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1 <br /> ORANGE COUNTY <br /> BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS <br /> ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT <br /> Meeting Date: October 6, 2015 <br /> Action Agenda <br /> Item No. 6-g <br /> SUBJECT: North Carolina Department of Transportation Rural Operating Assistance <br /> Program (ROAP) Grant Application for FY 2016 <br /> DEPARTMENT: Planning and Inspections PUBLIC HEARING: (Y/N) No <br /> ATTACHMENT(S): INFORMATION CONTACT: <br /> 1. Certified Statement Peter Murphy, Transportation Administrator, 919-245- <br /> 2002 <br /> Bret Martin, Transportation Planner, 919-245-2582 <br /> Craig Benedict, Planning Director, 919-245-2592 <br /> PURPOSE: To approve the annual FY 2016 ROAP grant application and certified statement. <br /> BACKGROUND: The North Carolina Department of Transportation, Public Transportation <br /> Division designates Rural Operating Assistance Program (ROAP) funds each fiscal year to <br /> Orange County. ROAP consolidates the Elderly/Disabled Transportation Assistance Program <br /> (EDTAP), the Employment Program (EMPL), and the Rural General Public (RGP) Program into <br /> a single application package. These ROAP funds allow Orange County to continue providing <br /> the above mentioned programs from July 1, 2015 through June 30, 2016. The amounts being <br /> made available for each respective program for FY 2016 are: <br /> Program Amount , <br /> Elderly/Disabled Transportation Assistance Program (EDTAP) $73,755 <br /> Employment Transportation Assistance Program (EMPL) $31,620 <br /> Rural General Public Program (RGP) $63,558 <br /> TOTAL $168,933 <br /> Orange Public Transportation (OPT) is the lead agency for public and human services <br /> transportation in central and rural Orange County. The EDTAP allocation of $73,755 will allow <br /> OPT to continue to provide medical appointment transportation for elderly (age 60+) and <br /> disabled residents of Orange County. To the extent possible, medical appointment trips are <br /> grouped by geographic area per weekday, and the destination is the closest provider. All <br /> EDTAP service recipients are required to provide a copay/fare of $3.00 per one-way trip. <br /> Copayments are utilized to fund additional eligible trips beyond those that are supported by the <br /> State EDTAP grant. <br /> The majority of the $31,620 allocation for the Employment Transportation Assistance program <br /> will be made available for the Department of Social Services' use in assisting former Work First <br /> participants or other low-income persons certified for Medicaid or Food Stamps with <br /> employment-related transportation. The funds may be used to fund transportation to a qualified <br />