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1 <br /> ORANGE COUNTY <br /> BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS <br /> Action Agenda <br /> Item No. V=_H <br /> ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT <br /> Meeting Date: August 5, 1996 <br /> SUBJECT: Renewal Application for Elderly&Disabled <br /> Transportation Assistance Program <br /> -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- <br /> DEPARTMENT: Aging - O.P.T. PUBLIC HEARING YES: NO: X <br /> ----------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------- <br /> ATTACHMENTS (S): INFORMATION CONTACT: <br /> Jerry M. Passmore <br /> Certified Statement TELEPHONE NUMBERS- <br /> Hillsborough -732-8181 <br /> Chapel Hill -968-4501 <br /> Mebane -227-2031 <br /> Durham -688-7331 <br /> PURPOSE: To apply for$32,626 in state funds to provide medical transportation for <br /> senior citizens and disabled persons and enter into an agreement with NC <br /> Department of Transportation for FY 96-97. The Elderly and Disabled <br /> Transportation Assistance Program(EDTAP) allocation for Orange <br /> County is $32,626. <br /> BACKGROUND: <br /> The NC General Assembly has appropriated $3,000,000 for special <br /> assistance programs to supplement other transportation funds used for <br /> the elderly and disabled persons. <br /> Major program features include: (1)No local match required; (2)Funds <br /> must provide additional trips; (3)Only counties with an approved <br /> Transportation Development Plan(TDP)are eligible(Orange County has <br /> one; (4)Funds are not to be used to purchasellease vehicles or replace <br /> current funds, and(5)Eligibility certification is done by the County. <br /> RECOMMENDATION(S): <br /> Manager recommends approval and Chair to sign the Certified Statement <br /> of participation in the NC Elderly and Disabled Transportation Assistance <br /> Program. <br /> FN: ABS960813.130C <br />