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V A <br /> 001 <br /> ORANGE COUNTY <br /> BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS <br /> ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT <br /> Meeting Date: August 21, 2012 <br /> Action Agenda <br /> Item No. 6-b <br /> SUBJECT: North Carolina Department of Transportation, Rural Operating Assistance <br /> Program (ROAP) Grant Application for FY 2012/2013 <br /> DEPARTMENT: PIanning/Transportation PUBLIC HEARING: (YIN) Yes <br /> ATTACHMENT(S): INFORMATION CONTACT: <br /> 1. Public Hearing Notice <br /> 2. Certified Statement Al Terry, 245-2002 <br /> Pearl Waite, 245-2004 <br /> Craig Benedict, 245-2592 <br /> PURPOSE: To conduct a public hearing for the North Carolina Department of Transportation <br /> (NCDOT) Rural Operating Assistance Program (ROAP) grant and to approve the annual .FY <br /> 2012/2013 ROAP grant application and certified statement. <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, 2012 through June 30, 2013. <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 $77,302 will allow OPT to <br /> continue to use this allocation to provide medical transportation for the elderly (age sixty and up) <br /> and disabled residents of Orange County. To the extent possible, trips will be grouped by <br /> geographic area per weekday and the destination will be the closest provider. All EDTAP <br /> service recipients are required to provide a co-pay of $3.00 per one-way trip. This fee is pro- <br /> rated for any individual whose family income is at or below 125% of the poverty level as <br /> determined by the NC Department of Health and Human Services. Co-payments are utilized to <br /> fund additional trips. <br /> With an allocation of $35,429 for Employment Transportation Assistance funds, Orange Public <br /> Transportation will provide former Work First.participants or other low-income persons certified <br /> for Medicaid or Food Stamps with a maximum of $300 per year to assist with employment <br /> related transportation. For vehicle owners, the funds may be used for repairs and/or insurance. <br /> For non-vehicle owners the funds may assist with the purchase of bus passes, van/car pool <br /> expenses, or possibly gas vouchers. OPT allocates the Work First Transitional/Employment <br />