Agenda - 09-06-2022; 5-b - Orange County Transportation Services – ADA Paratransit Plan

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14 Orange County Transportation Services ADA Paratransit Plan II. Public Process OCTS advertised a public meeting, 30-day public comment period, and public hearing to solicit input prior to implementing the OCTS Paratransit Plan update. A copy of the public notice is included in the appendix. The notices were be posted in all Orange County Public Transit service vehicles, at the public library, senior centers, County Hall, and on the Orange County website and social media pages. All comments and input received from the public are presented to the Orange County Board of County Commissioners (BOCC) for final approval prior to full implementation. After the development of a draft of the plan, a 30-day public comment period was opened starting Thursday, July 21, 2022, and ending Friday, August 19, 2022 for members of the public to submit comments in response to the draft. A public meeting for the draft plan was held OCTS staff Thursday, June 30, 2022, from 6:00 to 8:00 pm in Orange County North Campus, Bonnie B Davis EAC Building located at 1020 US-70 West, Hillsborough, NC 27278, at which a presentation of the draft plan was provided and public attendees were given an opportunity to ask questions and comment. A subsequent public hearing for the draft plan held on September 6, 2022, at 7:00pm at the Whitted Building located at 300 W.Tryon St, Hillsborough, NC 27278, at which time a presentation of the Updated ADA Paratransit Plan are provided and the public are given an opportunity to comment. Notices for the 30-day public comment period, public meeting and public hearing were published in the local paper, visibly posted on all OCTS vehicles, and posted on the OCTS website. Notices for the public comment period, public meeting and public hearing were also distributed to the following agencies having a potential interest in the plan and its implementation: • The Orange County Department of Social Services; • The Orange County Department on Aging; • The Orange County Department of Housing, Human Rights, and Community Development; • Alliance of Disability Advocates; and • Project Compassion. The public participation notice published in the local paper, on the Orange County website and within the OCTS vehicles. No public comments were received in response to the draft plan, and no significant issues with the draft plan's effect on ADA paratransit service in OCTS ADA paratransit service area were raised. III. Complimentary Paratransit Service A. Description of Current and Complementary Paratransit Services: OCTS currently provides the following transportation services that involve the provision of ADA-compliant paratransit service: Orange County Planning Department Page 8