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ORANGE COUNTY
BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS
Action Agenda
Item No JJ.h
ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT
Meeting Date: February 17, 1998
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SUBJECT: N.C. Dept. of Transportation state funds for Work First
and Employment Transportation
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DEPARTMENT Aging /OPT PUBLIC HEARING YES NO _X_
BUDGET AMENDMENT YES _X_ NO
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ATTACHMENT (S) : INFORMATION CONTACT
Jerry M. Passmore
Certified Statement
Hillsborough 732 -8181
Chapel Hill 968 -4501
Mebane 227 -2031
Durham 688 -7331
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PURPOSE: To apply for and accept by Feb. 27, 1998 $7,845 in
special state operating funds designated for Orange County
and $10,000 of Demonstration Project funds to support Work
First /Employment transportation needs.
BACKGROUND: The N.C. Dept. of Transportation Public Transportation
Division has available for FY97 -98 $1 Million for Work
First /Employment Transportation Operating Assistance funds. The
funds will be provided to each county through a formula based
on rural population and Work First caseload. Based on the
formula, Orange County's allocation is $7,845 to be used between
January 1, 1998 and September 30, 1998.
Orange County Public Transportation Program (OPT)will administer
the funds. The funds would be used to purchase trips to the
employment training center and to work sites. The service would
be provided by existing public providers, specifically the
Chapel Hill Transit, OPT and the Triangle Transit Authority (TTA).
OPT will work closely with the Dept. of Social Services in
identifiying eligible participants.
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NCDOT also has $750,000 available for local Work First
Demonstration Projects on a competitive basis. OPT wishes to
make application for $10,000 to expand and promote the current
early morning Orange Enterprises route at 7:00 am from
Hillsborough to Chapel Hill /Carrboro for employment needs and
establish a late afternoon 5:00 pm round trip route between
Hillsborough and Chapel Hill /Carrboro for Work First training
and employment transportation.
RECO1rMMMATION: Manager recommends approval: (1)to apply for.and accept
NCDOT Work First /Employment Transportation operating
funds,
(2) to apply for and accept NCDOT Demonstration Project
funds and (3)to sign the Certified Statement of Participation.
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APPLICANT SEEKING PERMISSION TO APPLY AND ACCEPT SFY1997 -98 WORK
FIRST /EMPLOYMENT TRANSPORTATION OPERATING FUNDS
A motion was made by Board of County Commission member
and seconded by member
following resolution, and upon being put to a vote was duly adopted.
for the adoption of the
WHEREAS, Article 2B of Chapter 136 of the North Carolina General Statutes and the Governor of North
Carolina have designated the North Carolina Department of Transportation as the agency responsible for
administering federal and state public transportation funds; and
WHEREAS, the purpose of these transportation funds is to support transitional transportation needs of
Work First participants after eligibility for cash assistance has concluded and/or other employment
transportation needs; and
WHEREAS, the SFY1997 -98 funds are available for eligible program costs for the period specified by the
North Carolina Department of Transportation; and
WHEREAS, the ORANGE County Board of Commissioners has approved the
local entity(s) designated to receive the operating allocation for Work First and employment transportation;
and
WHEREAS, the ORANGE County Board of Commissioners hereby assures and
certifies that it will comply with state statutes, executive orders and all administrative requirements which
relate to applications, made to and assistance received from the North Carolina Department of
Transportation for the Work First(Employment Transportation Operating Funds program.
NOW, THEREFORE, be it resolved that the ORANGE County Board of .
Commissioners hereby submits an application for SFY1997 -98 Work First/Employment Transportation
Operating Assistance Program funds for use by the designated local entity(s) and assures that it will
provide to the North Carolina Department of Transportation information regarding the use of the funds at
such time and in such manner as the Department may require.
I (Certifying Official's Name)
(Title) do hereby certify that the above is a true and correct copy of an
excerpt of the minutes of a meeting of the ORANGE County Board of
Commissioners duly held on the 17thday of FEBRUARY 1998.
Signature of Certifying Official
Subscribed and swom to me on (date)
Notary Public
Address
My commission expires (date) on
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