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ORANGE COUNTY
BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS
Action Agenda
Item No. E
ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT
Meeting Date: February 1, 1994
SUBJECT: Amend the Orange County Transportation Development
Plan (TDP) for FY93-94 to include the new Smart Start Program
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DEPARTMENT: Aging-C.A.T PUBLIC HEARING YES: NO: X
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ATTACHMENTS: INFORMATION CONTACT:
Jerry M. Passmore
Justification TELEPHONE NUMBER-
Hillsborough - 732-8181
Chapel Hill - 967-9251
Mebane - 227-2031
Durham - 688-7331
Extension 2000
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PURPOSE: To approve the amendment of the Transportation
Development Plan for FY93-94 which would add two
new expansion vehicles for the coordinated use by
the Smart Start Program and to include the
Partnership for Young Children as a C.A.T.
Participating Agency.
BACKGROUND: Orange County Commissioners approved on January
2211 1991 an updated Transportation Development
Plan (TDP) . The approved plan makes the County
eligible for federal and state funding of
vehicles and equipment requested in the document
over a four year period. With the addition of
the Orange County Partnership for Young
Children's Smart Start Program for FY93-94,
this program would be eligible for federal and
state funds to purchase needed vehicles and
equipment.
The FY93-94 capital assistance amendment request
would be for $ 57,716 which includes $ 40,401.20
federal, $ 8,657.40 state and $ 8,657.40 local
matching funds. The funds will purchase two
vehicles- a standard van, a 20 passenger van
cutaway and mobile radios. The vehicles will be
used to coordinate child care enrichment field
trips. The Orange County Partnership would
provide the necessary local match funds.
The TDP amendment has been reviewed & approved by
the Orange County Human Services Transportation
Advisory Board on January 11, 1994.
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RECOHMNDATION(8) :
Manager recommends approval of the Transportation
Development Plan for FY 93-94 which would add two
new vehicles for Smart Start and include the
Partnership for Young Children as a C.A.T.
agency.
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ORANGE COUNTY COORDINATED AGENCY TRANSPORTATION (CAT) PROGRAM
PROJECT AMENDMENT - FY 93-94
JUSTIFICATION STATEMENT
This amendment would include the addition of the new Smart
Start Program administered by the Orange County Partnership
for Young Children, Inc. This agency is responsible for
coordination and collaboration efforts of over fifty child
care programs. The initial request is for one standard 14
passenger van and one 20 passenger standard van cutaway.
Purpose- The vehicles will be available to be checked out by
child care centers and homes serving children five years of
age and under in Orange County. The vehicles will be used
for enrichment field trips and transporting children to
therapy appointments. Potentially the vehicles could be used
by over one thousand children. Field trips and therapy
transportation will take place between the hours of 7 :30 AM
and 5:30 PM (there may be occasional exceptions) . Another
use for the vehicles would be to transport parents to special
events or parenting classes at their child care program or a
sponsoring agency. These events may take place on evenings
or weekends.
Responsibility for Matching Funds and Operational Costs: The
Orange County Partnership for Young Children, Inc. will
provide the 15% local matching funds required to obtain the
vehicles. The Partnership will designate a sum to be used to
assist child care programs in covering the costs for driver
and vehicle mileage.
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