HomeMy WebLinkAboutRES-2018-058 Resolution to apply for NCDOT 5307 grant funds for FY 2020 RES-2018-058
PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION PROGRAM RESOLUTION
FY 2020 RESOLUTION
Section 5311 (including ADTAP),5310, 5339, 5307 and applicable State funding,or combination thereof.
Applicant seeking permission to apply for Public Transportation Program funding, enter into agreement with the North
Carolina Department of Transportation, provide the necessary assurances and the required local match.
A motion was made by Commissioner Jacobs and seconded by Commissioner Burroughs for the adoption of the
following resolution, and upon being put to a vote was duly adopted.
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 (NCDOT)as the agency responsible for
administering federal and state public transportation funds; and
WHEREAS, the North Carolina Department of Transportation will apply for a grant from the US Department of
Transportation, Federal Transit Administration and receives funds from the North Carolina General Assembly to
provide assistance for rural public transportation projects; and
WHEREAS, the purpose of these transportation funds is to provide grant monies to local agencies for the
provision of rural, small urban, and urban public transportation services consistent with the policy requirements of
each funding source for planning, community and agency involvement, service design, service alternatives,
training and conference participation, reporting and other requirements(drug and alcohol testing policy and
program, disadvantaged business enterprise program, and fully allocated costs analysis); and
WHEREAS, the funds applied for may be Administrative, Operating, Planning, or Capital funds and will have
different percentages of federal, state, and local funds.
WHEREAS, non-Community Transportation applicants may apply for funding for"purchase-of-service"projects
under the Section 5310 program.
WHEREAS, Orange County hereby assures and certifies that it will provide the required local matching funds; that
its staff has the technical capacity to implement and manage the project(s), prepare required reports, obtain
required training, attend meetings and conferences; and agrees to comply with the federal and state statutes,
regulations, executive orders, Section 5333 (b)Warranty, and all administrative requirements related to the
applications made to and grants received from the Federal Transit Administration, as well as the provisions of
Section 1001 of Title 18, U. S. C.
WHEREAS,the applicant has or will provide all annual certifications and assurances to the
State of North Carolina required for the project;
NOW, THEREFORE, be it resolved that Chair of the Orange County Board of Commissioners is hereby authorized to
submit grant application (s)for federal and state funding in response to NCDOT's calls for projects, make the necessary
assurances and certifications and be empowered to enter into an agreement with the NCDOT to provide rural, small
urban, and urban public transportation services.
I, Donna Baker, Clerk to the Board, do hereby certify that the above is a true and correct copy of an excerpt from the
minutes of a meeting of the Orange County Board of Commissioners duly held on the 20th day of September, 2018.
Signature of Certifying Official
*Note that the authorized official,certifying official,and notary public should be three separate individuals.
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