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2) Park-and-Ride Facility at the Durham Technical Community College satellite campus site at Waterstone, 3) Three years operations assistance fora new Orange Public Transportation intra- Hillsborough route, and 4) Committed funding, subject to any additional information and review, for the required local match for each year's allocation, and for future operations of the intra-Hillsborough transit route. NCDOT delays in programming CMAQ funds postponed funding past the requested construction year, rendering costs associated with the park-and-ride lot ineligible for reimbursement through the federal CMAQ program. In August 2008, the County submitted a revised application moving the funding for the park-and- ride lot to transit operations. NCDOT and the Federal Highway Administration accepted the revised application. The 2009 CMAQ funds will pay for: • Transit shelter at Durham Technical Community College, • Four (4) bicycle racks and installation on OPT buses, and • First year's operating expenses (up to the grant request of $198,000) to start the intra- Hillsborough transit service. FINANCIAL IMPACT: There is no financial impact for FY 2009. Orange County will be obligated for costs over $130,680 of operating the intra-Hillsborough transit service for FY 2010 - 2011 and all costs for operations thereafter. RECOMMENDATION (S): The Manager recommends the Board: 1. Endorse the Resolution Accepting Conditions in the CMAQ Agreement with NCDOT and authorize the County Manager to sign the agreement; and 2. Direct staff to continue discussions with the Town of Hillsborough regarding sharing in the local match for the second and third years operating expenses for the intra-Hillsborough transit route and contributing to future capital and operations costs of that service.