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RES- 2023 -006 i � Attachment 1 <br /> PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION PROGRAM RESOLUTION <br /> FY 2024 RESOLUTION <br /> Section 5311 (including ADTAP) , 5310 , 5339 , 5307 and applicable State funding, or combination thereof. <br /> Applicant seeking permission to apply for Public Transportation Program funding, enter into agreement with the North <br /> Carolina Department of Transportation, provide the necessary assurances and the required local match . <br /> A motion was made by (Board Member' s� `Name) Commissioner <br /> U � and seconded by (Board <br /> Member' s Name) Commissioner I � for the adoption of the following resolution, and upon being put to <br /> a vote was duly adopted . <br /> WHEREAS , Article 2B of Chapter 13 6 of the North Carolina General Statutes and the Governor of North <br /> Carolina have designated the North Carolina Department of Transportation (NCDOT) as the agency <br /> responsible for administering federal and state public transportation funds ; and <br /> WfffiREAS , the North Carolina Department of Transportation will apply for a grant from the US <br /> Department of Transportation, Federal Transit Administration and receives funds from the North Carolina <br /> General Assembly to provide assistance for rural public transportation projects ; and <br /> W MREAS , the purpose of these transportation funds is to provide grant monies to local agencies for the <br /> provision of rural, small urban, and urban public transportation services consistent with the policy <br /> requirements of each funding source for planning, community and agency involvement, service design, <br /> service alternatives , training and conference participation, reporting and other requirements (drug and <br /> alcohol testing policy and program, disadvantaged business enterprise program, and fully allocated costs <br /> analysis ) ; and <br /> WIlEREAS , the funds applied for may be Administrative, Operating, Planning, or Capital funds and will <br /> have different percentages of federal, state, and local funds . <br /> WI-fREAS , non- Community Transportation applicants may apply for funding for " purchase- of- service " <br /> projects under the Capital budget Section 5310 program . <br /> WIffiREAS , (Legal Name of Applicant) Orange County hereby assures and certifies that it will provide <br /> the required local matching funds ; that its staff has the technical capacity to implement and manage the <br /> project(s) , prepare required reports , obtain required training, attend meetings and conferences ; and agrees <br /> to comply with the federal and state statutes , regulations, executive orders , Section 5333 (b) Warranty, and <br /> all administrative requirements related to the applications made to and grants received from the Federal <br /> Transit Administration, as well as the provisions of Section 1001 of Title 18 , U . S . C . <br /> W MREAS , the applicant has or will provide all annual certifications and assurances to the State of North <br /> Carolina required for the project; <br /> NOW, THEREFORE, be it resolved that the Chair of the Orange County Board of Commissioners is hereby authorized <br /> to submit grant application ( s) for federal and state funding in response to NCDOT' s calls for projects , make the necessary <br /> assurances and certifications and be empowered to enter into an agreement with the NCDOT to provide rural, small urban, <br /> and urban public transportation services . <br />