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ORANGE COUNTY
BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS
ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT
Meeting Date: August 21, 2012
Action Agenda
Item No. 6-b
SUBJECT: North Carolina Department of Transportation, Rural Operating Assistance
Program (ROAP) Grant Application for FY 2012/2013
DEPARTMENT: PIanning/Transportation PUBLIC HEARING: (YIN) Yes
ATTACHMENT(S): INFORMATION CONTACT:
1. Public Hearing Notice
2. Certified Statement Al Terry, 245-2002
Pearl Waite, 245-2004
Craig Benedict, 245-2592
PURPOSE: To conduct a public hearing for the North Carolina Department of Transportation
(NCDOT) Rural Operating Assistance Program (ROAP) grant and to approve the annual .FY
2012/2013 ROAP grant application and certified statement.
BACKGROUND: The North Carolina Department of Transportation, Public Transportation
Division, designates Rural Operating Assistance Program (ROAP) funds each fiscal year to
Orange County. ROAP consolidates the Elderly/Disabled Transportation Assistance Program
(EDTAP), the Employment Program (EMPL), and the Rural General Public (RGP) Program into
a single application package. These ROAP funds allow Orange County to continue servicing
the above mentioned programs from July 1, 2012 through June 30, 2013.
Orange Public Transportation (OPT) is the lead agency for public and human services agency
transportation in rural Orange County. The EDTAP allocation of $77,302 will allow OPT to
continue to use this allocation to provide medical transportation for the elderly (age sixty and up)
and disabled residents of Orange County. To the extent possible, trips will be grouped by
geographic area per weekday and the destination will be the closest provider. All EDTAP
service recipients are required to provide a co-pay of $3.00 per one-way trip. This fee is pro-
rated for any individual whose family income is at or below 125% of the poverty level as
determined by the NC Department of Health and Human Services. Co-payments are utilized to
fund additional trips.
With an allocation of $35,429 for Employment Transportation Assistance funds, Orange Public
Transportation will provide former Work First.participants or other low-income persons certified
for Medicaid or Food Stamps with a maximum of $300 per year to assist with employment
related transportation. For vehicle owners, the funds may be used for repairs and/or insurance.
For non-vehicle owners the funds may assist with the purchase of bus passes, van/car pool
expenses, or possibly gas vouchers. OPT allocates the Work First Transitional/Employment
Attachment 1 003
Public Hearing Notice
This is to inform the public of the opportunity to attend a public hearing on the proposed Rural Operating
Assistance Program(ROAP)application to be submitted to the North Carolina Department of
Transportation no later than August 20,2012 by the county of Orange. The public hearing will be held
on August 21,2012 at 7:00 p.m.at the Orange County commissioners meeting in the Central Orange
Senior Center located at 103 Meadowlands Drive,Hillsborough,N.C.27278. Orange County will
provide auxiliary aids and services under the ADA for disabled persons who wish to participate in the
hearing. Anyone requiring special services should contact Al Terry at 919-245-2008 as soon as possible
so that arrangements can be made.
The programs included in the Rural Operating Assistance Program application are:
l: Elderly&Disabled Transportation Assistance(EDTAP)Program provides operating assistance for
the public transportation of elderly and disabled citizens.
2. Employment Transportation Assistance Program provides operating assistance for the public
transportation of persons with employment related transportation needs.
3. Rural General Public(RGP)Program provides operating assistance for the public transportation of
persons living in non-urban areas of the county.
The period of performance for Rural Operating Assistance Program funds is July 1,2012 through June
30,2013.The FY2013 individual program totals are:
PROGRAM TOTAL
EDTAP $77,302
EMPL $35,429
RGP $80,931
TOTAL $193,662
This application may be inspected at the Orange Public Transportation Administrative Office located
at 600 Highway 86 North,Hillsborough,N.C.27278 from 8:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m.. Written comments
should be directed to Al Terry 600 Highway 86 North,Hillsborough,N.C.27278,before August 20,
2012.
Note: The public hearing notices must be published at least once, not less than seven(7)days and not more than
fourteen(14)days before the scheduled public hearing. This notice must be published in Spanish if the county has
1000 or more persons that speak Spanish at home, and have limited English proficiency. A list is provided in
Appendix B of the ROAP State Management Plan. An original copy of the published Public Hearing Notice must be
attached to a signed Affidavit of Publication. Both the Public Hearing Notice and the Affidavit of Publication must
be submitted with the Rural Operating Assistance Program application.
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• The county will only use the ROAP funds to provide trips when other funding sources are not
available for the same purpose or the other funding sources for the same purpose have been
completely exhausted.
• The county assures that the required matching funds for the FY2013 ROAP can be generated from
fares and/or provided from local funds.
• The county will notify the Mobility Development Specialist assigned to the county if any ROAP
funded services are discontinued before the end of the period of performance due to the lack of
funding. No additional ROAP funds will be available.
• The county will provide an accounting of trips,services and expenditures in semi-annual reports to
NCDOT—Public Transportation Division or its designee.
• Any interest earned on the ROAP funds will be expended for eligible program uses as specified in the
ROAP application. The County will include ROAP funds received and expended in its annual
independent audit on the schedule of federal and state financial assistance. Funds passed through to
other agencies will be identified as such.
• The county is applying for the following amounts of FY 2013 Rural Operating Assistance Program
funds:
State-Funded"IYu;a1 Operafing Assistance Program, Allocated Requested >" ;
Elderly&Disabled Transportation Assistance Program DTAP) $77,302 $77,302
Employment Transportation Assistance Program(EMPL) $35,429 $35,429
Rural General Public Program(RGP) $80,931 $80,931
TOTAL $193,662 $193,662
WITNESS my hand and county seal,this day of , 20
Signature of Board of County Manager/Administrator Signature of Board of County Commissioners Chairperson
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State of North Carolina County of
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