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1 <br /> ORANGE COUNTY <br /> BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS <br /> ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT <br /> Meeting Date: September 20, 2018 <br /> Action Agenda <br /> Item No. 5-a <br /> SUBJECT: NCDOT Public Transportation Division/Public Transportation — 5307 Program <br /> Grant Applications for FY2018 <br /> DEPARTMENT: Public Transportation (OCPT) <br /> ATTACHMENT(S): INFORMATION CONTACT: <br /> 1) Resolution Theo Letman, Transit Director, 919-245- <br /> 2) Public Hearing Notices 2007 <br /> 3) Local Share Certification Teleishia Holloway, Transportation <br /> Administrator, 919.245.2007 <br /> PURPOSE: To: <br /> 1) Conduct a public hearing to receive public comments on the 5307 Program — Operating, <br /> Planning, Capital Funding / Durham Chapel Hill Carrboro Urbanized Area allocation <br /> (Large Urban) and Burlington Area Small Urbanized Governor's Apportionment (Small <br /> Urban) grant applications by Orange County Public Transportation (OPT) for FY 2019; <br /> 2) Close the public hearing; <br /> 3) Approve the Small and Large Urban 5307 Grant application for FY 2019 in the total <br /> amount of $1,069,157 with a local match total of $534,577 to be provided when <br /> necessary; <br /> 4) Approve and authorize the Chair to sign the 5307 Small and Large Urban Program <br /> Resolution and the Local Share Certification for Funding form; and <br /> 5) Authorize the Chair and the County Attorney to review and sign the annual Certifications <br /> and Assurances documents. <br /> BACKGROUND: Each year, the NCDOT Public Transportation Division accepts requests for <br /> operations and capital needs for county-operated community transportation programs. OCPT is <br /> eligible to make application for both operations and capital funding. The FY 2019 application <br /> includes funding allocations from prior year apportionments that had not been applied for. <br /> NCDOT is allowing FY 2019 application to include the total funds unapplied for as outlined in the <br /> table below: <br /> Small Urban: FY's 2015 & 2017 Large Urban: FY's 2016 & 2017 <br /> Total $ 674,378 Total $ 394,776 <br /> Federal $ 337,189 Federal $ 197,388 <br /> Local $ 337,189 Local $ 197,388 <br /> Grant funds for administrative purposes will continue to be used to support overall transit <br /> systems management and operations and will continue to promote general ridership. <br />