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Appointments to the Transportation Advisory Board
PURPOSE: The purpose of this agenda item is for the Town Council to make appointments to the Transportation Advisory Board.
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Department
DEPARTMENT: Town Clerk
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Contact
CONTACT INFORMATION: Wendy Welsh, Interim Town Clerk, wwelsh@carrboronc.gov <mailto:wwelsh@carrboronc.gov>, 919-918-7310
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Council Direction
COUNCIL DIRECTION:
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Council Direction Statement
Advisory Board appointments follows the Town’s Advisory Board Recruitment and Appointment Policy originally adopted by Council on 11/21/2017 and most recently revised on 03/16/2021. <https://www.carrboronc.gov/DocumentCenter/View/5358/Town-of-Carrboro-Advisory-Board-Recruitment-and-Appointment-Policy-> The Advisory Board Recruitment and Appointment Policy has been evaluated using the Racial Equity Lens and this is included as Attachment D.
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Information
INFORMATION: The Transportation Advisory Board (TAB) consists of eight members appointed by the Town Council. Seven members ("regular members") shall be residents of the town who are interested in or have expertise relevant to the duties of the TAB. The 8th member (the "liaison member") shall be a member of the Town Council and shall act as a liaison between the Council and the TAB.
The Transportation Advisory Board (TAB) currently has three vacancies available for appointment and has had difficulty meeting quorum.
New applications were received from Jordan Dalton and Bradley Doll. Each applicant has attended meetings regularly and/or met with Chair Lenore Jones-Perretto.
Lenore Jones-Perretto, chair of the TAB, has provided chair forms for the Council’s review from these new applicants. These are attached with each application as Attachment B. A matrix is included as Attachment C.
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Fiscal and Staff Impact
FISCAL IMPACT: N/A
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Recommendation
RECOMMENDATION: : It is recommended that Town Council review the new applications and consider making appointments.
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