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August 21, 2017 (Regular Meeting) Page 3281 • The county will monitor ROAP funded services routinely to verify that ROAP funds are being spent on allowable activities and that the eligibility of service recipients is being properly documented. The county will maintain records of trips and services for five years that prove that an eligible citizen was provided an eligible transportation service on the billed date, by whatever conveyance at the specified cost. • The county will be responsible for monitoring the safety, quality and cost of ROAP funded services and assures that any procurements by subrecipients for contracted services will follow state guidelines. • The county will conduct regular evaluations of ROAP funded passenger trips provided throughout the period of performance. • The county will only use the ROAP funds to provide trips when other funding sources are not available for the same purpose or the other funding sources for the same purpose have been completely exhausted. • The county assures that the required matching funds for the FY2018 ROAP can be generated from fares and/or provided from local funds. • The county will notify the Mobility Development Specialist assigned to the county if any ROAP funded services are discontinued before the end of the period of performance due to the lack of funding. No additional ROAP funds will be available. • The county will provide an accounting of trips and expenditures in quarterly milestone reports to NCDOT - Public Transportation Division or its designee. Back-up documentation may be requested to support the quarterly reports or at an MDS site visit. • Any interest earned on the ROAP 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. • The county is applying for the following amounts of FY2018 Rural Operating Assistance Program funds: State-Funded Rural Operating Assistance Program Allocated Requested Elderly & Disabled Transportation Assistance Program (EDTAP) $98,650 $98,650 Employment Transportation Assistance Program (EMPL) $41,683 $41,863 Rural General Public Program (RGP) $68,524 $68,524 TOTAL $208,857 $208,857 WITNESS my hand and county seal, this 21st day of August 2017. /s/ Michael K. Downs /s/ Susan B. Fearrington Signature of County Manager/Administrator Signature of County Finance Officer Michael K. Downs Susan B. Fearrington Printed Name of County Manager/Administrator Printed Name of Chairperson (G-6) BOC - Discussion of Lake Concord Road Bridge Closing Chairman Morris commented on the upcoming Lake Concord Road bridge closure in connection with the I-85 widening project. In that regard, Mike Downs, County Manager, read the following letter received from the Cabarrus Regional Chamber of Commerce per their request. August 20, 2017 Mr. Mike Downs Cabarrus County Manager Cabarrus County Governmental Center PO Box 707 Concord, North Carolina 28026 Dear Mr. Downs: