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ORANGE COUNTY <br />BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS <br />Action Agenda <br />Item No <br />ACTION AGENDA ITZX ABSTRACT <br />Meeting Date: Nareh 4,1998 <br />SUBJECT: Triangle Transit Authority funds for MVloyment Transportation <br />Initiative <br />DEPARTMENT Aging /OPT <br />ATTACEMENT (S) s <br />PUBLIC HEARIPIG YES NO S_ <br />BUDGET AMENDMENT YZS Z_ NO <br />------------------------- - - - - -- <br />INFORMATION CONTACT <br />Jerry M. Passmore <br />TELEPHONE NMCBER <br />Hillsborough 732 -8181 <br />Chapel Hill 966 -4501 <br />Mebane 227 -2031 <br />Durham 688 -7331 <br />----------------•------------------------------------------------------ <br />PURPOSE: To request the Triangle Transit Authority's support for <br />Orange County's Employment /work First transportation <br />initatives. <br />9at:1CGR4Vauzz The Triangle Transit Authority (TTA) is recognized as the <br />regional transportation agency serving Orange, Durham and <br />Wake Counties. TTA is responsible for regional transit <br />planning, intercity bus service and ridesharing through <br />carpool /vanpool services. Orange county residents directly <br />support TTA through an annual $S fee on all vehicle licence <br />renewals. <br />Orange Public Transportation (OPT) in the past has focused <br />its efforts on human service transportation. in recent <br />years OPT has opened up human service routes to the general <br />public and established one North -South rural public route <br />with NCDOT funding assistance. TTA assistance is required <br />to expand Orange County's rural public transportation <br />efforts, especially this year's employment /Work First <br />transportation program. Rural Orange County residents <br />Q <br />