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Commissioner Rich referenced the living wage group mentioned by Commissioner <br /> Dorosin, and she encouraged them to apply for a grant during the budget season as well. <br /> Commissioner Rich said she is a living wage certified business. <br /> Commissioner Rich said the National Association of Counties (NACo) Technology <br /> Committee had a meeting today, and they are talking to a lobbyist about cyber security. <br /> Commissioner Rich said last night there was a great presentation on organic <br /> composting at the SWAG meeting, and the Clerk has distributed this presentation to all Board <br /> of County Commissioners members. <br /> Chair McKee said the Assemblies of Governments (AOG) Meeting has been cancelled. <br /> He said the Town of Hillsborough has a public hearing that night, and he consulted with both <br /> the Chapel Hill and Carrboro Mayors who suggested the meeting be postponed until a future <br /> date. <br /> 4. Proclamations/ Resolutions/ Special Presentations <br /> NONE <br /> 5. Public Hearings <br /> a. North Carolina Community Transportation Program Administrative and Capital <br /> Grant Applications FY 2017 <br /> The Board continued and considered closing the annual public hearing on the North <br /> Carolina Community Transportation Program (CTP) grant application by Orange Public <br /> Transportation (OPT) for FY 2017 and approving the grant application which includes adopting <br /> a resolution authorizing the Chair to sign an agreement with the North Carolina Department of <br /> Transportation (NCDOT). <br /> Peter Murphy, Orange County Transportation Administrator, reviewed the following <br /> information: <br /> BACKGROUND: <br /> At the October 20, 2015 meeting, the Board of Commissioners opened the annual <br /> public hearing and continued the hearing to allow receipt of written comments by November 2, <br /> 2015 as indicated in the public hearing notice. As presented, each year the NCDOT Public <br /> Transportation Division accepts requests for administrative and capital needs for county- <br /> operated community transportation programs. OPT is eligible to make application for both <br /> administrative and capital funding. The current year FY 2016-approved application includes <br /> $166,765 in administrative funding and $232,286 in capital funding for replacement vehicles <br /> with total expenses equaling $399,051. <br /> The total CTP funding request for FY 2017 is $166,765 for community transportation <br /> administrative expenses and an additional $316,782 for capital expenses. This draft grant <br /> application is made for expenses totaling $483,547. Grant funds for administrative purposes <br /> will continue to be used to support overall transit systems management and operations and will <br /> continue to promote general ridership. Grant funds for capital items include the replacement of <br /> three (3) buses exceeding their useful life mileage thresholds in OPT's fleet. A public hearing <br /> (Attachment 3) is requested with the opportunity for public discussion and comment before the <br /> Board takes action on the resolution (Attachment 1). The acceptance of these grant funds <br /> requires compliance with the annual certifications and assurances, for which the signature <br /> pages are attached (Attachment 2). The attached signature pages are for the certifications and <br /> assurances for FY 2015 as an example. The FY 2017 certifications and assurances signature <br /> pages are very similar to those for FY 2015; however, the County has not yet received them <br />