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28 <br /> 1 Slide #16 <br /> Our Future - <br /> Proudly Produced L,acally <br /> In M-b-nr,North Carolina <br /> y <br /> 2 <br /> 3 A motion was made by Commissioner Hamilton, seconded by Commissioner Fowler, to <br /> 4 open the public hearing. <br /> 5 <br /> 6 VOTE: UNANIMOUS <br /> 7 <br /> 8 PUBLIC COMMENTS: <br /> 9 There was no one signed up to speak. <br /> 10 <br /> 11 A motion was made by Commissioner Fowler, seconded by Commissioner Hamilton, to <br /> 12 close the public hearing. <br /> 13 <br /> 14 VOTE: UNANIMOUS <br /> 15 <br /> 16 Chair Bedford welcomed representatives of Morinaga and expressed appreciation for this <br /> 17 partnership and the jobs they bring to Orange County. <br /> 18 <br /> 19 A motion was made by Commissioner Richards, seconded by Commissioner Fowler, to <br /> 20 approve the performance-based incentive agreement between Orange County and Morinaga <br /> 21 America Foods, Inc., subject to final review by the County Attorney, and authorize the Chair to <br /> 22 sign the Performance Agreement on behalf of the County. <br /> 23 <br /> 24 VOTE: UNANIMOUS <br /> 25 <br /> 26 b. 5311 Rural Area Formula Grant, 5310 Enhanced Mobility of Seniors & Individuals with <br /> 27 Disabilities Formula Grant, and 5307 Urbanized Area Formula Grant for FY 2026 <br /> 28 The Board held a public hearing on FY 2026 Transit Grants and approved the applications, <br /> 29 program resolution, and local share certification. <br /> 30 <br /> 31 BACKGROUND: Each year, the North Carolina Department of Transportation (NCDOT) <br /> 32 Integrated Mobility Division (IMD) accepts requests for capital, operations and administrative <br /> 33 needs for county-operated transit programs.Additionally, the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) <br /> 34 through NCDOT-IMD awards discretionary federal resources to states and direct recipients to <br /> 35 replace, rehabilitate and purchase buses and related equipment and to construct bus-related <br />