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1 responsibilities, the MOA also lays out general terms and conditions for the County's operation of the service. Attachment 2 depicts the changes made from the original MOA to the Town of Hillsborough - approved MOA. In the future, if it is the desire of the Town and the County for the route to be sustained beyond the CMAQ grant authorization's extension, Orange County planning staff can work with the Town's planning staff to identify other grant sources or other sources of local revenue (e.g., Orange County Bus and Rail Investment Plan [ OCBRIP] monies) that may be available to support the route after the existing grant award is exhausted. If OCBRIP monies are to be used to support the service, all three (3) parties to the OCBRIP's Interlocal Implementation Agreement must agree to that arrangement. Originally, through the first three (3) years of OCBRIP development, it was understood that the Hillsborough Circulator was to be considered a new service as opposed to an existing service because there was very little local expenditure on the service. This concept has become more clouded with Triangle Transit's interpretation of the Interlocal Implementation Agreement that the Hillsborough Circulator is considered an existing service and would only be eligible for use of OCBRIP monies to support the increased cost of existing services as opposed to eligibility for funding new services. To provide an indication of the scale of service provided by the Hillsborough Circulator, Attachment 3 summarizes the route's 2013 monthly ridership. The route's location and existing schedule can be accessed using the following web link: http : / /orangecountync.gov /planninq/ documents/ Townofhillsboroughandorangecounty .pdf FINANCIAL IMPACT: Based on conservative estimates, projections indicate that the total cost of continuing the operation of the Hillsborough Circulator transit service through the life of the grant authorization extension (November 18, 2015) is $192,519. Orange County will be reimbursed for all eligible costs of operating the route by NCDOT and the Town of Hillsborough. However, the County must expend the money for services before submitting invoices for reimbursement, and the County has configured its budget to accommodate this arrangement. The total cost to the County for operating this service is $0. RECOMMENDATION(S): The Interim Manager recommends that the Board approve the amended Memorandum of Agreement with the Town of Hillsborough and authorize the Manager to sign the Memorandum of Agreement.