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19 <br /> route service. In order to demonstrate compliance with this requirement, each system providing <br /> fixed-route service is required to adopt an ADA Paratransit Plan detailing all transit services as <br /> well as the eligibility certification process. <br /> Federal Transit Administration (FTA) requires that recipients of federal funds conduct a public <br /> hearing for any changes in transit services. With recent improvements to OCTS fixed routes, <br /> paratransit and mobility-on-demand services, OCTS staff implemented the following public <br /> process to update the County's ADA Paratransit Plan: <br /> • May 18, 2022 — Orange Unified Transportation Board (OUTBoard) received the initial item <br /> and commented on its public process <br /> • July 20, 2022 — OUTBoard received the revised plan and provided comments <br /> • July 21, 2022 - Friday, August 19, 2022 — Thirty-day public comment period <br /> • August 17, 2022 — OUTBoard unanimously recommended BOCC approve the updated <br /> Paratransit Plan <br /> • September 6, 2022 — BOCC conducts public hearing and considers adoption of the <br /> resolution approving the 2022 ADA Paratransit Plan. <br /> All public comments have been incorporated into the plan — see Appendix E in the plan, public <br /> comments received. <br /> Nishith Trivedi, Transportation Services Director, introduced the item and gave the <br /> following presentation: <br /> Slide #1 <br /> 00rangll!C!!Rjty <br /> OCTS <br /> ADA Paratransit Plan Update <br /> September 6,2022 <br /> Slide #2 <br /> Outline <br /> • Background <br /> • Services <br /> Public Process <br /> • Key Highlights <br /> Action <br /> ORA -=-- 0 <br />