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HomeMy WebLinkAboutAgenda - 10-05-1999 - 7aORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT Meeting Date: October 5, 1999 Action Agenda Item No. I _a SUBJECT: Public Hearing on the NC Department of Transportation's Rural Operating Assistance Program Grant DEPARTMENT: PUBLIC HEARING: (Y/N) Yes Aging/Orange Public Transportation BUDGET AMENDMENT: ATTACHMENT(S): INFORMATION CONTACT: Application Jerry M. Passmore TELEPHONE NUMBERS: ext. 2009 Hillsborough 732 -8181 Chapel Hill 9684501 Durham 688 -7331 Mebane 336 -227 -2031 PURPOSE: To receive citizen comments regarding the proposed FYI 999-2000 new application package referred to as ROAP (Rural Operating Assistance Program) which includes the Elderly and Disabled Transportation Assistance Program, Work First Transitional/Employment Transportation Assistance Program and the Rural General Public Program and to approve submission of the combined ROAP application. BACKGROUND: In an effort to streamline its funding procedure the NC Department of Transportation's Public Transportation Division is combining the application process for the three above - mentioned grant programs into one package. However, there can be no transfer of funds among the programs for the FY 1999 -2000. As part of the application package the Board of County Commissioners must hold a public hearing. County governments are the only eligible applicants for these funds. The Elderly and Disabled Transportation Assistance Program, first made available by the General Assembly in 1989, is used in Orange County to pay for medical and personal business trips for residents who are 60 years and older or disabled. The Work First/Employment program assists former Work First clients and other low- income persons certified for Medicaid and Food Stamps with employment- related transportation. Rural General Public funds are used to subsidize the Orange Express public route which makes three round trips daily from the Prospect Hill Health Center to the Chapel Hill/Carrboro area. The Rural Operating Assistance Program (ROAP) funds will provide the following service: (1) Elderly and Disabled Transportation Assistance Program - 4,756 additional medical trips (2) Rural General Public — Orange Express Public Route — 3,443 additional general public trips (3) Work First/Employment Transportation Program — 31 Work First Clients (mina7$3oo each) 2 v FINANCIAL IMPACT: The funding for the Elderly and Disabled Transportation Assistance Program is $58,260 for the current fiscal year with no local match requirement. The Work First allocation is $9,143 with no local match. The Rural General Public award of $11,911 requires a 10% match and the OPT program has already included the match in its approved budget. For the fiscal year ending June 30, 2000 there will be no transfer of funds among the programs. RECOMMENDATION(S): The Manager recommends that the Board of Commissioners receive comments as additional information and approve the submission of the FY 1999 -2000 application for the Rural Operating Assistance Program. FN:\H\BOCC\AB91005.DOC 3 APPLICATION FOR OPERATING ASSISTANCE RURAL OPERATING ASSISTANCE PROGRAM FY 1999 -2000 I. General Information Applicant (County): Orange County Finance Officer: Ken Chavious Address: Post Office Box 8181 City: Hillsborough Zip: 27278 Telephone No.: (919) 732 -8181 Fax No.: (919) 644 -3044 E -mail Address: Jpassmore @Co.Orange.NC.US II. Public Involvement The Board of County Commissioners must hold a public hearing to receive comments on the local disbursement of ROAP funds. The applicant must publish one public notice of the hearing in a newspaper having general circulation in the county. Provide an affidavit of publication of the notice as part of the application submittal. see attached III. Project Descriptions A. EDTAP 1. Briefly describe how EDTAP funds will be utilized by each agency receiving an allocation (i.e. out -of- county medical, developmentally disabled to job sites, elderly nutrition trips, etc.); and 2. Identify how the EDTAP transportation will be provided (i.e. community transportation system, private provider, volunteers, staff reimbursement, bus passes, etc.) for each agency receiving an allocation. Orange Public Transportation (OPT) is the designated lead agency for public and human services agency transportation in rural Orange County and the recipient of the EDTAP allocation. OPT will continue louse its allocation to provide medical transportation for the sixty plus and disabled residents of Orange County. Additionally OPT will offer one shopping /personal business round trip per week to those two population groups who live outside the Chapel Hill Transit service area and do not have access to the Orange Express public shuttle. To the extent possible, trips will be grouped by geographic area per weekday and the destination will be the closest possible provider. 