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15 <br /> Orange County Transportation Services ADA Paratransit Plan <br /> Service is provided to persons 60 years of age or older and to persons of any age with a disability using EDTAP <br /> funding appropriated to Orange County by the State. These funds are supplemented by a local match and <br /> additional general County operating funds appropriated by the Orange County Board of County <br /> Commissioners (BOCC) annually. The service is provided to medical appointments primarily located within <br /> Orange and Durham Counties and involves a fare of$3.00 each way for all patrons. This service is provided <br /> on a demand-responsive, point deviation basis in which advance reservations for pick-ups and drop-offs are <br /> made at least two (2) business days in advance and routes are structured to efficiently collect clients for a <br /> shared ride to medical-related destinations. The service currently involves the provision of door-to-door <br /> assistance by vehicle operators for persons who lack the independent ability to access the vehicle from the <br /> street, and the vehicles used to provide the service are 100% accessible to and usable by persons with <br /> disabilities.The vehicles are equipped with electric wheelchair lifts. <br /> Through agreement with the Orange County Department of Social Services, OCTS provides door-to-door <br /> transportation to medical appointments for persons enrolled in Medicaid. These services are funded <br /> through a billing arrangement between OCTS and the Department of Social Services and are provided <br /> on a demand-responsive, point deviation basis in which advance reservations for pick-ups and drop-offs <br /> are made at least two (2) business days in advance. Pick-ups and drop-offs for Medicaid clients are <br /> intermingled with those for EDTAP clients, and routes are structured to efficiently collect clients for a <br /> shared ride to Medicaid-funded, medical-related destinations. The service currently involves the <br /> provision of door-to-door assistance by vehicle operators for persons who lack the independent ability <br /> to access the vehicle from the street, and the vehicles used to provide the service are 100% accessible <br /> to and usable by persons with disabilities. The vehicles are equipped with electric wheelchair lifts. <br /> Through agreement with the Orange County Department on Aging, OCTS provides daily transportation <br /> (Monday-Friday) to two (2) Orange County senior centers. The service is funded using Home and <br /> Community Care Block Grant (HCCBG)funding appropriated to the Department on Aging and is provided <br /> at no cost to seniors electing to use the service.The service is provided on a subscription, point deviation <br /> basis in which standing reservations for pick-ups at residences and drop-offs at senior centers are <br /> maintained by patrons. Routes are structured to efficiently collect clients for a shared ride to the senior <br /> centers. The service currently involves the provision of door-to-door assistance by vehicle operators for <br /> persons who lack the independent ability to access the vehicle from the street. The vehicles used to <br /> provide the service are 100% accessible to and usable by persons with disabilities. The vehicles are <br /> equipped with electric wheelchair lifts. <br /> Orange County recently completed construction of its North Campus facility.This facility is the new home <br /> for the County's Department of Environment, Agriculture, Parks and Recreation (DEAPR) and the <br /> Detention Center.OCTS recently implemented a new transit bus stop at this facility as part of the Orange- <br /> Chapel Hill fixed Route service. <br /> Orange County Planning Department Page 9 <br />