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ATTACHMENT 2: Health Department Public Transit Access Resolution <br />ORANGE COUNTY <br />HEALTH DEPARTMENT <br />Improving health. Inspiring change. <br />HEALTH DEPARTMENT TRANSIT RESOLUTION <br />WHEREAS, representatives from the county, municipalities, the University of North Carolina, and <br />Triangle Transit have worked collaboratively to develop the Orange County Bus and Rail <br />Investment Plan ( OCBRIP), a comprehensive bus service improvement plan that supports the <br />effort to improve public transit in Orange County; and <br />WHEREAS, the recently passed one -half (1/) cent sales tax and $7 county vehicle registration tax <br />are funding sources to support OCBRIP implementation; and <br />WHEREAS, The Local Government Public Transportation Sales Tax Act requires that the financial <br />plan for the OCBRIP provide for equitable use of the net funding proceeds and consider: (i) the <br />identified needs of local public transportation systems in the district, (ii) human service <br />transportation systems within the district, and (iii) expansion of public transportation systems to <br />underserved areas of the district; and <br />WHEREAS, reliable transportation is an important part of the ability to access employment, <br />medical services, and activities that generally promote quality of life; and <br />WHEREAS, 2010 Census data indicate high numbers of transit - dependent populations in Orange <br />County, of which many live in the northern, rural areas and local data estimate that at least 3,000 <br />Orange County residents live more than one mile from a bus stop or medical facility and do not <br />own a car; and <br />WHEREAS, Orange County community members identified access to health care services and the <br />impact of transportation systems on quality of life among their top 10 health priorities in both the <br />2011 and 2007 Orange County Community Health Assessments; and <br />WHEREAS, the Orange County Board of Health identified Access to Care in the 2012 -2014 <br />Strategic Plan; and <br />WHEREAS, many Orange County Health Department clients are considered "transit- dependent" <br />populations at risk of lacking access to reliable, accessible transportation; and <br />WHEREAS, the mission of the Orange County Health Department is to enhance the quality of life, <br />promote the health, and preserve the environment for all people in Orange County, NC. <br />THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED on this 26th day of February, 2014, we the Orange County Board <br />of Health support improving and expanding public transit access for vulnerable Orange County <br />residents,,' especially in rural areas of the county with limited access to bus or other public transit. <br />N <br />Corey Davis, Chair Colleen Bridger, PH, PhD <br />Orange County Board of Health Orange County Health Director <br />919 245 2400 > 300 West Tryon Street ), Hillsborough, NC 27278 )�- orangecountync.gov <br />7 <br />