ORD-2011-030 Approval of Budget Amendment #2-A and N C Dept of Transportation Rural Operating Assistance Program (ROAP) Grant Application for FY 2011/2012

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3 Attachment 1 Public Hearing, Notice This is to inform the public of the opportunity to attend a public bearing on the proposed Rural Operating Assistance Program (ROAP) application to be submitted to the North Carolina Department of Transportation no later than (September 30, 2011 by the county of Orange. The public hearing will be held on September 20, 2011 at 7: -00 -pm at the -Orange County commissioners meeting in the Southern Human Services Center located at 2501 Homestead Road Chapel Hill NC 27516. Orange County will provide auxiliary aids and services under the ADA for disable& persons who wish to participate in the hearing. Anyone requiring - special services should contact Al Terry, Transportation Administrator -at 919 - 245 -2008 as soon as possible so that arrangements can be made. The programs included in the Rural Operating Assistance Program application are: I. Elderly & Disabled Transportation Assistance ( EDTAP) Program provides operating assistance for the transportation of elderly and disabled citizens. 2. Employment Transportation Assistance Program is intended to provide operating assistance for the transportation -of persons with employment related transportation needs. 3. Rural General Public (RGP) Program funds are intended to provide operating assistance for the transportation of individuals who do not have human service agency assistance to pay for their transportation and live in non - urbanized areas. The period of performance for Rural Operating Assistance Program funds is July 1, 2,011 throujzh June 30, 2012. The FY2012 ROAP individual program totals are: PROGRAM TOTAL EDTAP $80,370 ENTL $33,410 RGP $67,169 TOTAL $180,949: This application may be inspected at the Orange Public Transportation Administrative Offices located at 600 Highwav 86 North, Hillsborough, NC 27278 from Monday —Friday, 8:00 am — 5:00 Pm. Written comments should be directed to Al Terry, Transportation Administrator, 600 Highway 86 North, Hillsborough, NC 27278 before September 19, 2011. Note: The public hearing notices must be published at least once, not less than seven (7) days and not more than fourteen (14) days before the scheduledpublic hearing. This notice must be published in Spanish if the county has 1000 or more persons that speak Spanish at home, and have limited English proficiency. A list is provided in Appendix B of the ROAP State Management Plan. An original copy of the published Public Hearing Notice must be attached to a signed Affidavit of Publication. Both the Public Hearing Notice and the Affidavit of Publication must be submitted with the Rural Operating Assistance Program application.