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4 <br /> OBJECTIVE 2. Invest in our infrastructure to reduce the environmental impact of the <br /> County fleet/facilities and improve safety. <br /> Transportation Services <br /> 7. Orange County Transportation Services has received $315,283 in American Rescue Plan <br /> (ARP) 5307 Operating grant reimbursement for current expenses. This grant assists in <br /> covering the operational costs associated with providing essential public transportation <br /> services in the Durham Urbanized Area (UZA). This funding supports operational needs, <br /> including driver wages, fuel, and vehicle maintenance expenses. This grant is federally <br /> funded and has no local match requirement. This budget amendment recognizes$315,283 <br /> in revenue and reduces the fund balance appropriation within the General Fund. <br /> 8. Orange County Transportation Services has been awarded $160,000 in Federal Transit <br /> Administration (FTA) Section 5307 capital funds to support the procurement of two (2)zero- <br /> emission battery electric transit vans to replace dated Light Transit vehicles (LTVs) used <br /> within the fixed-route transit operations. This grant requires a local match of $75,495, <br /> resulting in a total project cost of $235,495. Additionally, Orange County Transportation <br /> Services has received approval from the North Carolina Department of Environmental <br /> Quality (NC DEQ) for $93,500 funding from the VW-Transit Bus Program. This funding is <br /> a result of the 2019 North Carolina VW Settlement Program due to excessive emissions <br /> produced by VW's 2 and 3 liter diesel engines. These funds will be used to replace a prior <br /> Class 4-B diesel Transit Bus with a Class 4-B zero emission light transit vehicle (LTV) in <br /> an effort to continue the goal of Clean Air Mobility (CAM). This grant requires a local match <br /> of $16,500. This budget amendment increases the Fund Balance Appropriation and <br /> Transfers to the County Capital Fund by $91,995 within the General Fund. This budget <br /> amendment also recognizes $253,500 capital grant funding and appropriates $345,495 in <br /> expenses within the County Capital Fund, outside of the General Fund and creates the <br /> following budget ordinance. <br /> OCPT Grant Funded Vehicles ($345,495) - Project# 12002 <br /> Revenues for this project: <br /> Current FY 2025-26 FY 2025-26 <br /> FY 2025-26 Amendment Revised <br /> Transfer from General Fund $0 $91,995 $91,995 <br /> Grants $0 $253,500 $253,500 <br /> Total Project Funding $0 $345,495 $345,495 <br /> Appropriated for this project: <br /> Current FY 2025-26 FY 2025-26 <br /> FY 2025-26 Amendment Revised <br /> Project Expenditures $0 $345,495 $345,495 <br /> Total Costs $0 $345,495 $345,495 <br /> 9. Orange County Transportation Services has been awarded FTA Section 5339 capital funds <br /> to support the procurement of two (2) bus shelters for installation at the Orange County <br />