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ORANGE COUNTY <br />BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS <br />ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT <br />Meeting Date: October 1, 2013 <br />Action Agenda <br />Item No. 6 -a <br />SUBJECT: North Carolina Department of Transportation, Rural Operating Assistance <br />Program (ROAP) Grant Application for FY 2013/2014 <br />DEPARTMENT: Planning /Transportation PUBLIC HEARING: (Y /N) Yes <br />ATTACHMENT(S): <br />1. Public Hearing Notice <br />2. Certified Statement <br />INFORMATION CONTACT: <br />Craig Benedict, 245 -2592 <br />Al Terry, 245 -2002 <br />Pearl Waite, 245 -2004 <br />1 <br />PURPOSE: To conduct a public hearing for the NCDOT Rural Operating Assistance Program <br />(ROAP) grant and to approve the annual FY 2013/2014 ROAP grant application and certified <br />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, and the Rural General Public (RGP) Program into a single <br />application package. These ROAP funds allow Orange County to continue servicing the above <br />mentioned programs from July 1, 2013 through June 30, 2014. <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 $80,561 will allow OPT to <br />continue to provide medical transportation for the sixty -plus and disabled residents of Orange <br />County. To the extent possible, trips will be grouped by geographic area per weekday and the <br />destination will be the closest provider. All EDTAP service recipients are required to provide a <br />co -pay of $3 per one -way trip. This fee is pro -rated for any individual whose family income is at <br />or below 125% of the poverty level as determined by the NC Department of Health and Human <br />Services. Co- payments are utilized to fund additional trips. <br />With an allocation of $34,980 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- owning residents, the funds may assist with the purchase of bus passes, <br />van /car pool expenses, or possibly gas coupons. OPT allocates the Work First <br />