Agenda 10-15-19 Item 8-a - Minutes

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4 1 Hemminger, which was brought forward at the Assembly of Governments and agreed upon by 2 all parties. 3 Commissioner Marcoplos said the public should see Resolution A, as well as the item 4 that was passed by the Town of Chapel Hill. 5 Commissioner Dorosin asked if the County's 60 acres are also in Chapel Hill planning 6 jurisdiction, and if the County can act independently. 7 Travis Myren said he believes it is, and would check. 8 Chair Rich said a new Community One group is now meeting, and Orange County and 9 Carrboro were not invited to contribute. She said the purpose of this group is unclear, and 10 there are no staff or elected officials involved. She said she would like to know what the 11 partnership means between everyone. She said if discussions are being held about the land, 12 all landowners should be involved. 13 Commissioner Marcoplos said there is an affordable housing crisis, and the County 14 owns land, and has a great opportunity and a responsibility to help with the crisis, as well as 15 demonstrate collaborative success with other entities. 16 Chair Rich said the meeting is next week, and asked if all Commissioners would 17 forward comments or questions to her. 18 19 4. Proclamations/ Resolutions/Special Presentations 20 None 21 22 5. Public Hearings 23 24 a. NCDOT Public Transportation Division/Public Transportation — 5311 Community 25 Transportation Program Grant Application for FY2021 26 The Board conducted a public hearing on the North Carolina Community 27 Transportation Program (CTP) grant application by Orange County Transportation Services 28 (OCTS) for FY2021. 29 30 BACKGROUND: Each year, the NCDOT Public Transportation Division accepts requests for 31 operations and administrative needs for county-operated community transportation programs. 32 OCTS is eligible to make application for both operations and administrative funding. NCDOT 33 has allotted $179,189 for fund detailed breakdown is outlined in the table below: 34 5311 Grant Application: FY21 Total $ 179,189 Federal $ 143,351 State $ 8,959 Local $ 26,878 35 36 Theo Letman, Transit Director, said this item relates to the annual Community 37 Transportation Program (CTP) grant application. He said this application is usually connected 38 with the ROAP grant, but since the State budget has not been passed yet, the NC DOT has 39 not provided ROAP information. He said this item is just for the CTP administrative grant 40 funds. He said staff proposes to utilize currently available general funds to cover the 41 required local match, but also has district taxes available. 42 Commissioner Dorosin said the documentation says funds will be used for 43 administration, and asked if this could be clarified. 44 Theo Letman said this typically covers a percentage of administrative staff salaries. 45 Commissioner Dorosin asked if this covers maintenance or transit driver salaries. 46 Theo Letman said no, it cannot cover operational costs, just administrative salaries.