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HomeMy WebLinkAboutAgenda 01-16-24; 8-h - Approval of Orange County 2022 Transit Plan Public Hearing Records 1 ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT Meeting Date: January 16, 2024 Action Agenda Item No. 8-h SUBJECT: Approval of Orange County 2022 Transit Plan Public Hearing Records DEPARTMENT: Orange County Transportation Services (OCTS) ATTACHMENT(S): INFORMATION CONTACT: 1. Public Hearing Records Nishith Trivedi, Transportation Director, 2. Excerpt from November 1, 2022 Board 919-245-2007 Meeting Minutes PURPOSE: To approve the 2022 Orange County Transit Plan Public Hearing Records based on federal guidelines for transit service improvements. BACKGROUND: On November 1, 2022, Orange County conducted a public hearing on the 2022 Orange County Transit Plan. The plan was subsequently approved, consisting of transit projects in Orange County. This included operational and capital improvements to fixed routes, demand response and mobility-on-demand services in the County. Federal Regulations 23 CFR 450 and Title VI require public hearing records (Attachments 1 and 2) be approved to support transit service improvements identified in the 2022 Orange County Transit Plan. The Public Hearing was conducted November 1, 2022, and the 2022 Transit Plan was adopted unanimously. Attachment 2 provides an excerpt from the approved November 1, 2022 Board of County Commissioners minutes documenting the hearing and approval. FINANCIAL IMPACT: There is no financial impact associated with this item. SOCIAL JUSTICE IMPACT: The following Orange County Social Justice Goals are applicable to this item: • GOAL: FOSTER A COMMUNITY CULTURE THAT REJECTS OPPRESSION AND INEQUITY The fair treatment and meaningful involvement of all people regardless of race or color; religious or philosophical beliefs; sex, gender, or sexual orientation; national origin or ethnic background; age; military service; disability; and familial, residential, or economic status. • GOAL: ENSURE ECONOMIC SELF-SUFFICIENCY The creation and preservation of infrastructure, policies, programs, and funding necessary for residents to provide shelter, food, clothing and medical care for themselves and their dependents. ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT: The following Orange County Environmental Goal impact is applicable to this item: • CLEAN OR AVOIDED TRANSPORTATION 2 Implement programs that monitor and improve local and regional air quality by: 1) promoting public transportation options; 2) decreasing dependence on single-occupancy vehicles, and 3) otherwise minimizing the need for travel. RECOMMENDATION(S): The Manager recommends the Board approve the 2022 Orange County Transit Plan Public Hearing Records. INTEGRATED MOBILITY 3 17A DIVISION 00, UNIFIED GRANT APPLICATION W"FF PUBLIC HEARING RECORD Important—A public hearing MUST be conducted whether or not requested by the Public. Section 5311 (including ADTAP), 5310, 5339, 5307 and applicable State funding, or combination thereof. APPLICANT: ORANGE COUNTY DATE: November 1, 2022 PLACE: Whitted Building, 300 W. Tryon St. Hillsborough, NC TIME: 7:00 P.M. How many BOARD MEMBERS attended the public hearing? 7 How many members of the PUBLIC attended the public hearing? 0 Public Attendance Surveys ❑ (Attached) ❑ (Offered at Public Hearing but none completed) I, the undersigned, representing (Legal Name of Applicant) ORANGE COUNTY do hereby certify to the North Carolina Department of Transportation, that a Public Hearing was held as indicated above and During the Public Hearing ❑x (NO public comments) ❑ (Public Comments were made and meeting minutes will be submitted after board approval) The estimated date for board approval of meeting minutes is: December 13, 2022 ................................................................................................, Affix Seal Here Signature or Clerk to the Board Printed Name and Title Date FY 2025 PUBLIC HEARING RECORD ................................................................................................: Last Updated: 04/03/2023 4 PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE Section 5311 (ADTAP),5310,5339,5307 and applicable State funding,or combination thereof. This is to inform the public that a public hearing will be held on the proposed 2022 Orange County Transit Plan on November 1,2022 at 7:00 PM before the Orange County Board of County Commissioners(Whitted Building= 300 W.Tryon St—Rm-230,Hillsborough,NC 27278. Those interested