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HomeMy WebLinkAboutAgenda - 09-13-2022; 11 - Orange Unified Transportation Board – Appointments Discussion 1 ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT Meeting Date: September 13, 2022 Action Agenda Item No. 11 SUBJECT: Orange Unified Transportation Board — Appointments Discussion DEPARTMENT: Board of Commissioners ATTACHMENT(S): INFORMATION CONTACT: Member and Applicant Summary Sheet Clerk's Office, 919-245-2130 Applications of Applicants Membership Roster Applicant Interest List PURPOSE: To consider appointments to the Orange Unified Transportation Board. BACKGROUND: The Orange Unified Transportation Board (OUTBoard) advises the Orange County Board of County Commissioners on the overall planning and programming of transportation improvements in the County. The Board of County Commissioners appoints all fourteen (14) members, with representation from each of the County's townships. The OUTBoard does not make recommendations. The folll wing positions are presented for Board consideration: NAME POSITION TYPE OF EXPIRATION DESCRIPTION APPOINTMENT DATE TERM BOCC Cedar Grove Partial Term 09/30/2023 Appointment Township BOCC Little River Partial Term 09/30/2023 Appointment Township If the positions listed above are filled, the following vacancies remain: POSITION EXPIRATION VACANCY INFORMATION DESIGNATION DATE At-Large 09/30/2023 Vacant since 05/11/2022 At-Large 09/30/2022 Vacant since 07/21/2022 FINANCIAL IMPACT: There is no financial impact associated with this item. 2 SOCIAL JUSTICE IMPACT: The following Orange County Social Justice Goal is applicable to this item: • GOAL: 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. ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT: There is no Orange County Environmental Responsibility Goal impact associated with this item. RECOMMENDATION(S): The Manager recommends that the Board discuss appointments to the Orange Unified Transportation Board. 3 Orange Unified Transportation Board Members and Applicants Name Member or Applicant? Gender Identity Race/Ethnic Background Age Range Township Also Serves on Amy Cole Member Female White Hillsborough David I.Laudicina Member Male White Bingham Jamie Crandell Member Female White 35-59 Eno Joshua Mayo Member Male African American 18-34 Chapel Hill Julian(Randy)Marshall Member Male White Bingham Michael Hughes Member Male White Bingham Roy Shonberg Member Male White 60+ Chapel Hill Todd Jones Member Male White Hillsborough Tom Gray Member Male White 35-59 Hillsborough Tony Blake Member Male White 60+ Bingham VACANT VACANT VACANT VACANT Art Menius jApplicant IMale White 60+ 1 Little River I Historic Preservatoin Commission Patricia Hull jApplicant Female White 60+ lCedar Grove I Broadband Task Force 4 Page 1 of 2 Patricia Hull Volunteer Application Orange County Advisory Boards and Commissions Name: Patricia Hull Name Called: Home Address: 1213 Crowsnest Dr Hurdle Mills NC 27541 Phone: 919-451-8622 Email: pat.hull@duke.edu Year of OC Residence: 2005 Township of Residence: Cedar Grove Zone of Residence: County Gender Identity: Female Ethnic Background: White Age Range: 60+ Community Activities/Organizational Memberships: Orange County Broadband Task Force Past Service on Orange County Advisory Boards: Broadband Task Force Boards/Commissions applied for: Orange Unified Transportation Board Background, education and experience relevant to this board: I have a MS degree in Urban Planning Reasons for wanting to serve on this board: I am a strong believer in public service and want to help support the work of our county officials and employees. Contribution to the diversity of viewpoints on this board: Coming from a rural part of the county(Cedar Grove township) and having no vested interest beyond helping to improve transportation for all. Conflict of Interest: Boards/Commissions appointments: Orange County Broadband Task Force Application Date: 1/6/2021 Background, education and experience relevant to this board: I reside in a rural, wooded area of Orange County that does not currently have good high speed internet available. I am employed as a data analyst for Duke University and am proficient in the use of computer technology. I also have a master s degree in ur Reasons for wanting to serve on this board: 5 Page 2 of 2 Patricia Hull The pandemic has