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ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT Meeting Date: April 20, 2010 Action Agenda Item No. ~_ SUBJECT: Shuttle Transportation for Low-Income Orange County Residents for Job Related Activities DEPARTMENT: Social Services PUBLIC HEARING: (Y/N) Yes ATTACHMENT(S): Title VI Public Document Public Notification Orange County Map Job Access & Reverse Commute (JARC) Application INFORMATION CONTACT: Yvette Smith, 245-2885 Jackie Terrell, Essential Transportation Services, 452-1092 PURPOSE: To receive public comments on a proposal from Essential Transportation Services (ETS) to provide transportation services for job related activities to low-income residents in Orange County under the administration of the Orange County Department of Social Services, and to authorize staff to proceed with the project if funded through a Job Access and Reverse Commute (JARC) grant from the North Carolina Department of Transportation. BACKGROUND: Recipients of services from the Orange County Department of Social Services (DSS) are in critical need of safe and reliable transportation services for job related activities which would ultimately fulfill the goal of self-sufficiency. The proposed project, if funded through a Job Access and Reverse Commute (JARC) grant from the North Carolina Department of Transportation, would address this much needed gap in service for Orange County low-income residents. DSS's role in the project would be as follows: (1) Provide assistance to the mobility manager who would coordinate transportation services to the Work First Program's rotating three month life skills program. Services would be provided from 7 a.m. - 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. - 7 p.m. and includes transportation to and from the Orange County facilities. ETS would provide door to door services for participants and be available via dispatch for on-demand services throughout the day. (2) Provide assistance to the mobility manager to provide transportation to participants in Work Experience Sites and Job Search during the hours of 9 a.m. - 4 p.m. ETS would provide transport for recipients within a 15 mile radius of their place of residence, i.e. Mebane residents would be placed within Mebane and not be required to come to Chapel Hill for employment.