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12 <br /> VOTE: UNANIMOUS <br /> 5. Public Hearings <br /> a. 5311 Rural Area Formula Grant and Combined Capital Program (5311/5339) Grant for FY <br /> 2024 <br /> The Board conducted a public hearing on the 5311 Administrative grant application and the <br /> Combined Capital grant application for FY 2024; approved the 5311 Administrative grant <br /> application and the Combined Capital grant application; approved the Program Resolution <br /> (Attachment 1) and Local Share Certification (Attachment 2); and approved the annual master <br /> documents (Attachment 3). <br /> BACKGROUND: Each year, the North Carolina Department of Transportation (NCDOT) <br /> Integrated Mobility Division (IMD) accepts requests for capital, operations and administrative <br /> needs for county-operated transit programs. Orange County Transportation Services (OCTS) is <br /> eligible to make an application for both capital and administrative funding and seeks a total of <br /> $617,405 in federal and state transit grant funding. <br /> Detailed breakdown is outlined in the table below: <br /> Source 5311 Admin Grant Combined Capital Totals <br /> Grant <br /> Total $ 196,947 $ 500,000 $ 696,947 <br /> Federal $ 157,557 $ 400,000 $ 557,557 <br /> State $ 9,848 $ 50,000 $ 59,848 <br /> Local $ 29,542 $ 50,000 $ 79,542 <br /> OCTS provides the opportunity for access to jobs and services to many individuals. <br /> The 5311 Administrative and Combined Capital grants provide financial support for transit <br /> services that promote economic self-sufficiency to a wide range of residents and locations. The <br /> funds additionally support a system that enhances the access of residents in the non-urbanized <br /> areas to health care, shopping, education, employment, public services, and recreation. <br /> TRANPORTATION ADVISORY SERVICE (TAS) Action: <br /> The TAS met on Thursday, January 26, 2023 and unanimously recommended approval. <br /> Orange Unified Transportation Board (OUTBoard) Action: <br /> The OUTBoard met on Thursday, January 26, 2023 and unanimously recommended approval. <br /> Nish Trivedi, Transportation Services Director reviewed the background information for <br /> the item. <br /> A motion was made by Commissioner Fowler, seconded by Commissioner Richards, to <br /> open the public hearing. <br /> VOTE: UNANIMOUS <br /> No one was signed up to speak. <br />