HomeMy WebLinkAboutOUTBoard Minutes - 091521 Approved 11.17.21
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2 ORANGE COUNTY OUTBOARD
3 SEPTEMBER 15,2021
4 REGULAR MEETING
5 (Due to current public health concerns, this meeting was held virtually.
6 Members of the OUTBoard, staff and public participated remotely)
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8 MEMBERS PRESENT: : Eric Broo (Chair), At-Large Representative; Amy Cole (Vice-Chair),At-Large Representative; David
9 Laudicina, Cheeks Township Representative; Randy Marshall, Bingham Township Representative; Tony Blake, At-Large
10 Representative; Jamie Crandell, Eno Township Representative; Joshua Mayo, At-Large Representative; Todd Jones, At-
12 Large Representative;
13 MEMBERS ABSENT: Johanna Birckmayer, At-Large Representative; Tom Gray, Hillsborough Township Representative;
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15 Heather McAndrew,At-Large Representative; Roy Schonberg, Chapel Hill Township Representative;
16 STAFF PRESENT: Nish Trivedi, Transportation Planner; Tom Ten Eyck, Transportation/Land Use Planner; Tina Love,
17 Administrative Support
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19 OTHERS PRESENT:Andy Henry, Senior Transportation Planner DCHC MPO
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22 AGENDA ITEM 1: CALL TO ORDER,DETERMINATION OF QUORUM AND INTRODUCTION OF NEW MEMBERS
23 Erik Broo called the meeting to order and quorum was established
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26 AGENDA ITEM 2: APPROVAL OF MINUTES
28 MOTION by Randy Marshall to approve the August 18, 2021, OUTBoard/TAS Minutes. Seconded by Todd Jones.
29 Amy Cole: Yes
30 Randy Marshall: Yes
31 Joshua Mayo: Yes
32 Tony Blake: Yes
33 Todd Jones Yes
34 Jamie Crandell: Yes
35 Erik Broo: Yes
36 Dave Laudicina Yes
37 VOTE: UNANIMOUS
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40 AGENDA ITEM 3: CONSIDERATION OF ADDITIONS TO AGENDA
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42 Randy Marshall requested to add an Item 5.c. to discuss school traffic congestion and delay issues.
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45 AGENDA ITEM 4: REGULAR OUTBOARD AGENDA
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47 AGENDA ITEM 4.A: DURHAM-CHAPEL HILL-CARRBORO METROPOLITAN PLANNING ORGANIZATION (DCHC MPO)
48 METROPOLITAN TRANSPORTATION PLAN(MTP)
49 PRESENTER: NISH TRIVEDI
50 Nish Trivedi presented a PowerPoint presentation on the Durham-Chapel Hill-Carrboro Metropolitan Planning Organization
51 (DCHC MPO)Metropolitan Transportation Plan (MTP).
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53 Erik Broo commented that when it comes to local match to get bike and ped projects, maybe the only thing the Board can
54 do is recommend to the BOCC to try to get local population behind a tax increase to allow for these projects. Nothing is
55 going to happen until there is money for the local match for meaningful bike/ped projects and he questioned what options
56 are available.
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58 Nish Trivedi explained that the local municipalities have more options because they can apply for Powell Bill Funds which
59 is not available to counties.
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61 Tony Blake stressed that he would like to see the bike pathways connected through greenways and would like to see a
62 countywide network of trails and establish a partnership between the County and the municipalities.
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64 Erik Broo would like to encourage the BOCC to find ways to find other option for local match for bike/ped projects not tied
65 to road/highway projects.
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67 The OUTBoard consensus was that the OUTBoard agrees with 6 bullet points with the addition of
68 The OUTBoard recommends that Orange County collaborate with other local jurisdictions to add off-street bicycle
69 and pedestrian corridors within Orange County to the MTP, with an emphasis on linking parks, population
70 centers, and other destinations.
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73 AGENDA ITEM 5: STAFF REPORTS/UPDATES
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75 AGENDA ITEM 5A: MPOIRPO AND NCDOT UPDATES(NISH TRIVEDI)—
76 Nish Trivedi shared information about the MPO and directed the OUTBoard to the information enclosed in the meeting
77 materials. TARPO did not meet in September but will meet in October.
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80 AGENDA ITEM 513: TRANSIT PLAN UPDATE(TOM TEN EYCK)—
81 Tom Ten Eyck shared updates for the Transit Plan Update project. He shared that the committee had a retreat in July and
82 the consultant is still working on scenario development based on input from the Policy Steering Committee. It will be going
83 to public outreach once that is all developed. He also directed the OUTBoard to the transit plan website
84 ht0s:lloctransit2020.coml.
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87 AGENDA ITEM 5C: SCHOOL TRAFFIC IMPACT DISCUSSION(ADDED PER AGENDA ITEM 3,CONSIDERATION OF ADDITIONS TO
88 AGENDA)
89 The OUTBoard discussed the traffic issues during drop off/pick up at the schools and possible suggestions. The
90 consensus was the Chair will draft a letter to staff and ask that it be shared with the BOCC.
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93 AGENDA ITEM 6: INFORMATION ITEMS
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95 AGENDA ITEM 6A: NCDOT LUNCHEON INFO ITEM
96 Tom Ten Eyck directed the OUTBoard to the information enclosed in the meeting materials
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99 AGENDA ITEM 7:ADJOURNMENT
100 OUTBoard meeting was adjourned by consensus
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Erik Broo, Chair
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