77ie new effort funded by EDTAP this year is the "Orange Voucher" service. Developed with seed money from Easter Seals North Carolina and distributed through the Orange County Transportation Coalition for People with Disabilities, this service offers eligible disabled persons up to $100 1month to pay for travel arrangements to meet the individuals' needs and to the destination(s) of their choice.. All EDTAP service recipients are asked to contribute $2.00 per one -way trip. This fee is waived for any individual whose family income is at or below 125% of the poverty level as determined by the Department of Health and Human Services. Contributions are used to subsidize additional trips. Persons sixty years and older can be certifted for services by completing a Client Registration Form which is kept on file at the OPT administrative office in Hillsborough. Persons under sixty seeking EDTAP service must have a certification completed and authorized by his/her physician. All EDTAP recipients must be recertified annually. The Orange County Transportation Development Plan Update that addresses the use of EDTAP funds was adopted by the Board of County Commissioners on December 19, 1995 and is in effect through 1999. A. Work First/Employment 1. Briefly describe the proposed transitional Work First and/or general public employment transportation service to be provided; and 2. Identify the transportation service provider(s) for the proposed service. Orange Public Transportation provides former Work First participants or other low- income persons Bert fled for Medicaid or Food Stamps with a maximum of $300 per year to assist with employment related transportation. For car owners the funds can be used for repairs and/or insurance. For non -car owners the funds can assist with the purchase of bus passes, van or carpool expense, or possibly the gift of a vehicle donated to the Work First program. The actual service provider with vary depending upon the need, i.e. auto repair shop, insurance agent, Chapel Hill Transit or Tar Heel Taxi. The OPT Mobility Specialist will determine the most appropriate vendor on a case -by -case basis 9. A. RGP 1. Provide a completed and approved RGP Service Plan (previous recipients should only provide necessary revisions to the existing plan). Contact your regional transportation consultant for guidance regarding completion of RGP Service Plan. The following are the revisions made to the Rural General Public Service Plan submitted October 1998: C. FARE STRUCTURE The fully allocated cost of $3.84 per trip was determined by dividing the personnel ($24,115) and vehicle operations cost ($18,376) by the number of trips provided on the North/South Orange Express public shuttle last fiscal year (11, 082). Of the $3.84 per trip, 90% ($3.46) is eligible for reimbursement from Rural General Public funds, up to the Orange County allocation maximum of $11,911. D. MARKETING 6 Purchase uniforms for all OPT drivers (currently on order). I. Complete Appendix A: EDTAP, Work First/Employment and RGP Sub - allocation Table. Note that the applicant may request less than the full allocation under each program. see attached II. Complete the Certified Statement (Appendix B). see attached There are four (4) signatures required on this document. The certifying official attests that the Chairman of the Board of County Commissioners and the County Manager are the duly elected/appointed persons whose signatures appear on the statement. The Notary Public is a person licensed or certified by the State of North Carolina with a valid commission authorized to notarize the certified statement and apply a valid seal of certification, separate of the certifying official. The County Manager and the Chairman of the Board of County Commissioners are the current appointed/elected officials of the county. r• N: )II\FYZOOOAr\xoAr FYI 999 -2000 Rural Operating Assistance Program (ROAP) Appendix A Agencies Receiving Sub - Allocations Elderly and Disabled Transportation Assistance Program Work Flrst/Em ploy ment Transportation Program Rural General Public Transportation Program Proposed Proposed Proposed Allocation Units of Service Allocation Units of Service Allocation Units of Service Orancle Public Transportation $58,260 4,756 $ 9,143 -' na $11,911 3,443 TOTALS $58,2601 4 756 $9,143 na $11,911 3,443 FOOTNOTES: • Elderly Is defined as a person who has reached the age of 60 or more years. • Disabled is defined as a person less than 60 years of age who has a physical or mental Impairment that substantially limits one or more major life activities, an Individual who has record of such impairment or an individual who Is regarded as having such an Impairment. - Work First eligible passengers are defined as Individuals with employment transportation needs that are not eligible to receive benefits from the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) program. rn - Rural General Public is defined as passengers whose transportation Is not subsidized by a human service agency and requesting a trip that begins and /or ends at a rural location, • Units of Service are defined as each and every time a passenger boards a vehicle at a location and alights at another location. The