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6 <br /> <br />The Board will: <br />1) Conduct a public hearing to receive public comments on the North Carolina Community <br />Transportation Program (CTP) grant application by Orange County Public Transportation <br />(OPT) for FY 2020; <br />2) Close the public hearing; <br />3) Approve the Community Transportation Program Grant application for FY 2019 in the <br />total amount of $244,609 with a local match total of $33,272 to be provided when <br />necessary; <br />4) Approve and authorize the Chair to sign the Community Transportation Program <br />Resolution authorizing the applicant to enter into an agreement with the North Carolina <br />Department of Transportation (NCDOT) and the Local Share Certification for Funding <br />form; and <br />5) Authorize the Chair and the County Attorney to review and sign the 2019 Certifications <br />and Assurances document in Attachment 2. <br /> <br />A motion was made by Commissioner Price, seconded by Commissioner Burroughs for <br />the Board to open the public hearing. <br /> <br />VOTE: UNANIMOUS <br /> <br />Theo Letman presented the following information: <br /> <br />BACKGROUND: <br />Each year, the NCDOT Public Transportation Division accepts requests for administrative and <br />capital needs for county-operated community transportation programs. OPT is eligible to make <br />application for both administrative and capital funding. <br /> <br />The total CTP funding request for FY 2020 is $176,215 for community transportation <br />administrative expenses and an additional $68,394 for capital expenses. This draft grant <br />application is made for expenses totaling $244,609. <br /> <br />Grant funds for administrative purposes will continue to be used to support overall transit <br />systems management and will continue to promote general ridership. Administrative Grant <br />funds include a percentage of wages and benefits for the following positions: Transit Director <br />(60%) - $79,300; Transportation Administrator (60%) - $67,000; Business Officer 1 (60%) - <br />$59,382; and Transit Dispatcher/ Scheduler (40%) - $31,855. Grant funds for capital items <br />include: an addition of one (1) LTV (light transit vehicle) bus to support growth in ADA services <br />associated with new route. <br /> <br />A public hearing (see Notice at Attachment 3) provides the opportunity for public discussion and <br />comment before the Board takes action on the resolution (Attachment 1). The acceptance of <br />these grant funds requires compliance with the annual certifications and assurances, for which <br />the signature pages are attached (Attachment 2). (Note: The attached signature pages are for <br />the certifications and assurances for FY 2018 as an example. The FY 2019 certifications and <br />assurances signature pages are very similar to those for FY 2018. However, the County has not <br />yet received those documents from NCDOT. When received, they will be forwarded to the <br />County Attorney and Chair for review and signatures.) <br /> <br />FINANCIAL IMPACT: The NCDOT CTP FY 2019 grant requires a 15% local match ($26,432) <br />for administrative expenses and a 10% local match ($6,839) for capital expenses for a total of