HomeMy WebLinkAboutC.054.93011_0489 (2)OTIO by Commissioner Norman to approve the resolution that designates
the transportation director as the authorizing official to apply for the North Carolina
Department of Transportation funds.
VOTING Ayes — 5; Nays — 0.
The adopted resolution is as follows:
COMMUNITY 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 receive funds from the North Carolina
General Assembly to provide assistance for rural public transportation projects; and
WHEREAS, the purpose of the transportation funds is to provide grant monies to local agencies
for the provision of rural public transportation services consistent with the policy requirements 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, Iredell County hereby assures and certifies that it will comply with the federal and
state statutes, regulations, executive orders, Section 5333(b) warranty, and all administrative requirements
which relate to the applications made to and grants received from the Federal Transit Administration, as
well as the provisions of Section 1001 of?itle 18, U.S.C.
NOW, THEREFORE, be it resolved that the Transportation Director for Iredell County and the
Iredell County Board of Commissioners are hereby authorized to submit a grant application for federal
and state funding, make the necessary assurances and certifications and be empowered to enter into an
agreement with the NCDOT to provide rural public transportation services.
ADMINISTRATIVE MATTERS
Request from the Mooresville Graded School District for the Transfer of
$150,000.00 from Unappropriated Fund Balance to a Capital Outlay Expenditure
Account for the Purchase of Two School Buses: David Dutton, the Finance Officer
for the Mooresville Schools, requested permission to transfer $150,000.00 from fund
balance to capital outlay for the purchase of two school buses. Mr. Dutton said current
transportation patterns and the grade configurations for the new East Mooresville
Intermediate School had been studied, and two additional buses would be needed.
Dutton said the system had only 24 buses, and double and triple routes were being-
made.
eingmade. He said bus purchases typically took six to eight months before delivery.
Commissioner Williams asked if the state replaced the buses.
Dutton said this was correct -- the school system initially made the purchases,
but thereafter, the state replaced them when needed.
OTIO by Commissioner Madison to approve the $150,000 transfer from the
school system's unappropriated fund balance to capital outlay for the two buses.
VOTING: Ayes — 5; Nays — 0.
Request from the Wayside Volunteer Fire Department for Permission to
Pursue Financing for the Purchase of a Replacement Fire Truck: Ken Hall, the
Wayside VFD Chief, said two years ago a fire truck was wrecked, and the insurance
company had taken this long to provide a suitable settlement. He gave the following
information regarding the financing of a replacement vehicle costing $389,000.