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a of $300 per year to assist with employment related transportation, For vehicle owners, the funds may be used for repairs and/or insurance. Far non-vehicle residents the funds may assist with the purchase of bus passes, van/car pool expense, or possibly a vehicle donated to the Wheels For Work Program, Orange Public Transportation has provided Rural General Public (RGP) 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 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/Carrboro, Efland, Hillsborough, and Cedar Grove have as available seating far public passengers. The FY 2006/2007 ROAP allocation of $49,662 for RGP will support these routes. FINANCIAL IMPACT: The Rural Operating Assistance Program grant requires no local match in any of the three areas, Last year's funds were EDTAP ($55,376); Work First ($10,367); RGP ($50,683). The State adjusts grant dollar amounts by county according to rural population figures. RECOMMENDATION(S): The Manager recommends that the Board conduct a public hearing far comments, approve the application for Rural Operating Assistance Program funds in the combined total amount of $116,025 for FY 2006/2007, and authorize the Chair to sign the Certification Statement of Participation.