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RES-2020-080
PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION PROGRAM RESOLUTION
FY 2022 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 (Board Member's Name) Commissioner and seconded by (Board Member's
Name or N/A, if not required) Commissioner for the adoption of the following resolution, and
upon being put to a vote was duly adopted.
WHEREAS, Article 213 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 Capital budget Section 5310 program.
WHEREAS, (Legal Name of Applicant) 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.
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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 the 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 (Certifying Official's Name)* (Certifying Official's Title) do hereby certify that the above is a true
and correct copy of an excerpt from the minutes of a meeting of the (Name of Applicant's Governing Board)
Orange County Board of Commissioners, duly held on the day of
Signature of Certifying Official
*Note that the authorized official, certifying official, and notary public should be three separate individuals.
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Seal Subscribed and sworn to me Affix Notary Seal Here
(date)
Notary Public
Printed Name and Address
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My commission expires
(date)
2 Revised 04-03-19