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Staff Working Group

Orange County · OCPT Staff Working Group
Wednesday, January 21, 2026

Other TransitBudget and appropriationsContracts and procurementGrants and outside fundingIntergovernmental agreementsParks and recreationRoads and transportation

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What was decided

  1. Withdrawn 4.a.IOctober Special Meeting Minutes Removed from agenda
  2. Withdrawn 4.a.IIDecember Meeting Minutes Removed from agenda

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What's on this agenda

The Orange County transit staff working group's January 21 meeting takes up administrative corrections to the FY27 annual work program. Project sponsors are asked to confirm their submissions, ahead of a special meeting on February 6 for the substantive funding discussion.

The group is the technical committee where Chapel Hill, Carrboro, Hillsborough, Mebane, Orange County, GoTriangle and the Triangle West planning organization divide up transit money raised by the county's transit tax district.

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Meeting recap

What happened, drawn from the records published after the meeting. Minutes

The discussion that matters was about a funding deficit. Members compared FY26 projections against FY27 requests, looked at cost increases between the two, and asked which projects in the 2022 Transit Plan are actually funded and which are not. Several made the point that project costs and delivery timelines have to be realistic to keep public trust.

On performance measurement, the group decided that standard transit data — ridership and cost per hour — should feed into project discussions, and that metrics belong either in the FY27 program or in the coming Transit Plan update. Members also noted limited coordination between agencies in places, and room to cut duplication regionally.

Two sets of minutes, from an October special meeting and from December, were pulled from the agenda for administrative corrections rather than approved. The FY26 second-quarter amendments are due before the county commissioners in February; if they are rejected or modified they come back to this group, possibly at a special meeting.

Chapel Hill reported its bus rapid transit federal risk review nearing completion with a formal grant submission expected in February. Carrboro reported the Morgan Creek Greenway progressing. Triangle West is releasing a request for qualifications for a staffing study, with contract execution contingent on funding being confirmed.

How the votes went

One motion, moved by the chair and seconded by Orange County, to remove the October special meeting and December minutes from the agenda for administrative corrections. Approved unanimously.

From the published minutes.

Who spoke

No members of the public spoke.

No public comments were received.

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Agenda items (9)

Procedural · 4Minutes approval · 2Staff or committee report · 2Discussion item · 1
  1. 1 Call to Order/Roll Call
    Procedural
  2. 2 Adjustments to the Agenda
    Procedural
    The October special meeting and December minutes were removed from the agenda for administrative corrections.
    Approved unanimously
  3. 3 Public Comment
    Procedural
    None received.
  4. 4.a.I October Special Meeting Minutes
    Minutes approval
    Removed from the agenda for administrative corrections rather than approved.
    Removed from agenda
  5. 4.a.II December Meeting Minutes
    Minutes approval
    Removed from the agenda for administrative corrections rather than approved.
    Removed from agenda
  6. 4.a.III FY26 Q2 Amendments
    Staff or committee report Budget and appropriationsTransit
    A status update on the second-quarter amendments to the annual work program, expected before the county commissioners in February. Items the commissioners reject or modify return to this group, which may need a special meeting depending on timing.
  7. 4.a.IV FY27 Annual Work Program — administrative corrections
    Discussion item Budget and appropriationsIntergovernmental agreementsTransit
    Review of administrative corrections to the FY27 annual work program, with project sponsors confirming their submissions ahead of the February 6 special meeting where substantive funding decisions are due.
  8. 5 Project Sponsor Updates
    Staff or committee report Contracts and procurementGrants and outside fundingParks and recreationRoads and transportationTransit
    Chapel Hill's bus rapid transit federal risk review is nearing completion with a grant submission expected in February. Carrboro reported the Morgan Creek Greenway progressing. Triangle West is releasing a staffing study request for qualifications, contingent on funding. Hillsborough, GoTriangle, the tax district and Orange County reported no updates.
  9. 6 Next Meeting
    Procedural
    A special meeting on February 6 in Hillsborough for the substantive FY27 funding discussion.

Agenda changes

What moved between published versions of this agenda. Item numbers shift constantly as things are inserted, so only genuine additions and removals are listed.

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