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ORANGE COUNTY
BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS
Action Agenda
Item No $-q
ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT -~
Meeting Date: February 17, 1998
SUBJECT: N.C. Dept. of Transportation state funds to support Rural
General Public Transportation
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DEPARTMENT Aging - O.P.T. PUBLIC HEARING YES NO X
BUDGET AMENDMENT YES NO X
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ATTACHMENT (S)
Certified Statement
INFORMATION CONTACT
Jerry M. Passmore,
TELEPHONE NUMBER
Hillsborough
Chapel Hill
Mebane
Durham
Ext. 2000
732-8181
968-4501
227-2031
688-7331
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PURPOSE: To apply for and accept $15,111 in special state funds for
rural public transportation and enter into an agreement
with the N.C. Department of Transportation for FY1997-98.
BACKGROUND: The N.C. Dept. Of Transportation, Public Transportation
Division, has rural public funds to encourage rural
transportation sytems to expand public ridership in
addition to providing human service agency transportation.
Orange Public Transportation (OPT) is recognized as a
rural public service provider and is eligible for NCDOT
annual funds to subsidize existing O.P.T. public routes.
NCDOT will reimburse Orange County up to 80~ of the fully
allocated cost of public rider trips. These funds will be
used to support current operations of OPT `s
Hillsborough-Chapel Hill/Carrboro Public Shuttle, one
Orange Enterprises route and two senior citizens fixed
routes.
RECObIIKENDATION: Manager recoamaends approval to apply and accept NCDOT
Rural Public Transportation funds and the Chair to sign
the Certified Statement of Participation for FY 1997-98.
SFY 1997-9>3 Rural Genera! Public nperatitag Assistaacc
CertiCed Statement
I'ursuattt to Article 2A oC Chapter 136 of the North Carolina Creneral Statutes which
desiltnates the Department of Tt~artspottation as the agency of the State of North C'<u~ulina
responsible for administering all federal and/or state programs rclating to puhlit:
transportation, and grants the department authority to do all things required under
applicable federal and/or state legislation to properly administer the public transix~rtat;cm
llrt,brartts within the Stur of North Carolina. this is to certify that the undersigned is the
July-~;iccteci, qual;fied and acting chairperson of the
(full n~mc ~f system ~orcm~ni artyr
Itx;;tte-J in ,North Carolina, and that the fotlawing
stattanents are true and conxct.
1. t~unda rct:uived will bt: used to provide rural general public transportation sen ices for $F~Y98.
''. Funds will be used in a manna Consistent with the local General Public Srrvicr~ Plan.
;. lsrtrrest dividends canted on these funds will br r~prndt:d in accordance with protram
guitktines.
d Inti~rmation regarding use of the funds will tx provided at such time and in such nt:uu,rr
the department may teyuire.
W 11N L• S5 my hand and official seal, this
Attt~t:
t 'h:tirptersc~n:
('runty of
titthscribcd and sworn tc~ me this
N~~t:try i'ublic Sigttaturr:
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N~nt•: i'hr guvrrninb b~xiy chairperson and nu[:uy public must b~ stparatt: sigltrrs.