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<br />The Board conducted a public hearing for the NCDOT Rural Operating Assistance <br />Program (ROAP} and considered approving the annual FY 2007-2008 ROAP grant application <br />including supplemental request and authorizing the Chair to sign. <br />Jerry Passmore made a PowerPoint presentation. <br />Public Hearing- June 26, 2007 <br />Rural Operating Assistance Program Application for FY2007-08 <br />ROAP <br />Important Features <br />1.NC Dept. of Transportation designates annually ROAP funds to the lead county transit <br />agency. <br />2.In Orange County the funds are designated to the Orange County Public Transportation <br />(OPT), a division of the Dept. on Aging. <br />3.ROAP application combines three local transit funds: <br />Elderly & Disabled Trans. Assistance Program (EDTAP) <br />Work First Transitional/Employment Trans. Assistance <br />Rural General Public Assistance (GRP} <br />4. ROAP requires no local match. Rural General <br />ROAP <br />Program Description <br />Orange Co- provides for all Medical and one personal shopping/business round trip per <br />week with no access to public routes. Co-pay $3.00 per trip. <br />2.Employment Transportation Assist low income persons (200°~ of Poverty} & not Work First <br />eligible. <br />Orange Co- provides bus passes, car repairs {limit $300/per yr} and donated car assistance. <br />3.Rural General Public (GRP) -Assist per persons who are not human service agency clients <br />such as commuters. <br />Orange Co.- provides for operating designated public routes, including OPT-TTA <br />Hillsborough-Chapel Hill Rt <br />ROAP-FY 2007-08 <br />Funds Available <br />ROAP <br />Application Annual <br />Formula Supplement TOTAL <br />EDTAP $58,885 $35,138 $94,023 <br />EmploymentlWork <br />First Trans. $10,746 $10,746 $21,492 <br />Rural General Public <br />(RG P $44,304 $29,282 $73,586 <br />TOTAL $189,101 <br />ROAP- FY2007-08 <br />Estimate Service Units <br />