Allocation of funds should be based on the decision of the board of commissioners. The total of each allocation should be equal to or less than the amount available in each program. State of North Carolina County of Orange APPENDIX B CERTIFIED STATEMENT RURAL OPERATING ASSISTANCE PROGRAM 7 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 as the agency responsible for administering all federal and/or state programs related to public transportation, and grants the department authority to do all things required in applicable federal and/or state legislation to properly administer the public transportation programs within the State of North Carolina; WHEREAS, G.S. 136 -44.27 established the Elderly and Disabled Transportation Assistance Program; WHEREAS, funds will be used for transportation related expenditures as specified in the FYI 999-00 Rural Operating Assistance Program (ROAP) application. This is certify that the undersigned is duly elected, qualified and acting chairperson of the Board of County Commissions of the County of Orange , North Carolina, and that the following statements are true and accurate: Elderly and Disabled Transportation Assistance Program 1. The funds received from G.S. 135 -44.27 will be used to provide additional transportation services for the elderly and disabled, exceeding the quantity of trips provided prior to receipt of the funds. 2. The funds Will not be used to supplant existing federal, state or local funds designated to provide elderly and disabled transportation services in the county. 3. The funds received will be used in a manner consistent with the local Transportation Development Plan (TDP) or Community Transportation Services Plan (CTSP) and application approved by the North Carolina Department of Transportation and the Board of Commissioners. Work First Transitional/Employment Transportation Assistance Program 1. The purpose of these transportation funds is to support transitional transportation needs of Work First participants after eligibility for cash assistance has concluded and/other specified employment transportation needs. 2. The funds are limited to use by the designated local entity(s) specified in the ROAP application, or any revisions or amendments thereto. ,l Rural General Public Program 1. The funds will be used in a manner consistent with the local General Public Services Plan. Information regarding use of the funds will be provided at such time and in such a manner as the department may require. ROAD funds will be used to provide eligible services during the period July 1, 1999 - September 30, 2000. Any interest earned on ROAD funds will be expended for eligible program uses as specified in the ROAP application. The County will include ROAP funds received and expended in its annual independent audit on the schedule of federal and state financial assistance. Funds passed through to other agencies will be identified as such. WITNESS my hand and official seal, this day of 19 Attest: Certifying Official' State of North Carolina County Board,of County Commissioners Chairperson County Manager /Administrators Subscribed and sworn to me this day of 19 (SEAL) My commission expires Notary Public* Address *Note that the signatures on this statement should be those of four (4) separate individuals. CLIPPING OF LEGAL AFFIDAVIT OF PUBLICATION ADVERTISEMENT NORTH CAROLINA ATTACHED HERE ORANGE COUN'T'Y PUBUC HEARING AFFIDAVIT OF PUBLICATION The Orange County Board of County Commissioners will hold a Public Hearing on October 5 at 7:30 ; Before the undersia>ned a Notary Public of said County and a p.m. in the Judge F. Gordon battle State, duly commissioned, qualified, and authorized by law to Courtroom 106 E_ Margaret Lane, administer oaths, personally appeared Hillsborough, NC to receive comment on the proposed use of the FY1999- 00 Rural Operating Assistance Pro- J. F. M u h 1 i g , who being first duly gram (ROAP) funds. The Rural Operating Assistance sworn, deposes and says: that he (she) is an authorized employee of Program consolidates the Elderlyand The News of Orange County, engaged in the publication of a Disabled Transportation Assistance Program, the Work First Transitional/ newspaper known as The News of Orange County published, Employment Transportation Assis- issued, and entered as second class mail in the City of Hillsborough, tance Program and the Rural. Gen- eral Public Program into a single.ap- in said Count and State; that he she is authorized to make this Y (she) plication package. The Elderly and affidavit and sworn statement; that the notice or other legal adver- Disabled Transportation Assistance tisement, a true copy of which is attached hereto, was published in Program, first made available by the General Assembly in 1989, is used in The News of Orange County on the following dates: Orange County to pay for medical and personal business trips for resi= dents who are 60 years and older or : September 15, 19 9 9 disabled. and that the said newspaper in which such notice, paper, document, The Work Former lock Fir pro- gram assists