in attending the public hearing and needing either auxiliary aids or services under the Americans with Disabilities Act(ADA)or a language translator should contact Nishith Trivedi on or before November 1, 2022,at telephone number 919.245.2007 or via email at ntrivedi@orangecountync.gov. The Community Transportation Program provides assistance to coordinate existing transportation programs operating in Orange County as well as provides transportation options and services for the communities within this service area. These services are currently provided using fixed routes,ADA paratransit,demand response, and deviated fixed routes. Services are rendered by Orange County Public Transportation. This application may be inspected at 600 NC Hwy 86 N Hillsborough,NC 27278 from 8am-5pm Mon-Friday. Written comments should be directed to ocbocc@oran ecg ountync.gov before 3:00 p.m. on the afternoon of the meeting November 1,2022. End of Notice Note: AN ORIGINAL COPY of the published Public Hearing Notice must be attached to a signed Affidavit of Publication. Both the Public Hearing Notice and the Affidavit of Publication must be submitted with the grant application. AVISO DE AUDIENCIA POBLICA Secci6n 5311 (ADTAP),5310,5339,5307 y fondos estatales aplicables,o una combinaci6n de los mismos. Esto es para informar al publico que se llevara a cabo una audiencia publica sobre la solicitud propuesta Plan de transito del condado de Orange 20221 de novembre de 2022.La audiencia publica se llevara a cabo ante la junta de Comisionados del Condado de Orange (Whitted Building—300 W.Tryon St—Rm-230,Hillsborough,NC 27278. Aquellos interesados en asistir a la audiencia publica y que necesiten ayudas o servicios auxiliares bajo la Ley de Estadounidenses con Discapacidades(ADA) o un traductor de idiomas deben comunicarse con Nishith Trivedi en o antes del 1 de novembre de 2022, al numero de telefono 919.245.2007 o por correo electr6nico a ntrivedi@orangecountync.gov. El Programa de Transporte Comunitario brinda asistencia para coordinar los programas de transporte existentes que operan en el Condado de Orange,asi como tambien proporciona opciones y servicios de transporte para las comunidades dentro de esta area de servicio. Estos servicios se proporcionan actualmente utilizando rutas fijas,- paratransito ADA,respuesta a la demanda y rutas fijas desviadas.Los servicios son prestados por el Transporte Publico del Condado de Orange. Esta solicitud puede ser inspeccionada en 600 NC Hwy 86 N Hillsborough,NC 27278 de 8 a.m.a 5 p.m.de Tunes a viernes.Los comentarios por escrito deben dirigirse a ocbocc@orangecountync.gov antes de las 3:00 p.m. de la tarde de la reunion del 1 de novembre de 2022. Fin del aviso Nota: Se debe adjuntar una COPIA ORIGINAL del Aviso de Audiencia Publica publicado a una Declaraci6n Jurada de Publicaci6n firmada. Tanto el Aviso de Audiencia Publica como la Declaraci6n Jurada de Publicaci6n deben presentarse con la solicitud de subvencion. 5 1 APPROVED 12/13/22 MINUTES ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS BUSINESS MEETING November 1, 2022 7:00 p.m. The Orange County Board of Commissioners met for a Business Meeting on Tuesday, November 1, 2022 at 7:00 p.m. at the Whitted Human Services Center in Hillsborough, NC. COUNTY COMMISSIONERS PRESENT: Chair Renee Price, Vice Chair Jamezetta Bedford, and Commissioners Amy Fowler, Sally Greene, Jean Hamilton, Earl McKee, and Anna Richards COUNTY COMMISSIONERS ABSENT: None. COUNTY ATTORNEYS PRESENT: John Roberts COUNTY STAFF PRESENT: County Manager Bonnie Hammersley, Deputy County Manager Travis Myren, and Clerk to the Board Laura Jensen. (All other staff members will be identified appropriately below) Chair Price called the meeting to order at 7:00 p.m. All commissioners were present. 1. Additions or Changes to the Agenda Chair Price proposed removing item 6-a from the agenda for consideration at the November 10th work session, and adding a Native American Heritage Month proclamation to the agenda as item 4-b. A motion was made by Commissioner Greene, seconded by Commissioner Hamilton, to remove item 6-a from the agenda and add item 4-b. VOTE: UNANIMOUS Chair Price dispensed with reading the public charge. 2. Public Comments (Limited to One Hour) a. Matters not on the Printed Agenda There was no one signed up to speak on matters not on the printed agenda. b. Matters on the Printed Agenda (These matters will be considered when the Board addresses that item on the agenda below.) 