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FY2001 Community Transportation Program (CTP) Grant Application 9 SECTION 3 Justification of Expansion Capital Needs Provide a Narrative in the Space Provided Below In the 2000 -2001 application, Orange County is requesting replacement on eight existing vehicles. All of the vehicles have all met either age or mileage requirements as defined by the NC Department of Transportation. According to NCDOT PTD Staff, based on the amount of capital request anticipated, they have increased the mileage criteria for vans from 125,000 miles to 130,000 miles. 51545 - serves Orange Enterprises and Chapel Hill/Carrboro Senior Centers. Since this vehicle has the greatest seating capacity of all OPT minibuses, it serves both routes and averages twenty thousand miles per year. It is projected that that based on current usage, this vehicle will have met it the mileage replacement criteria of 150,000 miles by next application submittal. 15638- a thirty -two passenger vehicle initially purchased to transport to special events is now fourteen years old and no longer meets ADA requirements of accessibility. The steps are too steep for senior citizens and disabled with mobility challenges. Due to the size of the vehicle we could not use it for door to door service. Therefore its use has been limited to younger groups such as day care centers, and for recreational use. Because of these limitations OPT has not been able to meet replacement mileage. 43134 — this fourteen passenger vehicle is currently being used to transport for day care services and will meet the mileage criteria within the year, this vehicle averages 16,000 miles per year. 55502 — OPT's primary dialysis carrier is used daily for the transport of dialysis patients to Carolina Dialysis. It has exceeded the mileage replacement criteria, and is still in service, based on current usage, by the time we receive a replacement vehicle, it will have traveled over 150,000 miles. 46237 — A HeadStart owned thirty —two passenger, Thomas Built school bus type vehicle, is now fourteen years old. Replacement is based on age criteria since vehicle is suitable only for use in which it was purchased. However, OPT has used this vehicle for the past eight years for Summer Camp. It has become more and more difficult to obtain parts for these vehicles and maintenance cost continue to rise each year. 00143 — A HeadStart owned thirty-two passenger, Thomas built school bus is now thirteen years old and has the exact same problems as those listed above. These vehicles offer no flexibility for coordination, are not suitable for transporting elderly or disabled passengers, and again, the cost to operate and maintain has become overwhelming. APPLICATION NCDOT -PTD