former Work First cli- or legal advertisement was published was at the time of each and g P ents and other low - income persons every such publication, a newspaper meeting all of the require - certified for Medicaid and Food Stamps with employment- reldted ments and qualifications of Section 1 -597 of the General Statutes transportation. Rural General Public of North Carolina and was a qualified newspaper within the mean - funds are used to subsidize the Or- ing of Section 1 -597 of the General Statutes of North Carolina. ange Express public route which makes three round trips daily from the Prospect Hill Health Center to the This 15th day of September , 19 99 Chapel Hill /Carrboro area. .1 The funding for the Elderly and Disabled Transportation Assistance R-A J-"- Program is $58,260 for the current fiscal year with no local match re- quirement. The Work First allocation (Signatprl d pers6ii making ffidavit) is $9,143 with no local match. The Rural General Public award of $11,911 requires a 10% match. For Sworn to and subscribed before me, this the fiscal year ending.June 30, 2000 there will be no transfer. of- funds day of 19 ctq among the programs. , The application may be reviewed at the Department on. Aging's Hillsborough location during regular office hours after Monday, Septem- ber 20, 1999. Written comments (Notary Public) should be directed to Jerry M. Passmore, OPT Director, P. O_ Box 8181, Hillsborough, NC 27278. For My Commission Expires �Qr� _j; a2002— more information contact (919} 732- 8181, ext. 2009. September 15, 1999 3 APPLICATION FOR OPERATING ASSISTANCE RURAL, OPERATING ASSISTANCE PROGRAM FY 1999 -2000 General Information Applicant (County): Orange County Finance Officer: Ken Chavious Address: Post Office Box 8181 City: Hillsborough Zip: 27278 Telephone No.: (919) 732 -8181 Fax No.: (919) 644 -3044 E -mail Address: JpassmoreCCo.Oran , e.NC.US II. Public Involvement The Board of County Commissioners must hold a public hearing to receive comments on the local disbursement of ROAP funds. The applicant must publish one public notice of the hearing in a newspaper having general circulation in the county. Provide an affidavit of publication of the notice as part of the application submittal. see attached M. Project Descriptions A_ EDTAP 1. Briefly describe how EDTAP funds will be utilized by each agency receiving an allocation (i.e. out -of- county medical, developmentally disabled to job sites, elderly nutrition trips, etc.); and 2_ Identify how the EDTAP transportation will be provided (Le. community transportation system, private provider, volunteers, staff reimbursement, bus passes, etc.) for each agency receiving an allocation. 4 Orange Public Transportation (OPT) is the designated lead agency for public and human services agency transportation in rural Orange County and the recipient of the EDTAP allocation. OPT will continue to use its allocation to provide medical transportation for the sixty plus and disabled residents of Orange County. Additionally OPT will offer one shopping /personal business round trip per week to those two population groups who live outside the Chapel Hill Transit service area and do not have access to the Orange Express public shuttle. To the extent possible, trips will be grouped by geographic area per weekday and the destination will be the closest possible provider. The new effort funded by EDTAP this year is the "Orange Voucher" service. Developed with seed money from Easter Seals North Carolina and distributed through the Orange County Transportation Coalition for People with Disabilities, this service offers eligible disabled persons up to $100 1month to pay for travel arrangements to meet the individuals' needs and to the destination(s) of their choice_. All EDTAP service recipients are asked to contribute $2.00 per one -way trip. This fee is waived for any individual whose family income is at or below 125% of the poverty level as determined by the Department of Health and Human Services Contributions are used to subsidize additional trips. Persons sixty years and older can be certified for services by completing a Client Registration Form which is kept on file at the OPT administrative office in Hillsborough. Persons under sixty seeking EDTAP service must have a certification completed and authorized by his/her physician. All EDTAP recipients must be recertified annually. The Orange County Transportation Development Plan Update that addresses the use of EDTAP funds was adopted by the Board of County Commissioners on December 19, 1995 and is in effect through 1999. A_ Work First/Employment 1. Briefly describe the proposed transitional Work First and/or general public employment transportation service to be provided; and 2. Identify the- transportation service provider(s) for the proposed service_ Orange Public Transportation provides former Work First participants or other low - income persons certified for Medicaid or Food Stamps with a maximum of $300 per year to assist with employment related transportation. For car owners the funds can be used