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TO: The Honorable Members of the DATE: July 8, 1981 FILE: Board of County Commissioners SUBJECT.- Coordination of Transportation Disadvantaged Services FROM:REFERENCES: Board meeting of May 20, 1981 Pde i 1 PJeI son County Administrator At the above referenced meeting of the Board of County Commissioners, the Commission directed the Administration to contact the Treasure Coast Regional Planning Council to determine if that body would be interested in development of a Transportation Disadvantaged Plan for Indian River County. The Adminis- tration was also requested to contact the Department of Transportation to deter- mineif a waiver of the Competitive Negotiation Act procedures would be applicable for preparation of a Transportation Disadvantaged plan. 1. Description and Conditions The Administration has received responses -from both DOT acid the Treasure Coast Regional Planning Council to our inquiries made as a result of the May 20th Board action. Unfortunately, both responses a -re in the negative. The DOT believes the Competitive Consultant Act procedures must be followed and the Treasure Coast Regional Planning Council declines to undertake pre- paration of the plan. Background At its' meeting of October 22, 1980, the Board of.County Commissioners of Indian River County agreed to accept the planning responsibility for pre- .paration of a "Transportation for the Disadvantaged" plan on the basis that it be activated at such time as the County receives funds for the planning process through DOT. DOT has since made -available a planning grant in the amount of $8,000. for the County to undertake this project.. -However, at its' meeting of May 6, and May 20, 1981, the Board deferred action relative to initiation of plan. preparation. 2.' Alternatives S Analysis Basi-cally, the Board of County Commissioners has two alternatives presently available. First, the Board may proceed with -the selection of a consultant to prepare the transportation plan -as originally recommended by -the Administration in May. This alternative would require that an RFP seeking qualifications of interested and available planning consultants be prepared and distributed, and that the Competitive negotiation process be followed. This action would further require that the Board accept the grant offer in the amount of $8,000. from.DOT, and authorize the Chairman's signature. The second alternative available would be for the Board of County - Commissioners to withdraw its' acceptance of the planning responsib- ility which the previous Board accepted in Ocotber of 1930. Should this action be pursued, a motion to that effect by the Board would be appropriate with subsequent notification to DOT advising of the Board's action. Should this occur, it would t.�en become the repsonsibility of the Department of Transportation to develop a Transportation Disadvantaged Pian for Indian River County. Boat 6 .PAGE 843 JUL 151981 21 f W