3. Announcements, Petitions and Comments by Board Members Commissioner Fowler said she attended the Behavioral Health Task Force meeting last Thursday, where the Orange County Partnership to End Homelessness presented about the connection between homelessness and mental health. She said the Task Force also heard from Alliance on their Network Adequacy Assessment. She said she also wholeheartedly supports Commissioner Richards' request from the last meeting to examine the possibility of providing universal pre-K. Commissioner Greene said, on behalf of the Broadband Task Force, there is an updated Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) page on the website that people can refer to. She said it 6 9 Commissioner McKee relayed the contents of a phone call he received from a resident about the help they received from Corey Root and other housing staff. He said the resident was in a dire situation and was very complimentary of staff, and was extremely grateful for the help they received and the outcome in preventing their house from becoming uninhabitable. Chair Price thanked Corey Root for the work she has done, especially throughout the pandemic and keeping people in their homes. c. 2022 Orange County Transit Plan Update— Public Hearing The Board held a public hearing, received the Policy Steering Committee, Staff Working Group, and Orange Unified Transportation Board recommendations, closed the public hearing, and considered taking action on the 2022 Orange County Transit Plan (OCTP) Update. BACKGROUND: In 2012, the Orange County Board of Commissioners along with the Durham- Chapel Hill Carrboro Metropolitan Planning Organization (DCHC MPO) and GoTriangle adopted the first Orange County Transit Plan. This Plan was funded using a newly-adopted Article 43 Half- Cent Sales Tax, and it included investments in new and expanded bus service and new capital infrastructure projects such as the Chapel Hill North-South Bus Rapid Transit Project, the Hillsborough Train Station, and the Durham-Orange Light Rail Transit(DO LRT) Project. The Plan was updated in 2017 to meet federal requirements associated with the DO LRT Project. In March 2019, the DO LRT Project was discontinued. This project was central to the Transit Plan as the Plan's primary investment, representing a critical partnership between Durham and Orange counties, and serving as the transit infrastructure around which other transit services and growth strategies were planned. In response to the discontinuation of the DO LRT project, Orange County staff began the process of creating a draft framework to create a new Orange County Transit Plan that prioritizes investments,funds service improvements, and improves the resiliency of the public transit network. At its November 17, 2019 meeting, the Orange County Board of Commissioners approved the planning framework for updating the Orange County Transit Plan. The framework included a Policy Steering Committee (PSC)composed of two (2) Commissioners serving as Co-Chairs, and one representative each from Chapel Hill, Carrboro, Hillsborough, and Mebane to lead the process. The County and/or municipal appointees are intended to represent the interests of GoTriangle and DCHC MPO. The PSC is supported by a staff team led by County staff and including staff representatives from the aforementioned municipal jurisdictions, as well as DCHC MPO, Triangle J Council of Governments (TJCOG), the Triangle Area Rural Planning Organization (TARPO), and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (UNC). In January 2020, Orange County Planning staff began work with Renaissance Planning, Inc., the consulting firm chosen to update the Orange County Transit Plan. Over the past two years, Planning staff and the consulting team have established key project deliverables and the timetable for their delivery, defined the scope of the consulting work, established a project website (www.octransit2020.com), created the public participation and outreach plans, and conducted regular meetings with the PSC, transit service providers, and key stakeholders with updates on the plan's progress. Both the PSC and the staff team provided direction and guidance to the consulting firm whose tasks included analyzing data, facilitating public input processes, soliciting feedback from specific stakeholders, and drafting the Transit Plan. The new Plan is intended to outline transit investment priorities through 2040. 