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6 <br /> Public Involvement: <br /> To facilitate a public process in the plan's development, OCTS staff will advertise the June <br /> public meeting. OCTS will follow up with additional advertisements for the 30-day public <br /> comment period in starting in September along with the Public Hearing notice for October. The <br /> public meeting will involve a presentation of the plan and a question/answer session for the <br /> attendees. OCTS staff will collect all comments and include them in the plan appendix. In <br /> addition to soliciting public comments, OCTS staff will also solicit comments from specific <br /> agencies that might have an interest in the plan, including but not limited to: <br /> • Orange County Department on Aging; <br /> • Orange County Department of Social Services; <br /> • Orange County Department of Housing, Human Rights and Community Development; <br /> • Alliance of Disability Advocates; and <br /> • Project Compassion <br /> Federal law requires a public hearing for the ADA plan. The public hearing for the plan is <br /> scheduled for October 2022, prior to the BOCC's action. <br /> NEXT STEPS: The ADA plan, after being approved by the BOCC, will be forwarded for review <br /> and approval to agencies that require the plan for grant eligibility, such as NCDOT and the <br /> Federal Transit Administration. Once approved by those agencies, the plan will be published <br /> as the County's official ADA plan and implemented accordingly before any service <br /> improvements begin. <br /> RECOMMENDATIONS: The Staff recommends the OUTBoard: <br /> 1. Receive the presentation <br /> 2. Provide recommendations on the plan update <br />