2012-433 Planning -Hillsborough & Orange Co for Hillsborough Circulator Transit Service $ 20% os Operations for transit per year for year2 & 3

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ORANGE COUNTY RESPONSIBILITIES Orange County shall: • Provide public transportation services to the Town of Hillsborough following the attached route design. • Provide services on an eight-hour schedule per day, Monday through Friday. • Provide back-up drivers in case the assigned driver is not available. • Determine if services should be suspended/limited due to inclement weather. • Coordinate vehicle maintenance with Orange County Motor Pool to ensure vehicles are in safe operating order. • Review the public route design and bus stops to ensure efficiencies and provide any relevant information to the Town of Hillsborough. • Discuss the specific situation, and present evidence of cause, with the Town of Hillsborough staff prior to modification or termination of services. • Administer the CMAQ grant and provide required reports to the Federal Transit Administration. • Provide and maintain adequate insurance coverage. All such insurances shall meet all laws of the State of North Carolina. • Provide any information, data, documents, studies or reports given to or prepared or assembled under this Memorandum to North Carolina Department of Transportation and the Town of Hillsborough. Orange County acknowledges that in receiving, storing, processing or otherwise dealing with any confidential information; OPT will safeguard and not further disclose the information except as otherwise provided in this Memorandum. • Develop and implement a marketing campaign in cooperation with the Town of Hillsborough as outlined in Appendix A. • Provide a service invoice to the Town of Hillsborough on a quarterly basis. • Install and maintain but stop signage at route-designated bus stops. THE TOWN OF HILLSBOROUGH RESPONSIBILITES The Town of Hillsborough shall: • Provide required 20% local match for the second and third year of the project. • Provide payment on a quarterly basis based upon operating costs. • Keep bus stops and surrounding pedestrian amenities in the city limits cleared of snow during winter months. • Ensure bus stop locations in the city limits are compliant with North Carolina Department of Transportation's specifications and with all Americans with Disabilities Act regulations. • Alert OPT of potential road closures or other obstructions that might affect transit service. • Develop and implement a marketing campaign in cooperation with Orange County as outlined in Appendix A. • Work with Orange County on developing route performance tracking and reporting mechanism.