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ORANGE COUNTY
BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS
ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT
Meeting Date: September 5, 2013
Action Agenda
Item No. 5 -p
SUBJECT: FY 2013 -14 Budget Amendment #1 -C —Acceptance of NC Department of
Transportation Grant Funds and Creation of a Time - Limited, One FTE (1.0)
Human Services Coordinator Position within the General Fund
DEPARTMENT: Aging PUBLIC HEARING: (Y /N) No
ATTACHMENT(S): INFORMATION CONTACT:
Janice Tyler, (919) 245 -4255
PURPOSE: To accept grant funds from the NC Department of Transportation ( NCDOT) Public
Transportation Division to identify and collaborate with transportation providers to expand
services for seniors in Orange County; approve and authorize the Manager to sign the contract;
approve Budget Amendment #1 -C; and establish a time - limited Human Services Coordinator
position.
BACKGROUND: One goal of the Master Aging Plan 2012 -2017 is to enable older adults to age
in their place of choice with appropriate services and supports. Strategy 2.4.3 calls for securing
funds for an aging - related Mobility Manager to help older adults access existing transportation
options and to work with service providers and volunteers to fill transportation gaps.
In October 2012, the NCDOT Public Transportation Division announced the availability of
Targeted Transit Assistance Program funds for projects planned, designed and carried out to
meet the special transportation needs of elderly individuals. The Department on Aging
developed an application for a Mobility Manager who would coordinate with other transportation
service providers to enable community mobility for older adults. The project is a collaborative
venture between the Department on Aging, the Orange County and Chapel Hill public transit
systems, non - profit and faith -based organizations, and volunteers who are willing to provide
driving services to older adults. A public hearing to review the Orange County proposal was
held at the December 11, 2013 Board of County Commissioners regular meeting, and the Board
Chair was authorized to sign the grant application. The NC Board of Transportation approved
the two year project in late FY 2013.
The Department on Aging is requesting the creation of a time - limited Human Services
Coordinator position (1.0 FTE) through the end of the NCDOT contract on June 30, 2015. The
Coordinator will assist Orange County older adults with accessing existing transportation
services, identify gaps in service, and help develop resources to address those gaps.
FINANCIAL IMPACT: The total funding available for reimbursement through the two year grant
is $138,420. Annual position costs will be approximately $60,000. Salary and benefit costs for
the period October 1, 2013 to June 30, 2014 total $44,990. Funds for direct operational
expenses and volunteer mileage reimbursement are also included in the grant funding. For FY
2013 -14, these costs total $4,634. FY 2014 -15 Personnel and operating expenses will be
included in the department's budget request.
RECOMMENDATION(S): The Manager recommends that the Board accept grant funds of
$49,624 for FY 2013 -14 from the NC Department of Transportation (NCDOT) Public
Transportation Division for the Mobility Management project; approve and authorize the
Manager to sign the contract; approve Budget Amendment #1 -C; and establish the time - limited
Human Services Coordinator position through June 30, 2015.