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' As a result of this change, the staff - recommended program includes: • Two - day - per -week service to the northeastern, northwestern and southern rural zones of the county; • One -hour directional headways for the U.S. 70 midday service with a fixed -route connection among Mebane, Hillsborough and Efland but no extension to Durham; and • The Efland- Hillsborough Commuter Loop. These service concepts are spatially depicted in Attachments 3 and 4. Next Steps for BOCC If the BOCC chooses to endorse the staff recommendation for OPT's expansion concepts, Orange County planning staff will implement accordingly and will include the concepts in OPT's Community Transportation Service Plan (CTSP). Public outreach, education, and marketing of these new routes will be ongoing over the next several months prior to and during the initiation of service. Results of prior public outreach conducted by both Orange County and Triangle Transit staff are accessible using the following link: http: / /www.co.orange. nc. us /occlerks /140617. pdf FINANCIAL IMPACT: Although this item does not have an immediate financial impact, the associated activity relates to the process to expend half -cent transit sales tax revenue and the $7 county vehicle registration fees as conceptually identified in the OCBRIP. As conceptually identified in the OCBRIP, the expansion of the proposed OPT services are to be financially supported by these revenue sources. In addition to OCBRIP- assumed grant revenues, ongoing grant revenues from federal sources are being pursued and will expectantly be secured by the County in its annual requests. In order to take advantage of these grant revenues, the County will be positioning itself administratively to take advantage of Section 5307 funding for use within the Durham and Burlington Urbanized Areas. Annually these revenue sources and costs will be evaluated in the division budget. The FY 2014 -15 budget estimated these general concepts accordingly. RECOMMENDATION(S): The Manager recommends the Board endorse the staff - recommended bus service expansion program (Attachments 1, 2, 3 and 4). NOTE: This five (5) -year program will be updated each year.