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7 The Board considered: 1. Conducting a public hearing to receive comments on the proposed grant application; 2. Closing the public hearing; 3. Approving the Community Transportation Program Grant application for FY 2019 in the total amount of$479,069 with a local match total of$56,719 to be provided when necessary; 4. Authorizing the Chair to sign the Community Transportation Program Resolution and the Local Share Certification for Funding form; and 5. Authorizing the Chair and the County Attorney to review and sign the annual Certifications and Assurances document. Theo Letman, Orange County Transit Director, reviewed the background information below: BACKGROUND: Each year, the NCDOT Public Transportation Division accepts requests for administrative and capital needs for County-operated community transportation programs. OPT is eligible to make application for both administrative and capital funding. The current year FY 2018-approved application includes $179,964 in administrative funding and $212,902 in capital funding for replacement vehicles with total expenses equaling $392,866. The total CTP funding request for FY 2019 is $176,215 for community transportation administrative expenses and an additional $302,854 for capital expenses. This draft grant application is made for expenses totaling $479,069. Grant funds for administrative purposes will continue to be used to support overall transit systems management and will continue to promote general ridership. Administrative Grant funds include a percentage of wages and benefits for the following positions: • Transit Director (60%) • Transportation Administrator (60%) • Assistant Transportation Administrator (60%), and • Administrative Assistant I (40%) Grant funds for capital items include the replacement of three (3) light transit vehicle (LTV) buses exceeding their useful life mileage thresholds in OPT's fleet, an addition of one (1) LTV bus to support growth in ADA services associated with new routes, and add one (1) support vehicle. The Board will conduct a public hearing (see public hearing notice at Attachment 3) with the opportunity for public discussion and comment before the Board takes action on the proposed resolution (Attachment 1). The acceptance of these grant funds requires compliance with the annual certifications and assurances, for which the signature pages are attached (Attachment 2). It should be noted that the attached signature pages are for the certifications and assurances for FY 2017 as an example. The FY 2018 certifications and assurances signature pages are very similar to those for FY 2017; however, the County has not yet received them from NCDOT. When received, they will be forwarded to the County Attorney and Chair for review and signatures. FINANCIAL IMPACT: The NCDOT CTP FY 2019 grant requires a 15% local match ($26,433) for administrative expenses and a 10% local match ($30,286) for capital expenses for a total of$56,719. As a comparison, the total CTP grant amount approved for FY 2018 was $179,964 for administrative expenses ($26,995 local match) and $212,902 for capital expenses ($21,290