for repairs and/or insurance. For non -car owners the funds can assist with the purchase of bus passes, van or carpool expense, or possibly the gift of a vehicle donated to the Work First program. The actual service provider with vary depending upon the need, i. e. auto repair shop, insurance agent, Chapel Hill Transit or Tar Heel Taxi. The OPT Mobility Specialist will determine the most appropriate vendor on a case -by -case basis. i7 A. RGP 1 _ Provide a completed and approved RGP Service Plan (previous recipients should only provide necessary revisions to the existing plan). Contact your regional transportation consultant for guidance regarding completion of RGP Service Plan. The following are the revisions made to the Rural General Public Service Plan submitted October 1998: C. FARE STRUCTURE 777e fully allocated cost of $3.84 per trip was determined by dividing the personnel ($24,115) and vehicle operations cost ($18,376) by the number of trips provided on the NorthiSouth Orange Express public shuttle last fiscal year (11, 082). Of the $3.84 per trip, 90% ($3.46) is eligible for reimbursement from Rural General Public funds, up to the Orange County allocation maximum of $11,911. D. AL4RKE77NG 6. Purchase uniforms for all OPT drivers (currently on order). I. Complete Appendix A= EDTAP, Work First/Employment and RGP Sub - allocation Table. Note that the applicant may request less than the full allocation under each program. see attached IL Complete the Certified Statement (Appendix B). see attached There are four (4) signatures required on this document. The certifying official attests that the Chairman of the Board of County Commissioners and the County Manager are the duly elected/appointed persons whose signatures appear on the statement. The Notary Public is a person licensed or certified by the State of North Carolina with a valid commission authorized to notarize the certified statement and apply a valid seal of certification, separate of the certifying official. The County Manager and the Chairman of the Board of County Commissioners are the current appointed/elected officials of the county. r• N: \If \FY2000 AP\ROAP 3 5 FY1999 • 2000 Rural Operating Assistance Program (ROAP) Appendix A Agencies Receiving Sub-Allocations Elderly and Disabled Transportation Assistance Program Work FIr3VEmployment Transportation Program Rural General Public Transportation Program Proposed Proposed Proposed Allocatlon Units of Servlce Allocation Units of Servlcs Allocation Units of SONlce Orange Public Transportation $58,260 4,756 $ 9,143 ? na $11,911 3,443 TOTALS $58,260 4,756 $9,143 na $11,911 3,443 FOOTNOTES: Elderly is defined as a person who has reached the age of 60 or more years. Disabled is defined as a person less than 60 years of age who has a physical or mental Impairment that substantially limits one or more major life activities, an Individual who has record of such Impairment or an individual who is regarded as having such an Impairment. Work First eligible passengers are defined as individuals with employment transportation needs that are not eligible to receive benefits from the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) program, M Rural General Public Is defined as passengers whose transportation Is not subsidized by a human service agency and requesting a trip that begins and /or ends at a rural location, Units of Service are defined as each and every time a passenger boards a vehicle at a location and alights at another location. • The Allocation of funds should be based on the decision of the board of commissioners. The total of each allocation should be equal to or less than the amount available In each program, State of North Carolina County of Orange APPENDIX B CERTIFIED STATEMENT RURAL OPERATING ASSISTANCE PROGRAM 7 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 as the agency responsible for administering all federal and/or state programs related to public transportation, and grants the department authority to do all things required in applicable federal and/or state legislation to properly administer the public transportation programs within the State of North Carolina; WHEREAS, G.S. 136 -44.27 established the Elderly and Disabled Transportation Assistance Program; WHEREAS, funds will be used for transportation related expenditures as specified in the FYI 999-00 Rural Operating Assistance Program- (ROAP) application. This is certify that the undersigned is duly elected, qualified and acting chairperson of the Board of County Commissions of the County of Orange , North Carolina, and that the following statements are true and accurate: Elderly and Disabled Transportation Assistance Program I . The funds received from G.S. 135 -44.27 will be used to provide additional transportation services for the elderly and disabled, exceeding the quantity of trips provided prior to receipt of the funds. 2. The funds will not be used to supplant existing federal, state or local funds designated to provide elderly and disabled transportation services in the county. 