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15 <br /> Attachment 5 <br /> b) Manager's Comment: In response to Commissioners' <br /> questions/comments regarding revenues received that may exceed those <br /> amounts projected by the FY 2014 budget/forecast (Exhibit 2 of <br /> Attachment 5), all three (3) parties to the Interlocal Implementation <br /> Agreement for the OCBRIP would have to come together and agree on <br /> how that money will be sub-allocated and spent, and it is possible that any <br /> such overages could be used for additional bus services or routes as <br /> those overage amounts do not have to be reserved for future light rail or <br /> light rail development costs. <br /> 2) OCBRIP: <br /> a) On page six (6) of Appendix B: Proposed Bus Service Enhancements of <br /> the OCBRIP, a percentage split of bus operation costs by <br /> Federal/State/Local/Fares share is provided under the table titled "Total <br /> Bus Operations and Maintenance Costs By Year' (Exhibit 4 of <br /> Attachment 5). Under the existing Federal transportation authorization <br /> (MAP-21) and depending on the location of selected routes relative to the <br /> Durham-Chapel Hill-Carrboro Urbanized Area (UZA), OPT may be eligible <br /> for funding at least 50% of the operating/maintenance costs of its <br /> operations via Federal or state sources. However, the allocation of funds <br /> addressed in the OCBRIP only applies to locally raised sources of <br /> revenue. As such, there should be an expectation of additional leveraging <br /> of funds from Federal and State sources to result in a greater overall sum <br /> of money, and by extension, hours to provide bus services. If OPT is <br /> awarded a Federal grant to provide operating assistance that requires a <br /> 50% local revenue match, a hypothetical $58,000 to provide 1,000 hours <br /> of what would otherwise be exclusively locally funded service could <br /> translate into the ability to provide 2,000 hours of service with the same <br /> $58,000. <br /> b) To provide clarification of what is considered existing service versus new <br /> service, routes/projects/service existing before July 2009 are considered <br /> existing, and routes/projects/service implemented after July 2009 are <br /> considered new. As a result, the current Hillsborough Circulator route that <br /> came online in June 2011 is still considered new. <br />