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o K ~-- d o l l- 030 <br />ORANGE COUNTY <br />BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS <br />ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT <br />Meeting Date: September 20, 2011 <br />Action Agenda <br />Item No. -j = (~ <br />SUBJECT: North Carolina Department of Transportation Rural Operating Assistance <br />Program (ROAP) Grant Application for FY 2011/2012, and Approval of Budget <br />Amendment # 2-A <br />DEPARTMENT: Planning/Transportation PUBLIC HEARING: (Y/N) Yes <br />ATTACHMENT(S): <br />1. Public Hearing Notice <br />2. Certified Statement <br />INFORMATION CONTACT: <br />AI Terry, 245-2002 <br />Pearl Waite, 245-2004 <br />Craig Benedict, 245-2575 <br />PURPOSE: To conduct a public hearing for the North Carolina Department of Transportation <br />(NCDOT) Rural Operating Assistance Program (ROAP) grant; to approve the annual FY <br />2011/2012 ROAP grant application and certified statement; and to approve Budget Amendment <br /># 2-A. <br />BACKGROUND: The North Carolina Department of Transportation, Public Transportation <br />Division, designates Rural Operating Assistance Program (ROAP) funds each fiscal year to <br />Orange County. ROAP consolidates the Elderly/Disabled Transportation Assistance Program <br />(EDTAP), the Employment Program (EMPL), and the Rural General Public (RGP) Program into <br />a single application package. These ROAP funds allow Orange County to continue servicing <br />the above mentioned programs from July 1, 2011 through June 30, 2012. <br />The County originally budgeted $135,388 for FY 2011-12. Staff has recently been notified that <br />the County will receive a total of $180,949 in ROAP funds, an increase of $45,561. <br />Orange Public Transportation (OPT) is the lead agency for public and human services agency <br />transportation in rural Orange County. The EDTAP allocation of $80,370 will allow OPT to <br />continue to provide medical transportation for the elderly (age sixty and up) and disabled <br />residents of Orange County. To the extent possible, trips will be grouped by geographic area <br />per weekday and the destination will be the closest provider. All EDTAP service recipients are <br />required to provide a co-pay of $3.00 per one-way trip. This fee is pro-rated for any individual <br />whose family income is at or below 125% of the poverty level as determined by the NC <br />Department of Health and Human Services. Co-payments are utilized to fund additional trips. <br />