made me more conscious of the need for universal access to high speed internet. Some rural areas are currently underserved and I would like to help identify ways to improve service to these areas. Conflict of Interest: Other Comments: This application was current on: 1/6/2021 10:24:10 AM Date Printed: 7/14/2022 6 Page 1 of 3 Art Menius Volunteer Application Orange County Advisory Boards and Commissions Name: Art Menius Name Called: Home Address: 4720 Green Riley Road Rougemont NC 27572 Phone: 919-675-2787 Email: art@artmenius.com Year of OC Residence: 1973 Township of Residence: Little River Zone of Residence: County Gender Identity: Male Ethnic Background: White Age Range: 60+ Community Activities/Organizational Memberships: Orange County Historical Commission Rotary Club of Chapel Hill (past president) WHUP Community Radio Past Service on Orange County Advisory Boards: Current - Orange County Historical Commission (final year) OUTboard - 2015-2021 (chair 2018-2019) Boards/Commissions applied for: Chapel Hill Orange County Visitors Bureau Advisory Board Background, education and experience relevant to this board: Marketing and sponsorship director 1997-2007 for MerleFest, building media impressions from less than 10,000,000 to 256,000,000, while developing branding and growing event to 80,000 attendees over 4 days. Served on Wilkes County team involved in creating Blue Ridge National Heritage Area and received National Park Service s Gateway Community training. Former director of The ArtsCenter in Carrboro Served on and did contract work for Letcher County(KY) Tourism Board Produced outdoor festivals and indoor concerts in NC, KY, and MD. Worked with Owensboro-Daviess County(KY)Tourism Authority to create the IBMA Bluegrass Fan Fest and World of Bluegrass 1985- 1990 (both events now in Raleigh as Wide Open Bluegrass)Worked for NC Historical Sites division 1977-1981, 1985 Facility for looking at events from the customer perspective Reasons for wanting to serve on this board: Tourism more and more will be a driver of the local economy in Orange County. I have the experience to contribute to this effort and a well established relationship with Visitor Bureau staff and a familiarity with their operations. As a kid growing up in Raleigh long ago, Hillsboro (as it was spelled back then) and Chapel Hill were our primary day trip destinations. My mother s family has lived in Orange County most of the 268 years the country has existed. Good knowledge of Orange County history including peer reviewed work on antebellum agricultural history and the end of the Civil War here and familiarity with historical architecture resources. Contribution to the diversity of viewpoints on this board: 7 Page 2 of 3 Art Menius I have a strong perspective and experience in event and cultural tourism and on using the arts and history as tourism drivers. I have considerable experience on working on tourism driving activities and organizations in other areas. I have a life time association with rural Orange County and an urban upbringing and am the rare individual who has lived in both southern and quite northern Orange County. Any personal or business interest(s)that could create a conflict of interest: Conflict of Interest: Arts Commission Background, education and experience relevant to this board: I have worked in the arts since March 1983, serving as director of The ArtsCenter in Carrboro, Appalshop in Whitesburg, KY, and founding executive director of both the International Bluegrass Music Association and Folk Alliance International. I spent ten years working full time for MerleFest in marketing and sponsorship. I currently host music programs on WCOM, where I am also board secretary, and WHUP. I formerly hosted a local arts talk show on WCHL. I have supervised non-profit radio stations, an archival repository, theatre programs, and documentary film producers and budgets up $3,000,000. 