7 10 Following is a list of key process milestones carried out by the Renaissance, PSC, transit service providers and staff teams: • Bi-monthly staff meetings with progress updates for the PSC during the 2020 calendar year (May 2020) • Completed the Transit Choices Brochure (TCB), a visual document that illustrates the concepts and continuums of transit planning, and the Regional Connections Opportunity (RCO) Report, a technical assessment of key issues and opportunities for effective transit service (July 2020) • Held the first Transit Summit over the Zoom platform and documented key themes from the summit discussions and first public survey (October 2020) • Developed draft versions of conceptual scenarios and graphics with an accompanying memo (January 2021) • Held recurring monthly PSC meetings over Zoom with updates for first half of 2021 (January 2021 —June 2021) • Received final versions of conceptual scenarios and graphics with an accompanying memo (May 2021) • Held an in-person Transit Summit for PSC members to discuss core values and visions for the fiscally-constrained plan and learned of aspirational future projects (July 2021) • Received draft recommended network and plan as well as draft conceptual vision map for transit service provider feedback and scheduling of future PSC meetings (October 2021) • Held PSC Work Session #1 to look at the final recommended network and conceptual vision map with goal of beginning round 2 of public outreach (January 2022) • Created public outreach opportunities with a second round of surveying (over 1,000 surveys were collected) and two focus groups (held on February 81" and February 1611) that included local stakeholders (February 2022) • Held PSC Work Session #2 to look at the feedback received from public outreach and assess the draft network, which resulted in a request to provide check-in presentations to the local elected boards (March 2022) • OUTBoard received a presentation on the draft Transit Plan Update (April 2022) • Orange County BOCC received a presentation from its consultant on the draft Transit Plan Update (April 2022). The projects and service improvements included in the draft received by the BOCC last April are the same as those included in the final Draft plan for current consideration by the BOCC along with a recommendation to add funding to the Chapel Hill North-South Bus Rapid Transit Project to facilitate the project's application for eighty percent (8051o) federal funding. • Held PSC Work Session#3 to present a final draft of the plan updated with feedback from the transit service providers, the local elected boards and the PSC (May 2022) • Consultant delivered final report (including appendices) to Orange County Planning Staff in preparation for fall 2022 adoption timeline (August 2022) The complete 2022 Orange County Transit Plan Update, including Appendix, as well as the 2017 Orange County Transit Plan, can be downloaded via the following link: https://www.orangecountync.gov/DocumentCenterNiew/21099/2022-Orange-County-Transit- Plan-Update?bidld= Policy Steering Committee (PSC) Recommendation: At its May 20, 2022 meeting, the PSC recommended the draft 2020 Orange County Transit Plan Update for consideration by the adopting parties, beginning with Orange County, and as outlined below. The PSC also met on October 14, 2022 to consider and provide a recommendation specific to Chapel Hill Transit's 8 11 request to add additional funding for the North-South Bus Rapid Transit (N-S BRT) project. The PSC recommended using a portion of accumulated End of Year Fund Balance to add $15M, over 20-years, beginning in FY 2027 and to reflect the additional funding in the Transit Plan Update. Attachment 2 is a revised financial summary that incorporates the additional funding through FY 2040. Orange County Transit Plan Staff Working Group (SWG) Recommendation: At its October 19, 2022 meeting, the SWG unanimously recommended adoption of the draft 2022 Transit Plan Update by all parties and to include the additional funding for N-S BRT, consistent with the recommendation provided by the PSC. OUTBoard Recommendation: At its October 19, 2022 meeting, the OUTBoard unanimously recommended BOCC adoption of the draft 2022 Transit Plan Update to include the additional funding for N-S BRT, consistent with the recommendation provided by the PSC. Adoption Process and Next Steps: Orange County: • PSC recommendations (5/20/22 & 10/14/22, Complete) • SWG recommendation (10/19/22, Complete) • OUTBoard Recommendation (10/19/22, Complete) • BOCC Public Hearing and possible action (11/1/22) • BOCC agenda item, if needed for action (11/15/22) DCHC MPO: • Technical Committee recommendation to release draft for public comment (9/28/22) (Complete) • Board consideration to release draft for public comment (10/12/22) (Complete) • Technical Committee recommendation (11/16/22) • Board adoption consideration (12/14/22) GoTriangle: • Planning and Land Use Committee recommendation (TBD) • Board adoption consideration (TBD) Tom Altieri, Comprehensive Planning Supervisor, introduced members of staff in the audience and Scudder Wag with Jarrett Walker + Associates. He said that Scudder Wag was a member of the renaissance team that helped develop the plan. Scudder Wag said that it has been a pleasure to work with Orange County staff to help the Board chart a new path forward for their new transit plan. He said that this is an excellent plan for the Board to invest in. Tom Altieri gave the following PowerPoint presentation: 9 12 Slide #1 ORANGE COUNTY NC)RTH CA-RC)LIN.A BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS 2022 ORANGE COUNTY TRANSIT PLAN UPDATE— PUBLIC HEARING Item 5.c. November 1, 20'22 Tom Altieri said this project started after the light rail project was terminated. He noted the members of the policy steering committee. Slide #2 Purpose: To hold a public hearing, receive the Policy Steering Committee, Staff Working Group, and Orange Unified Transportation Board recommendations, close the public hearing, and considertaking action on the 2022 Orange County Transit Plan (©CTP) Update. ORANGE COUNTY NURTI.1 c:AR UNA Slide #3 PROJECT OVERVIEW & SCHEDULE AM Ad& 0 Spray Svrrrrer F'l 4hliaw Summer NO MMar 31rnmA- Fal 21120 2020 2M M21 2tl21 M21 2772 M72 2822 ORANGE COUNTY NDRTI I CA120 1_ 1 NA 10 13 Tom Altieri said outreach was conducted in two phases. He said that they interfaced with the public and the policy steering committee throughout the analysis and network development plan. Slide #4 TRANSIT PLAN UPDATE: WHAT'S INCLUDED? - Programmed projects are carried over: capital investments and service improvements in previously adopted transit plans (2012,2017) excluding LRT • New projects: capital investments and service improvements)funded with unallocated transit tax revenues ORANGECOUNTY NQKFI I(:A.ROIJNA Slide #5 ENGAGEMENT _ -_ Two PHASES - Phase 1 (Fall 2020) • Goal- Identify Needs& Priorities • Methods: Virtual Transit Summt online survey Phase 2(WinterlSpring 2022) • Goal-Vet Proposed Projects ` • Methods: Virtual focus groups, online survey, pop ups at transit stops ORANGECC>l IN' Tom Altieri said that the survey results supported the plan. He said more information on the outreach that was conducted is available on the website. He said the majority of the responses came from the southern and central areas of the county. Slide #6 PROJECTS: SELECTION How were projects selected? Those that could be: • Funded using projected transit tax revenues • GoTriangle financial model forecasts were used to determine available future revenues • Already-programmed capital and service improvements are included in expenses ORANGE COUNTY NORTI1 C-ARG. A 11 14 Tom Altieri said this is really an update of existing plans rather than an entirely new plan. Slide #7 PROJECTS: SELECTION (Cont.) For each potential project,we considered: 1. Is the project identified as an unfunded or emerging priority by transit service providers? 2. Does the improvement meet needs expressed by public? 3. Does the improvement reflect values identified by PSC?E ui environmental sustainability. economic prosperity. affordable and attainable quality of life, transportation and access for all 4. Does the project support the conceptual transit vision or fill a regional connectivity gap? ORANGE COUNTY Ma7R'J"1:I CAROLJNA Slide #8 PROPOSED PROJECTS (Operations) BRIEF DESCRIPTION 0.1 � i. CW Run 30-minute service all day ftij Route 0-2 �.. i HS Add weekend service that runs every 70 minutes &J,Zl Route 0.3 NS Improve peak frequency to every B minutes;provide Saturday LL'ii Route service to 11 PM and Sunday service to 9 PM 04 rOCPT Run service 2 days per week.per zone V MOD 6-5 l4r�, US GoTriangle route 400!405 consolidation and midday IllEleiii15-501 frequencywnprovements Projects CHT D route extension to Patterson Place -.-..d • CHT J route peak and midday frequency improvements ORANGE COUNTY Tom Altieri said that these are five new or expanded bus routes that are included in the plan. Slide #9 PROPOSED PROJECTS (Capital) C-1 Stop and transfer Improved stops and pedestrian improvements,us crossing Improvements supporting 15-5011 Fgrdham transfers between the D.F,and � Blvd.and 400 routes Ephesus C h u rc h _ Rd R- - C-2 Speed and Oueuejump lane and rhoulder reliability running Gus lane improvements on improvements,US US 15.5011 Fordham Blvd.and 15-501!Fordham Manning Dr.supporting Blvd.and Manning improvements to the d and 400 ❑r routes ORANGE COUNTY NE]R'F1I CARULJNA. 