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ORANGE COUNTY
BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS
ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT
Meeting Date:December 11, 2012
Action Agenda
Item No.6-b
SUBJECT: Proposed Grant Submittal to the North Carolina Department of Transportation
(NCDOT)–Targeted Transit Assistance Program (TTAP)
DEPARTMENT:PUBLIC HEARING: (Y/N)
AgingYes
ATTACHMENT(S):INFORMATION CONTACT:
Janice Tyler, Aging Director,919-245-
4255
PURPOSE:
To conduct a public hearing on a proposed grant submittal forNorth Carolina
Department of Transportation (NCDOT) 5310 funds – Elderly Individuals and Individuals with
Disabilities Program – and to authorize the Chair to sign the grant application and related
certifications and assurances.
BACKGROUND:
The North Carolina Department of Transportation is soliciting applicationsfor
Targeted Transit Assistance Program(TTAP) funds. The objective of these fundsis to provide
transportation services that meet the special needs of elderly persons and persons with
disabilities for whom mass transportation services are unavailable, insufficient or inappropriate.
NCDOT’s grant submittalprocess requires the local governing board to conduct a public hearing
on a potential requestprior to submittal, and the deadline for completed application to NCDOT is
December 28, 2012.
Thisgrant submittalwould addressthe need as identified in the 2012-17 Master Aging Plan
(MAP):
MAP Objective 2.5:Orange County will encourage transportation services that
enable community mobility for older adults. Strategy 2.4.3 recommends that the
Department on Aging in collaboration with the Orange County Planning Department
designate an aging-related Mobility Manager to coordinate with other transportation
providers to assist older adults across Orange County.
NCDOT has funding available to address this need, which was also identified in the Durham-
Chapel Hill-Carrboro (DCHC) Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO) Coordinated Public
Transit – Human Service Transportation Plan.
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The Senior Transportation ExpansionAccess and Mobility Management (STEAMM) project will
address the unmet transportation needs of older adults in Orange County through the services
of a Mobility Manager who identifiescurrent resources, coordinatesinformation provision/
referrals to consumers, and analyzesservice delivery gaps. The STEAMM project is proposed
as a collaborative venture between the Orange County Department on Aging, Orange County
and Chapel Hill public transit systems and various other non-profits and faith based
organizations within the County and volunteers who are willing to provide driving services to
older adults. A key component of the STEAMM project will be the identification of additional
transportation providers and collaboration which would result in expanded service to seniors in
Orange County.The Mobility Manager position may also help facilitate the transition to a
countywide ‘seamless’ para-transit system.
FINANCIAL IMPACT:July 1, 2013 through
The total funding forthe two yearperiod from
June 30, 2015
for mobilitymanagement is $153,802.The grantfunding request to NCDOT for
the entire two year period would total $138,421, and the 10% local match over the two-year
period would be $15,381.The matching funds would be requested as part of each fiscal year’s
Department on Aging proposed budget.The proposed Mobility Manager position funded with
the grant would be a permanent time-limited position.
RECOMMENDATION(S):
The Manager recommends that the Board conduct thepublic
hearing to receive comments on the proposed grant submittal, direct staff to develop the grant
application,and authorize the Chair to sign the grant applicationand related certifications and
assurances, once completed by staff,for submittal by the December 28, 2012 deadline.