1 have nearly 50 years experience serving on non- profit board and government commissions. I served three years on the Carrboro Arts Commission. Reasons for wanting to serve on this board: I am deeply committed to the arts and to Orange County. The arts have been my life and continue to be as one of the world s leading promoters of music to folk radio and as an artist manager. Yet I have reached the giving back stage of my career. Contribution to the diversity of viewpoints on this board: I bring the perspective of more than 40 years working in diverse aspects of the cultural industries including roots, bluegrass, and Americana music, theatre, visual, documentary film, and TV. I know both the non-profit and for profit arts worlds and have worldwide connections in the folk arts. I have a life time association with rural Orange County and an urban upbringing and am the rare individual who has lived in both southern and quite northern Orange County. Conflict of Interest: Although the arts commission normally cannot fund the Public Gallery of Carrboro, on whose board I shall serve until 12/31/2021, PGC did receive an emergency NCCares grant in December 2020. 8 Page 3 of 3 Art Menius Orange Unified Transportation Board Background, education and experience relevant to this board: I served on the OUTboard for six years including one year as chair. Reasons for wanting to serve on this board: To serve the community, represent the perspective of northern Orange and Little River Township. I am personally concerned about unplanned, unchecked growth rather than well managed development and preservation. Transportation planning involves expensive decisions years in the future with consequences lasting decades after that. It involves often brutal prioritization to help the BOCC and County staff guide the county s future through complex issues with implications far beyond bikes, buses, and roads. The OUTboard are a key venue for citizens shaping the future of our county. Contribution to the diversity of viewpoints on this board: I am the rare person with deep Orange County roots and memories going back more than 60 years, who has lived in Chapel Hill, Carrboro, White Cross, and a home owner up north in Little River Township since 2016. Conflict of Interest: Boards/Commissions appointments: Historic Preservation Commission (APPLICANTS SHALL RESIDE WITHIN THE TERRITORIAL Application Date: 4/5/2016 Background, education and experience relevant to this board: BA and MA from UNC-CH in history 3.5 years as a public sector historian for NC Dept of Cultural Resources: Historic Sites Sections Several peer reviewed history publications Special concentration in history of the Regulators Reasons for wanting to serve on this board: I have held a deep interest in the history of Orange County since childhood and conducted original research into the Regulators for my baccalaureate honors thesis and on Scots economic activities in late colonial Orange County in grad school. I consider O Conflict of Interest: Orange Unified Transportation Board Application Date: 10/6/2014 Background, education and experience relevant to this board: I have extensive experience in community economic development and community based planning. In my work with Creative Carrboro, planning a proposed arts district, and with the proposed Arts and Innovation Center I have worked closely with the Carrboro Plan Reasons for wanting to serve on this board: I wish to represent the planning interests on the transportation board. In Orange, Chatham, and Wilkes County, NC and Letcher County, KY, I have seen how transportation shapes and builds strong communities OR undos them. Conflict of Interest: Other Comments: This application was current on: 8/4/2022 Date Printed: 8/5/2022 9 Board and Commission Members And Vacant Positions Orange Unified Transportation Board Meeting Times: 6:30 pm Third Wednesday of every month Contact Person:Nish Trivedi&EmmaLea Ange Meeting Place: West Campus Office Building,Room 204 Contact Phone: 919-245-2004 Positions: 14 Length:3 years Terms: 2 Description: The Orange Unified Transportation Board(OUTBoard)advises the Orange County Board of County Commissioners(BOCC) and provides information and comments on major transportation issues.Specifically,the OUTboard provides the BOCC with recommendations regarding the overall planning and programming of transportation improvements in the County. Julian (Randy) Marshall Jr. 1 Vice-Chair First Appointed: 10/16/2018 Gender Identity: Male Township: Bingham Current Appointment: 10/05/2021 Ethnic Background: White Residency Req: Bingham Township Expiration: 09/30/2024 Age Range: Special Repr: Bingham Township Number of Terms: 2 David I. Laudicina 2 First Appointed: 03/17/2015 Gender Identity: Male Township: Bingham Current Appointment: 