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April 19, 2010 (Regular Meeting) Page 1893 Resolution No. 2010-11 PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION PROGRAM RESOLUTION 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 public transportation projects; and WHEREAS, the purpose of the Section 5310 program is to provide financial assistance for transportation services planned, designed, and carried out to meet the special transportation needs of elderly individuals and individuals with disabilities in all areas-urbanized, small urban, and rural; and WHEREAS, the purpose of the Section 5316 program is to improve access to transportation services to employment and employment related activities for welfare recipients and eligible low-income individuals and to transport residents of urbanized areas and nonurbanized areas to suburban employment opportunities; and WHEREAS, the purpose of the Section 5317 program is to reduce barriers to transportation services and expand the transportation mobility options available to people with disabilities beyond the requirements of the ADA of 1990 by providing funding assistance that supports new public transportation services and/or new public transportation alternatives beyond those required by the ADA; and WHEREAS, NCDOT has been designated as the State agency with principal authority and responsibility for administering the Section 5310 program for all areas-urbanized, small urban, and rural; and WHEREAS, NCDOT has been designated as the State agency with principal authority and responsibility for administering the Section 5316 and 5317 programs for small urban and rural areas; and WHEREAS, Cabarrus County hereby assures and certifies that it will comply with the federal and state statutes, regulations, executive orders, 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. NOW, THEREFORE, be it resolved that the County Manager of the Cabarrus County Board of Commissioners is hereby authorized to submit a grant application for federal and state funding, provide the required local match, make the necessary assurances and certifications and be empowered to enter into an agreement with the NCDOT to provide public transportation services. Technical Correction to Page 1655 of the March 15, 2010 Meeting Minutes, Item G-l: Transportation - North Carolina Department of Transportation - Public Transportation Division (NCDOT) Section 5311 Grant for the Fiscal Year 2010-2011 - Public Hearing - 6:30 P.M. Resolution No. 2010-08, "Human Service Agency Transportation Resolution", found on page 1855 of the March 15, 2010 meeting minutes, should be replaced with Resolution No. 2010-14, "Community Transportation Program Resolution", listed below. The wrong resolution was inadvertently included in the March 15, 2010 agenda packet (see page 82) and meeting minutes. Resolution No. 2010-14 COMMUNITY TRANSPORTATION PROGRAM RESOLUTION Section 5311 FY 2011 RESOLUTION Applicant seeking permission to apply for Community Transportation 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 Coy C. Privette and seconded by Commissioner Grace Mynatt for the adoption of the following resolution, and upon being put to a vote was duly adopted