3. The funds received will be used in a manner consistent with the local Transportation Development Plan (TDP) or Community Transportation Services Plan (CTSP) and application approved by the North Carolina Department of Transportation and the Board of Commissioners. Work First Transitional/Employment Transportation Assistance Program 1. The purpose of these transportation funds is to support transitional transportation needs of Work First participants after eligibility for cash assistance has concluded andlother specified employment transportation needs. 2. The funds are limited to use by the designated local entity(s) specified in the ROAP application, or any revisions or amendments thereto. Rural General Public Program 1 _ The funds will be used in a mariner consistent with the local General Public Services Plan. Information regarding use of the funds will be provided at such time and in such a manner as the department may require. ROA.P funds will be used to provide eligible services during the period July 1, 1999 - September 30, 2000_ Any interest earned on ROAD funds will be expended for eligible program uses as specified in the ROAP application. The County will include ROAP funds received and expended in its annual independent audit on the schedule of federal and state financial assistance_ Funds passed through to other agencies will be identified as such_ WITNESS my hand and official seal, this day of Attest: f Certifying 0ffiC 1' Board.of County Commissioners Chairperson State of Noah, Carolina County Cou Manager Ad inistrator` Subscribed and sworn to me this I A day of � V� ' be- , I gcf c( . (SEAL) My commission expires 10 - V 0, No ary Public' U. Lao 46 gi S j Address 27�X *Note that the signatures on this statement should be those of four (4) separate individuals. CLIPPING OF LEGAL 9 ADVERTISEMENT NORTH CAROLINA ATTACHED HERE ORANGE COUNTY PUSUC HEARING AFFIDAVIT OF PUBLICATION The Orange County. Board of County Commissioners will hold a Public Hearing on October 5 at 7:30 Before the undersigned, a Notary Public of said County and p-m. in.the Judge F. Gordon battle State, duly commissioned, qualified, and authorized by law to Courtroom 106 E. Margaret Lane, administer oaths, personally appeared Hillsborough, NC to receive comment on the proposed use of the FYI 999- 00 Rural Operating Assistance Pro- J. F. M u h 1 i g who being first duly gram (ROAD) funds. The Rural Operating. Assistance sworn, deposes and says: that he (ske) is an authorized employee of Program consolidates the Elderlyand The News of Orange County, engaged in the publication of a Disabled Transportation Assistance Program, the work First Transitional/ newspaper known as The News of Orange County published, Employment Transportation ' Assis- issued, and entered as second class mail in the City of Hillsborough, tance Program and the Rural Gen- eral Public Program into a singleap- - in said Count and State that he (she) is authorized to make this y plication package. The Elderly_ and affidavit and sworn statement; that the notice or other legal adver- Disabled Transportation Assistance the tisement, a true copy of which is attached hereto, was published in Program, first made available by General Assembly in 1989, is used in The News of Orange County on the following dates: Orange County -to pay for medical and personal business trips for resi- dents who are 60 years and older or September 15, 1999 disabled., and that the said newspaper in which such-notice, document, The Work First/Employment pro- gram assists former Work First. cii- paper, or legal advertisement was published was, at the time of each and ents and other low- income persons every such publication, a newspaper meeting all of the require - certified for Medicaid and Food- Stamps with employment - related ments and ualifications of Section 1 -597 of the General Statutes q transportation. Rural General Public of North Carolina and was a qualified newspaper within the mean - funds are used to subsidize the_Or- ing of Section 1 -597 of the General Statutes of North Carolina. ange Express public route which makes three round trips daily from the Prospect Hill Health Center to the This 1 5th day of September 99 Chapel Hill/Carrboro area. ___719 The funding for the Elderly and Disabled Transportation Assistance Program is $58,260 for the current _ fiscal year with no local match re- quirement. The Work First allocation (SignatV olpers6n making ffidavit) is $9,143 with no local match. The Rural General Public award of $11,911 requires a 10% match. -For Sworn to and subscribed before me, this the fiscal year ending, June 30, 2000 there will be no transfer of` funds. day of _ �, 19 ,?q among the programs. - The application may be reviewed at the Department on Aging's H. ilisborough location during regular office hours after Monday, Septem- ber 20, 1999. Written comments (Notary Public) should be directed. to Jerry- M. Passmore, OPT Director, P. O: Box 8181, Hillsborough, NC 27278. For My Commission Expires �(i'r/ � X00 2— more information contact (919)- 732- 8181, ext. 2009. September 15, 1999