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ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT Meeting Date: October 1, 2013 Action Agenda Item No. 5 -f 1 SUBJECT: Memorandum of Agreement with the Town of Hillsborough for the Hillsborough Circulator Transit Service DEPARTMENT: Planning and Inspections PUBLIC HEARING: (Y /N) No ATTACHMENT(S): 1. MOA Approved by Hillsborough Town Board 2. MOA with Tracked Changes from Previous Version 3. 2013 Hillsborough Circulator Ridership INFORMATION CONTACT: Bret Martin, Transportation Planner, 245- 2582 Tom Altieri, Comprehensive, Planning Supervisor, 245 -2579 Craig Benedict, Planning Director, 245- 2592 PURPOSE: To consider approving an amended Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) between the Town of Hillsborough and Orange County for the Hillsborough Circulator bus service. BACKGROUND: At its September 17, 2013 meeting, the BOCC authorized the County Attorney to review and approve an amended supplemental agreement with the North Carolina Department of Transportation (NCDOT) that extends the eligibility and use of a Congestion Mitigation and Air Quality (CMAQ) grant for supporting the Hillsborough Circulator bus service an additional two (2) years beyond its originally scheduled project duration until November 2015. In conjunction with the execution of the original agreement with NCDOT, in April 2011, the County and the Town of Hillsborough entered into an MOA laying out certain responsibilities of both parties regarding the County's delivery of the Hillsborough Circulator bus service. In that agreement, the Town of Hillsborough committed to contribute the required 20% local match to secure the CMAQ grant funds for supporting the service. The original MOA with the Town became effective in June 2011 and is scheduled to expire in June 2014. Because the CMAQ grant's eligibility is set to be extended until November 2015, beyond the originally established agreement horizon date, and the Town of Hillsborough has agreed to continue contributing the required local match to secure the grant funds that will support the service beyond June 2014, County and Town staff have worked to update the MOA to reflect these changes. At its regular meeting on September 9, 2013, the Hillsborough Town Board approved the attached MOA (Attachment 1) agreeing to contribute the remaining required 20% local match to continue to support the project through the life of the CMAQ grant's two (2) -year extension up to a maximum total local match contribution of $69,000. This amount, in conjunction with the $131,000 grant award amount that will be made available, is projected to conservatively cover the costs of the service through June 2015 with the potential for the service to be supported through the life of the grant award extension (November 2015) depending on quarterly cost outcomes. In addition to financial