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M.- Commissioner Gordon said she is not sure Chair Jacobs got all of the major points. She said she wants to make sure to look through the minutes to capture all of these. Chair Jacobs asked if there were any members of the public who would like to speak. PUBLIC COMMENT: NONE A motion was made by Commissioner McKee, seconded by Commissioner Rich to: Receive the information contained in this abstract and attachments; and Close the public hearing. (This is being recommended because the proposed text amendments are expected to be heard again at a future Quarterly Public Hearing, so there is no need to adjourn the public hearing to a date /time certain. Closure of the hearing is necessary to ensure the text amendment is not considered a withdrawal, which requires a yearlong waiting period before amendments on the same topic can be considered again.) VOTE: UNANIMOUS d. North Carolina Community Transportation Program Administrative and Capital Grant Applications for FY 2016 e Board conducted an annual public hearing on the North Carolina Commu Transport 'on Program (CT grant application by Orange Public Transportation ( T) for FY 2016 and co idered approving the grant application that includes adopting a re lution authorizing the licant to enter into an agreement with the North Carolina D partment of Transportation (N OT), authorized the County Attorney to review and co lete the necessary certificatio and assurances, and authorized the Chair to si Peter Murphy rev wed the following background information m the abstract: BACKGROUND: Each year, th NCDOT Public Transportation ivision accepts requests for administrative and capital needs county- operated commu ty transportation programs. OPT is eligible to make application for bot administra/'es ital funding. The current year FY 2015 - approved ap nation i5,604 in administrative funding and $482,489 in capital funding for replac ent vie total expenses equaling $668,093. The total CTP funding request for FY 201 is $166,765 for community transportation administrative expenses and an addition $232,286 f capital expenses. This draft grant application is made for expenses total g $399,051. Grant funds for administrative p oses will continue to be use o support overall transit systems management and op rations and will continue to promote eneral ridership. Grant funds for capital items incl a the replacement of three (3) buses ex c ding their useful life mileage thresholds in O s fleet. A public hearing (Attachment 3) is req sted with the opportunity for public iscussion and comment before the Board takes actin on the resolution (Attachment 1). T acceptance of these grant funds requires compliance with \annual certifications a assurances, for which the signature pages are attached (Attattached sig ture pages are for the certifications and assurances for FY 201certificatio s and assurances signature pages are very similar to those for FY , the Co ty has not yet received them from NCDOT. When received, they will the unty and and Chair for review and signatures.