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j <br />,M, ' 0 1 <br />1 <br />BOOK 80 PAGE 71 <br />much of that cost will be paid by grant funds from the <br />Transportation Disadvantaged Commission. If the COA is designated <br />as the coordinator and undertakes some of the mandated DOPA <br />activities, the costs and man-hour needs will be even less. As for <br />benefits of the county becoming the DOPA, these accrue primarily <br />to the community. By accepting the DOPA role, the county will <br />ensure that the Council On Aging continues to receive <br />transportation disadvantaged funds and continues to provide its <br />high level of transportation disadvantaged services. <br />The board has two alternatives regarding this program; it can <br />either accept or decline the DOPA designation. Both the advantages <br />and disadvantages of accepting the designation are detailed above. <br />If DOPA designation is not accepted by the board, it is likely that. <br />the Treasure Coast Regional Planning Council would be named the <br />DOPA. If the TCRPC is designated as the DOPA, it may recommend <br />that another agency, other than the Council On Aging, be appointed <br />as coordinator. This would result in a loss of funding and <br />curtailment of services by the COA. With the TCRPC as the DOPA, <br />the board would also have less control over local transportation <br />disadvantaged planning and service provision. <br />RECONIlUNDATION. <br />The staff recommends that the board of county commissioners approve <br />the DOPA application, authorize the chairman to execute the <br />application, appropriate funds in the amount of $8,520.00 (atleast <br />1/2 in cash; the other 1/2 may be in-kind services) to match <br />available grant funds, and agree to appoint a coordinating board <br />at a later date. <br />ON MOTION by Commissioner Wheeler, SECONDED by Com- <br />missioner Scurlock, the Board unanimously authorized <br />the Chairman to execute the DOPA application, appro- <br />priate funds in the amount of $8,520 (at least 1/2 <br />in cash, the remainder in-kind services) to match <br />grant funds, and agreed to appoint a coordinating <br />board at a later date. <br />Chairman Eggert requested that Commissioner Bowman take on <br />the setting up of this Board and work with it, and Commissioner <br />Bowman consented. <br />CHANGE ORDER #1 - JAIL PHASE III <br />The Board reviewed memo from Director Wright: <br />68 <br />