Ravenhouse Ltd Job Title: Band Manager Year of OC Residence: 2007 Township of Residence: Chapel Hill Zone of Residence: County Sex: Female Ethnic Background: Caucasian Community Activities/Organizational Memberships: - Carrboro Bike Coalition Board Member Past Service on Orange County Advisory Boards: none Boards/Commissions applied for: Orange Unified Transportation Board Background, education and experience relevant to this board: Since receiving my BA in German Studies from Lewis &Clark College in 1995, I have lived and worked in metropolitan areas with a variety of planning policies: Portland, Berlin, Chicago, Melbourne(Australia), and Los Angeles. During that time, as a tour manager and concert promoter, I have been able to visit most major cities and many smaller ones across Europe, Australia, New Zealand, the US, and Canada. In a recent TEDx talk entitled "The Power of Transportation to Transform Communities" by Allison Billings, argues that people who walk, bike, or take public transportation as part of their daily lives are more connected, and more able to participate in a community. I could not agree more, as I have experienced this connectivity firsthand. My passion for city and regional planning began with my time abroad in Germany, grew with my work in international music management, and was solidified with my immersion into the local cycling community of Chapel Hill/Carrboro. My first major in college was in communications, as my goal was to enter the music industry via work at a college radio station. In an unexpected turn, I found myself on a semester-abroad program to Germany. Having grown up in smaller towns in the South and Midwest, I was drawn instantly to city life in Munich. Upon my return to the US, I immediately transferred to a new school and changed my major to German so that I could return to Europe for a year-abroad program less than six months later. In Germany I spent time in both Munich and Berlin. I fell in love with Munich by U-Bahn and by 14 Page 2 of 3 Alyson West bike. Being able to walk, take the subway, or bike anywhere felt like a revolutionary freedom to me. Feeling protected and respected as a biker, a pedestrian, and public transportation rider meant that I was released from the burden of owning or needing a car. Better yet, I could learn about the city and its people up close and simultaneously lead an active lifestyle by being on foot or on two wheels most of the time. Berlin was the city that I found especially fascinating, with its very recent history as a divided city. My Honors thesis for Lewis &Clark College was an investigation of the urban squatter culture that existed in former East Berlin, a culture that sprang up after the wall fell and left an excess of unused and unclaimed housing in the East. Since receiving my BA in German Studies from Lewis &Clark in 1995, I have lived and worked in metropolitan areas with a variety of transportation policies: Portland, Berlin, Chicago, Melbourne(Australia), and Los Angeles. During that time, as a tour manager and concert promoter, I have been able to visit most major cities and many smaller ones across Europe, Australia, New Zealand, the US, and Canada. From my first post-graduation job as a tour manager in Europe, to the record label I co-founded and ran for almost six years in Australia, to my current role as an artist manager, I consider myself as having had a successful and rewarding career in the music business. My professional focus during most of this time has been global, but having been back in North Carolina since 2007, and as a parent in the community, I am ready to focus more on local planning policies. I am an active cyclist in the area, a board member of the Carrboro Bike Coalition, and an engaged member of the Carolina Tarwheels Cycling Club, with strong ties to a local community of cyclists working to involve women in cycling. From my first post-graduation job as a tour manager in Europe, to the record label I co-founded and ran for almost six years in Australia, to my current role as an artist manager, I consider myself as having had a successful and rewarding career in the music industry. My professional focus during most of this time has been global, but having been back in North Carolina since 2007, and as a parent in the community who commutes between Chapel Hill and Hillsborough most weekdays and rides between the two many weekend days, I am ready to focus more on local planning policies. I am an active cyclist in the area, a board member of the Carrboro Bike Coalition, and an engaged member of the Carolina Tarwheels Cycling Club,with strong ties to a local community of cyclists working to involve women in cycling. Transportation planning, while focused on the physical connections made by roads, rails, or paths, is a profession that connects people to each other and to their daily lives. Work in planning demands the ability to interact with and hear from those who one seeks to serve. One must possess a general awareness of that which surrounds us and a desire to continue to improve those surroundings. Additionally, planning is interactive and collaborative, requiring simultaneous attention to detail and the bigger picture—all occupational aspects that suit my background. As a member of the Orange Unified Transportation Board, I would be able to apply my cumulative experience in the world to local transportation planning. I want to contribute to the improvement of towns and cities by helping to make available to everyone multimodal transportation options, which I truly believe can have positive economic, social, environmental, and public health benefits.After years advocating for artists in the private sector, I would like to advocate for people in one of the most public sectors—that of the many shared resources that fall into the category of transportation. Reasons for wanting to serve on this board: Conflict of Interest: Supplemental Questions: 15 Page 3 of 3 Alyson West Other Comments: This application was current on: 2/18/2016 1:03:47 PM Date Printed: 2/19/2016