12 15 Slide #10 North-South Bus rapid Transit (NSBRT) - A Capita!Project in Existing(2017) Transit Plan • Increase transit system capacity (currently operating �.� ,.. close to maximum) I o • Provide a sustainable, scalable ® : public transit option t � • Connect to regional transit u a systems and destinations a • Support transit-oriented land -<- uses and development �7 04 c`�. • Enhance the community's multimodal network (multiuse - path included with project) To Loam More"brtorg+ Tom Altieri said that NSBRT will provide access from Eubanks Road to Southern Village. Slide #11 N-S BRT CURRENT STATUS & NEXT 'STEPS ..... ?021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 2427 2028 • Beginning 112421 60%design F.-.y ire" Comrrwrcornont FTATOD 1112022 6P%D"n Planning Gagrzarzsrant 9 n WN25 sand received— pie[h cwTIBMS underway a3/sa2a Rbqu6s1 V Aim to submit E4aWanon request for 0712025 Full Funding FLA Funding C ant Pg-Fd •r,n trnctron Car ncp� t Grant 7D17a26 Agreement in n.�•n.,�seri;. August2023 — - Tom Altieri said that they expect 90% of the design to be completed by September of next year. Slide #12 ADDITIONAL FUNDING FOR NORTH-SOUTH BUS RAPID TRANSIT (N-S BRT) PROJECT • Proposal brought forward by Chapel Bill Transit(CHT)staff after the final draft Transit Plan Update was prepared • Request for additional S15M,over 20-years, beginning in FY'27 • Needed for CHT to submit a Full Funding Grant Agreement (FFGA)request to Federal Transit Administration (August 2023) • CHT will continue to pursue State funding and other grant sources to reduce need from CTC Transit Plan. OC Transit Plan is to be funding of last resort. • Approved (Oct 1 A)by Policy Steering Committee and to be considered by BOCC as part of Transit Plan Update ORANGE CGUNTY N,nrcrt t cnwrrjNA 13 16 Slide #13 _W GENERATION IRAICUT VMON MAP LMFKA r. Fm M m- Next Generation GO!b Transit Vision ... ,qP Trianq�e A long-term, w conceptual vision for transit service no and investments in Orange County. 43 ORANGE COUNTY N140J:CrUI CAIWIUNA Tom Altieri said that this map is on page 69 of the plan and provides a long-term conceptual vision of the county's transit service and investments. He said the blue dotted line that connects multiple counties depicts expanded commuter rail. He said that the dash line heading south into Chatham is for express bus service connecting those areas. Slide #14 TRANSIT PLAN UPDATE CONSIDERATION & ADOPTION PROCESS Orange County, * Pollcy Steering Committee (PSC) Re-cornmendatlons(5420122&1O114122, Complete) 4 Staff Working Group(SWG�Recommendaflon (1 Oil 9)22, Complete) • OUTBoard RKornmendation (10119122) • 8*CC public hearing and possible action (111112 ) B0CC agenda item, if needed for action (11 il&22) DCHC MPO', 4 Technical ConinnItlee recommendation to release drattfor publkcomment (912S122, Complete) 4 Board consideration to release draft far pu bl lc-comment{10112 2,_ Complete) • Technical Committee recommendation (11116122) • Board adoption-consideration (12/144) GoTrizingle * Planning and Land Use Committee recommandaWn(TED) * Board adoption consideratton (73D) ORANGE COUNTY N4C)Kf1I CAIX0L INA 14 17 Slide #15 RECOMMENDATIONS): The Manager recommends the Board: 1.Receive the proposed 2022 Orange County Transit Plan Update; 2.Conduct the public hearing and accept recommendations and public comments); 3.Close the public hearing; 4.deliberate as desired; and 5.Consider taking action on the 2022 Orange County Transit Plan Update (Attachment 1)to include the financial changes (Attachment 22) needed to fund N-S BRT and, if adopting, authorize Chair's signature on page I" of the Plan. _ ORANGECOUNTY NY wrl1 CAR NA Chair Price thanked Tom for his presentation. Commissioner McKee said that the timing on the BRT from Chapel Hill to Durham appears to be around 2050. Tom said that initial funding would start in 2027 and extend until 2046. Commissioner McKee asked if he's correct that once the NSBRT is approved, there would be more focus on moving forward the 15-501 corridor faster. He said something does need to be in place with the light rail failure. He asked if there is any thought on how to move that forward in a more timely manner. Tom Altieri said part of the