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fl ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS Action Agenda �G ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT Item No. Meeting Date: February 19, 1991 SUBJECT: Resolution to Apply and enter into agreement with N.C. Dept. of Transportation for UMTA Section 18 Captial funds DEPARTMENT: Aging- C.A.T. Program ATTACHMENT(S): Resolution PUBLIC HEARING YES: NO: % INFORMATION CONTACT: Jerry M. Passmore, ext 2000 TELEPHONE NUMBER - Hillsborough - 732 -8181 Chapel Hill - 968 -4501 Mebane - 227 -2031 Durham - 688 -7331 PURPOSE: To authorize a resolution to apply for UMTA Section 18- Capital funding and enter into an agreement with the North Carolina Department of Transportation. BACKGROUND: Orange County Commissioners approved on January 22, 1991 an updated Transportation Development Plan (TDP). The approved plan makes the County eligible for federal and state funding of vehicles and equipment requested in the document over a four year period. The plan for FY91 -92 involves the purchase of five 14 - passenger vans, two 14 - passenger vans with lifts, one 24 - passenger bus, two minivans and five mobile radios to provide human service transportation. The C.A.T. (Coordinated Agency Transportation) Program will administer the grant and coordinate the use of approved equipment. The total cost is $233,300 with 60% requested from UMTA 200 from the N.C. Department of Transportation and 20% from local agencies. Local match is provided by participating C.A.T. agencies assigned use of the equipment. A required public hearing on Orange County's proposed UMTA, Section 18 application will be held by the Orange County Human Services Transportation Advisoryu Board on Tuesday, February 26, 1991, 9:30 P.M., 300 W. Tryon St., Hillsborough, N.C. RECOMMENDATION(S): Approve and authorize the Chair to sign necessary documents subject to the review of the County Attorney.