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2 <br /> Additionally, the supporting documentation from GoTriangle references a staffing analysis <br /> conducted by Wake County in 2018 that Orange County did not endorse or participate in. Wake <br /> County is currently in the process of revisiting and updating this, and the outcomes will remain <br /> unknown for several months. Regardless of any updates, Orange County may not be able to <br /> match Wake's rate of funding due to the significant differences in available funding resources <br /> between the two counties. <br /> Durham County was asked to share funding for this position — as shown on the tables — and the <br /> request was not approved by the Staff Working Group. <br /> FINANCIAL IMPACT: The amendment impact for FY26 is $37,908 on the approved FY26 <br /> Orange County Annual Work Program. <br /> 2. GoTriangle: Route 800 <br /> GoTriangle has requested additional funding for Route 800 from both Orange and Durham <br /> counties, citing unforeseen congestion creating service delays as justification for increased <br /> operating costs. <br /> Route 800's on-time performance rate for October was 74.4%, slightly below GoTriangle's <br /> overall on-time performance rate of 82.9% for the same period. <br /> This request would continue a pattern of increasing funding for Route 800 for a cumulative 99% <br /> increase from the base year 2024. <br /> ORANGE ORANGE ORANGE <br /> REQUEST CHANGE ANNUAL CHANGE <br /> AMOUNT COST PERCENT <br /> FY24: Base Year $430,262 <br /> FY24: FY25 Estimate $122,735 $552,997 28% <br /> FY25 $88,651 $641,648 16% <br /> FY26 $383 $642,031 <.01% <br /> FY26: Q2 Amendment $123,370 $765,401 19% <br /> FY27: FY26 Q2 Amendment $216,878 $858,909 12% <br /> TOTAL $428,647 99% <br /> The Durham County Staff Working Group did not approve this request in Q2, or in Q3 when it <br /> was reconsidered. This request was not presented to Durham County Board of Commissioners <br /> for its consideration. <br /> GoTriangle Route 800 provides all-day/every-day regional connections along NC-54 and 1-40 <br /> between the University of Chapel Hill (UNC) Hospitals and the Regional Transit Center and <br /> serves people traveling between Chapel Hill, Southpoint, Research Training Park (RTP), and <br /> Raleigh at off-peak times. <br /> FINANCIAL IMPACT: The amendment impact for FY26 is $123,370 on the approved FY26 <br /> Orange County Annual Work Program. <br /> 3. Chapel Hill Transit: Amendment to Existing Project Name & Scope <br /> Chapel Hill Transit (CHT) is requesting two (2) amendments to support the North-South Bus <br /> Rapid Transit (NSBRT) project, and the twenty percent (20%) nonfederal match, anticipated <br /> when the request was made. <br />