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there is a significant change in proposed routes or services. He said there are thresholds set for these types of changes that would require it to come back to the elected officials. Town Manager Eric Peterson said, with regard to the matching funds for the rail station, he would like to know the restriction on how the money is used. Craig Benedict said that the money is earmarked for whatever package is determined. Eric Peterson said there is always a need for a plan B and it may be 5 years down the line and there still may not be any movement on the rail station. He said they want to continue to do their planning and doing a public/private partnership is one possibility for a plan B. He said that using the 20 acres of land and the match funds and putting out a request for proposals, may bring in private money to help build the station and put retail in there to bring in tax money. He said he just wants to make sure that money allocated isn't just for federal match in case federal match does not happen. Commissioner Gordon said Triangle Transit has to follow the plan. She said that the implementation agreement includes a review of the plan every four years. After eight years, they will specifically look at how the grants are coming from the federal and state government. She said that if private money were to come in, she is not sure that the money in the plan could be released before the four year review or even the eight year review. Frank Clifton said that agreement between all three parties involved is required to modify the plan, so if proposals are put forth, there will be a discussion and approval process that has to happen. b) Update Information on Circulator Route: Cost per Hour, Trips per Hour, CMAQ Funding and Beyond Al Terry, Orange County Transportation Administrator. presented some background information on the Circulator Route. The in-town Hillsborough Circulator route began June 6, 2011 with a three year grant from the North Carolina Department of Transportation's Congestion Mitigation and Air Quality (CMAQ) Program. For the first year, NCDOT waived the local match requirement of 20 percent. The Town of Hillsborough is providing the local match of about$22,000 for the remaining years, while the County will operate the service at no additional cost to the Town. The CMAQ grant will continue until June 30, 2014. Funding from July 1, 2014 forward will need to be identified. The route serves various residential areas around Hillsborough as well as the Library; Orange County Courthouse; Social Services Center at Hillsborough Commons Shopping Center; the Shops at Daniel Boone; UNC Family Practice; Durham Technical Community College satellite campus; Hampton Pointe and Meadowlands Business Park. High volume pick-up points include: the Fairview Community, Coachwood Apartments, and Gateway Apartments. Favorite stops along the route include: the Library, Social Services, Durham Tech Campus and Walmart. The Hillsborough Circulator route was redesigned in October 2011 based on input from users. An additional stop was added at South Nash and Calvin Streets. Staff will provide a route map and operational statistics, along with any other information at the meeting, and the Boards can discuss issues related to this item. Al Terry said he will now review the highlights of the route and the operational statistics, and current and future funding of the circulator route. He said that from July 1 st to December 31 st of 2012, the total number of trips was 7,368; this number indicates the number of passengers. He said the cost per trip is $5.39 and this is lower than the total cost per boarding for Orange Public Transportation. He said the cost per hour for operation is $35.28 and does not include indirect costs; if indirect costs were included,