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ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT Meeting Date: November 18, 2003 Action Agenda Item No. ~_ SUBJECT: North Carolina Community Transportation Program (CTP) Administrative Grant Application for FY '.004/2005 DEPARTMENT: Aging/Transpartation PUBLIC HEARING: (Y/N) Yes ATTACHMENT(S): • Community Transportation Program Resolution • Proposed Administrative and Capital Budget Summaries INFORMATION CONTACT: Jerry Passmore, ext. 2009 AI Terry, ext. 2002 TELEPHONE NUMBERS: Hillsborough 732-8181 Chapel Hill 968-4501 Durham 688-7331 Mebane 336-227-2031 PURPOSE: To conduct a public ht:aring on the North Carolina Community Transportation Program (CTP) grant application bar Orange Public Transportation for FY2004/2005, approve the grant application, and adopt a resolution authorizing the application and entering into agreement with the North Carolina Department of Transportation for all necessary assurances. BACKGROUND: Each year, the North Carolina Department of Transportation (NCDOT) Public Transportation Division accepts requests for administrative and capital needs from county operated community transportation programs. Orange Public Transportation (OPT) is eligible to make application for both administrative and capital funding. The FY 2003/2004 grant application included an administrative request of $194,303 and a capital request of $228,163 for replacement vehicles for a combinE~d total of total of $422,467, including $42,247 in local match. The total amount requested for FY 2004/2005 is $196,421 for administrative funding ($167,263 State; $29,158 Local Match). No capital funds are being requested this year. Capital funds are typically used for scheduled fleet replacement and no vehicles are necessary for this year. Administrative funds will be used tc support the overall transit system management and continue to promote general ridership. The increase in administrative funds from $194,303 in FY 2003/2004 to $196,421 in FY2004/2005 ($2,118 more) is due to salary adjustments authorized by the Board on County Commissioners as approved within the recent classification and pay study. A public hearing is required with opportunities for public discussion and comments before the Board takes action on the resolutio~~.