funding landscape for that project requires some revenue buildup in the plan. He said that it would not be expected to go online given the current schedule until FY29. He said Chapel Hill Transit staff are in the audience and can take back the message that there is interest in moving this forward quicker. Commissioner Bedford said there was also a study from Ephesus Church Rd. to 15-501 to the Durham County line that was rejected. She asked for the status on that project. Aaron Cain from the DCHC MPO said they are looking at options to consider for that corridor again and will be going out in the next few months for some consultant services. Commissioner Bedford said so something will be done before 2050. Aaron Cain said there will be incremental improvements to the corridor prior to going to a full BRT program. Commissioner McKee said this is a critical corridor to develop out and he appreciates that even though he was against the light rail project. Aaron Cain said that 2050 comes from the Metropolitan Transportation Plan and that is done in ten-year increments, but it will be completed before 2050. Commissioner McKee said he wanted to clarify that because someone reading this document may wonder why it will take that long. Commissioner Greene said Commissioner McKee's question is right along with what the Policy Steering Committee had in mind. She said that they want to do both expansion of services and bringing on BRT as quickly as it can be done affordably. She thanked Tom for his work and recognized Carolyn Dwyer. She said the Policy Steering Committee had to push to make sure the next generation transit plan was a part of the Plan. Commissioner Bedford said one of the things the committee did was look at governance. She said one of the issues is the staff working group. She said they heard there was concern about making changes to add voting members from the towns. Tom Altieri said this is a subsequent item on the agenda tonight. 15 18 Chair Price asked about Mobility on Demand. She said it was originally Friday and Saturday only. Tom Altieri said the county is divided into three zones and services will be expanded for two days in each of the three zones. He said it is now operating on two days a week in a smaller service area. Chair Price asked if it will continue to run on weekends or if it will extend to weekdays as well. Tom Altieri said he was unsure that the level of detail regarding actual days had been determined yet. Nish Trivedi said drivers are needed to expand the service. Chair Price said they still need transit in the rural areas during the week. She said they have also been using it to go to the movies. She said they are looking for bus drivers. A motion was made by Commissioner Richards, seconded by Commissioner Hamilton, to open the public hearing. VOTE: UNANIMOUS There was no one signed up to speak for the public hearing. A motion was made by Commissioner McKee, seconded by Commissioner Hamilton, to close the public hearing. VOTE: UNANIMOUS A motion was made by Commissioner Greene, seconded by Commissioner Fowler, to approve the 2022 Orange County Transit Plan Update and authorize the Chair to sign the Plan. VOTE: UNANIMOUS 6. Regular Agenda a. Food Council Memorandum of Understanding Agreement Renewal At the beginning of the meeting, the Board voted to delay this item for consideration at the November 10, 2022 work session. b. Durham & Orange Transit Plan Governance Study — Interlocal Agreement Between Orange County, Durham-Chapel Hill-Carrboro Metropolitan Planning Organization, and Research Triangle Regional Public Transportation Authority The Board considered adoption of the Orange County Transit Plan Interlocal Agreement (ILA). BACKGROUND: In the early 2010's, Orange County approved a county-wide transit plan, which included a joint recommendation for the development of the Durham-Orange Light Rail Transit (DO LRT) project. In 2013, an interlocal agreement (ILA) was developed and approved by the Orange County Board of County Commissioners (BOCC), the Durham-Chapel Hill-Carrboro Metropolitan Planning Organization (DCHC MPO) Board and the GoTriangle Board of Trustees. Upon the discontinuation of the DO LRT project, it was realized that a new governance framework (aka ILA) was necessary to guide the implementation of future County transit plans. Project goals include: • Creation of a clear, operationally efficient governance structure that ensures that Orange County priorities are funded and implemented with the County transit taxes and fees.