2013-434 Planning - Memorandum of Agreement with the Town of Hillsborough for the Hillsborough Circulator Transit Service

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year extension. The continuation of the Hillsborough Circulator transit service after the total five-year term of the CMAQ grant is contingent upon available new funding source(s). CERTIFICATIONS AND ASSURANCES OPT has provided the North Carolina Department of Transportation with certain Annual Certifications and Assurances as set forth on that certain document entitled "FEDERAL AND STATE CERTIFICATIONS AND ASSURANCES FOR COMMUNITY TRANSPORTATION PROGRAMS." SERVICE GOVERNANCE OPT will continue to operate the service and perform other responsibilities as outlined by this Memorandum. However, in the future, the governance of new transit services might be affected by the recommendations of an ongoing OPT — Chapel Hill Transit Consolidation Study. Any governance changes shall be discussed with the Town of Hillsborough prior to implementation. ORANGE COUNTY RESPONSIBILITIES Orange County shall: • Provide public transportation services to the Town of Hillsborough following the attached route design. • Provide services on an eight-hour schedule per day, Monday through Friday. • Provide back-up drivers in case the assigned driver is not available. • Determine if services should be suspended/limited due to inclement weather. • Coordinate vehicle maintenance with Orange County Motor Pool to ensure vehicles are in safe operating order. • Review the public route design and bus stops to ensure efficiencies and provide any relevant information to the Town of Hillsborough. • Discuss the specific situation, and present evidence of cause, with the Town of Hillsborough staff prior to modification or termination of services. • Administer the CMAQ grant and provide required reports to the North Carolina Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration and/or Federal Transit Administration. • Provide and maintain adequate insurance coverage. All such insurances shall meet all laws of the State of North Carolina. • Provide any information, data, documents, studies or reports given to or prepared or assembled under this Memorandum to North Carolina Department of Transportation and the Town of Hillsborough. Orange County acknowledges that in receiving, storing, processing or otherwise dealing with any confidential information, OPT will safeguard and not further disclose the information except as otherwise provided in this Memorandum. • Continue to provide a service invoice to the Town of Hillsborough on a quarterly basis. • Maintain existing bus stop signage at route-designated bus stops. THE TOWN OF HILLSBOROUGH RESPONSIBILITES The Town of Hillsborough shall: • Provide the remaining required local match for operating the route under the CMAQ grant extension not to exceed a total of$69,000 for the Town's overall contribution.