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Request for Authorization to Enter into a Comprehensive Participation Agreement for Orange County Transit Funds
PURPOSE: The purpose of this agenda item is to request that the Town Council authorize the Town Manager to enter into a comprehensive participation agreement with the Transit Governance Interlocal Agreement (ILA) Parties. Participation is necessary to continue to receive transit funding for town infrastructure projects.
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Department
DEPARTMENT: Planning
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Contact
CONTACT INFORMATION: [Christina Moon, Planning Administrator, 919-918-7325, cmoon@carrboronc.gov; Patricia McGuire, Planning Director, 918-918-7327, pmcguire@carrboronc.gov; Nick Herman, Town Attorney, 919-929-3905, gnherman@broughlawfirm.com; Arche McAdoo, Finance Director, 919.918.7439, AMcAdoo@carrboronc.gov]
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Council Direction
COUNCIL DIRECTION:
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Council Direction Statement
[The Transportation and Mobility Chapter of the Carrboro Comprehensive Plan speaks to increasing transit services, and associated bicycle-pedestrian infrastructure capital projects to support access to transit.]
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Information
INFORMATION: In 2021, Durham and Orange counties obtained the services of Atkins consulting to prepare a series of governing documents relating to the implementation and administration of the new county transit plans.
The discontinuation of the Durham-Orange Light Rail Transit (DO LRT) project necessitated an update to the interlocal agreements between the counties, the Durham-Chapel Hill-Carrboro Metropolitan Planning Organization, and GoTriangle. Discussions among the stakeholders lead to an interest in developing a new governance framework to guide the implementation of future transit plans.
Three documents have been prepared: 1) a new comprehensive interlocal agreement (ILA) for the three signatory authorities, which for the Orange County Transit Plan includes Orange County, GoTriangle and ...
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