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2 Staff has prepared a brief Power Point presentation to be shown that will highlight stops and transfer points along the new bus route, The route will become operational under a "quiet" promotional campaign beginning Tuesday, January 3, 2006, Outreach and education on the new route and fare structure are ongoing with existing riders and human service agency partners, Tentative plans call for a formal, ceremonial kick-off event for elected officials and key stakeholders in mid to late January to allow time for de-bugging the operational details associated with a new route and fare box procedures, TTA marketing staff is developing a variety of options and opportunities for advertising the new route and attracting new riders, One-way fare will be $2.00. Proposed Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) To accomplish the route transition, it is necessary to approve and execute a proposed Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between TTA and Orange County, pending final review by county management and the County Attorney, As part of route implementation under the MOU, the BOCC is also asked to approve the following: • Addition of one full-time and one part time (20 hour) permanent driver positions to operate the 13 hours per weekday route schedule, and • Purchase the appropriate vehicle (larger vehicle with fare box collection system compatible with TTA) to serve the route. At its meeting on November 16, 2005, the TTA Board of Trustees authorized its General Manager and General Counsel to prepare and execute a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between TTA and OPT to operate a public route between Hillsborough and Chapel Hill, with an effective start date of either January 3, 2006. Attachment 1 is a copy of the proposed MOU received from TTA. Projected Costs and Cost Distribution Under the partnership arrangement, TTA will provide 75 percent of the operating costs and the County will assume the remaining 25 percent using resources already available within the OPT budget. The total annualized route operating cost for Fiscal Year 2006-07 is projected at $162,580, with TTA providing $81,926 and the County's contribution being $25,970. The total cast for the initial six months, the remainder of this fiscal year, is projected at $87,090 with a County share of $12,822, available within the current budget. (See Attachment 2 for a two-year projection of operating revenue and expense.) The TTA Board of Trustees and the BOCC would evaluate and have the opportunity to authorize renewal of the MOU with cost considerations each year as part of its normal budget process, Proposed Public Route The proposed public route will provide service between Hillsborough and Chapel Hill Monday through Friday, from 6:30 a,m. until 7:30 p.m„ far a total of 11 round trips per day on a 28- passengervehicle. The current OPT public route operates from 6:30 a,m, until 5:00 p,m. weekdays for a total of 5 round trips on a 20-passenger vehicle, Attachment 3 is a map depicting the proposed route,