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4 <br /> <br />The Board will: <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 /> <br />Theo Letman, Transportation Director, presented this item: <br /> <br />BACKGROUND: <br />Each year, the NCDOT Public Transportation Division accepts requests for operations and <br />capital needs for county-operated community transportation programs. OCPT is eligible to make <br />application for both operations and capital funding. The FY 2019 application includes funding <br />allocations from prior year apportionments that had not been applied for <br /> <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. The public <br />hearing (see Notices at Attachment 2) provides the opportunity for public comment before the <br />Board takes action on the Local Share Certification (Attachment 3). These grants were <br />accepted / approved previously by the State on June 1, 2017 for #18-SU-056A and June 29, <br />2017 for #18-LU-056B. <br /> <br />FINANCIAL IMPACT: <br />The NCDOT 5307 Program – Operating, Planning, Capital Funding / Durham Chapel Hill <br />Carrboro Urbanized Area allocation (18-LU-056B) and Small Urbanized Governor’s <br />Apportionment (18-SU-056A) require a 50% local match (18-SU-056A – $337,189 and 18-LU- <br />056B – $197,388) for operating, planning, and capital expenses. The department will utilize <br />currently available carryover funds from Article 43 Transit Tax proceeds to cover the required <br />local match, and will address this in a future Budget Amendment for consideration by the Board <br />of Commissioners. <br /> <br />Commissioner Price referred to point #3 in the recommendations, and asked if the <br />grants will be drawn down in increments. <br />Theo Letman said yes, this will be done by reimbursement. <br />Commissioner Price said asked if any funds will be used for bus shelters. <br />Theo Letman said these funds can only can be used for operations, but there are capital <br />funds available under the tax district, which will be used for capital expenditures like bus stop <br />improvements. <br />Commissioner Marcoplos asked if this is a menu of options that may occur. <br />Theo Letman said yes. <br />Commissioner Marcoplos asked if is known has far the funds can stretch. <br />Theo Letman said he will try and go for all of these options. <br />Commissioner Jacobs said it was this item that reminded him of adding the <br />environmental impacts to the abstracts.