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5 <br /> 1 Peter Murphy said it is exactly the same amount as last year. <br /> 2 Commissioner Dorosin asked if the County's administrative expenses are higher. <br /> 3 Peter Murphy said yes. He said this is the funding that is available under the rural <br /> 4 administrative grant program, and urban funding is being applied for as well. <br /> 5 Commissioner Dorosin clarified that costs are going up but the grant is remaining the <br /> 6 same. He asked if the gap is getting significantly wider. <br /> 7 Peter Murphy said the cost of living is the most significant difference, and the County is <br /> 8 able to make up for some of these deficits with other funding sources. <br /> 9 <br /> 10 A motion was made by Commissioner Rich, seconded by Commissioner Pelissier to <br /> 11 approve the Community Transportation Program Grant application for FY 2017 in the total <br /> 12 amount of$483,547 with a local match total of$56,693 to be provided when necessary; <br /> 13 approve and authorize the Chair to sign the Community Transportation Program Resolution and <br /> 14 the Local Share Certification for Funding form (Attachments 1 and 4); and authorized the Chair <br /> 15 and the County Attorney to review and sign the annual Certifications and Assurances document <br /> 16 in Attachment 2. <br /> 17 <br /> 18 Commissioner Dorosin asked if the application should be approved tonight, as the <br /> 19 Board is holding the public hearing open until November 5th <br /> 20 John Roberts said as the application has to be submitted by November 6th, the Board <br /> 21 can adopt the resolution, publicize written comments to be accepted, and have the hearing <br /> 22 automatically close at November 2nd at 5pm. He said at the BOCC meeting on the 5th the Board <br /> 23 could close the public hearing. He said he is comfortable with adopting the resolution tonight, <br /> 24 but the decision is up to the Board of County Commissioners. <br /> 25 Peter Murphy said the application is filed electronically, and he is happy to leave the <br /> 26 vote until November 5th <br /> 27 <br /> 28 Commissioner Rich and Commissioner Pelissier withdrew their motions. <br /> 29 <br /> 30 Bonnie Hammersley said staff would bring back information at the next meeting, <br /> 31 regarding the administrative costs for last year and this year. <br /> 32 <br /> 33 VOTE: UNANIMOUS <br /> 34 <br /> 35 6. Consent Agenda <br /> 36 <br /> 37 • Removal of Any Items from Consent Agenda <br /> 38 NONE <br /> 39 <br /> 40 • Approval of Remaining Consent Agenda <br /> 41 <br /> 42 A motion was made by Commissioner Rich, seconded by Commissioner Pelissier to <br /> 43 approve the remaining items on the consent agenda. <br /> 44 <br /> 45 VOTE: UNANIMOUS <br /> 46 <br /> 47 Discussion and Approval of the Items Removed from the Consent Agenda <br /> 48 <br /> 49 a. Minutes <br />