03/10/2020 Ethnic Background: White Residency Req: Expiration: 09/30/2022 Age Range: Special Repr: At-Large Number of Terns: 2 VACANT 3 First Appointed: Gender Identity: Township: Current Appointment: Ethnic Background: Residency Req: Cedar Grove Twnsp Expiration: 09/30/2023 Age Range: Special Repr: Cedar Grove Township Number of Terms: Roy Schonberg 4 First Appointed: 03/10/2020 Gender Identity: Male Township: Chapel Hill Current Appointment: 10/05/2021 Ethnic Background: White Residency Req: Chapel Hill Twnshp Expiration: 09/30/2024 Age Range: 60+ Special Repr: Chapel Hill Township Number of Terms: 1 Jamie Crandell 5 First Appointed: 12/07/2020 Gender Identity: Female Township: Eno Current Appointment: 12/07/2020 Ethnic Background: White Residency Req: Eno Township Expiration: 09/30/2022 Age Range: 35-59 Special Repr: Eno Township Number of Terms: Tom Gray 6 First Appointed: 12/07/2020 Gender Identity: Male Township: Hillsborough Current Appointment: 12/07/2020 Ethnic Background: White Residency Req: Hillsborough Twnshp Expiration: 09/30/2023 Age Range: 35-59 Special Repr: Hillsborough Township Number of Terms: 1 Thursday,September 1,2022 Page 1 10 Board and Commission Members And Vacant Positions Orange Unified Transportation Board Meeting Times: 6:30 pm Third Wednesday of every month Contact Person:Nish Trivedi&EmmaLea Ange Meeting Place: West Campus Office Building,Room 204 Contact Phone: 919-245-2004 Positions: 14 Length:3 years Terms: 2 Todd Jones 7 First Appointed: 01/22/2019 Gender Identity: Male Township: Hillsborough Current Appointment: 10/05/2021 Ethnic Background: White Residency Req: Orange County Expiration: 09/30/2024 Age Range: Special Repr: At-Large Number of Terms: 1 VACANT 8 First Appointed: Gender Identity: Township: Current Appointment: Ethnic Background: Residency Req: Little River Township Expiration: 09/30/2023 Age Range: Special Repr: Little River Township Number of Terns: Joshua Mayo 9 First Appointed: 12/07/2020 Gender Identity: Male Township: Chapel Hill Current Appointment: 12/07/2020 Ethnic Background: African American Residency Req: Orange County Expiration: 09/30/2023 Age Range: 18-34 Special Repr: At-Large Number of Terms: 1 Michael Hughes 10 Chair First Appointed: 10/05/2021 Gender Identity: Male Township: Bingham Current Appointment: 10/05/2021 Ethnic Background: White Residency Req: Orange County Expiration: 09/30/2024 Age Range: Special Repr: At-Large Number of Terms: 1 VACANT 11 First Appointed: Gender Identity: Township: Current Appointment: Ethnic Background: Residency Req: Orange County Expiration: 09/30/2023 Age Range: Special Repr: At-Large Number of Terms: Amy Cole 12 First Appointed: 10/16/2018 Gender Identity: Female Township: Hillsborough Current Appointment: 10/05/2021 Ethnic Background: White Residency Req: Orange County Expiration: 09/30/2024 Age Range: Special Repr: At-Large Number of Terms: 2 Thursday,September 1,2022 Page 2 11 Board and Commission Members And Vacant Positions Orange Unified Transportation Board Meeting Times: 6:30 pm Third Wednesday of every month Contact Person:Nish Trivedi&EmmaLea Ange Meeting Place: West Campus Office Building,Room 204 Contact Phone: 919-245-2004 Positions: 14 Length:3 years Terms: 2 Tony Blake 13 First Appointed: 03/10/2020 Gender Identity: Male Township: Bingham Current Appointment: 03/10/2020 Ethnic Background: White Residency Req: Orange County Expiration: 09/30/2022 Age Range: 60+ Special Repr: At-Large Number of Terms: 1 VACANT 14 First Appointed: Gender Identity: Township: Current Appointment: Ethnic Background: Residency Req: Orange County Expiration: 09/30/2022 Age Range: Special Repr: At-Large Number of Terns: Thursday,September 1,2022 Page 3 12 Applicant Interest Listing by Board Name and by Applicant Name Contact Person: Nish Trivedi&EmmaLea Ange Orange Unified Transportation Board Contact Phone: 919-245-2004 Patricia Hull Gender Identity: Female Date Applied: 07/13/2022 Ethnic Background: White Township: Cedar Grove Age Range: 60+ Zone of Residence: County Also Serves On: Orange County Broadband Task Force Art Menius Gender Identity: Male Date Applied: 08/04/2022 Ethnic Background: White Township: Little River Age Range: 60+ Zone of Residence: County Also Serves On: Historic Preservation Commission(APPLICANTS SHALL RESIDE WITHIN THE TERRrrORIAL JURISDICTION OF ORAN Thursday,September 1,2022 Page 1 of 1