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CHAPEL HILL TRANSPORTATION IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION ANNUAL ELEMENT FY 90 -91 The following annual element of the Transportation Improvement Program shows items included in the Chapel Hill Transportation and Planning budgets as recommended for FY 90 -91. Elements of the Town's Capital Improvements Program also are included. Local budget figures shown in this document are now under consideration and are subject to approval by the Chapel Hill Town Council. I. Transit Projects Transit projects fall into three categories: planning, capital and operations. These categories are described below and their costs are listed in Tables A and B. A. Planning. The Town proposes using UMTA Section 9 and Section 8 funds for routine transit planning activities as described in the urban area's Unified Planning work Program. Planning activities are included in Table A -1. B. Capital Purchase of Two Support Vehicles The Town proposes to purchase two sedans for Operations relief and supervisory functions. The two cars will replace two 1985 Ford LTD Sedans which have been in service for 5 years. Replacement of these vehicles at this time meets UMTA's minimum useful service life requirements as set forth in UMTA Circular 9030.1A. The cars are budgeted at $11,500 each with ten percent contingency added. Purchase of Two Handica ed Accessible Vans The Town proposes to purchase two handicapped accessible vans to replace two 1986 Dodge Ram 350 vans which currently (2/90) have odometer readings of 92,731 and 102,084 miles. Both vehicles will have been in service for over four years and will have over 100,000 miles by the time new vans arrive in the spring of 1991. Chapel Hill Transit E -Z Rider Service (dial -a -ride elderly and handicapped service) uses four vehicles on a daily basis. Currently, there are four vans in use with one spare van being added in the Spring of 1990. The vans are budgeted at $27,000 each with ten percent contingency added.