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ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT Meeting Date: March 17, 2015 Action Agenda Item No. 5 -a 1 SUBJECT: 2015 Orange Public Transportation Americans With Disabilities Act (ADA) Plan DEPARTMENT: Planning and Inspections PUBLIC HEARING: (Y /N) Yes ATTACHMENT(S): INFORMATION CONTACT: 1. Draft 2015 ADA Plan Bret Martin, Transportation Planner, 919- 2. Public Participation Notice 245 -2582 3. Resolution of Adoption Peter Murphy, Transportation Administrator, 919- 245 -2002 Craig Benedict, Planning Director, 919- 245 -2592 PURPOSE: To hold a public hearing and consider adoption of a resolution authorizing the draft 2015 Orange Public Transportation Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) Plan. BACKGROUND: The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) requires Orange Public Transportation (OPT) to extend complementary ADA - accessible paratransit (disabled) service to eligible persons within % -mile of its fixed -route service on dates and during times concurrent with normal fixed -route operations. In order to show compliance with this requirement, each system providing fixed -route service is required to draft and adopt by resolution an ADA plan detailing how the service will be provided, as well as the eligibility certification process for ADA - eligible clients. OPT currently provides two (2) fixed routes and will be expanding to provide two (2) more this spring. The system will also be expanding the hours of operation associated with its existing fixed routes. As a result of such profound growth in the system, OPT has updated its ADA plan to reflect an ADA service plan and service area that captures this expanded system of services (Attachment 1). Public Involvement: To facilitate public participation in the plan's development, Orange County transportation planning staff advertised and held a public meeting on February 12, 2015. The public meeting involved a presentation of the draft plan and a question /answer session for public attendees. Two (2) persons attended this meeting and asked staff questions related to the plan's implementation. A public hearing for the draft plan was originally scheduled to occur before the OUTBoard on February 18, 2015; however, the public hearing was canceled due to inclement weather and was subsequently rescheduled to occur before the BOCC at its March 17, 20157 meeting. Orange County transportation planning staff also advertised a 30 -day public comment period to be open from February 3, 2015 to March 5, 2015 (Attachment 2). While the OUTBoard has not taken action to consider recommendation of approval of the draft plan to the BOCC because the meeting for which it was scheduled was canceled, the draft plan has been distributed to the OUTBoard for its review and comment. Orange County transportation planning staff received two comments from a member of the OUTBoard urging