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MEMORANDUM i| Li iCJJ. AltUS TO: FROM: DATE: SUBJECT: John V. Witherspoon/County Manager Mike Byrd/Transportation Planner December 15, 1993 Section 18 Van Acquisition During the budget process for FY 93-94, the funding for Section 18 van acquisition was deleted. The County had been approved to receive 4 additional vehicles from that grant. I contacted NCDOT Public Transportation and Rail Division, and they are aware that those vans would not be acquired. Since that time, additional funding has been allocated to acquire vehicles for the JOBS Program. These vehicles can also be acquired through the Section 18 grant procedure. My concern is that the County is missing an opportunity to acquire vehicles at a small percentage of their actual cost. The vehicle cost will be approximately $19,900, the radio approximately $1,200, for a total of around $22,000. The County would only pay 15% of this, or around $3,300. The only additional cost to the County would be "tax and tag", or around $597. This total of $3,900 out of County funding is, I feel, an excellent return for the amount expended. We could apply for up to three vans. It is also my concern that should the County not continue to acquire vehicles annually through Section 18, the van fleet will age more rapidly. Several of the vans acquired two years ago already have in excess of 60,000 miles on them. The continued replacement of these vehicles will keep the County out of a situation where 10 to 12 vehicles have 100,000 plus miles on them in three or four years. This concern is based on the ability of the County to acquire the number of vehicles needed as replacements on an annual basis. The revision to Section 18 needs to be to NCDOT by December 23rd, so it would necessitate action by the Commissioners at their meeting on December 20th, if desired. If you have any questions, or would like to discuss these issues further, please let me know. cc: Jerry Newton