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2 With an allocation of $10,746 in formula and $10,746 in supplemental funds, Orange Public Transportation provides former Work First participants or other low-income persons certified for Medicaid or Food Stamps with a maximum of $300 per year to assist with employment related transportation. For vehicle owners, the funds may be used for repairs and/or insurance. For non-vehicle residents, the funds may assist with the purchase of bus passes, van/car pool expenses, or possibly a vehicle donated to the Wheels For Work Program. Orange Public Transportation has provided general public transportation on a seat available basis for many years. However, in FY 1993/1994 OPT program staff and the Human Services Transportation Board made a commitment to better serve the public by (1) changing the program's name from Coordinated Agency Transportation to its current Orange Public Transportation title, and (2) designating existing bus routes to be promoted as public routes. Additionally, in FY 2004/2005, the Orange County Board of Commissioners voted to coordinate the Hillsborough to Chapel Hill public route with Triangle Transit Authority. Finally, the five routes operated to transport seniors to the Senior Centers and nutrition sites in Chapel Hill, Efland, Hillsborough, and Cedar Grove have as available seating for public passengers. The FY 2007/2008 Rural General Public formula funds are $44,304 and $29,282 in supplemental funds for a total of $73,586 to support general public routes. Supplemental funds for FY 2007/2008 will be utilized to expand transportation to the new Seymour Center and the existing Central Orange Senior Center through public routes. FINANCIAL IMPACT: The Rural Operating Assistance Program grant requires no local match. For FY 2006/2007, Orange County was awarded a total of $165,868. The request for FY 2007/2008 is $189,101, an increase of $23,233. RECOMMENDATION(S): The Manager recommends that the Board conduct a public hearing for comments, approve the application for Rural Operating Assistance Program including supplemental funds ($189,101) for FY 2007/2008, and authorize the Chair to sign the Certification Statement of Participation.