HomeMy WebLinkAboutOUTBoard minutes 011911 Approved 3/16/11
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MEETING MINUTES 1 ORANGE UNIFIED TRANSPORTATION BOARD REGULAR MEETING 2 JANUARY 19, 2011 3
4 5 MEMBERS PRESENT: Nancy Cole Baker, Pedestrian Access & Safety Advocate; Julian (Randy) Marshall, Bingham 6
Township; Sam Lasris, Cedar Grove Township; Jeff Charles, Bicycle Advocate; Paul Guthrie, Chapel Hill Township; 7
Amy Cole, Transit Advocate; Dan Barker, Hillsborough Township; Renee Price, CFE Representative; Annette 8
Jurgelski, Eno Township 9 10
11 MEMBERS ABSENT: Tommy McNeill, Planning Board Liaison (PB Meet); Al Terry, Transportation Services Board; 12
Economic Development Commission -Vacant; Cheeks Township - Vacant; Little River Township-Vacant; 13
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15 STAFF PRESENT: Karen Lincoln, Transportation Planner 16
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18 OTHERS PRESENT: Mike Stanley, TIP Central Regional Manager for NCDOT and Alpesh Patel, NCDOT Strategic 19
Planning Office 20
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I. Call to order 23 24
Chair Nancy Baker called the meeting to order. 25
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II. Consideration of additions to the agenda 28
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Karen Lincoln requested to have time at the end of the meeting to review and approve the OUTBoard calendar 30
revisions. 31 32
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III. Approval of Minutes 34
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The OUTBoard approved the minutes from December 15, 2010 by affirmation. 36
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IV. Presentation by NCDOT TIP Development Unit and NCDOT Strategic Planning Office 39
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Mike Stanley, TIP Central Regional Manager for NCDOT and Alpesh Patel, NCDOT Strategic Planning Office gave a 41
PowerPoint presentation (attached) to the OUTBoard about funding sources for Strategic Planning of Transportation 42
(SPOT) criteria for ranking/selecting projects for funding. 43
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V. Draft 2011-2010 State Transportation Improvement Plan (STIP) Comments (Revised) 46
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Karen Lincoln gave the members revised comments regarding the draft 2008-2015 STIP to be submitted to the North 48
Caroling Department of Transportation (NCDOT), the Transportation Advisory Committee (TAC), and the Durham-49
Chapel Hill-Carrboro (DCHC) Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO) based on comments made at the December 50
Meeting of the OUTBoard. 51
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Karen Lincoln noted that the first four years have to agree with the state draft. She noted the comments apply to 53
what the state has already done with what was submitted as the priority projects through the MPO and the RPO. The 54
state is saying that by next July the MPOs and RPOs must submit their priority list for the next update. Karen also 55
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noted the OUTBoard’s draft comments based on those submitted in previous years with language added to reflect 56
the OUTBoard’s comments regarding the Orange Grove Road pedestrian bridge and timing/ coordination between 57
repaving Old Greensboro Road and replacing the bridge over Phil’s Creek. 58
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Paul Guthrie noted that the language regarding Orange Grove Road pedestrian bridge comments in the first 60
paragraph should be stronger to point out the problem between the sidewalk and the bridge. 61
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Karen Lincoln added that the project description needs to be revised to include the sidewalks needed, etc. 63
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Dan Barker asked Karen if the Board should be adding information that was just heard from the presentation to the 65
comments. 66
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Karen Lincoln advised that when the Board starts the next priority projects that will be needed. She noted that will be 68
done by July 2011. 69
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The Board approved the comments with corrections by consensus. 71
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VI. Comprehensive Transportation Plan (CTP) 74
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Moved to next meeting. 76
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Randy Marshall did advise the Board that there will be a pubic input meeting held at the library on February 7, 2011 78
form 4:30 to 7:30 p.m. 79
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VII. Board Comments/Updates 82 83
Karen Lincoln passed out the OUTBoard calendar with a change in the meeting date in December which was 84
approved by affirmation. 85
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VIII. Adjournment 88
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There being no further business, the meeting was adjourned. 90
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Nancy Baker, Chair