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1 <br /> ORANGE COUNTY <br /> BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS <br /> ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT <br /> Meeting Date: April 2, 2024 <br /> Action Agenda <br /> Item No. 8-j <br /> SUBJECT: Orange County FY 2025 Annual Work Program <br /> DEPARTMENT: Orange County Transportation Services (OCTS) <br /> ATTACHMENT(S): INFORMATION CONTACT: <br /> 1. Final FY 2025 Annual Work Program Darlene Weaver, Transportation Planning <br /> Manager, 919-245-2002 <br /> PURPOSE: To approve the Orange County FY 2025 Annual Transit Work Program (AWP). <br /> BACKGROUND: In 2011, the Orange County Board of Commissioners (BOCC) authorized a <br /> referendum for a half-cent sales tax to expand public transit in Orange County. The funding is <br /> limited to public transit improvements identified in the Orange County Transit Plan approved by <br /> the County, the GoTriangle Board, and the Durham-Chapel Hill-Carrboro Metropolitan Planning <br /> Organization (DCHC MPO) Board. All three boards must approve any material changes and <br /> amendments to the plan. <br /> An Interlocal Implementation Agreement (ILA) approved by the three boards in 2013 outlines the <br /> roles and responsibilities of each agency for the administration of the funding. The Orange County <br /> Board of Commissioners approved a new ILA in February 2023. It specifies the process for <br /> developing the Annual Work Program, including approval by the BOCC ahead of approval by the <br /> GoTriangle Board. Section 3.04 of the new Comprehensive Participation Agreement also outlines <br /> this process. <br /> The FY 2025 AWP (Attachment 1) is the implementation of the Transit Plan for FY 2025. Orange <br /> County has no new transit projects programmed or funded. The County's Mobility-on-Demand <br /> increased to 6 days starting May 1, 2023, and now serves as a continuous operational project. <br /> Any new County specific transit projects would require an amendment to the Orange County <br /> Transit Plan. If the Transit Plan and Work Program approvals take place concurrently, no <br /> additional amendment approval will be necessary. If not, a Transit Plan amendment would need <br /> to be approved by the BOCC, DCHC MPO and GoTriangle for more County specific transit <br /> improvements. <br /> To date: <br /> • January 19, 2024 — Staff Work Group (SWG) reviewed the Draft FY 2025 AWP <br /> • February 19, 2024 — SWG released for 30 day public review period <br /> • February 20, 2024 — BOCC conducted Public Hearing <br /> • March 20, 2024 — SWG recommended BOCC approve the FY 2025 Annual Work Program <br />