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23 <br /> <br />OCPT now operates three fixed routes covering key destination points within the Orange <br />County service area: Hillsborough Circulator, Orange-Chapel Hill Midday Connector and the <br />Orange Alamance Connector. <br /> <br />OCPT has also provided rural general public transportation on a seat-available basis for many <br />years on three (3) deviated fixed-routes (one Hillsborough area route and two transfer routes <br />from the Chapel Hill area) that are also designed to provide transportation to work opportunities <br />and programs for persons with developmental disabilities. The period of OCPT performance is <br />for 2017 - January 1, 2017 through December 30, 2017. <br /> <br /> Theo Letman, Transportation Director, made the following PowerPoint presentation: <br /> <br />Orange County Public Transportation 2017 Year in Review <br /> <br />2017 was the first full year of Orange County Public Transportation being its own department <br />within Orange County Government. <br /> <br />It was a year full of change: new personnel, new vehicles, new services and amenities, and <br />activities to improve service delivery and boost employee morale. OCPT successfully met <br />challenges along the way and had many noteworthy achievements. <br /> <br />Here are a few of things your Public Transportation system has accomplished in 2017. <br /> <br />Personnel <br />Orange County Public Transportation (OCPT) added new personnel in 2017. Starting with its <br />first Transit Director, Theo Letman, who started in January and immediately started to <br />implement change and challenge the new organization to grow into its potential of being a <br />robust county wide transit operation providing safe, customer focused and quality service to ALL <br />of Orange County. <br /> <br />• With the approval of the Board of County Commissioners 5 full time driver positions were <br />added. Additionally, a full time, Transit Dispatch/ Scheduler became part of the <br />supervisory staff. <br />• Transit Demand Coordinator- Allyson Coltrane was also added to bring awareness of <br />Transit and Mobility options in Orange County. Her efforts to market the service are <br />helping residents learn about transit and hopefully get them moving with transit. <br />• By the end of the year, due to vacated positions, a transit supervisor was promoted and <br />a new Transit Administrator- Teleishia Holloway was added to lead our operation thus <br />rounding out the department management team. <br />• In 2018, we are looking forward to adding a new position in collaboration with Asset <br />management Services, who oversee the maintenance of our fleet. We will soon be <br />adding a Transit Asset Mechanic to meet the growing maintenance and compliance <br />needs of our fleet. <br /> <br />Service Improvements <br />In 2017 Orange County Public Transportation started a rebranding and marketing effort that <br />resulted in a name change from “OPT” (Orange Public Transit) to OCPT (Orange County Public <br />Transportation) to highlight it as a County-wide Public Transportation Service. <br /> <br />With the help of the Communications Department, a new logo was adopted to distinguish and <br />provide identity to a transit service that wasn’t visible in the community it serves. Bus schedule