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ORANGE COUNTY <br />ORANGE UNIFIED TRANSPORTATION BOARD (OUTBoard) <br />ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT <br />Meeting Date: August 17, 2016 <br />Action Agenda <br />Item No. 4a <br />SUBJECT: OPT Operational Updates <br />DEPARTMENT: Orange Public Transportation <br />ATTACHMENT(S):INFORMATIONCONTACT: <br />1.OPT Budget overview <br />2.Ridership Data Spreadsheet <br />Peter Murphy, Transportation <br />Administrator, 919-245-2002 <br />PURPOSE:To receive a quarterly report on OPT operational update and statistics <br />UPDATES: <br />i.FY 2016/2017 Budget (Attachment 1) <br />a.OPT as an independent department <br />b.Fare boxes approved <br />c.Technology approved <br />ii.New services started <br />a.Senior Center late afternoon services – Started June 1, 2016 providing an <br />additional departure option of 3:30 p.m. in addition to the traditional 1:00 p.m. <br />departure. <br />iii.Pending expansion services <br />a.Route 70 Connector (Orange-Alamance Connector) – Delayed with pending bus <br />purchase complicated by State Contract 28 Foot Light Transit Vehicle (LTV) <br />changes <br />b.Efland Commuter Loop <br />c.Rural 2 days per week Zonal Routes <br />iv.Bus purchase options – Originally planned 28 foot, 20 or 21 passenger LTVs <br />significantly delayed. <br />a.25 Foot, 16 or 17 passenger light transit – available through state contract <br />b.28 foot, 22 passenger low floor Medium Duty Transit Vehicles –Orange County <br />would need to seek bids for purchase <br />v.Vehicles received – Two 28 foot, 20 passenger buses and one Dodge Grand Caravan <br />Minivan delivered April & June 2016. <br />vi.OPT Ridership Data 2014-2016 (Attachment 2) <br />a.Hillsborough Circulator <br />7