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ORANGE COUNTY <br />BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS <br />ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT <br />Meeting Date: November 16, 2004 <br />Action Ageand-a~_ <br />Item No. <br />SUBJECT: North Carolina Community Transportation Program (CTP) Administrative and <br />Capital Grant Application for FY2005-2006 <br />DEPARTMENT: Aging /OPT PUBLIC HEARING: (Y/N) Yes <br />ATTACHMENT(S): <br />• Community Transportation Program INFORMATION CONTACT: <br />Memorandum of Understanding Jerry Passmore, ext 2009 <br />• Public Hearing Notice AI Terry, ext 2002 <br />• Proposed Administrative & Capital TELEPHONE NUMBERS: <br />Budget Stammary Hillsborough 732-8181 <br />• NCDOT Position on Taking Voters to Chapel Hill 968-4501 <br />the Polls (FYI) Durham 688-7331 <br />Mebane 336-227-2031 <br />PURPOSE: To conduct a public hearing on the North Carolina Community Transportation <br />Program (CTP) grant application by Orange Public Transportation far FY 2005-2006, approve <br />the grant application, and approve a Transportation Memorandum of Understanding authorizing <br />the application and entering into agreement with the North Carolina Department of <br />Transportation for all necessary assurances, <br />BACKGROUND: Each year, the North Carolina Department of Transportation (NCDOT) Public <br />Transportation Division accepts requests for administrative and capital needs from county <br />operated community transportation programs, Orange Public Transportation (OPT) is eligible to <br />make application for both administrative and capital funding, The FY 2004/2005 grant <br />application included an administrative request of $170,389 with no request for capital funds. <br />The total amount requested far 2005-2006 is $219,293 far administration ($148,149 State; <br />$26,144 Local Match) and for capital ($40,500 State; $4,500 Local Match). The requested <br />amount for FY 2005-2006 administrative funds is an increase due to adjustments in payroll and <br />fringe benefits consistent with approved County pay and benefits. The request for capital funds <br />for FY 2005-2006 of $45,000 is new as no capital funds were requested in FY 2004-2005, The <br />capital request is to purchase new scheduling/management software as recommended in the <br />draft Community Transportation Improvement Plan (CTIP) and endorsed by both the CTIP <br />Steering Committee and the Transportation Services Board, The new software will allow OPT <br />to modernize its scheduling methodology and enact cone-day advance service request policy <br />that is much desired by its clients, <br />Administrative funds will continue to be used to support the overall transit system management <br />and continue to promote general ridership, <br />