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1 <br /> ORANGE COUNTY <br /> BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS <br /> Action Agenda <br /> Item No. i-- <br /> ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT <br /> Meeting Date: August 17, 1993 <br /> SUBJECT: FTA Section 18 Program Standing Agreement <br /> DEPARTMENT: Aging - C.A.T. PUBLIC HEARING: YES: NO: X <br /> ATTACHMENT(S) : INFORMATION CONTACT: <br /> Jerry M. Passmore <br /> NONURBANIZED AREA PUBLIC TELEPHONE NUMBER <br /> TRANSPORTATION GRANT Hillsborough - 732-8181 <br /> AGREEMENT Chapel Hill - 968-4501 <br /> Mebane - 227-2031 <br /> GENERAL PURPOSE AUTHORIZING Durham - 688-7331 <br /> RESOLUTION Extension 2000 <br /> PURPOSE: The NC Department of Transportation , in an effort to <br /> streamline the contracting process for funds awarded <br /> under the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) Section 18 <br /> program, is issuing a one-time standing agreement. This <br /> document is the major component for establishing Orange <br /> County as a Section 18 sub-recipient, and thereby <br /> establishing the channels through which the related <br /> federal and state funds and responsibilities would flow. <br /> BACKGROUND: The Department on Aging's C.A.T. Transportation Program ,! <br /> made application for and was awarded Federal Transit Act <br /> administrative funds for the first time for Fiscal Year <br /> 1993-94 . These funds are already part of the County's <br /> 1993-94 approved budget. The standing agreement will be <br /> valid for an extended period of time, beyond the life of <br /> any one project year Although future applications must <br /> still be submitted each year, annual contracts will no <br /> longer need to be processed. <br /> } <br /> RECOMMENDATION(S) : Manager recommends approval and authorize the <br /> Chair to sign grant agreement and resolution. <br /> FN: ABS94#02 .DOC <br />