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1 <br /> ORANGE COUNTY <br /> BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS <br /> ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT <br /> Meeting Date: April 15, 2025 <br /> Action Agenda <br /> Item No. 5-a <br /> SUBJECT: FY26 Annual Work Program for Transit <br /> DEPARTMENT: Orange County Transportation Services <br /> ATTACHMENT(S): INFORMATION CONTACT: <br /> 1. Public Hearing Notice Nishith Trivedi, Transportation Director, <br /> 2. FY26 Annual Work Program 919-245-2007 <br /> PURPOSE: To conduct a public hearing on the FY26 Annual Work Program (AWP) for transit <br /> and approve the Program. <br /> BACKGROUND: In 2011, Orange County voters approved a half-cent sales tax to fund public <br /> transit improvements. The sales tax proceeds can only be used for projects in the Orange County <br /> Transit Plan, which must be approved by the Orange County Board of Commissioners (BOCC) <br /> and the GoTriangle Board. The Transit Plan is implemented through the Annual Work Program <br /> that identifies funding for the fiscal year and is approved by the BOCC and GoTriangle Board. <br /> The Fiscal Year 2026 Annual Work Program was developed in accordance with the process and <br /> schedule as recommended by the Staff Work Group (SWG) on June 17, 2024. <br /> To date <br /> • February 19, 2025 — The SWG released the FY26 AWP for a 30-day public review period. <br /> • February 20, 2025 — Orange County Transportation Services (OCTS) presented the FY26 <br /> AWP to the BOCC. <br /> • March 19, 2025 — The SWG recommended the BOCC approve the FY26 AWP. <br /> The FY26 AWP lists planned transit projects for the next fiscal year. Orange County has no new <br /> transit projects planned or funded for FY26, but the expanded Mobility-on-Demand service will <br /> continue. <br /> Public Input <br /> A public notice was issued on March 25, 2025 for the public hearing (see Attachment 1) following <br /> a 30-day public review period. No public comments have been received. <br /> GoTriangle Update <br /> As stewards of Orange County's Transit Tax Financial Model, GoTriangle has requested revisions <br /> to the summary tables (pages 6-8) and the accompanying narrative (page 5) to reflect the final <br /> model run. The requested updates include the following adjustments: <br /> • Total FY26 AWP anticipated revenue: from $13,070,351 to $13,610,103 <br /> • Total projected operating expenditures: from $8,282,746 to $8,290,657 <br /> • Total capital expenditures: from $6,319,446 to $5,319,446 <br />